People Aging Slower Than They Used To

[debbiedenise]

People are aging much slower than they once did. The health of people overall and the quality of life just seems better. I cannot always tell how old a person is. The older they are, the more I may miss it. I have seen men and women my age (early 40s) that do not look a day over 30 and sometimes 25. The skincare products have evolved and is getting better. I think even many guys have improved their skincare.

On the the other hand, many young people from 18-21 or so try to look older. Women do this by using makeup and the way that the dress. Men do this perhaps by growing mustaches or beards. They spend these years tying to look older, but once they approach 30, they try to look younger.

Do These People Look their age? You tell me? Look at this :

At times aging is part of genetics. Some people just age quicker, but some do not due to this. Health and lifestyle has some effect on this aging process. What we eat affects us also.

Young people 30 and younger do not drink as much as we did I think. It is just not as popular. Yes, some vape, but they usually don't smoke. They tend to eat much healthier than previous generations. While some of these people exercise quite often, others do not.

Look at a picture of any high school yearbook in the 1950's and the students look older than they are. Part of this is the way that they dress, while part is that life was harder. The teachers especially look much older than teachers look today. This is where the "old lady" teacher stereotype began. Teachers today, especially when first beginning look much younger, and many times not much older than the high school students.

Health is much better for kids today as well. There is fluoride in the water, and dental care is much better. Heart care for the elderly has increased exponentially even in the last twenty years. Most people have a good chance of living with their first heart attack and stroke if it is addressed in time. There have been a few setbacks however.

Obviously, t6he Covid epidemic set everybody back. The lifespan dropped a little due to this. That said, I don't see anything really that would prevent lifespans from increasing in the next few years. More people do not smoke, and more workout. It should become common to live until 80, 90, or even 100. These people will have a pretty good quality of life also. Perhaps the saying is true. "60 is the new 40."

[molonski2]

No argument with any of that from me , its a " My Take " , well written and of course I'm going to agree , but taking myself as an example , I train everyday , swim , run the fun runs , am the correct weight , take no script medicine , no pain killers , nothing.. Diet vastly improved , intermittent fasting , weigh 67 kg , I am actually 64 years old , and honestly far more healthy than I was at 44 .

Obviously no smoking , ZERO fast food , up to pace with medical , my best blood test this year , up to speed with dental , track BMI , etc etc.

What will kill people though that I note is weight , you simply cannot be overweight , most of this is driven my diet , there needs to be " never ever " food ( well its not food ) , its highly processed crap filled with processed carbs and sugars , fast food is never ever , also a wonderful natural benefit here is serotonin ( natural ) which helps to get to correct level of sleep , which also assists with weight loss.

I should have been in awesome Nik at 35 , and I was okey , but not like now , every measure better , weight and no script drugs in the starting point , especially in USA , elite is incredible , too much crp in the middle.

Well written again.. Thankyou.

[Massageman]

The Life Expectancy of US people born in 1950 was 68.

The Life Expectancy of US people born in 2025 is 79.4.

Yes, we are living longer, but, are we living any better? Almost no one dies from polio, for example: that's been conquered by Sauk and Sabin vaccines. But, now we live long enough to be subject to a host of other conditions that are "caused" by old age- by simply "wearing out" our bodies/brains, in many cases. We may be taking a plethora of pills just to enjoy living long enough, just to be taken by a new disease.

[OneViewpoint]

Yeah, I've noticed it for years. In some people. Not all. My parents generation was decrepit by 60.

They all smoked and drank. Their diet was a total shit show of red meat, processed foods, dairy, and donuts, They never exercised outside of any job they had. And medicine has come a long way in my lifetime. Everything from diagnostic tools to surgeries to pharmaceuticals are far better than anything that existed in the 60's or 70's. Even dental hygiene, services, and surgeries are far beyond what my parents generation had available to them.

I'm in far better shape than my parents were at my age. Zero health problems. Resting heart rate 50. Cholesterol 140 with HDL at 63. 6'2" and 202 lbs. 44" chest and 32" waist.

But... the downside... I'm also in far better shape than ALL of my friends. They all stopped skiing years ago. They can't go backpacking with me. They can't even toss a football around. Playing tennis with them is sheer boredom.

I get mistaken for early 40's all the time. People tell me, "you don't move like someone your age", whatever that means, LOL. People ask me if my hair is "real", LOL. I tell them it's the toupee my parents gave me the day I was born. I get positive comments from women on my skin all the time. Basically no wrinkles at all. My friend's 22 year old daughter just blurted out at the dinner table a few years ago, " you haven't changed in like 20 years". I keep wondering if this'll last until one day my body just crashes and that 20 years of aging happens all at once.

So I've had to find new friends as everyone around me changed and I remained more or less the same. It's weird. But hey, no complaints.

I guess my point is that these days, I see people aging at vastly different rates.

[MisterWack]

No, people aren’t aging slower.

Back in the day, it was pushed onto people that you have to look ‘older’. This includes dressing older, wearing makeup that looked mature, and wearing clothing that was more adult oriented.
I look at old yearbook photos of highschoolers and they look older than what is perceived because that was the standard of the times.

Now we push, ‘younger’ and so people are wearing products for youths, getting facelifts, and trying to dress down / color their hair to be perceived as younger due to the standard of the modern times.

I don’t believe people are just aging slower, but they aren’t trying to look older instead shifting that into looking younger. That is my full belief.

[denzooo9]

this is so interesting… I used to think a bit differently than this with my limited knowledge about aging, but this all makes sense. also that lady & man!!! they really do look so younggg 🫶 this is really hopeful newsss loveeee🫶

[denzooo9]

stopp i feel like you're an example of this too! you look max 30 i didn't believe you at firsttt💕🫶

[debbiedenise]

@denzooo9 oh thank you soooo very much. Most of us are aging slower for sure. We are living healthier. I have a boyfriend but have had much younger men ask me out. They had no idea that I was probably 10 to 15 years older than them. LOL! LOL!

[denzooo9]

stoppp love thiss for youuuu🫶 definitely impressed but not surprised at alll❤️

[fish5505_87]

Yes!! But there are so many factors, we don't do manual labor anymore for the most part, we work out, our hair is not our natural color. We take all kinds of supplements and use all kinds of creams. We have a lot more fun, then they used too, way back when.

[Zoe04]

As a society, I think we know more than we used to.

[debbiedenise]

@zoe04Yes. I would say exponentially more and increasing every single day.

[LiamJHayden]

I think this is true as long as the people take care of themselves. I see women over 50 who look great and others in their 20's who look rough.

[exitseven]

People seem to take better care and a lot have cosmetic surgery.

[beefcakebradybatson]

I know. I've got boyish good looks at SEVENTY-ONE !!!

[DrPepper12]

Yes I think so. It's better hidden

[Jerre]

I totally agree with you.

[kaucky1]

By believing to be ageless😃

[WonderingManII]

Very interesting read.