Everything has an end

Listen and be amazed. Today's 70-year-olds are the 30-year-olds of yesteryear. This is what you read in the mainstream media and discovered by so-called researchers. They compared life expectancy in industrialised countries and came to this astonishing conclusion. 

 Boys born in Germany today live to an average age of 78, and girls even to 83. Of course, we live much longer than previous generations. This is due to better nutrition, better hygiene, and, of course, at least in Germany, we didn't have a war, which, as we all know, quickly sweeps away young people.  

This purely numerical perspective, however, ignores what a 70-year-old today simply cannot ignore: old age comes at a price, including brittle bones, deteriorating eyesight, poor hearing, etc.

You know this yourself from your own experience or from observing 70-year-olds. So no way, 70=30. If you're 30, enjoy life to the fullest, because at 70, many things, no, most things, are no longer possible.

  Here's a song by my idol, Johnny Cash, from 2003, recorded shortly before his death.

 

Hurt
I hurt myself today to see if I still feel.
I focus on the pain, the only thing that´s real.
The needle tears a hole, the old familiar sting.
Try to kill it all away, but I remember everything.
What have I become my sweetest friend?
Everyone I know goes away in the end.
And you could have it all. My empire of dirt.
I will let you down. I will make you hurt.
I wear this crown of thorns upon my liar´s chair.
Full of broken thoughts I cannot repair.
Beneath the stains of time the feelings disappear.
You are someone else. I am still right here.
What have I become my sweetest friend?
Everyone I know goes away in the end.
And you could have it all. My empire of dirt.
I will let you down. I will make you hurt.
If I could start again, a million miles away,
I would keep myself. I would find a way.

And so that the whole thing doesn't end so sadly, here's a song from earlier times. 1983, Johnny Cash on "Wetten dass / German TV" A true historical document

Strawberries are innocent

That's a strawberry.

The story's irony is that thousands of these sweet fruits have sickened approximately 11,000 people in Germany. It's their own fault—their own fault on a larger scale. According to this report, the fruits came from China. And I thought they only had rice!  

On the same day that the first reports of mass vomiting and diarrhoea hit the media, I had a fantastic encounter in my garden. I found the first strawberry. On August 31st, I had planted 50 young strawberry shoots, and since it was my first time growing strawberries, I sincerely hoped the seedlings would survive and I could have a bountiful harvest next year. 

And then, a few days ago, a single red strawberry peeked out at me. About 30mm in diameter, it was a beautiful red colour, a bit eaten by slugs, and a bit dirty. I picked it and ate it as is (we always did that as kids).

Conclusion: If more people here grew strawberries, the Chinese would have more time for their rice, and we'd have less diarrhoea.  

Next phenomenon: diabetes! Now they've figured out that exercise might help against this devilish disease. As if that were something completely new. I've always maintained that diabetes is just a fad from the doctor's bag. People who exercise and eat well don't get diabetes (accident victims and those born with it, of course).  

So get out there and grow your strawberries. Then there'll be no more mess and no more amputated limbs.

Diabetes meets obesity, meets amputation

In Germany, 14% of the 20 to 79 year olds suffer from type 1 or type 2 diabetes. This means that the proportion of the population affected is higher than in all other European countries. In France, Italy and Spain, for example, less than 10% of this age group suffer from diabetes. This is no surprise, as diabetes goes hand in hand with obesity. And Germany is the champion in this area too.

Change your life style > the time you spend today for exercises 

YOU DONT NEED TO SPEND AT THE DOCTORS