Ponce de León may have been searching for the fountain of youth, but we're more interested in getting old.
While doctors and nutritionists can offer up suggestions on how to live a long, healthy life, the people who know the most about reaching a ripe age are those who have already done it – namely centenarians.
In order to unlock the secrets of living a long life, we've rounded up the tips and tricks that people who have reached 100 years of age have dished out. Their advice can sometimes be contradictory (some say to eat healthy, another says to drink three sodas a day) while other tips can be more general, like loving one another, but every response proves that there's a lot more living than just reaching a certain number.
Get a Positive Outlook
One-hundred-and-eight-year-old Arlena Labon of East Cleveland, Ohio, said the secret to longevity is to "love one another" and "treat one another good." (That might be a family motto as she also had a cousin who lived to be 114.)
Sarah Topol, a registered nurse who interviewed more than 1,300 people over 80 for a study on octogenarians, said that the most common trait she observed was that the participants were "upbeat, have a good sense of humor and just see the positive in life."
Stay Single
Jessie Gallan, who turned 109 in 2015, said her secret to a long life was "staying away from men.
"They're just more trouble than they're worth," she said.
While doctors and nutritionists can offer up suggestions on how to live a long, healthy life, the people who know the most about reaching a ripe age are those who have already done it – namely centenarians.
In order to unlock the secrets of living a long life, we've rounded up the tips and tricks that people who have reached 100 years of age have dished out. Their advice can sometimes be contradictory (some say to eat healthy, another says to drink three sodas a day) while other tips can be more general, like loving one another, but every response proves that there's a lot more living than just reaching a certain number.
Get a Positive Outlook
One-hundred-and-eight-year-old Arlena Labon of East Cleveland, Ohio, said the secret to longevity is to "love one another" and "treat one another good." (That might be a family motto as she also had a cousin who lived to be 114.)
Sarah Topol, a registered nurse who interviewed more than 1,300 people over 80 for a study on octogenarians, said that the most common trait she observed was that the participants were "upbeat, have a good sense of humor and just see the positive in life."
Stay Single
Jessie Gallan, who turned 109 in 2015, said her secret to a long life was "staying away from men.
"They're just more trouble than they're worth," she said.
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