You are going to die at specific day and hour, but you do not know when it will be. I don't believe that there is anything you can do to change that. If you eat healthy and exercise you are just making the time you have on this earth healthier, but not longer. You should do whatever you can to stay healthy and live an active life, but don't think by doing so you are going to live to be 100.
I have had family members that ate quality food and were very active that died in their early 60's. I have also had family members that ate what they wanted and lived to be in their 90's. The difference is that the ones that died in their 60's never got sick and they felt great, but the ones in their 90's had health issues that went far beyond just old age.
The question you have to ask yourself is how do you want to spend the last five to ten years of your life? Do you want to spend it sick or do you want it to be pleasant? I think everyone wants to know that they were able to enjoy their last years on earth before they die, and that is why you should eat healthy and exercise. Do it for your health not for your "longevity". Yes there may be ways to prove that you can extend your life by eating right, but I believe that God knows when you are going to die, and nothing is going to change that day. However, I do believe God can change His mind if He wants to.
So I just want everyone to know that IT IS IMPORTANT to take care of your body by eating healthy and exercising, but you should enjoy life as well. Don't eat garbage all the time but do enjoy what you love to eat, because you may die young anyway. You have no way of knowing, and you may not die from being sick or having a heart attack. Those are not the only things that cause death. So be healthy, eat right, and exercise, but do remember to enjoy life a little, because you are NOT going to live forever.
Don't take life too seriously... you'll never get out of it alive!
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