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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mother ate very healthy, exercised a ton, and had neuropathy in her extremities by her mid 70’s that led to frequent falls, multiple stays in the hospital and rehab, and the need for a walker.

Aging is not always predictable, or the fault of the person getting older.[/quote]

No shit.  It’s stupid to pretend that because you can’t control everything you shouldn’t try to control anything, however.[/quote]

This is absolutely true. You can exercise and eat a very healthy diet and still get sick. But less sick.
A close relative who is a competitive athlete (in her 70s), got cancer, a very serious type, and she beat it. Five years later, she's cancer free. Her doctors told her that being a competitive athlete saved her life. She exercises every day, is very thin, eats very healthy, and gets regular checkups. The cancer was horrible and took more than a year of her life, but if she'd been in terrible shape, it would have killed her. 
I do what I can to stay as healthy as I can -- diet, exercise, keep chemicals out of my life as much as possible, etc. etc. I control what I can control. [/quote]

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