Maximizing life expectancy/enjoyment

On 7 Oct 2003 13:36:39 GMT, Ignoramus20526
wrote:

After returning from obesity to normal weight (223/177/180) due to a
eat no crap/eat less/exercise more approach, I am now thinking about
health in general. What I would like to know is, what are the things
that a person can do to maximize their life expectancy/enjoyment of
life via various natural means (no meds). I want to be clear that I
want the maximum life expectancy multiplied by enjoyment of life. So
any regimen that makes me live longer but makes me miserable is not
something that I would like to consider.

I will appreciate references to some non-kooky books that do not
advocate spending money on programs affiliated with their authors.

I am not interested in having an "extreme body", squatting 500 lbs,
etc etc. However I am interested in being fit, agile, strong, and
flexible.

My current thinking is that the cornerstone of such an approach is
doing lots of low intensity aerobic exercise such as walking, plus
calisthenics based strength training. Another cornerstone is staying
within the normal weight interval. The third cornerstone is eating
only natural and healthy food, according to some definition. To me it
means eating no heavily processed foods and no sugar. The fourth is to
have a stable life and to not work too much.

I am aware that there is some scant evidence that living on calorie
restricted diet (1500 or so calories per day all the time) also can
help one live longer. But smoehow I have a feeling that such a life is
either impossible or not satisfying to me. Right now I eat about
1900-2000 calories per day, walk 100 minutes per day, and my weight is
relatively stable for the last 3 weeks. I can live on that but not on
much less, I think.

Does anyone have any comments or book suggestions?

i

Masturbate daily to lube the prostate and prevent cancer.

Proton Soup

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[...]

Masturbate daily to lube the prostate and prevent cancer.

Did you know that in medical circles prostate cancer is known as the
priest's disease? It's true.

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Ignoramus20526 wrote in message

In article , DRS wrote:
Proton Soup wrote in message
Masturbate daily to lube the prostate and prevent cancer.

Did you know that in medical circles prostate cancer is known as the
priest's disease? It's true.

I thought AIDS was priests' disease these days...

Er, no.

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On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 04:40:06 +1000, "DRS"
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Proton Soup wrote in message


[...]

Masturbate daily to lube the prostate and prevent cancer.

Did you know that in medical circles prostate cancer is known as the
priest's disease? It's true.

No, I didn't know that, but it makes for a cool piece of trivia.

Did you also know that priestly celibacy is non-Biblical, and based
purely on ancient Roman Catholic politics?

Proton Soup

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On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 04:40:06 +1000, "DRS"
wrote:

Proton Soup wrote in message


[...]

Masturbate daily to lube the prostate and prevent cancer.

Did you know that in medical circles prostate cancer is known as the
priest's disease? It's true.

No, I didn't know that, but it makes for a cool piece of trivia.

It is. I just thought I'd chuck it in in case anyone hadn't caught up with
the fact that regular masturbation really truly does reduce the risk of
prostate cancer.

Did you also know that priestly celibacy is non-Biblical, and based
purely on ancient Roman Catholic politics?

I did indeed, but it's not as entertaining at dinner parties as my bit of
trivia. So there. :-)

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DRS wrote:

Proton Soup wrote in message


[...]

Masturbate daily to lube the prostate and prevent cancer.

Did you know that in medical circles prostate cancer is known as the
priest's disease? It's true.


Speaking as a physician, it is not true.

Risk of prostate cancer is higher in folks with higher testosterone
levels. Testosterone levels tend to be higher in folks that masturbate
(or are otherwise sexually active) than folks who aren't. Sorry.

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Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
http://www.heartmdphd.com/

On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 20:48:31 -0400, "Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD"
wrote:

DRS wrote:

Proton Soup wrote in message


[...]

Masturbate daily to lube the prostate and prevent cancer.

Did you know that in medical circles prostate cancer is known as the
priest's disease? It's true.


Speaking as a physician, it is not true.

Risk of prostate cancer is higher in folks with higher testosterone
levels. Testosterone levels tend to be higher in folks that masturbate
(or are otherwise sexually active) than folks who aren't. Sorry.

This is what we're talking about. I'm sure more studies will follow.

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993942

Proton Soup

On stardate Tue, 07 Oct 2003 20:48:31 -0400 "Dr. Andrew B. Chung,
MD/PhD" wrote:

crosspost snipped

Did you know that in medical circles prostate cancer is known as the
priest's disease? It's true.


Speaking as a physician, it is not true.

Risk of prostate cancer is higher in folks with higher testosterone
levels. Testosterone levels tend to be higher in folks that masturbate
(or are otherwise sexually active) than folks who aren't. Sorry.

Well...there you go then. But do we really need *further* proof that
priests aren't necessarily "priestly?"

Cheryl
~~~If you're going to tell people the truth, be funny or
they'll kill you.~~~ (Billy Wilder)

Proton Soup wrote:

On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 20:48:31 -0400, "Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD"
wrote:

DRS wrote:

Proton Soup wrote in message


[...]

Masturbate daily to lube the prostate and prevent cancer.

Did you know that in medical circles prostate cancer is known as the
priest's disease? It's true.


Speaking as a physician, it is not true.

Risk of prostate cancer is higher in folks with higher testosterone
levels. Testosterone levels tend to be higher in folks that masturbate
(or are otherwise sexually active) than folks who aren't. Sorry.

This is what we're talking about. I'm sure more studies will follow.

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993942


Retrospective questionnaire type studies brought us the information that
Vitamin E and C may prevent heart attacks. We now know better.

If cigarette smoke carcinogens are concentrated in prostatic fluids (as an
explanation for the cancer), the solution is to stop smoking instead of
masterbating.


Proton Soup

Here's a review about prostate cancer from a more reputable peer-reviewed
source:

http://tinyurl.com/q4kl


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Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
http://www.heartmdphd.com

"Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" wrote:

DRS wrote:

Proton Soup wrote in message


[...]

Masturbate daily to lube the prostate and prevent cancer.

Did you know that in medical circles prostate cancer is known as the
priest's disease? It's true.

Speaking as a physician, it is not true.

Risk of prostate cancer is higher in folks with higher testosterone
levels. Testosterone levels tend to be higher in folks that masturbate
(or are otherwise sexually active) than folks who aren't. Sorry.

Physicians should read the literature rather than speculating:

Giles GG, Severi G, English DR, McCredie MR, Borland R, Boyle P,
Hopper JL. Sexual factors and prostate cancer. BJU Int. 2003
Aug;92(3):211-6.