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Bruce
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ElfHunter wrote:
>>
>> My point is that human being are not meant to live that long.
Living
>> beyond 40 is a very recent phenomenon. So, I am arguing that you can't use evidence of the past
>> to discuss the merits of supplements in the present.
The problem with this assumption is that it is wrong. In the past people lived shorter lives but it
was not because of diet. It was due to illness and misadventure. People who avoided serious illness
(flu, pneumonia, smallpox, etc.) and also avoided being killed in accidents, wars, etc, lived a
fairly long life. Studies show that tribal people (hunter gatherer types) lived to 60 and more (if
they could avoid accidents, ilness, etc). When you see short life spans for people in the past
remember that real disease (as opposed to cardiovascular problems, which are, after all, self
imposed) killed people in the fullness of their lives, thus skewing the stats.
Bruce
BTW - my Great, great, great, etc grandfather in the 1700's lived to be 96, his son made it to 90.
if i remember correctly, Ben Franklin also made it to about 90, so old age is not a new phenomonon.
BTW(2) - if you were the person originally seeking the vitamin recommendation, I would suggest that
you go to a health food store and look around. the price for a large bottle of high potency vitamins
is sufficiently small that short changing yourself is a false economy. the difference between a
cheap vitamin and an expensive one is only a few pennies per day. I would also suggest that you lok
for one that is either liquid or a powder filled gel type capsule so that it will digest quickly and
absorb faster. for that reason, one that is taken twice per day results in more even absorption into
your system.
>>
>> My point is that human being are not meant to live that long.
Living
>> beyond 40 is a very recent phenomenon. So, I am arguing that you can't use evidence of the past
>> to discuss the merits of supplements in the present.
The problem with this assumption is that it is wrong. In the past people lived shorter lives but it
was not because of diet. It was due to illness and misadventure. People who avoided serious illness
(flu, pneumonia, smallpox, etc.) and also avoided being killed in accidents, wars, etc, lived a
fairly long life. Studies show that tribal people (hunter gatherer types) lived to 60 and more (if
they could avoid accidents, ilness, etc). When you see short life spans for people in the past
remember that real disease (as opposed to cardiovascular problems, which are, after all, self
imposed) killed people in the fullness of their lives, thus skewing the stats.
Bruce
BTW - my Great, great, great, etc grandfather in the 1700's lived to be 96, his son made it to 90.
if i remember correctly, Ben Franklin also made it to about 90, so old age is not a new phenomonon.
BTW(2) - if you were the person originally seeking the vitamin recommendation, I would suggest that
you go to a health food store and look around. the price for a large bottle of high potency vitamins
is sufficiently small that short changing yourself is a false economy. the difference between a
cheap vitamin and an expensive one is only a few pennies per day. I would also suggest that you lok
for one that is either liquid or a powder filled gel type capsule so that it will digest quickly and
absorb faster. for that reason, one that is taken twice per day results in more even absorption into
your system.