So... Great feedback. Enjoying reading it.

I am a little surprised though that alcohol has become the focal point and not fitness, which was not my intent. But I can see from the way I expressed myself at the start, alcohol became the main subject.

And yet... I also deduce from the Cooper study that fitness is of greater import and consequence. Without fitness we risk obesity, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, even likely mental heath issues. And they say that fitness is also a defense against some cancers, slowing down their progression. I think these are bigger factors in Aging Well than just alcohol.

As @karen22 implied, the Grim Reaper will get us all one way or another eventually. Even Jack Lalanne! I used to swim on a Masters team with older guys. In the locker room we joked that we were still swimming hard because we "wanted to be healthy when we died" 😉

When I retired, a friend gave me the book "Younger Next Year". Highly recommended!. The author's main message is that, now that you are retired and not spending all those hours in the office, you're getting old and you HAVE to devote a significant amount of time and priority to cardio/aerobic and muscle health. Not just the golf course.

Easy for me because I have always gotten up early to run before work.
Like drinking I guess everyone has an idea of what the right amount of exercise is, from a walk around the block to a hard training triathlete. And "Younger Next Year" is very clear about what that right amount is. And his "Harry's Rules" are spot on.