This caught my eye in today's USA Today - one reason being that Frank Murray (101 years old) is a local guy
Centenarians increase in age and numbers
This snippet caught my eye...
Quote:
Studies suggest that people who remain healthy and vital far into their 80s or longer share some common characteristics. They're rarely obese. They get enough exercise. They eat healthful foods. And Fordyce says they have something else that gets them up and going every day: close ties to friends and family...
Murray has never been overweight, he has always been physically active, and he eats a lot of homemade soups loaded with vegetables. His life is a study in a thousand details — details that add up to a life well lived.
Murray gets up. Does his pre-dawn exercise routine. Eats his bowl of oatmeal. Does his chores...
Ask Murray about the downside of growing old, though, and you won't get much of a list. In fact, Murray is looking forward to the days or years he has left.
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A related article is about the "
Bare-Minimum Diet" purported to prolong life (by its promoters, anyway...)
I saw this diet covered not too long ago on Dateline (I think it was Dateline, anyway...) and IMO - keeping your calories down and making intelligent food choices is a good thing but these guys take it WAY too far!
If you want to live a long, healthy life, follow this 101 YO guy.
