Interesting Facts

According to figures released by the Office for National Statistics, we Brits are ill for one fifth of our lives. (Women suffer the most, being sick for 19 years on average, compared with men who are poorly for 16 years. The most worrying aspect is that healthy life expectancy — the time spent feeling well — is growing at a slower rate than actual life expectancy, which means we are facing old age and ill health. )

According to a survey from the London-based Institute of Economic Affairs retiring (stopping work) can make you miserable and ill. (The study found that after giving up work, the average adult was 60 per cent more likely to have at least one diagnosed illness. Retirement was also found to increase the risk of depression by 40 per cent. I hope the people running the survey are aware that people who retire are "old".  Personally I just want to be able to afford to retire.) Source