2 outta 3 ain't bad...

I hate garlic.

Sticky Hands: I hate garlic.

I'll eat your garlic for you, but you'll have to pick my nose.

LavenderWolf: Picking my nose RIGHT NOW.

Is it healthier if you wipe it or eat it?

I'll say this, I grew up in a family that hated garlic and I got sick all the time when I was a kid. At least two or three times each winter. My wife and I now eat a sh*t ton of garlic and, combined, I bet we've been sick twice in the last five years, and neither time was anything but a mild cold.

And it's not like I live a really healthy lifestyle otherwise.

There are only two major lifestyle changes I've made since getting sick a lot as a kid: I eat a lot of garlic and drink a lot of alcohol. It's a winning combination.

PirateKing: I jam garlic up my nose so I can live forever!

Add some basil and you can sneeze pesto!

The one thing poor people will never understand is how important it is to be born rich. It's something they should've done early in life, but they were too busy buying big screen cell phone televisions.

sinanju: Will live forever:

Should've died yesterday:

I could get behind eating about two pounds of chocolate a week.

L33t Squirrel: theorellior: I could get behind eating about two pounds of chocolate a week.

So could I, but then my behind would be a problem. :-\

Sez you.

/Cue the double bass lines...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Zone

Five Blue Zones have been identified by Buettner:[2]

Sardinia, Italy: One team of demographers found a hot spot of longevity in mountain villages where men reach the age of 100 years at an amazing rate.
The islands of Okinawa, Japan: Another team examined a group that is among the longest lived on Earth.
Loma Linda, California: Researchers, studied a group of Seventh-day Adventists who rank among America's longevity all-stars. Residents of these three places produce a high rate of centenarians, suffer a fraction of the diseases that commonly kill people in other parts of the developed world, and enjoy more healthy years of life.[3]
Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica: The Nicoya Peninsula was the subject of research on a Quest Network expedition which began on January 29, 2007.[4]
Icaria, Greece: The April '09 expedition to the island of Ikaria uncovered the location with the highest percentage of 90 year-olds on the planet - nearly 1 out of 3 people make it to their 90s. Furthermore, Ikarians "have about 20 percent lower rates of cancer, 50 percent lower rates of heart disease and almost no dementia".[5]

Money is not the secret to longevity or happiness.

Avoiding stress is the secret to longevity and happiness. Money is just a very good way to avoid stress and buy things that make you happy, like time, for instance. Having it, not necessarily making it is very destressing. Making money can be quite stressful. Having money can also be a pain in the butt, but not if you do it right.

Other very good ways to avoid stress: live on an island or peninsula or in some other isolated area (see blue zones, above for models); live the slow life; exercise the virtue of compasion (according to the Dalai Lama, the core of Buddhism and more important than believing in God(s) or religious practices; keep physically active without overdoing it; and so on and so forth.

Family can be an immense source of stress or it can be an immense sink for stress. This is where virtue, especially compassion, comes into the equation. The same goes for religion. It can be a source or a sink of stress.

To save time, why not plug your nose with garlic cloves and dunk your head in hydrogen peroxide?

;)

There are a lot of crazy theories about hydrogen peroxide. In my experience, it is good cleaning your teeth (although I can't guarantee that it isn't damaging) and taking some stains off of clothing or dishes or stuff. Safer than bleach, at least.

WeenerGord: she ascribed her longevity to olive oil, which she poured on her food and rubbed into her skin

Why would anybody any white person rub olive oil on their skin?

Olive oil is a traditional moisturizer and skin protector in the Mediterranean and Middle East. Unlike bathing, it does not remove essential skin oils that help prevent disease and shield the skin from its natural enemies. It may also suffocate vermin which survive hot water easily.

The Ancients would rub it on, softening the skin, and then scrape it off, along with sweat, dirt, and dander, using dull wide blades like those used for scraping animal hides. This is how they exfoliated. The oil was often perfumed and mixed with various dermatological and cosmetic substances, but just as often rancid and low quality second or worse pressing. You really had to choose your bath house carefully if you weren't rich enough to have a bath of your own. "Turkish" bath horror stories continue to be told yea, unto to this day.

It's a lot cheaper to use olive oil than modern beauty products and about as effective. You can still buy olive oil-based soaps. You can also use other salad ingredients such as vinegar, cucumbers, etc.

WeenerGord: she ascribed her longevity to olive oil, which she poured on her food and rubbed into her skin

Why would anybody any white person rub olive oil on their skin?

I'm using Greek olive oil soap. Just for now. Mom manages a day spa and they had some bars they were trying to get rid of. Nice stuff - thick lather but it rinses off clean. No oily residue.

IXI Jim IXI: Every time I go to Fire+Ice in Providence, I end up having them make something with about 40 cloves of garlic in it. My wife claims I smell of garlic for the next two days.

:shrug: I can smell it for an hour or so, then the smell goes away, so she must be hallucinating ;)

When I used to eat out with my parents, if one ordered the garlic bread the other would have to eat it, too. Otherwise, someone was sleeping on the couch.