We’ve been lied to about our “longer lifespans”

Keep in mind, the Latin/Roman word for Senate, senatus, literally meant "collection of elderly men."

People who have a black and white view of the past are my least favourite type of person to talk to. You'll say something like "people in the past weren't obese" and the knee jerk reaction is "but they only lived until 30!?!?!?" as if people died of cholera because they weren't Walmart sized. It shuts down any conversation about the diseases of civilisation.

I think having peaceful a culture has done more for longevity than “mOdErN mEdIcInE”

I wonder if eliminating childhood mortality has allowed humanity to become weaker

I've noticed for a long time the "our ancestors died of old age at 35" talking point, and I always thought it was a simple misunderstanding of what "average" is, and how the average life expectancy in the past was affected by high infant mortality. Now I think there is something else going on: some people are hugely committed to the idea that life in the past sucked in every way. Why? It makes it easier for them to accept their current feelings of powerlessness and the ominous things going on in modern society. Power and money loves it when you accept living in the pod and eating the soy.

Stayin' Alive playing in the background while talking about chronic diseases had me chuckling

Phenomenal work boys

As well as most other things.

The reason they say we live longer now is because infant deaths have been drastically reduced but we actually live way shorter lives today.

Women often died during childbirth as well. Having children before the age of 16 increases your risk even today. And popping out 15 or 20 children also leads to early death. Not to mention the lack of cleanliness. In Victorian times a birth at home with a midwife was safter than with a doctor who might not have washed his hands after preforming an autopsy. Women produce their healthiest babies and have the least risk between 20 and 30. Age 25 being the ideal age for both. So all that made a drastic difference in lifespan for women. If you survived into menopause you had a great chance of living to old age.

I’m 69Y now in perfect health. But I have had a couple of major infections in my younger days. I probably would not be alive without antibiotics.

For proof of this, just visit the old cemeteries of Connecticut and Massachusetts. There you will see that, indeed, people from 350 years ago lived just as long as they do today. The reason this bogus claim came into being is due to the high infant and child mortality rates back then. This skews the average life expectancy numbers in a way that has for years made people believe that we live longer today.

The 30 years lifespan never did resonate with me..

Great video!!!!! Good job!

3:44 "Through all of human history, up until very recently, child and infant deaths were by far the biggest PROBLEM that we faced" That's the modern way to look at it. Some might say that this was essential to maintain a healthy population.

We are lied to about everything.

A great channel.

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I thought i remebered watching some guys making ice cream with honey on one of the vids on this channel but i cant find it now.Was it a link or a part of a video from this channel?

Great distinction between 'healthspan' and 'lifespan'