Getting old
If it worries you, do something about it...
40 years as a nurse have taught me that it really is important to look after your body. It is a very precious and finely tuned thing. You wouldn't put the wrong fuel into a Rolls Royce...😜
I've always looked after my body and especially in the last few years. I used to smoke and gave up about 13 years ago. I don't drink. I cycle, did yoga for many years and until I got this bad knee I used to do a timed, brisk walk every day and also did longer walks with a group a few times a month.
I cook all our meals from scratch, using local veg, salad and fruit where possible. I don't take sugar, I eat very little bread, I never eat ready meals, I only drink skimmed milk and we only eat lean meats and fish. I love cooking so our meals are well balanced and nutritious. We usually have a pasta night, a fish night, a veggie night, a roast nights etc.
I believe there's only so much you can do ... a lot of ill health is down to bad luck or genetic conditions.
I've lost a friend to breast cancer who was the fittest person I knew and a PE teacher all her life, a friend who died at 51 from MS, another friend of a similar age from bowel cancer and she was a Food Technology teacher who cycled everywhere and was super fit.
If you saw a few of the nurses at our GP practice you'd have a shock. One is about 15 years younger than me and you could put a tea tray on her backside and her uniform is straining at the seams.
