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Who’s 55+ and…

everhis
everhis Posts: 2 Member
in Introduce Yourself

Who’s 55+ and… 5 votes

just started making healthy habits
20%
ETMRo 1 vote
stopped believing medicine will fix your health.
20%
1967christineanne 1 vote
know that you can teach an old dog new tricks.
60%
AnnPT77MelodyC2023everhis 3 votes

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,368 Member
    know that you can teach an old dog new tricks.
    I've had some healthy habits most of my adult life. It seems like most people have at least some? I'm active, at a healthy weight, and generally getting good overall nutrition, but there are still habits I can improve. I'm thinking that's always going to be true for most of us, too?

    I don't think I ever believed medications were a health fix generically, though they are sometimes medically necessary for particular cases. It's more health-positive to not need the meds, when that's possible, sure. I'll need to take thyroid hormones forever, for example. But I avoided needing to take a statin via weight loss.

    Honestly, I'm not sure about dogs. I'm convinced I can teach this li'l ol' lady aging hippie hedonist self new tricks, because I have done and am doing that.

    Stopping learning, stopping self-analysis and improvement . . . that isn't nearly as much fun as learning and doing new things. I like fun.

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