Alan is very correct.. There are a few things that have improved
lifespans over the last century, and it has nothing to do with drugs.
The most important ones:
1) Better awareness of hygiene and sanitation.
2) Cleaner water.
However we may have reached a point break, where lifespans start to
decline, at least in this country, and we're seeing signs of it. Also
factor the quality of life, is someone drugged up on 20 prescriptions
rotting in a nursing home, living another year what we want? No.
Thousands of years ago many report people were living well into their
hundreds. I suspect they were more advanced than we know, but in a
different way, they were "Tuned", homeostasis, modern man is very out of
tune, a state of constant disharmony.
I've read hand written manuscripts from early French Explorers on this
continent. What you are told about natives is a LIE. These people lived
tremendously long and healthy lives, they had no tooth decay, no chronic
diseases, and had great builds, strong constitutions and gorgeous hair
and skin. Their diets were probably best described as "Ideal" in todays
terms. Mostly nuts, berries, greens, fish, some corn, and a little deer
or elk fat tossed in. They invented "Power Bars", their staple during
winter was dried fish, and pieces of a power bread they made, this was
corn flour, nuts, berries, greens, and some fat, etc. Very dense,
nutritionally, and a single slice could keep you going for a day.
Sanitation wise, they are impeccable. When a great lakes indian had to
relieve himself he was taught to take a 2-10 minute walk, dig a small
hole under a tree, relieve himself and then cover it up. This was their
method to not contaminate their sacred waters, and provide nourishment
back to the trees.
It's the filthy ango-saxon scum that ruined everything. They were busy
over in England crapping into pots and tossing them out their kitchen
windows, drinking their toilet water, and taking baths once every 5
years. It's these idiots that brought us all of the dis-ease and short
lifespans, not the natives. Of course 'they' sort of re-wrote all of
the real history so you don't really know the truth. The truth is out
there, seek it, and you shall find it.
http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do;jsessionid=2346E5B2CAAC9F87840C9222CE0BB02D?id=7673
Alan Jones wrote:
I believe you are mistaken about this. The AVERAGE lifespan has
increased versus 100 years ago, but this is largely because of
eradication of childhood diseases and better quality water, etc. 100
years ago LOTS of folks made it their 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's, but
they were healthier and more active at that age than their same-aged
contemporaries. Lots of people are living longer today but with lower
quality of life in their senior years (eg. nursing homes).
On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 7:03 AM, Ode Coyote <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
The fact is STILL that people live longer healthier lives than
they used to, both *because of* AND *in spite of* the world
changing.
--
Alan Jones
