Living over 100

[Misoi]

Hi guys! I thought I'd share an interesting comparison between my two families from the paternal and the maternal side.

My dad's family is X and they would dine on anything and everything that was pasta, pizza, all that with mozzarella cheese on top. And of course, meat, meat, meat. My mother's family lived a very simple lifestyle in a different part of the world.

[Eva]

Unfortunately, relatives on both sides of my family eat horribly and most die of cancer or heart disease by their 60s or 70s. :(

But, I do have info to share. My ex-boyfriend's grandparents were such an inspiration to me. We went to see some of his family in the outskirts of Philadelphia, small town central. His grandparents were both in their early 90s and doing SO WELL. I would never have believed they were older than their 70s!!!

The grandmother did not work, but she did a lot of volunteer work throughout her life. She was quite the reader and had a lot of hobbies, like knitting. She was so kind and I remember she had a welcoming gift for me. LOL. It was interesting. She gave me a lovely perfume and some Dior lipsticks and lotions.

The grandfather was STILL working!!!! But only for a few hours every day. He was a stock broker and had been at the same office for decades. He had also, for DECADES walked two miles from their house to the train station to get into the city. When I met them (about 8 years ago), his daily schedule was to go into work, work for a few hours, lunch with colleagues, then head back. We did this with him on one of the days we were there. He seemed to have it made, big fancy office and no stress at work.

At the house, he had this collection of journals that was from DECADES of recording the weather and some other details every single day. He was schooled at Yale I know because his son and also my ex went there. And he was quite the reader! His library was SO full -- maybe thousands of books!!! And we all had a lively discussion about the "latest" Trollope book Ben and I were reading. It's funny, he had all of his books, but he discussed the book (I think it was Barchester Towers if anyone cares LOL) like he had read it on the same day!!

They were both joyful and so friendly and intelligent.

I have NO idea what they would eat on a normal day. They had a private chef who served us dinner. It was NOT raw, I think it was something like fish, veggies, I dunno.

Anyways, what is to be gained from them? LOL, apparently living a life free of stress and full of wealth, family, walking, smiles, hobbies, and books is a very good combination.

[Eva]

Oh by the way!!! That was about 8 years ago that I met them -- and I know they're still OK because I am still friends with my ex. They may just be over 100 now. Sheesh, his grandparents on his mom's side were inspirational too, but they've both recently passed on (in their 90's).

[Misoi]

Happiness is definitely important, that's for sure :p And raw food can also contribute to our good mood! So that's two more points for raw, mwaha!

[mongodelight]

As your living in the moment it doesnt matter if u achieve 1000 years or 25. Just go with flow, try to reach a quality of life other people not even dream about. If u re really alive you have no time to think about death and how old u can get.

You have enough time to get to a good balance complete raw diet. If u stay raw you are potenzial is at least 100 years. For me(20), 120 years is surely possible when i stay raw. But i dont think about this to often. Tommorow you could be knocked over by a car.

But if nothing like that happens my goal is to reach at least 100 years.

[Conscious Midwife]

Don't have much to add other than I "feel" like I'm gonna live to 114.

Not because I'm as healthy as I need to be YET!

Just keep having this feeling that I've lived a third of my physical life so far and that the party is just about to get started.

[Misoi]

As your living in the moment it doesnt matter if u achieve 1000 years or 25. Just go with flow, try to reach a quality of life other people not even dream about. If u re really alive you have no time to think about death and how old u can get.

You have enough time to get to a good balance complete raw diet. If u stay raw you are potenzial is at least 100 years. For me(20), 120 years is surely possible when i stay raw. But i dont think about this to often. Tommorow you could be knocked over by a car.

But if nothing like that happens my goal is to reach at least 100 years.

Hehe, what you say is true. But no worries, I am not in distraught about death or age. :) I was just reflecting on how both of my families had different outcomes possibly due to their diet.

[juliesvoyage2]

My grandfather used to tell we grandkids, "My goal is to live long enough to see you graduate from high school, see your sister get married, etc." As we got older, more milestones were added. Now he wants to live long enough to see me get my PhD, but I told him that if he wants to live to see me have kids, he better live to be over 100 (He's 90 now). The key in his life has been his cat, Winston, which we got him as a present after he said, "We didn't let your dad have any pets growing up, but if I could find a cat as nice as yours, I would like it." Winston has given him someone to love and loves him back. He has said that Winston gives him a reason to wake up every morning. :)

[SheLovesToEat]

my dear ex husband ....(yeah he is a really nice guy) his grandfather has a garden and has eaten mostly from it all his life. hes lived in one place and worked hard as a farmer for the first 55 years and then as a building contractor up till 10 years ago. hes out lived his first wife and then at 70 got married again to his second wife who recently passed away.
Grandad is 107 now..... and we do hope he keeps going LOL.

[ShantiLove]

My grandmother is 94 and still doing great, mentaly fresh like a young person.
I always think of Gabriel Cousens talking about calorie restriction. My grandmother has as long as I know been eating really little. She has always forced more food on the rest of us, but only eating maby one or two potatoes a small spot of gravy and a small slice of meat herself. And she would eat slowly. The rest of us could eat two big portions at the same time it took her to finish her tiny meal. Maby cousens is right about the calorie restriction, that it will prolong our life !?
She does have blocked blodveins in her leg, so it is not healthy foods she has been eating. But still.....

[trinut001]

My great grandmother on my mom's side lived to be 103. She was one tough cookie and only 4"11..lol. My grandparents (my mom's parents) are still alive and they both just celebrated their 90th birthday this summer. My grandfather's family is all gone. They all died from either heart attacks or lung cancer for the most part. I think my grandparents are so healthy as they refuse to take any drugs of any kind. My grandmother was in the hospital this year (they thought she had a stroke but thank goodness it wasn't) and my mom had to hide her pills in her food to get her to take them. My grandparents usually only eat dinner. They will have meat, potatoes and a veggie for dinner every night. I hope they live to be over 100! It is hard because I moved away 1.5 years ago and I haven't seen them in over a year.

[snoops]

My grandmother lived to 95 and her father 98. They were farmers. So I credit their longevity with hard work and eating what they grew and raised. It used to amazed me to watch my 50 and 60 year old grandmother throwing hay bales around. She worked as hard as my grandfather AND she had to cook for all the workers too. Fresh, real food everyday. Not that it was raw but at least it was real.

[Raene]

Strangely enough my two relatives who eat very poorly have lived to be over 90 (still going) and 104 (passed away).
We're talking no veggies other than iceberg, LOTS of miracle whip, and lots of dairy/meat.
Good genes in spite of it all?

[Marin Mom]

My grandmother just turned 97 and does many of her home repairs. She walks, walks, walks everywhere and takes public transportation to the city once or twice a week. (She never learned to drive.) Her house is always freezing as she doesn't like to spend money on heat and she eats very simply. She is also very into vitamins, but she must be doing something right!

She also always asks me where I get my protein. :rolleyes:

[Misoi]

my dear ex husband ....(yeah he is a really nice guy) his grandfather has a garden and has eaten mostly from it all his life. hes lived in one place and worked hard as a farmer for the first 55 years and then as a building contractor up till 10 years ago. hes out lived his first wife and then at 70 got married again to his second wife who recently passed away.
Grandad is 107 now..... and we do hope he keeps going LOL.

oh woah, 107! That's amazing! To think that he's lived to see the history over the last 100+ years. It makes me wonder what new inventions await us in the future

[SheLovesToEat]

oh woah, 107! That's amazing! To think that he's lived to see the history over the last 100+ years. It makes me wonder what new inventions await us in the future

yeah hes a pretty cool old dude. i dont really see him anymore becuase my ex is re married and its not cool to go interact with his relatives but i do keep in touch with james and he tells me grandad is doing fine. a bit hard of hearing but.... still going.

i remember that when we would go to his house in the summer for a visit... he was always in his garden.... eating something raw right off the plant.
usually snacking on sweet green peas.

just a very cool amazing laid back old guy. soft spoken and not senile at all.
amazing genetics i guess... and a good diet and lots of hard work.