Why we Die Young.
Okay, so death is inevitable. But dying before our time is not. Granted, many millions of people do make a hasty exit from the human race long before they're ready to pass the baton, but that's not because they're built that way. Often, they simply do things to accelerate the process. The saying "live fast, die young" applies here, says Dr. Webtser. Men smoke tobacco. They eat fatty foods. they sit around and dont exercise. They do all this wrong things. Then they end up with real trouble like heart disease or cancer and act like it's a sudden occurence. Those diseases are not a consequence of aging they're a consequence of living poorly. Start laying plaque in your arteries, and you'll end up with heart disease. Injure your cells with toxins from cigarette smoke, and you'll get cancer. And even if you somehow escape ...