My wife is a trainer, specializing in the extremely minor aliments of the
unimaginably wealthy, so she keeps me well-informed on the many reasons why
I should lose weight, work out in the gym every day, swim more laps, eat far
less meat, walk rather than take the subway, and so on.
But beekeeping certainly does not enhance longevity.
Neither did Dannon yogurt:
http://youtu.be/R9RJBgNB1ZI
But some of those with the best chances of living longer would also have the
time and money to continue to keep bees in old age, thus passing a unique
"fitness test".
So, beekeeping, or any other "active hobby" is an easy way to identify the
healthiest of the elderly, and it is a good bet that the most active of the
elderly will live longer.
Even simple walking speed alone is a good predictor of remaining lifespan:
http://scientificamerican.com/article/walking-speed-survival/
http://tinyurl.com/z52yvek
It seems fairly clear that having health insurance implies that one will see
a doctor when one needs a doctor, and thus, tend to live longer as a result.
This does not sound to me like a claim that would be "controversial" in any
country other than the US.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/05/12/stateline-health-insura
nce-death-rates/8999769/
http://tinyurl.com/jsjjna5
But Medicare does not pay as well as private insurance, so outcomes are not
as good for those using Medicare, which is "most people".
http://chicagopolicyreview.org/2013/11/18/death-by-insurance-disparities-in-
healthcare-outcomes-based-on-payment-methods/
http://tinyurl.com/hhjely2
"the data indicate that patients with Medicare may receive inferior care for
certain medical issues in comparison to patients using private insurance at
the same hospital"
And to narrow it down further, there is a direct link between wealth and
lifespan, but if one is poor, living in specific areas, such as large cities
where one must walk, and where top-notch hospitals are found, results in
significantly longer lifespans than living in an extremely rural or
economically depressed area.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/04/11/upshot/for-the-poor-geography-
is-life-and-death.html?_r=0
http://tinyurl.com/j55dcqd
(Open in "incognito" mode to avoid the NY Times paywall)
Some studies have simplified it down to wealth alone. Yes, it seems that
one CAN buy time, but it is via having the opportunity and the coaching when
younger to get in the habit of exercising, avoiding eating junk, and not
smoking, or drinking to excess that pays off in the long run, not the money
to buy more healthcare in old age.
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/04/more-money-more-life-the
-depressing-reality-of-inequality-in-america/360895/
http://tinyurl.com/my9z8qe
It used to be that the poor were thin, and the rich fat, now it is the other
way 'round.
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