I recently picked a new primary care physician. After two visits and exhausted lab tests, she said I was doing “fairly well” for my age.
A little concerned about that comment, I couldn’t resist asking her “Do you think I’ll live to be 80?”
She asked, “Do you smoke tobacco or drink beer or wine?
“Oh, no,” I replied. I’m not doing drugs either.
Then she asked, “Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?”
I said, “No, my other doctor said that all red meat is unhealthy.”
“Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?”
“No, I don’t,” I said.
She asked , “Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have lots of sex?”
“No, I don’t do any of those things.”
She looked at me and said, “Then WHY do you want to live to 80?”