Back in the days when humans still lived in a pristine relationship with nature, a woman my age wouldn’t have spent more than four decades eating genetically altered food, unknowingly consuming insecticide with her vegetables, and noshing on processed snacks packed with preservatives. She wouldn’t have spent all those years parked on her voluminous rump, getting no physical exercise most of each day.
That’s because in those days, a woman my age would have been dead for twenty years.
Come on, face it: Statistically speaking, modern conveniences have given a lot more than they’ve taken in terms of healthy and longevity. [...]