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During the summer months I live on TV dinners, fish sticks, chicken nuggets, fries, chili, Wendy's, KFC, Checkers, and sometimes Taco Bell. Only exercise I get is yard work, and most of the time I'm on my zero turn. Plus I've been smoking over 50 years. I'll be 68 next month. My doc made me get a lung scan last year, and it came out perfect.

Got bleed yesterday, and got my results today. I must be doing something right?

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Kev rides a Harley and occasionally goes shallow water surfing.

Also, his diet is JR approved.

I am happy to see his good results.

Ruthie's grandmother started smoking when she was 10. She ended up a three pack a day chain smoker. It wasn't her lungs that took her out at 94.

We are all wired differently.
 
My 62 year old younger cousin already has stints and heart attack . He works for a railroad company , still smokes, drinks Red Bulls and junk food complains of feeling tired and sore
 
wood714 said:
During the summer months I live on TV dinners, fish sticks, chicken nuggets, fries, chili, Wendy's, KFC, Checkers, and sometimes Taco Bell. Only exercise I get is yard work, and most of the time I'm on my zero turn. Plus I've been smoking over 50 years. I'll be 68 next month. My doc made me get a lung scan last year, and it came out perfect.

Got bleed yesterday, and got my results today. I must be doing something right?

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"I must be doing something right?"
Do you really believe that?

The scientific statistics for your life style and diet may or may not catch up to you.
According to Sonja Lyubomirsky, the factors by percentage that determine our general happiness is:

50% Genetic setpoint - DNA
10% Life circumstances - accidents
40% Our intentional actions and thoughts - we control

"The billionaire attempting to live forever is Bryan Johnson, a tech entrepreneur. He spends roughly $2 million a year on a strict longevity routine aimed at reversing his biological age, according to Fortune. His regime includes a team of 30 doctors and experts, a highly regimented diet, exercise routine, and various experimental anti-aging treatments, according to People.com."

Everyone lives and dies by their own choices.

You may out live Bryan Johnson?
 
GnarlsR2 said:
..."The billionaire attempting to live forever is Bryan Johnson, a tech entrepreneur. He spends roughly $2 million a year on a strict longevity routine aimed at reversing his biological age, according to Fortune. His regime includes a team of 30 doctors and experts, a highly regimented diet, exercise routine, and various experimental anti-aging treatments, according to People.com."...
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That sounds like a really fun way to live until you're 125. :rolleyes:
 
Statistically, smoking takes ten years off your life span. If you've got good genetics, you might live to a ripe old age. Doesn't guarantee you won't have emphysema though. We all know one ancient fawker that smokes and eats like crap and is still living. There's usually one in every family/group. If you know one, then it isn't you!
 
Just turned 72 and recently had my check up. All my numbers in other areas from blood work were good except for cholesterol. Up from last time. Total is 232 with LDL at 163 when it should be less than 100. I get exercise, not overweight and eat properly but do still smoke. Doctor recommends taking Crestor to lower it. Anyone else taking it? Lots of possible side effects. (Need to stop smoking.)
 
Rustyt1953 said:
Kev rides a Harley and occasionally goes shallow water surfing.

Also, his diet is JR approved.

I am happy to see his good results.

Ruthie's grandmother started smoking when she was 10. She ended up a three pack a day chain smoker. It wasn't her lungs that took her out at 94.

We are all wired differently.
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"Wired differently" is probably the best answer.
 
VaTom said:
Just turned 72 and recently had my check up. All my numbers in other areas from blood work were good except for cholesterol. Up from last time. Total is 232 with LDL at 163 when it should be less than 100. I get exercise, not overweight and eat properly but do still smoke. Doctor recommends taking Crestor to lower it. Anyone else taking it?
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I am. It can cause muscle pains/aches, but take as much as you can tolerate. It works...
 
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Rustyt1953 said:
Odds are Kevin will outlive most of us here as he has his mom's genes.

She is trucking right along at 85.
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Mom will be 89 this September. She makes multiple drives to Casey County KY by herself during the summer. It's a 150 miles drive one way. Dad lived to 88 and died from some kinda blood disease.

My grand dad was never in a hospital till be broke his hip around 82 putting in a new fence post. I've seen him eat the fat my grand ma would cut off meat, and every time she fried something, he'd soak up the grease with a piece of bread and eat it. I think he had a stoke around 88 and died.

When my grand ma got in her late 80's all she did was sit in front of a TV eating sweets. She lived to 92.
 
While diet and exercise can help with cholesterol, it won't be a total fix if your genetics are off. I had a good eating, road running coworker whose numbers were nasty. Turned out he had inherited his dad's weakness in that department. OP's HDL could do with a boost, but maybe that is the way he's wired.
 
IMO, cholesterol readings are entirely genetic. I eat what I want, drink what and as much as I want, never pass up a juicy steak for a head of lettuce. All my blood work comes back the model of perfection. It really stumps my doctor why. The wife on the other hand, like the rest of her family, can walk past the bakery section of the grocery store and peg out the cholesterol readings.
 
Firm believer stress affects more than diet, except in extreme circumstances.
 
VaTom said:
Just turned 72 and recently had my check up. All my numbers in other areas from blood work were good except for cholesterol. Up from last time. Total is 232 with LDL at 163 when it should be less than 100. I get exercise, not overweight and eat properly but do still smoke. Doctor recommends taking Crestor to lower it. Anyone else taking it? Lots of possible side effects. (Need to stop smoking.)
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I'm 81, never smoked, and I've been taking Crestor (rosuvastatin) for 8 or 9 years with no problems. My total cholesterol is consistently around 130, LDL is around 70, and HDL is in the upper 40s. Prior to taking Crestor, I took Lipitor (atorvastatin) for 15 years with good results and no problems until I started to have pain in my hands and shoulders. When I stopped taking Lipitor, the pain disappeared within days. Apparently l built up an intolerance for Lipitor after years of use. My cardiologist then switched me to Crestor. Fortunately, if I build an intolerance for it, there are plenty of other cholesterol reducing drugs out there.
 
Just had two CT scans. The seconded one where they put iodine in you and then take a second scan.
Now I get a thing from a DR saying I should have my bowel system checked out.
Nothing about my liver or lungs as was the last time....
 
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