Why I run far, very far
"You can't outrun a bad diet" - Vinnie Tortorich One of my earliest memories is seeing my grandparents and parents bring out their tray of prescription drugs every evening. I was told how when we get older we get sick and the drugs help. My great-grandmother lived to be 102 and her daughters all lived into their 90's. My great-grandfather died in his mid 50's and my uncles were lucky if they made it past sixty. The men that I inherited my body type from all died much earlier than their sisters & spouses. The women tend to get the same metabolic conditions but generally lived with it longer. We were told, "it's just part of getting old". Even now most medical doctors will tell you as you age it's normal to suffer from metabolic diseases. Depending on your genetics you get diabetes, cancer, heart disease, arthritis, and so on. It is normal if you eat a modern diet. We have much more control than we are led to believe. I see my children a...