[rscho]

How to hedge a bet 101:

1.you bet on risky stuff using something of value (money, health,...)

2.since you're unsure whether your bet will pay off, you bet some more on some other risky stuff, just to be sure.

BTW if you were wondering, of course all those proposed weird life-prolonging treatments are totally devoid of side-effects.

[BobaFloutist]

Never put 100% of your savings into a single slot machine. Take 10% of your savings to 10 different casinos and distribute them to 10 slot machines in each, in order to hedge.

[malfist]

Oh there's plenty of people selling "side effect free" life extension supplements. But there's another name for side effect free medication: effect free.