So just like the the Rufus Wainwright song,
Everything it seems I likes a little bit stronger
A little bit thicker, a little bit harmful for me
I was reading on BBC Mundo that there’s a province in Cuba where folks that drink alcohol, smoke, and enjoy healthy sex lives live longer…but what the biggest indicator of health seems to me like their diet and environment…
Casi todos se alimentaban con una dieta que incluÃa pescado, huevos, leche, pan blanco y vegetales, cocinados con poca sal y condimentos naturales. *In English* Almost everyone ate with a diet that included fish, eggs, milk, white bread and vegitables, cooks with little salt and natural condiments.
I would wager that heathy diet, plus tropical climate can equal out cigar smoking (as the smoke is not inhaled into the lungs) and alcohol (because in the study noone was alcoholic)…in addition to that, I imagine that walking is a big part of their lives, so exercize, climate, and diet definitely seem like they contribute to longevity.
Published by Pete Ippel
Pete Ippel, the son of a dancer and a musician, was born in Oak Park, Illinois and has been surrounded by the arts since birth. He moved to Morris, Illinois in 1989 and started to participate in athletics rather than dance. After high school, Pete attended Cornell University where he received a BA in psychology and a BFA in photo / digital art making. He continued to follow his sporting dreams in the high jump, which culminated in a school record leap of 7 feet 1/2 inch in 2001.
In May 2004 he attained an MFA degree in the New Genres department of the San Francisco Art Institute. Presently Pete is a practicing artist whose work is in numerous private collections and has been exhibited in New York, California, and internationally.
Mr. Ippel resides in Working Artists Ventura, a sustainable artist community in southern California. In addition, he teaches art, is a web developer, an active blogger, and still high jumps from time to time.
As a passionate problem solver and a pragmatic optimist, Pete’s art and his life are full of exciting challenges.
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