Category: 100 Year Stories

100 Year Stories

Skinship: The Power of Physical Touch

Let’s face it, online meetings and virtual coffee dates have a limit. The screen pretty much eliminates the meeting of a fundamental human

Dr. Eric Plasker May 7, 2025

100 Year Stories

Kindness Gets Better With Age

Doug Turner’s neighborhood gatherings aren’t just parties. They’re proof that kindness, like fine wine, gets better with age. At 87, Doug hasn’t retreated

100 Year Lifestyle April 30, 2025

100 Year Stories

The Art of Balance

Ever seen a tightrope walker? Often, they are perched high above the ground, balancing one foot in front of the other as they

Dr. Eric Plasker April 23, 2025

100 Year Stories

From Anti-Aging to Healthy Longevity

You might not have noticed the shift yet, but it’s already happening all around you. It is actually a revolution about how the

Dr. Eric Plasker April 16, 2025

100 Year Stories

Sisu – The Finnish Art of Inner Strength

In Finland, everyone knows and refers to sisu frequently. However, it’s a concept with no direct translation into English. The term embodies extreme

100 Year Lifestyle April 9, 2025

Change Your Life

The Interwoven Paths of Change and Healing

“You can change without healing, but you can’t heal without changing.” Katherine Schafler, Psychotherapist Some people mistakenly think that change and

Dr. Eric Plasker April 2, 2025

Change Your Life

Asked and Answered

At 91 years old, Sally-Jane Heit has distilled a lifetime of ambition, reinvention, and resilience into her own personal philosophy that would, no

100 Year Lifestyle March 5, 2025

100 Year Stories

Serving Up Inspiration

At 100 years old, Anna Possi is Italy’s oldest barista. Since opening Bar Centrale with her husband in 1958, she has worked tirelessly,

100 Year Lifestyle February 26, 2025

100 Year Stories

Off the Charts

When it comes to life in general, and particularly our health, we all want to be off the charts. We want to do

100 Year Lifestyle February 19, 2025

100 Year Stories

Starting Over

Starting over, in any circumstance and at any age, can bring up feelings of intense anger and fear. Leaving familiarity and comfort behind, life

Dr. Eric Plasker February 12, 2025

100 Year Stories

Gratitude

Whenever anyone, anywhere interviews or even just speaks with someone in their 90s, age 100, or beyond who is living a healthy, happy

Dr. Eric Plasker February 5, 2025

100 Year Stories

Can’t Stand Still

Lew Burja believes it’s very important to keep moving. A mere 92 years of age, Lew practices Tai Chi in his hometown of

100 Year Lifestyle January 29, 2025

100 Year Stories

Student Bridges Generational Divide With Music

Student Bridges Generational Divide With Music When most college students walk into their residence hall, they are surrounded by other students their age.

100 Year Lifestyle January 22, 2025

100 Year Stories

This Funnyman Might Just Make You Cry

Dick Van Dyke started dancing and acting his way into our hearts over 60 years ago. Whether you grew up with the original

100 Year Lifestyle January 15, 2025

100 Year Stories

It’s Working for Her

If you’re currently planning to retire early, you might want to read about Ann Schroeder first. Only recently did Ann retire from her

100 Year Lifestyle January 8, 2025

100 Year Stories

Amazing Wisdom

Life never ceases to amaze. Living bodies of all kinds are resilient, adaptive, and at times, miraculous. No story captures this truth as

100 Year Lifestyle January 1, 2025

Change Your Life

100 Things You Can Do to Thrive in 2025

2025 is full of promise for the health of our nation! The question is, what are you doing or planning to do to

Dr. Eric Plasker December 29, 2024

100 Year Stories

Santa Claus – Supercentenarian

If you’re lucky enough to get a visit from Santa Claus this year, you might find yourself wondering, “How does this jolly old

100 Year Lifestyle December 25, 2024

100 Year Stories

Your Healthy Longevity Story

As the year comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to celebrate the stories we’ve shared and the incredible people who have

100 Year Lifestyle December 18, 2024

100 Year Stories

Do It Anyway

As we age, society often sends subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) messages about what is “appropriate” for certain life stages. You might hear that

100 Year Lifestyle December 11, 2024

100 Year Stories

Weaving Longevity

Kazuko Sato embodies the spirit of longevity through her craft as a weaver of shifu, an ancient craft of weaving paper textiles. However,

100 Year Lifestyle December 4, 2024

100 Year Stories

Still Loving the Magic

Hank Ameen is the longest working Disney employee. He’s a firefighter at Disneyland and has been for more than 62 years. At 92,

100 Year Lifestyle November 27, 2024

100 Year Stories

Redefining Beauty and Possibilities

Have you given any thought to how you want to spend your 80s? For Choi Soon-hwa, the answer was clear: step onto the

100 Year Lifestyle November 20, 2024

100 Year Stories

Old and Sharp

Aging is often associated with cognitive decline. However, some individuals, known as “super-agers,” defy these expectations. These centenarians maintain sharp mental faculties well

Dr. Eric Plasker November 13, 2024