If you knew you'd live to 100, how would you change your life today?

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100 Year Stories

Granfluencers

Is being a granfluencer in your future? Have you even heard of granfluencers? Well, they are a growing wave of seniors (and centenarians) who are

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Baby, It’s Cold

The song “Baby It’s Cold Outside” may have been written in 1944, but it’s still popular today. However, our point of reference towards the cold

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Change Your Life

Renew Yourself

Do you ever wait for the New Year to start creating resolutions? Don’t wait for the year to end to start to renew yourself. Start

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Another Year Sexier

Mary Flip was the life of the party – her 101st birthday party to be specific. Wearing a pin that claimed “another year sexier,” Mary

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You Do You!

According to the Yale Grammatical Diversity Project,  the phrase “you do you” is typically identified with millennial culture and means “be yourself” or “do what

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Racewalking Her Way to 100

Champion athlete Heather Lee is racewalking her way to 100. This will-be centenarian is a 96-year-old with nine world records to her name – and

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The Longevity Museum

Have you ever heard of the Longevity Museum? It is a place…in  Lerik in southern Azerbaijan. Not an official Blue Zone, this part of the

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No Booze, Cigarettes, or Wild Women

“No booze, cigarettes, or wild women” are three things 100-year-old Norman Johnson attributes to his longevity. As we know, everyone lives their 100 Year Lifestyle

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Death of the Blue Zones

  Dan Buettner, author of The Blue Zones, when visiting Nicoya, Costa Rica recently, identified what he referred to as “the death of the Blue Zones.”

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A Multifaceted Man of Mystery

When Judy first met Britt, she didn’t know a thing about him, except that they were neighbors. Fast forward, she married Eugene Britt Butler, despite

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Lots of Special Memories

  When you’re 102 years old and can make the statement that you’ve enjoyed just about everything you’ve ever done, well, you have lots of

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A World Best

What type of new hobby do you think you might pick up when you’re 73? And do you think that you’ll hold a World Best

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A Body in Motion

To paraphrase Newton’s First Law of Motion, a body in motion stays in motion. We all remember learning that in school. But how many of

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Action Plan for Lasting Change

Is there some area of your life or personality that you know you need to change? What’s your action plan for lasting change? Do you

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Otherwise Healthy

  When an otherwise healthy and energetic centenarian was bedridden for a month, his family became concerned. At 106, Sriram lead an active lifestyle with

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Make Someone’s Day

  “I’m sorry to bother you, but I’ve had a really rough day. Do you want to go to Disneyland with me today?” Those words would

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100 Year Lifestyle in Action

At the 100 Year Lifestyle we are always excited to share stories of centenarians who have lived – and are continuing to live – their

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100-Year-Old Teenager

When it comes to technology, George Reynolds is a teenager – a 100-year-old teenager. This U.S. Navy veteran and pastor has lead a full life,

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Diving Into the Record Books

Making 701 scuba dives during your lifetime is an accomplishment. Making your 702nd dive at 100 years old and counting puts you in the Guinness

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Helping People is Important

Helping people is important — and something everyone should do if they can. So says centenarian Etta Jamieson of Nova Scotia. While she has been

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All These Good Years

  “I just thank the Lord that I’m here and that he has allowed me to have all these good years.” Those all the words

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The Best Kind of Inheritance

Forget about the family photos or summer home. The best kind of inheritance is the one that belongs to children of parents who live to

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100 Never Looked So Good

Wearing a black baseball cap with the message, “100 Never Looked So Good,” Irwin Wertheimer celebrated his 100 birthday at one of his favorite places

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Friendship Knows No Age

Judy Gaman never thought she’d have a centenarian as a best friend. But as Judy found out, friendship knows no age. Lucille Fleming was just

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I Love You

“Our calls always end with ‘I love you,’” said Sam Goldstein. He’s sitting next to Violet Winter in his apartment as she smiles and nods.

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The Elders

The Elders are an independent group of global leaders working together for peace, justice, and human rights. You may not heard of them collectively, but

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