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What famous rich man forced his son to wear out the dresses of his older sisters?

John Rockefeller Jr. was the only son of the famous billionaire surrounded by four sisters. The children were brought up in austerity and economy, and John wore his sisters' dresses until the age of eight. Later, he did not hide this fact, but, on the contrary, was proud of it, considering this approach an important component of the family's prosperity.

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Why do people get old?

Do you know that in ancient Rome, the average life expectancy for people was only 23 years? Even 100 years ago in the USA it was 40 years. Most people prefer to live long and no one wants to grow old. But aging is a process that begins at birth and continues throughout life.

We know what happens to people as they get older and older. All functions and reactions of the body slow down. For some, a breakdown occurs, sensations become dull. Usually there is a loss in weight and height. Aging is also accompanied by deterioration of vision, partial deafness, hair turns gray, skin becomes flabby, bones lose their elasticity.

Not all people age the same way, but certain changes that come with age cannot be avoided by anyone. These are changes in body tissues and in all organs. For example, tissue cells of the kidneys, liver, pancreas and spleen begin to deteriorate. This happens because blood vessels begin to age, become less flexible, and tissue nutrition deteriorates.

Similarly, the functioning of the thyroid and other glands deteriorates. The entire circulatory system of the body begins to change with age and function less actively. These changes make life more difficult. Eyes, ears, bones and joints, blood, skin, hair, nails and teeth all begin to degenerate. In the process of aging, the amount of gastric juice in the gastric tract decreases. The tone of the muscles of the stomach and intestines is lost, blood circulation is disturbed. That is why older people are recommended a special diet.

Such changes are biological in nature and cannot be prevented. It's just that old tissues and organs can't do their job. But there is no uniformity here. A person in his sixties may have some of the tissues and organs of an octogenarian. And the rest of the organs can be in such good condition as a person of forty, thirty or even twenty years old.

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