Be still my beating heart – Switzer

Our bodies evolved over thousands of years to function well for 30-40 years wandering around the jungle with a spear. There has not been too much more evolution over the past 10,000 years and when we hit 50 years old and the hormones go south, many parts of the body wear out relatively rapidly. No one at 80 looks as good as they did when they were 60. Equally no one at 60 looks as good as they did at 40 and also, no one at 40 looks as good as they did when they were 20. The reality is that the body…

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