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Thursday, November 28, 2019

Beyond Midlife Crisis


Much is made about the proverbial midlife crisis.  It is   a time when we seriously question where we’ve been and where we’re going.

But going somewhere, anywhere, seems better than going nowhere.  Since 2014, “increased mortality among the middle-aged” has been lowering overall life expectancy within the United States.

Midlife mortality is often caused by “drug overdoses, alcohol abuse, suicides and organ system diseases.”  Stress due to hard times is an underlying part of the problem.  This seems most prevalent within “northern New England and the Ohio Valley.”

Resources
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-life-expectancy-idUSKBN1Y02C7 

Copyright November 28, 2019 by Linda Van Slyke   All Rights Reserved

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