How Health Priorities Change As You Age

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Keeping blood sugar stable
It seems the young way of doing things is going, going, going until realizing you’re absolutely starving because you haven’t eaten in 18 hours, eating a lot, and then repeating that cycle. But your blood sugar can’t survive that forever. Eventually, you reach an age when going without food for even four hours can lead to headaches, dizziness, and nausea. You need to snack a bit every few hours to keep your blood sugar stable.