I have eaten dry mixes that were 12 years past the expiration date, canned food that was 6 years past and kept eggs for 6 months without refrigeration. Handled and stored properly they say eggs will last over a year entirely without refrigeration. I have encountered canned food that was bad.
Word Origin & History. regimen mid-15c., act of governing, from O.Fr. regimen (14c.), from L. regimen rule, guidance, government, from regere to rule (see regal). Medical sense of course of diet, exercise, etc. for sake of health first recorded late 15c.
[Middle English enduren, from Old French endurer, from Latin indÅ«rÄre, to make hard : in-, against, into; see en-1 + dÅ«rus, hard; see deru- in Indo-European roots.] Synonyms: endure, bear1, stand, abide, suffer, tolerate. These verbs mean to put up with something, especially something difficult, annoying, or painful. Endure stresses forbearance in the face of ongoing difficulties: Human life is everywhere a state in which much is to be endured and little to be enjoyed (Samuel Johnson).