They eat more grouper. Ponce de Leon got it right, they say. Florida is a fountain of youth. No studies prove snowbirds live longer, said Dr. Joseph Hayes, a Glenville physician. We know that the less active you are, that accelerates the aging process.
Blood pressure goes up, cholesterol goes up, kidney function and lung function tends to decline.
Increased activity might not extend their lives. It's freezing out. Each winter they join 21,000 others at The Villages, a self-contained retirement community in Lady Lake, Central Florida. Then she visited them at The Villages. Take Doug and Jackie Reynolds of North Greenbush.