The injury caused by accidents isn't cumulative but sudden, the kind of "instant aging" all of us hope to avoid. Many accidents, particularly auto accidents, are fatal, and these fatalities can often be avoided. An injury from an accident can trigger a chain reaction. For example, if you get into a car accident and aren't wearing your seat belt, you might very well injure your back. That prevents you from staying active and exercising. When you quit exercising, you gain weight, so your low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "lousy" cholesterol, blood pressure, and stress levels all increase, and your arteries begin to show signs of age. Or, you rupture your bladder in a car accident and need treatment for life. All of a sudden, you are living the life of someone much older. Just because you forgot to buckle your seat belt.
The injury caused by accidents isn't cumulative but sudden, the
kind of "instant aging" all of us hope to avoid. Many accidents,
particularly auto accidents, are fatal, and these fatalities can
often be avoided. An injury from an accident...
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Dr. Michael Roizen answered:The injury caused by accidents isn't cumulative but sudden, the kind of "instant aging" all of us hope to avoid. Many accidents, particularly auto accidents, are fatal, and these fatalities can often be avoided. An injury from an accident can trigger a chain reaction. For example, if you get into a car accident and aren't wearing your seat belt, you might very well injure your back. That prevents you from staying active and exercising. When you quit exercising, you gain weight, so your low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "lousy" cholesterol, blood pressure, and stress levels all increase, and your arteries begin to show signs of age. Or, you rupture your bladder in a car accident and need treatment for life. All of a sudden, you are living the life of someone much older. Just because you forgot to buckle your seat belt.
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