The Secrets of How to Live to 100
I don’t know about you, but I want to have lifelong health and learn the secrets of how to live to 100 years or beyond! There are plenty of role models in this world letting us know that age doesn’t matter; it doesn’t have to stop movement, exploration, learning, beauty, self-expression. Your true self is love, it’s wisdom, and it doesn’t stop.
With that in mind, I am presenting links to articles and videos on centenarians and how they made it to age 100 or more.
The Secrets of How to Live to 100
Exercise
I have to begin by saying that I truly believe that exercise is the fountain of youth. Ponce de Leon was looking for an actual fountain, of something in the water, for that miracle serum that you might get out of a bottle. But our bodies were made to move, and as long as we’re moving we shall keep going. As they say, use it or lose it.
So let’s start with a sage yoga master. And then I have various other points of view below on what might be the secrets of how to live to 100. I was surprised and you probably will be, too!
Here is a video by Advanced Style of Tao Porchon-Lynch, a 98-year-old yoga master:
After watching this video, I felt that energy and spirit are the forces of life that emanate youth. This woman is in touch with that source energy. Since I started blogging for women over 60, I have seen so many vibrant older women. I have come to the conclusion that energy is youth.
Diet
And then there’s the Mediterranean diet. Research is showing that it is a key to living a longer life. The main components of the Mediterranean diet are fruits, vegetables, olive oils and nuts, because they have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. For more information on this diet, see “Eating the Mediterranean diet may lead to a longer life” at CNN.”
Whiskey, Sex and Whatever Makes You Happy!?
I came across this article that would make anyone curious: “REVEALED: Centenarians shocking secrets to a long life”. After reading the article, I’m not sure there is anything in particular to do to ensure long life, other than whiskey, sex, and whatever makes you happy…especially when I found articles about a centenarian who attributes his long life to eating at Mickey D’s! What really counts seems to be just doing what you enjoy. So follow your bliss.
All About Centenarians at Huff Post
For a host of articles and videos about centenarians, see Huffington Post’s index on the subject.
In one of the Huff Post articles, “Here’s What 7,707 Years Of Wisdom From America’s Centenarians Tell Us,” photographer Paul Mobley shot photos of centenarians all over the United States.
“He noted that all centenarians had two things in common: they stayed active throughout their lives and made sure they had something to look forward to every single day ― whether it was a call from a loved one or playing pool with a friend. In addition, after researching the book, Mobley says he believes longevity is just 30 percent genetics and 70 percent how you live your life.
“If you sit on your couch, lose contact with friends and don’t stay active, you go pretty quick,” he said.
Here’s one of the Huff Post videos on the first 100-year-old to model for Vogue magazine:
In Conclusion:
If you want to live a very long life, like I do, try the Mediterranean diet, regular exercise, and enjoying life while you have it (which means doing whatever you love to do, including eating and drinking whatever you like, sex or no, etc. 😉 So I guess it’s totally up to you in the end!
Joy is the key.
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What a fantastic post, Angie! Taking care of one’s health is an essential part of living a long and healthy life!
And yet, joy is the most important contributor to living a long life. So taking care of one’s health is an individual thing, where you choose your favorite foods and exercises for your highest good. Because if you hate your exercise routine or force yourself to eat healthy foods that you don’t enjoy, you won’t get the full benefit from it. Or if you take care of your health but don’t have any fun, your overwork and unhappiness will take their toll.
Great post! My dissertation decades ago was on exercise addiction (usually a positive “addiction”), so I couldn’t agree more. Plus I worked during grad school in an obesity lab. Yes, all important!
Ooh, great to hear from such a knowledgeable person as you! Thanks for validating the notion that exercise could very well be the fountain of youth.