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bemildred

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14. Most of us alive today would not be without cheap energy.

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2015, 10:09 AM

Jan 2015

And most of the improvements in health and longevity are due to better nutrition, and a lot of our health and lifestyle issues are really nutrition and exercise issues.

That said, I can think of at least twice when modern medical interventions have saved my life. Probably several more that that.

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