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Central Alberta | I think it's true, but I don't know if it's been proved statistically. Even though farming is ranked near the top of stressful occupations, farmers do seem to live long lives. My father was still actively farming at 80, before he was killed in an accident.
I think most people believe that it's mostly due to a healthy lifestyle and healthy food, but I thing there might be one more reason, well water. Good well water has a lot of the trace elements that are disappearing from our farmland. Treated water supplies have had most of the minerals removed, therefore, it stands to reason that untreated well water probably has more trace minerals than other water.
I talked with a soil scientist from Cornell University, Ross Welch, and he has produced a lot of research showing that many of the elements we need, are no longer in the food we produce. Perhaps in addition to all the other healthy things farmers do, their drinking water may be helping them get into advanced old age. | |
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Why do farmers live longer than average?
