60 Years Video Analysis

1. I enjoyed watching the 60 minutes video about the oldest old. This video gave me a lot of good insight on the lives of some of the oldest people, and interesting information about the aging process. The 90+ year olds in this video looked to have great lives. I would say they have some of the best quality of life that there is. All of them were very active, responsive and really seemed to be living life to the fullest. If I could live a life like the people in the video do I would have no problem living 90+ years. All of these people seemed to have great mental function and were very content with their daily lives. Unfortunately with age, can come illness so being 90+ can also have its downsides with constant trips to the doctor and any pain or discomfort and all around difficulties that come with various diseases. The most interesting fact for me was that having 2 drinks of any alcohol per day was correlated with living …show more content…
As time goes on and we learn more about aging and maintaining our health I can certainly see the public get behind changing the behavior that make us more prone to disease. I do not however see it changing too much from the way things are today. We already have a wealth of knowledge of things that that can be done to prevent disease and promote healthy lifestyles. Many organizations and people actively promote these ideals and they most are common knowledge to most people. We see constant changes in the way things like smoking are viewed. I do not see the government denying benefits to those who have not been proactive in preventing onset illness, but it could be possible for insurance to deny people certain benefits if they do not. I am not in favor of these policies, while it is great to educate and show people the ways that they can lead a healthier lifestyle, that decision is up to them. I don’t feel it is right to deny someone of something that they may need because they chose not to. It is certainly an interesting topic to think