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| | From:  ViveUtVivas (Original Message) | Sent: 7/29/2007 8:06 AM |
Hans,
In several posts you mentioned your grandparents, their diet, and their longevity. (I wanted to post this as a reply to a pertinent thread, but I'm having a hard time navigating here, it seems there is no way to search the text of the messages.)
Could you elaborate on their habits:
1. What kind of environment did they live in (country/farm/city/suburb/etc.?)
1.5 What were their sleep habits like?
1.7 Did they do any exercise at all, were they sedentary? Did they walk or hike or spend time outdoors?
2. Did they eat breakfast (that is, a morning meal not too long after waking), and if so what and how much?
3. Did they eat three meals per day?
4. What were the major food items in general? In other words, were there some 2 or 3 food items that they depended on more than others, or that they ate with most meals.
5. Were they very disciplined or did they allow more flexibility in their habits and eating schedules?
6. Did they have access to sweet fruits, and other sweet foods? How much of them did they eat? In what context?
7. What was their dental health like? Did they keep their teeth to the end?
Please make any other points outside of these questions that are pertinent to health and nutrition.
Thanks and appreciation in advance for your answer.
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| They were born in the 1880s, came to this country while in their teens, got married young. Social security for old people came into effect at just the right time for them, so they were able to retire and not worry about money. They kept themselves busy doing stuff around the house. My great grandfather enjoyed gardening especially. They did like to watch TV too - never did any "exercise." They used olive oil, but didn't cook as much as people do today. They liked fruit and cottage cheese especially. When they ate meat, it was always in small portions. They rarely ate fish, and never ate fatty fish. They would eat cookies, cake, pastry, etc., but again, only in small amounts at a time. I don't remember any dental issues or even health problems, until they got very old. He had a cancerous growth removed when he was about 90 or so, but it was on his head, and he was bald and would garden with no hat on in the sun. She slipped and fell in the bathroom at 96, and he died of pneumonia several months after his 100th birthday, when a bad flu was going around. They were generally calm people who had an easy life at that time (1970s/80s), and basically did the same thing every day. In the winter, he didn't garden, but other than that they lived a rather simple life - no smoking, a little red wine once in a while and in small amounts. |
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