Anyone else watch The Biggest Loser?

Were any of these old folks living in the US? I wonder. If lifestyle is pivotal in aging and it's not just genes and Darwinism, I don't think so. I think aging varies across cultures. For example, I believe a big factor in aging is stress. We all seem somewhat stressed out. ...Shouldn't we be ingesting olive oil, veggies, fish and wine? Or is that new Mediterranean diet as bad as Atkins? I just know that all that organic, chemical-free stuff costs a lot of money at Whole Foods. I think the study included persons from all over the world in non-stressed out cultures. I'm screwed because I don't grow my own veggies,eat seeds, meditate or always purchase organic food. I have read that there is a theory that we should all starve ourselves. I think there are studies (are they on humans?) that say a severely restricted calorie diet may increase life span. But that doesn't sound any fun. You might not be damaging your DNA, but you're damaging the fun component of life. I'd rather eat and exercise. Interestingly, when I first started swimming again with a very informal masters group, the brochure I picked up was entitled "Fountain of Youth." I think exercise substantially helps. I have read that weight lifting helps too, even if may not help with particular swimming events like that 1650 you love. After 50, if you're not doing some resistance exercise, your muscle mass dramatically declines. If you lose muscle, you sap strength, lower your metabolism, put extra strain on the heart, and fail to help out your other systems. I'm thinking I should lift weights today.

Were any of these old folks living in the US? I wonder. If lifestyle is pivotal in aging and it's not just genes and Darwinism, I don't think so. I think aging varies across cultures. For example, I believe a big factor in aging is stress. We all seem somewhat stressed out. ...Shouldn't we be ingesting olive oil, veggies, fish and wine? Or is that new Mediterranean diet as bad as Atkins? I just know that all that organic, chemical-free stuff costs a lot of money at Whole Foods. I think the study included persons from all over the world in non-stressed out cultures. I'm screwed because I don't grow my own veggies,eat seeds, meditate or always purchase organic food. I have read that there is a theory that we should all starve ourselves. I think there are studies (are they on humans?) that say a severely restricted calorie diet may increase life span. But that doesn't sound any fun. You might not be damaging your DNA, but you're damaging the fun component of life. I'd rather eat and exercise. Interestingly, when I first started swimming again with a very informal masters group, the brochure I picked up was entitled "Fountain of Youth." I think exercise substantially helps. I have read that weight lifting helps too, even if may not help with particular swimming events like that 1650 you love. After 50, if you're not doing some resistance exercise, your muscle mass dramatically declines. If you lose muscle, you sap strength, lower your metabolism, put extra strain on the heart, and fail to help out your other systems. I'm thinking I should lift weights today.