cigar brandy
Thursday, March 27th, 2008
If stress, booze and tobacco is bad for you, then how come Winston Churchill lived to 91yrs?
It’s difficult to find a photograph of Churchill without a cigar in hands. The memoirs of his aides and colleagues all mention his constant smoking – even in the hot tub.
Then there was the drink – brandy mostly. Starting early each day. he would drink it constantly through the day, followed by champagnes and wines.
Stress. How can anyone who dealt with the Summer of 1940 not have suffered extreme stress levels. (he expected Britain would be overun). The remaining 5 years of WW2 would have created more stress. Plus his mistakes in WW1, difficulties in the twenties., rejection in 1945, and bouts of depression. Add all this to a diet high in fats, with none of the nutritional info we have today.
So how come he lived to be 91 years old – which is a good age for a man even by today’s standards.
Easy-
Cigars don’t have all the additives, chemicals, etc. that today’s cigarettes do. Plus, you don’t inhale a cigar like you do a cigarette. Even cigarettes of the WW1/2 eras didn’t have the chemicals that today’s do.
He was not living the sedentary lifestyle many live today. It’s amazing what being active, having to walk, etc. does for you.
His food didn’t have all the chemicals, hormones, steroids, and other stuff (collectively called s**t) that food today is chock-full of. Plus, it’s called portion size; he wasn’t eating a hubcap-sized plate piled high.
No high fructose corn syrup, no hydrogenated (trans) fats. Two things that, frankly, will shorten your life and kill you.
The other half of the equation is heredity. Some people live longer than others.
Cigar, Brandy and Whiskey
