The secret to a long life.

[Goonie]

What’s the secret of the supercentenarians? They don’t really exist | Torsten Bell

Many people say they’re living to 100-plus years. But research lauded with an Ig Nobel prize shows some claims are spurious

www.theguardian.com

Pension fraud.

 

[mindlight]

What’s the secret of the supercentenarians? They don’t really exist | Torsten Bell

Many people say they’re living to 100-plus years. But research lauded with an Ig Nobel prize shows some claims are spurious

www.theguardian.com

Pension fraud.

Being boring, no extremes.

 

[Lost4words]

Marrow bone...there is no secret in that. Daily marrow bone. Freshly dug up...

 

[trophy33]

The traditional blue zones are basically all based on wrong data. Even their supposed diets were manipulated to look plant based.

Real blue zones are Hong Kong, Switzerland, Andorra, Scandinavia, Spain, Singapore, Japan, South Korea...

High economical development, clean living, high quality food, active (limited car usage) life style.

 

[Servus]

I think extreme longevity is mainly due to genetics. Plenty of people who were vegans and exercised a lot etc, died in their 80s. Whereas others who lead an average lifestyle made it into their 90s and 100s.

One woman named Jeanne Calment who lived to be 122, smoked most of her life and imbibed to the end

I remember her because of a story I read. In France there's a custom that if you agree to take care of an elderly person, you inherit all their stuff. A man made this deal with her when she was in her 90s, and she outlived him. His children had to continue caring for her.

 

[trophy33]

I think extreme longevity is mainly due to genetics. Plenty of people who were vegans and exercised a lot etc, died in their 80s. Whereas others who lead an average lifestyle made it into their 90s and 100s.

One woman named Jeanne Calment who lived to be 122, smoked most of her life and imbibed to the end

I remember her because in France there's a custom that if you agree to take care of an elderly person, you inherit all their stuff. A man made this deal with her when she was in her 90s, and she out lived him. His children had to continue caring for her.

I always wonder how would such people with extraordinary genetics look like and how long would they live if they lived as healthily as possible and even utilized the anti-aging procedures and treatments we have today.

However, its difficult to say it was because of some genetic quirk. Maybe it was something protective she ate or did (like caloric restriction?)... its hard to know for sure.

 

[RileyG]

I think extreme longevity is mainly due to genetics. Plenty of people who were vegans and exercised a lot etc, died in their 80s. Whereas others who lead an average lifestyle made it into their 90s and 100s.

One woman named Jeanne Calment who lived to be 122, smoked most of her life and imbibed to the end

I remember her because of a story I read. In France there's a custom that if you agree to take care of an elderly person, you inherit all their stuff. A man made this deal with her when she was in her 90s, and she outlived him. His children had to continue caring for her.

She ate 2 pounds of chocolate per week and apparently had only one drop of wine and one cigarette per day.

It’s mind boggling.

Sadly she outlived her children.