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.

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.

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.

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