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100 Year Stories

Longevity Runs in Her Family

    Elizabeth Francis set a few records as she celebrated her birthday. She became the oldest living person in Texas, the second oldest in

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Aging Has Come of Age

    The last Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model was 81-year-old Martha Stewart. Some of the most grueling, best attended concert tours this year belong

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Get Busy! Sex and Longevity

  Sex isn’t a comfortable subject for many people. But sex and longevity are intimately entwined. When you know the facts, you’ll want to get

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100 Year Stories

His First 100

    Joe Laird is a cool guy with an amazing sense of humor. Turning 100 hasn’t changed any of that. Joe says he’s celebrating

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100 Year Stories

Established 1923

  Maurine Loopstra proudly wears her new post workout jersey that reads “Maurine 100 Established 1923.” Maurine turned 100 on a Tuesday. On Wednesday she

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Healthspan vs Lifespan

  As the Longevity Industrial Complex continues to grow by leaps and bounds, new language – more nuanced language – is being used to talk

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Health Care 100

Don’t Stop Flossing

  Everyone knows that good dental hygiene is important. Keep brushing your teeth, don’t stop flossing, and see your dentist for regular cleanings. Do these

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Environment 100

Gardening – The Longevity Hobby

    Nonagenarians and centenarians living in the Blue Zones all have several things in common, including their shared hobby. According to Dan Buettner, author

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100 Year Stories

100 Harvests and Counting

Earl Mallinger has been involved in harvests since the age of 3 or 4. That puts him at 100 harvests and counting. Earl is 105,

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The Happiness Curve

    Visualize a smiley face without the eyes. That’s pretty much what the Happiness Curve looks like. Economist David Blanchflower analyzed data on well-being

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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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Desired and Feared

  “Growing old may be the only event in life that is both desired and feared,” according to Diane Halpern, former president of the American

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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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Fitness

Art Form and Sport

    Tony Hawk has been quoted as saying that “skateboarding is an art form, a lifestyle, and a sport.”  Known as “Birdman” to his

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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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Environment 100

The Science Behind Earthing

  Earthing, or grounding as it is also known, involves things that we all did as kids. Walking barefoot, laying down in the grass or

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Super Depressing

  There is a link between antidepressant use and deadly “superbugs,” (defined as a strain of bacteria that has become resistant to antibiotic drugs) according

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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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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 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

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 Lifestyle Essentials

Longevity Industrial Complex

  There is a Longevity Industrial Complex forming in the world. In fact, it has been forming for many years. It is built around capitalizing

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