Fun

[GoodLife]

http://www.seenandshared.com/age-calculator.htm

This is fun! It calculates your virtual age and your projected longevity based on questions about the diet, exercise, family history, happiness, stress levels, etc. The test is quick and takes only about 90 seconds of your precious life. Try it and post your results if your dare...

I am 61, with a virtual age of 41.6 and a projected longevity of 98.8!

[skane9041]

Alright, I dared

I am 54, with a virtual age of 33.6 (!!) and a projected life expectancy of 98.9. I think I could have made it to 100 except for:
1. One parent and several grandparents dying fairly young
2. I don't get enough sleep
3. I drive too many miles per year

Very interesting.

[Plumerias]

61, 39, 101. Wish I felt 39!

[judytoronto58]

Wow, I'm 56, but my virtual age is 35.2, and life expectancy of 97.8.

I hope I can get to at least 80 in reasonable shape. Long enough to see my children well along in their lives - maybe lucky enough to enjoy a grandchild or two.

[grid]

39, 15, 99... Hmmm.

The 15 must be correct

[Gweithgar]

I'm 66
Virtual age is 41
Life Expectancy 108.
Maybe I shouldn't retire next year after all?

[Quinda]

43 and 104 AWESOME!

[dteresa]

I discovered a way to live longer. I lied about a lot of things so my age is about 45 years younger and i will live to 117. Easier than diet and exercise.

didi

[Gweithgar]

Good going, Didi! Honestly, I've visited my mom and her husband at the nursing home and I'm not sure I even want to live to be old. Mom is amazingly "healthy" for her 90 years, but has had dementia for many years now; Dad is mentally sharp as a tack, but his hearing and sight are failing, and he is so bored because there isn't much to keep his mind occupied.
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[hazelrah]

I discovered a way to live longer. I lied about a lot of things so my age is about 45 years younger and i will live to 117. Easier than diet and exercise.

didi

You should become a psychologist. I think mine is trying to get me to use the same technique.

But you may also need to diagnose people who don't lie on the test with orthorexia.

Mark

[ETeSelle]

53, 27, 102 LOL. Not sure I buy it.

[hazelrah]

Good going, Didi! Honestly, I've visited my mom and her husband at the nursing home and I'm not sure I even want to live to be old. Mom is amazingly "healthy" for her 90 years, but has had dementia for many years now; Dad is mentally sharp as a tack, but his hearing and sight are failing, and he is so bored because there isn't much to keep his mind occupied.
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I don't know. We had my wife's 88 year-old aunt and her new, "boyfriend," ( I think she thinks of him as her, "beau") visit us last month. After they left they set out on a road trip. I think they just left DC for NOLA this week. To me, although they are the Rosencrantz and Guildenstern of the new millenium, they sure seem to enjoy life more than most people a third their age. A lot of people seem to be trying to convince me that my golden years are not going to be so golden, but I can imagine a great age filled with many of the things I do not have the time for now. I think it all depends on the quality of death; if I can avoid the dementia and protracted decline that sometimes accompanies aging, I see no reason to wish for it to be over. The older I get, the more I am convinced that this is the only chance I'm going to get to experience it. And it really is a miracle; this collection of molecules that I've abused for over half a century is still able to seek, to strive, to find, and not to yield. It's a great journey. I can't imagine wanting it to end a moment earlier than it has to, unless, of course, it becomes a misery.


Mark

[dteresa]

Another technique for living longer is to ask the doctor to photo shop your x rays should they reveal something scary.

didi

[skane9041]

didi[/quote]

Good going, Didi! Honestly, I've visited my mom and her husband at the nursing home and I'm not sure I even want to live to be old. Mom is amazingly "healthy" for her 90 years, but has had dementia for many years now; Dad is mentally sharp as a tack, but his hearing and sight are failing, and he is so bored because there isn't much to keep his mind occupied.
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My Mom passed away at 72 after 10 years of battling early onset alzhemiers. After seeing that, frankly, if I found out I was in the same boat I would "check out", no joke. When I took the test I was pretty surprised dementia and/or alzheimers were not mentioned (unless I missed it).

[hazelrah]

When I took the test I was pretty surprised dementia and/or alzheimers were not mentioned (unless I missed it).

Good point Sandi,
I ended up in therapy after the results of an assessment of my health suggested I was at risk of depression. So I guess this is not in step with the state of the art in disease mongering technology.


Mark