Researchers at the University College London explored how much of a person's life can be shortened by smoking. "[It] works out to be almost seven hours of life lost per pack," says the study's lead author.
I might be getting whooshed, but she’d be the same age “by now” unless there was some interstellar-type time travel going on. (Not trying to be a jerk, and your point still stands, just getting a small chuckle about the idea that someone not smoking would have aged an extra 20 years in the same amount of time).
Grandmothers on both sides were 1pack/day.
One died early 60’s from smoking, other is into her 90s still getting around on her own.
Imagine, if she hadn’t started smoking, at, say, twenty, your 90 year old grandma could be 110 by now.
Never thought of it that way.
I might be getting whooshed, but she’d be the same age “by now” unless there was some interstellar-type time travel going on. (Not trying to be a jerk, and your point still stands, just getting a small chuckle about the idea that someone not smoking would have aged an extra 20 years in the same amount of time).
Imagine if she not only never smoked, but ate well and meditated too, she’d be at least 185 today.