Think of the places that are known to have large percentages of centenarians. Places like Dominica, Japan, Costa Rica, etc. The lifestyles that these people have in these regions is antithetical to modern society and the science of "improving" life expectancy. On the contrary, they live a lifestyle that is very much a thing of the past. Eating whole foods, living simple lives, doing lots of walking and moving around, tending gardens and growing food, and being surrounded by friends and family until their last days on earth.
Does anyone subscribe to mango mans emails? I believe he is Marvin Pickering right, the guy who the Pickering mango is named after. I haven't purchased any of his CD's but I do enjoy reading his emails.
Overall, I think modern society is killing us in many ways.
Down here in the Caribbean, with the high price of groceries, its easy to stay healthy. Between what we grow, the fish I harvest from the sea, and the local Farmer's Co-op we have been part of for many years, we only need the stores for raw staples.
A friend of mine has been developing his Moringa business for many years. He has an FDA approved organic Moringa processing plant with organic Moringa grown on the island of St. Croix.
http://savorstcroix.com/product/moringa-lion-vegan-capsulesI have to thank forum member pineislander for sending down some greens that we continue to enjoy frequently, the Okinawa Spinach and Longevity Spinach. We also use Katuk a lot.
My son attends a Survival Skills class where he as learned all different types of local greens that can be foraged and they are quite good. If anyone is looking to take a learning vacation, I strongly recommend the Mt. Victory camp here. The folks who run it could easily survive here if the ships with goods from the states stopped coming.
http://www.mtvictorycamp.com/