Health and longevity

hmom5
Fri, 29 May 2009 10:52:16 +0000

There is definite proof that eating less prolongs life.

Marathon running is for the young IMO. I ran marathons since I was 14 and ran my last one at 50. The joint/knee problems are just not worth it. The nice part is that when you’re training, you can eat whatever you want whenever you want. I consume many fewer calories these days, even with considerable exercise.

I also like Michael Pollan and his eating philosophies. We attempted to eat ‘local’ for a month and found it incredibly time consuming. We have settled into eating mostly locally grown/raised/caught foods but have gone back to buying several things that aren’t. We’ve cut meat back to twice per week and eat many more fish and vegetarian meals. We eat very, very few processed foods now. The energy boost has been amazing.