I am not aging
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vampires and The Picture of Dorian Gray |
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| I don't think of 60s as "old" anymore. My mother and aunt didn't seem "old" to me in their 60s, and my mother's habits are not particularly healthy. Her hair went grey but is so beautiful- just perfectly curls and shiny with 0 effort. In their 70s they look like old ladies but are still energetic and healthy. |
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| The people I see who do not see t9 look their age naturally tend to have less stressful lives. Stress adds a lot of aging. |
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OP I never exercise. I was raised poor. But never fast food we could not afford it. I do eat junk food maybe 2-3 times a week every week last 40 years. Only thing I did was I had very little dental attention as a kid so got all my teeth done from 45-55. So I have great white straight teeth. I also hated glasses so around 47 had lasik. I think that confuses people a bit. Yellow teeth and glasses age you. I did not realize I was healthy till last few checkups when they are suprised on zero medicine and blood pressure low. I do work full time an interesting job I like and have young staff, I also have younger kids. Plus side have never smoked and I used to go out drinking a lot.I mean like 4-5 nights a week. But when got married 25 years ago stopped. I hate drinking alone or at home. And only why going out. My uncles and father a lot died young. Lots of alcoholics and smokers. My father 54, one grandfather 42. I think I am the first generation man in my family who is not a drinker and/or smoker When I did go out was a few beers and dancing, my dad was a bottle of whiskey or vodka a day. |
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| I’m aging and I fight it as best I can that doesn’t require surgery or starving. I feel and look good for my age but who knows what tomorrow will bring. |
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I knew a man like this. He was a rabbi. Slept only a few hours a night his whole life, boundless energy, traveled constantly, worked tirelessly, wrote about thirty books, never looked a day older than 55. He got sick and declined and died all within about six months in his mid eighties. Even though I knew intellectually that he was an old man, since my family knew him well before I was born, I was stunned when he died, because I always thought of him as middle aged. It can happen. BE GRATEFUL. |
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I’ve managed to age slowly too. It runs in my family. I’ve done whole genome sequencing and I have the “youth gene.” But I know I’ve maximized it by using sunscreen and Retin-A since I was a teenager. I also do not smoke or drink. I eat a low sugar diet. I’m also still thin.
I’m about to turn 50. I’ve become a bit of a curiosity at doctor’s offices. The nurses and doctors see my chart before they meet me and then say something about how I do not look my age and talk about it in front of me with each other. I can tell you other women my age are not happy about it. I’m left out of many social events. That kind of sucks. I feel like my social life would improve if I let myself go but I don’t want to do that. I know my husband doesn’t want me to either. Luckily, I have a few very long-term friendships and talk to them on the phone often. |
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A lot of people look young for their age and have tons of friends. Maybe the problem is that you're smug about it. |
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| I think I look pretty good for early 50s too. I've aged better than people my age. However, I look at pictures of me as a teen/young adult and I was an ugly duckling! I think I would have rather looked good when I was 16-25 than now. I didn't even lose the baby fat in my face until mid-20s. |
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I highly doubt it. |
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Until you are not. |
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OMG, LOL |
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You may be lucky! My dad was like this and still looked like a 40-something all throughout his 60s, played tennis and golf, etc. When I look through pictures from when I was a college student and he was a 60-something he really looks young -- healthy skin, big smile, dark hair. When he hit 70, he had more grey and started to slow down a bit, and then in his late 70s he died very suddenly of a heart attack. He never really "declined" or had medical issues (though I suppose he had hidden heart issues that led to the attack.) When i wrote the obit his friends were really stunned to learn his real age. (my mom is a decade younger and I think they assumed he was her age). |
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They don't believe you are naturally blonde because you aren't. |