My dad grew up in Poland and after seeing a report saying "85% of Americans die of heart attacks or cancer" he went on this long argument saying how its stupid that with all the modern medicine Americans are still dying from these diseases that were unheard of back when he was young. He asks me "Jeez, how come no one is dying of old age anymore?!"

 

Uh, anyone else see the humor in that?

 

 

 

Later on I was watching the History channel and they said "the German general seemed to have had some sort of skin cancer when he was 71, but surgeons removed the growth and the man lived to the age of 72 before dying of just plain old age."

 

 

 

Then today I was reading the topic "Freeze to Death, or Burn to Death?' and I came across this post

I would [choose] dying of ripe old age. no pain lol.

 

There it is again! Gah!

 

 

 

NEWS FLASH: People don't "die of old age" People die of cancer and liver failure and things like that. Dying of old age just means the person doesn't know why their dying but its really just cancer or something along those lines. Okay people?! Thank you, good luck and good night.

 

 

 

 

Yea, just wanted to get that out there. I don't think many people realize that.

What are you talking about? Once you're passed 50, you're dead. Maybe not physically, but you're dead on the inside, you're dead.

 

 

 

Hehe, nice post Trapical :P

Isn't it at age 25 when your body stops growing and slowly starts to die?

 

 

 

Also, is it fair to say that dying of old age means you're growing older, and things like heart failure happen, not because of any flaw in your body (like if it happened to someone young) but just because your body is wearing away?

Totally right. When my grandfather got cancer I didn't think "oh noes, cancer will kill him before his time", I thought that he was old and that that was how he'd die - to me that IS dying of old age.

 

 

 

He's not dead though, fortunately.

Hm, thanks for sharing.

well technically, you do start dying of "old age", which unfortunately comes at the ripe age of 30, varying for ages for different people of gender, race, size, composure etc.

 

 

 

as someone stated above it is around the 30 year old mark that the body does not produce as many of the essentials we need to grow and to repair our body to the full, minerals, amino acids etc. We actually start to "die" faster than the body can repair, however slow the process takes, 50, 60, 70 years etc.

 

 

 

And it is because of this that we become more prone to diseases, cancer, organ failure etc. When u say it is not "old age" that kills you it predominantly is, because we cannot fight off, and/or repair the body quickly enough to stop them from spreading etc.

 

 

 

Have you ever seen a ripe teenager die from a cold? Very very unlikely, because the amount of white blood cells produced and efficiency of them is second to none.

 

 

 

However it is not unlikely for a cold to progress and sometimes, tragically, kill an old person, because their body cannot fight the infection quickly and effectively enough.

 

 

 

finishing... in a way it is "old age" that can lead to the death of someone.

When you die of old age you actually die of oxygen poisining.

someone probably already posted this but..

 

your wrong!

 

dying of old age is from heart failure. not from any medical problems.

 

when you grow older, your heart grows weary, and eventually stops. (your heart is a muscle)

 

technically, old age is what makes your heart stop eventually (if no medical problems exist), so technically old age is a killer.

Actually, the more I read this thread (as in...twice) it does kind of smell like the old "Guns don't kill people..." debate.

1. Guns don't kill people, people kill people.

 

2. Therefore we should get rid of people.

 

3. The best thing for killing people is people.

 

4. Therefore we should have more people to kill people.

 

5. In hopes of less people.

1. Guns don't kill people, people kill people.

 

2. Therefore we should get rid of people.

 

3. The best thing for killing people is people.

 

4. Therefore we should have more people to kill people.

 

5. In hopes of less people.

 

 

 

That was sweet.

 

 

 

Like it has been said old age is what kills you, because your body starts to become less effective at taking care of its self. Its just that it seems like diseases are worse, people have always been dying from these things, but now with technology we can catergorize (sp?) them it seems like disease is much worse, but really it is the same.

I thought it was the grim reaper's job to kill old people? :|

You know what's weird.

 

 

 

I remember thinking that people did die of old age. I just never questioned it. I thought one night they just died in their sleep and never woke up again. It was weird when I realized that everybody dies of different ailments.

Such depressing topics nowadays... :(

Old age has nothing to do with cancer or any other disease. It has to do with your body saying "Well, that's enough of that crap." and shutting down. It just stops.

 

 

 

My grandma is like 92 and she just started showing signs of "old-age" like loss of hearing, eye sight, etc a couple years ago. She stopped going out shopping for groceries this year. She's still doing okay.

If my (future) wife dies before me, I want to die right after her burial.

 

 

 

and I don't want to die before her.

Off-Topic:

 

 

 

Trapical, havnt seen you forever...search your posts, and i realized why! You've Only posted in the Off-topic board and RSC General...makes sence...come back to rs, cuz these POH's are really fun.

Off-Topic:

 

 

 

Trapical, havnt seen you forever...search your posts, and i realized why! You've Only posted in the Off-topic board and RSC General...makes sence...come back to rs, cuz these POH's are really fun.

 

There are POHs? News to me :P

w00t suffering death FTW....

 

 

 

:(

 

 

 

if it comes down to that for me, im jumping off of a high building or out of an airplane. or some spectacular way to go out...

 

 

 

not so much suicide, but more of HEY! id rather go out with a nice adrenal. rush than sit here in my bed and waste away.

Old age has nothing to do with cancer or any other disease. It has to do with your body saying "Well, that's enough of that crap." and shutting down. It just stops.

 

 

 

My grandma is like 92 and she just started showing signs of "old-age" like loss of hearing, eye sight, etc a couple years ago. She stopped going out shopping for groceries this year. She's still doing okay.

 

 

 

loss of senses does not make you die.

 

but again: your heart muscle gets weaker as it continues to pump, causing a persons heart to stop after many years. in the medical feild it is heart failure, in commmon peoples homes it is 'old age'.

 

also, this is why heavier people tend to have a shorter life span; because they dont preform cardiac exercise as much, leading to a weaker heart muscle, leading it to stop earlier.

americans get heart diesase from not workign out and eating fast food all the time, and smoking, and being pure lazy.

 

im american but i know what to do to keep my self semi healthy, i eat fast food once a month if that

 

 

 

working out and eating right and not chain smoking will help amercian's greatly

 

 

 

~bmms

americans get heart diesase from not workign out and eating fast food all the time, and smoking, and being pure lazy.

 

im american but i know what to do to keep my self semi healthy, i eat fast food once a month if that

 

 

 

working out and eating right and not chain smoking will help amercian's greatly

 

 

 

~bmms

 

 

 

way to go and stereotype everyone in a country from a few bad examples.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

actually im just kidding, i agree with you :P

americans get heart diesase from not workign out and eating fast food all the time, and smoking, and being pure lazy.

 

im american but i know what to do to keep my self semi healthy, i eat fast food once a month if that

 

 

 

working out and eating right and not chain smoking will help amercian's greatly

 

 

 

~bmms

 

 

 

remember only AMERICANS get heart disease from eading fat food. :roll: . (there is a macdonalds across from the queens castle in england)

 

by the way, not eating bad foods just prevents your health from degrading, it doesnt make you healthier.

 

but eating GOOD foods does.

"When I die I want to go peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming and in agony like the passengers in his car."

americans get heart diesase from not workign out and eating fast food all the time, and smoking, and being pure lazy.

 

im american but i know what to do to keep my self semi healthy, i eat fast food once a month if that

 

 

 

working out and eating right and not chain smoking will help amercian's greatly

 

 

 

~bmms

 

 

 

remember only AMERICANS get heart disease from eading fat food. :roll: . (there is a macdonalds across from the queens castle in england)

 

by the way, not eating bad foods just prevents your health from degrading, it doesnt make you healthier.

 

but eating GOOD foods does.

 

 

 

i dont mean it as only americnas i ment usally die from that amcericans die from it, cuz were lazy

 

i know there is fast food places in other countrys

 

 

 

and the way you eat does have some effect on how your bodys acts

 

good foods could be healthers bad food could be worse its all about your bodys chemisty

 

 

 

~Bmms