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Category: Longevity

100 Year Stories

Dancing Through Life

    Eileen Kramer has been dancing through life for 108 years now…and counting. This Australian dancer and “all-around creative powerhouse” began dancing 90 years

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Brain, Nervous System

Brain Food

    It is a fact that food is medicine, and we are what we eat. However, many people don’t realize that the phrase “brain

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100 Year Stories

She’s Got the Moves

  Jean Bailey, 102,  has been a fitness instructor for three years. She’s got the moves and enthusiastically guides others four times a week in

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100 Year Stories

The Wisdom of 100 Centenarians

    Even 10 years ago it wouldn’t have been likely that you’d find an article asking 100 centenarians from around the world for their

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Featured

Drink Up!

    We all know that our body is made of mostly water and it’s important to drink enough fluids, preferably water, each day. The

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100 Year Stories

Service Above Self

    So here’s a really interesting story – or two. Centenarian Robert “Bob” Gast from Warsaw, Indiana first appeared in a story about how

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Fitness

The Wim Hof Way

    At first glance, it looks like an extreme sport. On closer look, yes, professional athletes are participating, but so are people with chronic,

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Environment 100

Social Habits and Life Spans

  The first mammals evolved during the age of the dinosaur, about 190 million years ago. However, it wasn’t until 2023 that longevity researchers determined

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100 Year Stories

Not Like a Lot of People

  When interviewed by her local paper a day before her 100th birthday, Mary T. Alexander told the reporter, “I’m not like a lot of

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Change Your Life

Our Shared Future?

  According to a 2023 UN Report entitled “Leaving No One Behind In An Ageing World,” our shared future is of a world that is

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100 Year Stories

Still Motivated, Still Curious

  Some people consider themselves lucky to live to 74. Stanley Sacks has been practicing law for that long. And at 100 years old, he

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100 Year Lifestyle Essentials

Explore Your Longevity Potential

Now is the time to explore your longevity potential!   Nearly 30 years ago, Max came to my office as a 98-year-old man who was

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100 Year Stories

A Story to Tell

  Centenarian Steve Gatensbury has written and self-published 36 books since his retirement in 1989. They range from historical to poetry. Clearly, Steve is a

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100 Year Stories

Responsible for Something Good

  “I’m glad I’m responsible for something good.” That was Adele Samuelson’s response when asked about her sense of humor that has been passed down

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Change Your Life

How Do You Define Independent?

  February is National Senior Independence Month. The people who created this month did so to “allow senior citizens and community members to share resources

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100 Year Stories

One Passionate Player

  The game of bowls or lawn bowling in England can be traced back to the 12th century. Today it’s even more popular among young

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100 Year Stories

If That Isn’t Love…

  If that isn’t love, then what is? Love was in the air when San Francisco 49ers’ George Kittle brought his grandmother on the field

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100 Year Stories

Value the Day

  Clarence Arens is very clear. For this centenarian, getting up every morning and moving makes him value the day. He starts his day by

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100 Year Stories

What Else Can I Do?

  What else can I do to contribute to society? That’s the question Peter Davies asked himself. The answer was volunteer helping children at a

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100 Year Stories

Gloria Got a Tattoo

  When Gloria Weberg turned 100, what did she do to celebrate? She got a tattoo. Or, rather, another tattoo. The fact is, Gloria got

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100 Year Stories

Benefitting Old and Young

  At this time, countries have an unprecedented opportunity to create aging societies based on healthy longevity. Clearly, benefitting both old and young. These are

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100 Year Stories

Kicking Up Your Heels

  According to 100-year-old Marlys Mueller, kicking up your heels, or specifically in her case, square dancing, is one of the keys to healthy longevity.

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100 Year Stories

Survive Against All Odds

  Centenarian Major General Thomas F. Rew is a pilot, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, a dear friend to many, and a lifelong athlete. He is

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Featured

Shhhh…Secrets and Longevity

  Most of us have a secret or two. Actually, the average person keeps 13 secrets according to psychologist Michael Slepian. You might think it’s

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100 Year Stories

84 Years of Letter Writing

  Pen pals Celesta Byrne and Geoff Banks celebrated their 100th birthdays with their first Zoom video call. They were also celebrating 84 years of

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100 Year Stories

Built to Move

    Opal Friesen jumps up and down on her trampoline every morning. In fact, that included the morning of her 100th birthday. She believes

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100 Year Stories

Busy Fingers

    “As long as our fingers remain busy in doing work, our mind will stay active and our body youthful and this is key

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