World's oldest person shares her secret

If your interest doesn't fit anywhere else, leave it here.
Post Reply
liondolphin
Posts: 48
https://cutt.ly/meble-kuchenne-wroclaw
Joined: Wed 29 Jun 2011 03:10

World's oldest person shares her secret

Post by liondolphin »


Those kale salads aren't the secret to living forever — it's actually sushi and sleeping. Take it from Misaw Okawa, a Japanese woman who is celebrating her 116th birthday tomorrow, and who just revealed the secrets to living an eternal life. The oldest person in the world follows a surprisingly simple routine of eating three large meals a day and taking a nap when she's tired. How revolutionary.

"Eat and sleep and you will live a long time. You have to learn to relax," Okawa said, adding that she consumes sushi at least once a month. Born in 1898, she's a great-great-grandmother of six and has resided in a retirement home for nearly two decades. Her daughter is 94 years old.

Here's to another 116 years, Misaw.
- - Jordan Valinsky

http://theweek.com/article/index/257339 ... d-sleeping
interesting article no doubt..
User avatar
RRM
Administrator
Posts: 8164
Joined: Sat 16 Jul 2005 00:01
Contact:

Re: World's oldest person shares her secret

Post by RRM »

In my opinion, stories about individuals tell us nothing.
Some individuals get extremely old and healthy with smoking 2 packs of cigarettes a day.
Some flourish on a diet of well-done hamburgers.
Individual stories are not telling.
Whats telling, is statistical data of very large groups of people.
liondolphin
Posts: 48
Joined: Wed 29 Jun 2011 03:10

Re: World's oldest person shares her secret

Post by liondolphin »

but what makes some people able to live so long and healthy smoking cigarettes every day? they are human just like us. why does it work for them but not us? do they have special genes? we cant just dismiss them because it is an anomaly.
dime
Posts: 1238
Joined: Mon 14 Feb 2011 09:24

Re: World's oldest person shares her secret

Post by dime »

It's genetical mostly. I think I read her children are now around 90-100 as well.
User avatar
RRM
Administrator
Posts: 8164
Joined: Sat 16 Jul 2005 00:01
Contact:

Re: World's oldest person shares her secret

Post by RRM »

dime wrote:It's genetical mostly.
Yes, individual susceptibility to disease is mostly about genetic make up.
But if we talk about the increase in cancer incidence (statistical data) or Alzheimer's, for example,
then its about the conditions that cause this.
In my opinion, the latter is far more interesting, as its about what we can actually do about it right now.
You cannot change your genetic susceptibility to cancer (in the future, maybe), but now you CAN diminish the exposure of cancer inducing compounds, and/or increase autophagy, cleaning up cancers cells.

Of course, its also interesting to know what genetic alteration makes one less vulnerable to cancer (eg the activity of specific P450 enzymes), but that's more a theoretical issue, and for my own health (and that of others), i'm more interested in preventing the (practical) uptake of carcinogens and empowering my defence.
Post Reply