tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926870823165438047.post7963978455528883849..comments2024-01-21T10:04:31.352-06:00Comments on Searching for Ithaka: No Detectable Limit to How Long People Can Live #Science #HealthAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152407256780002310noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926870823165438047.post-82020583290670757472017-07-01T13:33:21.361-05:002017-07-01T13:33:21.361-05:00I do believe boiling that one will leave us with i...I do believe boiling that one will leave us with if you want to live an old and healthy life then you will still need to earn it.<br /><br />At more detail, part of the research is into why old age can be so debilitating and they work to reduce or eliminate things of that nature as well. I suspect the field is exciting for young people working it today and actually doing the research since they have been turning up spectacular things.<br /><br />I doubt any of that means you can smoke and / or get fat and sloppy and get away with it but there does seems to be the realistic potential for significant changes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152407256780002310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926870823165438047.post-2294357120594328502017-07-01T04:52:18.560-05:002017-07-01T04:52:18.560-05:00It is true that the average lifespan is increasing...It is true that the average lifespan is increasing.<br /> But it is also true that the percentage of disabilities in older age is also increasing. So we are living longer but we aren't necessarily living old well.<br /> That is from an article further down the page in your link.<br /> No reason to think at with as a population practices healthy lifestyles from an early age that it could not both live longer and with less disabilities. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com