Dr. Jeff Bland

Type 1 diabetes. There's a ton of them, right?

Type 1 diabetes. There's a ton of them, right?

Type 1 diabetes. There's a ton of them, right?

Well, that's an interesting question. Just to jump on a sidetrack here for a minute. Is it true that women who haven't had babies or been pregnant don't have as much immune disease?

Well, that's an interesting question. Just to jump on a sidetrack here for a minute. Is it true that women who haven't had babies or been pregnant don't have as much immune disease?

Well, that's an interesting question. Just to jump on a sidetrack here for a minute. Is it true that women who haven't had babies or been pregnant don't have as much immune disease?

This whole puzzle of chronic disease, why we're seeing this epidemic. Some people say, oh, well, we didn't have it before because we didn't live that long. And everybody died at 40. Baloney. And that's not really not true. A lot of people live to be very old. Baloney. In many, many cultures. I mean, after you were born.

This whole puzzle of chronic disease, why we're seeing this epidemic. Some people say, oh, well, we didn't have it before because we didn't live that long. And everybody died at 40. Baloney. And that's not really not true. A lot of people live to be very old. Baloney. In many, many cultures. I mean, after you were born.

This whole puzzle of chronic disease, why we're seeing this epidemic. Some people say, oh, well, we didn't have it before because we didn't live that long. And everybody died at 40. Baloney. And that's not really not true. A lot of people live to be very old. Baloney. In many, many cultures. I mean, after you were born.

Not when I was in school in the 80s.

Not when I was in school in the 80s.

Not when I was in school in the 80s.

But the idea that these chronic diseases are only occurring because we're getting older and they're sort of a normal part of human development and aging, that they're kind of inevitable.

But the idea that these chronic diseases are only occurring because we're getting older and they're sort of a normal part of human development and aging, that they're kind of inevitable.

But the idea that these chronic diseases are only occurring because we're getting older and they're sort of a normal part of human development and aging, that they're kind of inevitable.

It's something I've heard people say, but I think there's a real flaw in that, because when you look at the historical records, like for example, the Native Americans and the Plains, they had this highest number of centenarians of any population at the turn of the last century, and they were living on bison.

It's something I've heard people say, but I think there's a real flaw in that, because when you look at the historical records, like for example, the Native Americans and the Plains, they had this highest number of centenarians of any population at the turn of the last century, and they were living on bison.

It's something I've heard people say, but I think there's a real flaw in that, because when you look at the historical records, like for example, the Native Americans and the Plains, they had this highest number of centenarians of any population at the turn of the last century, and they were living on bison.

And yes, you had a lot of maybe death and childbirth, infant mortality, that would affect life expectancy. We have extended life expectancy because of sanitation and hygiene and a lot of reasons, better medical care in some cases.

And yes, you had a lot of maybe death and childbirth, infant mortality, that would affect life expectancy. We have extended life expectancy because of sanitation and hygiene and a lot of reasons, better medical care in some cases.