General Discussion

By "deteriorate" I'm noticing that many cannot physically, emotionally, or in practical ways do things that were easier years before. I'm not citing any research, if that's what you mean. You can do that yourself. Meanwhile, I'm seeing that deterioration every day here. Again, because I'm in senior living, it's a lot more obvious than elsewhere.

By healthier I mean: I NEVER get colds or flu. Never, never, never. Well, okay, I had perhaps three colds between 2008 and 2011, when I was first here. Since then, none, nada, zero, zip. I used to have seasonal allergies (hay fever) and they went away a couple of decades ago. I last had flu in about 1974. And I don't bother with the flu vaccine, although I would never tell anyone else not to get it.

iI I go out in the "real world" I see lots of obese people. Obesity has become so common and ubiquitous that we generally don't really notice it any more. Here in my assisted living place, I simply don't see it, other than that one woman. And trust me, she stands out.