Start in the middle years to expand interests and horizons. The greater the number of interests, the larger the circle of potential friends and acquaintances, the greater the opportunity for new learning, the less the chance of becoming bored. Recent studies show that variety of interests may be even more important than family history of longevity as a predictor of life expectancy.
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People who travel to areas where there is endemic infection or who contract intestinal infections from contaminated food may develop fever, diarrhea, and intestinal cramps. Many of these appear to be viruses that are self-limited and can be treated symptomatically with a low-fiber diet and such anti-diarrheal medications as kaolin and pectin (Kaeopectate), or bismuth (Pepto-Bismol).
