I've never had the flu, and I'm curious to know why. I have a few theories:
1) I think not having kids might play a part, as every parent of young kids I know always seems to be catching stuff from them. Edit: maybe the stress of having young kids also plays a part.
2) I don't think it's the food I eat as I eat a pretty poor diet, but I do wonder if it might be the amount of food I eat as it's relatively little (I'm at the low end of the healthy BMI range), and scholar seems to have a few studies relating constant CR to a better immune system.
3) I'm a lifelong public transport user. One the one hand people say this might help build up the immune system but it doesn't quite fit with 1).
4) I avoid touching stuff like public door handles and taps.
> One of the scariest thoughts I have ever had is that we truly are alone
As someone quite new to this discussion, can I ask why? My only immediate reaction is a mild one going the other way: that being alone is reassuring as it means there is not this extra potential threat out there.
> What if moving away from animal foods in our diets causes an increase in heart disease, cancer and overall mortality?
This seems like a very strange thing to say, given that the scientific consensus seems to suggest we'll see the opposite effect:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26853923 - This comprehensive meta-analysis reports a significant protective effect of a vegetarian diet versus the incidence and/or mortality from ischemic heart disease (-25%) and incidence from total cancer (-8%). Vegan diet conferred a significant reduced risk (-15%) of incidence from total cancer.
Wrt driving less, people go for the easier option, and it's far easier to eat less meat than to drive less.
1) I think not having kids might play a part, as every parent of young kids I know always seems to be catching stuff from them. Edit: maybe the stress of having young kids also plays a part.
2) I don't think it's the food I eat as I eat a pretty poor diet, but I do wonder if it might be the amount of food I eat as it's relatively little (I'm at the low end of the healthy BMI range), and scholar seems to have a few studies relating constant CR to a better immune system.
3) I'm a lifelong public transport user. One the one hand people say this might help build up the immune system but it doesn't quite fit with 1).
4) I avoid touching stuff like public door handles and taps.
5) Obligatory Simpsons explanation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI0euMFAWF8