{"id":4637,"date":"2018-11-28T09:45:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T13:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kneedeepinit.com\/?p=4637"},"modified":"2020-02-02T18:55:48","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T22:55:48","slug":"how-long-can-we-live-like-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kneedeepinit.com\/how-long-can-we-live-like-this\/","title":{"rendered":"How Long Can We Live Like This?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the key reasons we wanted to retire early was so that could do a bunch of fun things while we’re still able to do them. I can imagine paddleboarding in the Caribbean when I’m 70, but I don’t think I’d like to be trying it for the first time at that age. I can imagine doing a lot of things at age 70 (snorkeling, swimming, hiking, etc.) but there are no guarantees in life. So we were motivated to get to it as soon as we could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We received a great question in a blog comment section (thanks Henry!): “My concern, as we get older, is maintaining our physical abilities (exercise) and medical facilities. Maybe one day you can expand on that in your blog?<\/em>“. So here we are expanding on that – keep those comments coming kneedeepers! I read this as “what do you do to stay healthy and live a long life?”, which is an important subject to us. We talk about it all the time and actually act on it too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In terms of physical health, it starts with what goes down your throat. Although there is a moderate resurgence of vegetable farming in Puerto Rico, it’s unlikely to ever be the same as our home state of Florida, which is the 2nd largest vegetable growing state in the country (after CA). Fortunately for all of us, PR imports a significant amount of vegetables from the States and even a few other countries. There seems to be fewer processed factory foods here than in the States, and that helps our general health. I like to say we don’t buy food, we buy groceries and make food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we go to the Veggie Stand on Tuesdays & Fridays (when the truck comes over on the ferry from mainland PR) we might find pineapples, root vegetables, oranges, lemons, limes, tomatoes, lettuce, kale, sprouts, nuts, melons and gourds, stone fruits, potatoes, onions, lychee, tamarinds, and more. It’s first come, first served, and when they’re out, they’re out. Some of it is local, but most of it is packaged from the U.S. or other places. My only real gripe is that the garlic, anywhere on this island, is from China and is likely to be unhealthy<\/a>. But regardless, this is a veggie stand, not a farmer’s market with all local produce, and it serves our need to eat fruit and veg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n