Why Do I Have to Die?

Key points

Every cell of our body ages slowly, every day, because of the way we obtain energy from our food.

The problem is that we must breathe oxygen in order to survive, and the oxygen by-products are toxic.

The best way to live a long life is to either consume less food or breathe less oxygen.

Alternatively, we can consume antioxidant foods that protect us from oxygen.

Here is the most profoundly important, and most profoundly obvious, statement that you will read today: The longer you are alive, the more likely you are to die. This is true for you, your dog, the birds and the bees and lizards and reptiles and flies, etc. Why is this? What do you and these other creatures do every day that gets us all closer to death? The answer contains the solution to slowing how fast we are app