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remember when there used to be all these articles about how people in europe live longer than americans because they drink red wine and eat more olive oil or bullshit like that? turns out it was universal healthcare the whole time

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[–] yote_zip@pawb.social 67 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Owning horses makes you live longer too. Or maybe it's that only rich people own horses? Does putting the olive oil on the horses help at all? I'm down to try anything at this point.

[–] GMkOz2MkLbs2MkPain@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'd be interested if anyone has ferreted out if that does make you live longer once adjusted for income. On the one hand you get a bunch of physical exercise and emotional bonding caring for the animal (moving hay, moving water, moving the horse, moving manure, etc.) which I suspect would still improve life expectancy. On the other hand I know plenty of folks who have been killed or ended up with serious spinal injuries due to riding accidents.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

On the other hand I know plenty of folks who have been killed or ended up with serious spinal injuries due to riding accidents.

Owning, not actually riding.

[–] Patches@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

On the one hand you get a bunch of physical exercise and emotional bonding caring for the animal

I see you have only met one subset of people who own horses.

We call them horse poor.

[–] CharlesMangione@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I'm pretty sure the horses are supposed to put the olive oil on you, actually.

[–] xpinchx@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Ur trying to live longer? I'm trying to speed run this shit, I'm gonna start smoking again when I'm 50.