Not sure it is about growing old any more. I have heard of more healthy young athletes dying from heart attacks & know of people in their 50's having strokes that was unheard of in my younger days.....& so many are having blood clot issues really young that was also unheard of....& this is just in the small town I live in vs the 54 years I lived in Los Angeles. Something is sure different even with the medical advances. Seems there are medical emergencies hitting out of the blue that medical advances can't help because it is many times too late by the time they get to them.
I have seen people sicker after taking meds that are supposed to help them than for those of us who choose a natural way to deal with the issues.