Humor

surfered

(1,776 posts) Sat Jul 20, 2024, 12:52 PM Jul 20

Seen on Facebook

The fact that Keith Richards has outlived Richard Simmons really makes me question this eating healthy & exercise thing.

6 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Seen on Facebook (Original Post) surfered Jul 20 OP

Heehee. Absolutely. Remember the rumor that Keith had his blood entirely changed by transfusions? brush Jul 20 #1

Telomeres get shorter as we age. So a lot of wealthy people change out for younger blood. LiberalArkie Jul 20 #4

EXACTLY!!! niyad Jul 20 #2

I suspect there's a range of life expectancy in one's genes soldierant Jul 20 #3

I needed a laugh after this week ribrepin Jul 21 #5

Who was the nuts and berries guy Old Crank Jul 21 #6

brush

(56,167 posts)

1. Heehee. Absolutely. Remember the rumor that Keith had his blood entirely changed by transfusions?

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2024, 12:56 PM

Jul 20

Out with the old, in with the new. Maybe that had something to do with it?

LiberalArkie

(15,993 posts)

4. Telomeres get shorter as we age. So a lot of wealthy people change out for younger blood.

Reply to brush (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 20, 2024, 04:25 PM

Jul 20

niyad

(117,641 posts)

2. EXACTLY!!!

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2024, 03:07 PM

Jul 20

soldierant

(7,613 posts)

3. I suspect there's a range of life expectancy in one's genes

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2024, 03:21 PM

Jul 20

and one cantyake actions which send one closer to the top, or closer to the bottom, of that range, but not move much, if at all, beyond it (always excepting Darwin Award candidates). I also suspect that one never completely overcomes many stupid things one does in one's youth IIRC Simmons was very unfit before he got fit himself James Fixx, though, I don't remeber that of him.