Things That Bang

A friend of mine had an enlarged liver recently. Like me she likes her alcohol. While I prefer Whiskey on rocks she is generally a beer drinker. I naturally assumed she had one two many with her colleagues and friends. But it wasn't drinking that caused it. Too much drinking screws the metabolism and she rarely indulges; it was the food. She had been eating out too much. And it wasn't as if she was eating road side food but food from the canteen, restaurants and hotels. Three times a week she eat out, had an occasional beer and her liver went for a toss. Heart attacks are becoming common between the ages of 30-35. Blame it on bad food habits, stressed out lives, clogged arteries, high cholesterol levels, lack of exercise and the belief that we all will live forever. I've been hearing horror stories of the young getting old people diseases. Makes me wonder how many of us will get to see the grand old age of 70 the rate at which we are going. We all know that healthy lifestyle is the key, eating at home with less oil or 'ghee', drinking less and excercising is a must. But when we socialize or get up at crack of dawn and return home late at home- home cooked meals doesn't seem plausible.