Health

Garza Timeline

By Russell Coleman
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    20s - Healthy eating

    I will focus on reducing my junk food intake from my teenage years as my metabolism will begin to slow
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    20s - Physical Activity

    I will likely be working a desk job so I will try and go jogging every morning
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    20s - Preventative Health Care

    I will go to my doctor regularly and get checkups, following his advice

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    Reduction in junk food [Image]
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    30s- Physical Activity

    I will try and continue my habits from my 20s for the most part, but replacing some of the running with walks or bike rides in order to reduce pressure on my knees.
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    30s - Healthy Eating

    I will continue with my reduction in junk food from the 20s and strive to begin a Mediterranean diet, as I believe this will help to improve my overall health as I age.
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    30s - Preventative Health Care

    In my 30s I will focus more and more on my weight, as it should get increasingly harder to maintain my current BMI as I age, due to an even more slowing metabolism and likely a reduction in active lifestyle. I will go to have regular checkups with my doctor.

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    Bike [Image]

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    Mediterranean Diet [Image]
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    40s - Healthy Eating

    I will continue my Mediterranean diet from the 20s and completely eliminate all junk food from my diet, to the best of my ability.
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    40s - Preventative Health Care

    Now that I'm in my 40s many health issues will start to pop up or have a chance of popping up. I will need to start getting regular colonoscopies and blood tests around this time of my life.
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    40s - Physical Activity

    At this age, I expect physical activity to get even harder for me. I will do my best to put not a lot of strain on my knees, and transition entirely from jogging to biking.

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    Blood Test [Image]
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    50s - Preventative Health Care

    In this decade I'm really amping up my regular face time with my doctor, continuing my regular screenings and tests from the 40's, but even more. I'm also combining healthy eating and preventative health care by eating lots of calcium rich foods, which are necessary for older adults.
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    50s - Physical Activity

    At such an advanced age it will be hard for me to perform much physical activity, but I will do my best to exercise (again without much pressure on my knees, because my family has a bad history with knees). I will continue to bike, and maybe play a sport like tennis or golf which gets me outside without much jumping around.
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    50s - Healthy Eating

    In my 50's I will try and reduce my intake of red meats and other things that have negative impacts on the heart, while continuing my Mediterranean diet. Although by this time, technology likely means that food can now just be taken in pill form (and pills in food form).

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    Golf [Image]
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    60s - Preventative Health Care

    I will continue to get regular checkups from my doctor, with an emphasis on bloodwork and early screening for diseases like dementia and Alzheimer's which affect people around my age.
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    60s - Healthy Eating

    I will continue my move toward heart healthy food, cutting out egg yolk and red meats almost entirely, replaced by healthier Mediterranean options, including dark leafy greens for calcium.
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    60s - Physical Activity

    It will be very hard for me to be physically active at this age like I was in the past. My focus will be on golf and taking regular walks (at least 3 times a week) in order to get me out of my house and spend my free time from retirement.

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    Walking [Image]