Briva wrote:
As far as oils, I use evoo (from spain, not greek or italian) like my mom did. She lived to be 90. It's drizzled onto finished dishes like soups and stews. My mom used to render leaf lard for frying. I do not do that. My uncle, in his 80's, does this still and eats lots of fresh roast pork. Not store bought, but small farm raised. He still runs his own small business. Manages several crews of landscapers. He is a dynamo.
It's one of "those" things, isn't it! Some people smoke into their 90's (and probably longer) and don't develop lung cancer - why is that? Does smoking truly cause cancer? Or is there more to it? My aunt got emphysema and never smoked a day - but yes, her dh smoked around her and HE never had lung issues!
A good friend of ours will be 90 next year and has eaten anything and everything all her life - still eats large portions compared to most seniors! She has no "illnesses" but has slowed down with a bent over back.
It almost seems like there's no rhyme or reason for these things but if/when you are diagnosed with an illness i guess you try to do whatever you can think of to reverse it. ??