{"id":136366,"date":"2024-12-13T00:18:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T17:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136366"},"modified":"2024-12-13T00:18:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T17:18:22","slug":"9-amazing-100-year-olds-reveal-their-longevity-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136366","title":{"rendered":"9 Amazing 100-Year-Olds Reveal Their Longevity Secrets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">Turning 100 is a big deal. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2024\/01\/09\/us-centenarian-population-is-projected-to-quadruple-over-the-next-30-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. is home to 101,000 centenarians<\/a>, or just 0.03% of the population \u2014 a number that\u2019s projected to quadruple in the next three decades, according to the Pew Research Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/men-s-health\/jimmy-carter-turns-100-longevity-habits-rcna173018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jimmy Carter<\/a> joined the club this year, becoming the first U.S. president to reach the century mark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">TODAY.com met several extraordinary centenarians in 2024. Some are still living on their own, working, driving and falling in love.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Many listed home-cooking as both a factor in their longevity and something they love doing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Here are some of their top tips for a long healthy life:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\"><strong>Don\u2019t retire <\/strong>\u2014<strong> keep working if you love it<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">At 100 years old, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/aging\/100-year-old-woman-still-works-rcna158332\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miriam Todd<\/a> works more hours than many young people. She\u2019s at her family\u2019s furniture store in Stratford, New Jersey, six days a week, for at least 50 hours total.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI can\u2019t say I\u2019m working when I enjoy what I\u2019m doing, so I feel guilty if I say I\u2019m working,\u201d Todd told TODAY.com.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_small__5hUB_\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-360w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-06\/miriam-todd-1-jp-240621-be22c5.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-360w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-06\/miriam-todd-1-jp-240621-be22c5.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-320w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-06\/miriam-todd-1-jp-240621-be22c5.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-320w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-06\/miriam-todd-1-jp-240621-be22c5.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-06\/miriam-todd-1-jp-240621-be22c5.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-06\/miriam-todd-1-jp-240621-be22c5.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-06\/miriam-todd-1-jp-240621-be22c5.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-06\/miriam-todd-1-jp-240621-be22c5.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-06\/miriam-todd-1-jp-240621-be22c5.jpg\" alt=\"Miriam Todd at work\" height=\"1440\" width=\"1920\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Miriam Todd at work.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Courtesy Christy Todd-Hoffman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cIt\u2019s not for everybody, but it works well for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">She still drives a car, does all the grocery shopping and cooks everything from scratch. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Many of the ingredients she cooks with come from her garden, where she grows tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, yellow squash and zucchini.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Todd doesn\u2019t eat fried foods or fast food, and she generally avoids alcohol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI try and eat right, sleep right and live right,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\"><strong>Find meals that sustain your body and soul<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/aging\/110-year-old-maryland-woman-tips-longevity-rcna160874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruth Onley<\/a>, who is a supercentenarian at 110, says one of her longevity secrets is cooking and enjoying food.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_small__5hUB_ styles_portrait__NRWbO\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-360w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-07\/ruth-onley-4-jp-240709-b0d0d0.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-360w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-07\/ruth-onley-4-jp-240709-b0d0d0.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-320w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-07\/ruth-onley-4-jp-240709-b0d0d0.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-320w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-07\/ruth-onley-4-jp-240709-b0d0d0.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-07\/ruth-onley-4-jp-240709-b0d0d0.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-07\/ruth-onley-4-jp-240709-b0d0d0.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-07\/ruth-onley-4-jp-240709-b0d0d0.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-07\/ruth-onley-4-jp-240709-b0d0d0.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-07\/ruth-onley-4-jp-240709-b0d0d0.jpg\" alt=\"Ruth Onley.\" height=\"2048\" width=\"1536\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Ruth Onley at home.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Courtesy Dawn Onley<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">The Maryland woman used to prepare a soul food buffet every Sunday after church for her family and neighbors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The menu included chicken salad sandwiches, roast chicken, ham, candied sweet potatoes, greens, macaroni and cheese, cabbage, fried chicken, peach cobbler and pound cake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Food is still an important part of her life, including eating oatmeal, Cream of Wheat or whole-grain pancakes every morning, as is having fun with card and board games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">She credits her family\u2019s love for living so long: \u201cIt\u2019s the way my children take care of me,\u201d Onley told TODAY.com.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\"><strong>Practice self-love and eat papaya every day<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/womens-health\/103-year-old-jamaican-grandma-longevity-tips-rcna136568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pearl Taylor<\/a>, 103, is known as the \u201cJamaican grandma\u201d on TikTok, where she shares her life advice.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_small__5hUB_\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-360w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-02\/103-year-old-woman-longevity-lessons-zz-240227-13-8f1433.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-360w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-02\/103-year-old-woman-longevity-lessons-zz-240227-13-8f1433.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-320w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-02\/103-year-old-woman-longevity-lessons-zz-240227-13-8f1433.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-320w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-02\/103-year-old-woman-longevity-lessons-zz-240227-13-8f1433.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-02\/103-year-old-woman-longevity-lessons-zz-240227-13-8f1433.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-02\/103-year-old-woman-longevity-lessons-zz-240227-13-8f1433.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-02\/103-year-old-woman-longevity-lessons-zz-240227-13-8f1433.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-02\/103-year-old-woman-longevity-lessons-zz-240227-13-8f1433.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-02\/103-year-old-woman-longevity-lessons-zz-240227-13-8f1433.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl.\" height=\"2000\" width=\"2000\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Pearl Taylor says home cooking is important for good health.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Kendra Bryant for TODAY<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">What is the secret to a long life? \u201cLove. I really love myself,\u201d the centenarian, who lives in Dayton, Ohio, said in one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@taygusta\/video\/7187909260959943978\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viral clip<\/a>. \u201cYou have got to think about yourself first. You help yourself first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Self-love is the only way you can feel happy because when love is coming from you, you can extend it to others, she told TODAY.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Taylor eats papaya every morning, a habit she urges other people to try. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/diet-fitness\/papaya-benefits-rcna143628\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papaya is packed with so many nutrients<\/a>, it\u2019s been called the \u201cfruit of long life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Taylor also drinks green juice every other day, which she credits for her good digestion, and believes home-cooking is important for good health.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\"><strong>Don\u2019t waste time on regrets<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">At 102, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/womens-health\/102-year-old-woman-still-works-rcna159740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deborah Szekely<\/a> is a member of the \u201cnever retire\u201d club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">She works three days a week at Rancho La Puerta, the resort she started with her late husband in 1940 in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_small__5hUB_\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-360w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-07\/102-year-old-woman-still-works-zz-240701-01-2b5019.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-360w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-07\/102-year-old-woman-still-works-zz-240701-01-2b5019.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-320w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-07\/102-year-old-woman-still-works-zz-240701-01-2b5019.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-320w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-07\/102-year-old-woman-still-works-zz-240701-01-2b5019.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-07\/102-year-old-woman-still-works-zz-240701-01-2b5019.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-07\/102-year-old-woman-still-works-zz-240701-01-2b5019.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-07\/102-year-old-woman-still-works-zz-240701-01-2b5019.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-07\/102-year-old-woman-still-works-zz-240701-01-2b5019.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-07\/102-year-old-woman-still-works-zz-240701-01-2b5019.jpg\" alt=\"Deborah Szekely.\" height=\"1407\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Deborah Szekely works three days a week.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Courtesy Rancho La Puerta<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWhen nature says, \u2018You got to stop, Deborah,\u2019 Deborah will stop. Until then, she\u2019ll keep going,\u201d Szekely told CNBC Make It.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Her health routine includes walking every day and staying positive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">She also believes in a philosophy of no regrets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cDon\u2019t waste time looking back. That\u2019s a total waste of time. You can\u2019t do anything about it, it\u2019s done. Look forward, and look forward to things that you want,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\"><strong>Focus on fruits and vegetables, skip the sugar<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/womens-health\/woman-106-lives-own-apartment-longevity-tips-rcna167930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dorothy Staten<\/a>, 106, still lives in her own apartment in El Paso, Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cEverybody needs their own place,\u201d her daughter, Rosie Lyles, who lives across the hall, told TODAY.com.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_small__5hUB_ styles_portrait__NRWbO\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-360w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-08\/106-year-old-woman-longevity-tips-zz-240826-02-cee243.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-360w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-08\/106-year-old-woman-longevity-tips-zz-240826-02-cee243.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-320w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-08\/106-year-old-woman-longevity-tips-zz-240826-02-cee243.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-320w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-08\/106-year-old-woman-longevity-tips-zz-240826-02-cee243.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-08\/106-year-old-woman-longevity-tips-zz-240826-02-cee243.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-08\/106-year-old-woman-longevity-tips-zz-240826-02-cee243.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-08\/106-year-old-woman-longevity-tips-zz-240826-02-cee243.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-08\/106-year-old-woman-longevity-tips-zz-240826-02-cee243.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-08\/106-year-old-woman-longevity-tips-zz-240826-02-cee243.jpg\" alt=\"Dorothy Staten in her apartment.\" height=\"2500\" width=\"1582\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Dorothy Staten in her apartment.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Courtesy Belinda Martinez<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">Much of Staten\u2019s longevity advice is centered around diet. The former professional cook likes to eat carrots, broccoli, fresh greens and spinach \u2014 all vegetables with powerful health benefits. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Pinto beans \u2014 an excellent source of plant-based protein and fiber \u2014 are one of her favorite foods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">She also loves watermelon and cantaloupe<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The centenarian doesn\u2019t eat any sugar or sweets. \u201cSugar is not good,\u201d she says. \u201cIt can give you diabetes.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\"><strong>Love is powerful at any age<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">Marjorie Fiterman, 102, and Bernie Littman, 100, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/womens-health\/102-year-old-bride-wedding-oldest-married-couple-rcna154888\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">got married<\/a> in May in Philadelphia, nine years after they met at a party in their retirement community.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-06\/oldest-couple-ever-married-zz-240603-06-4fc898.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-06\/oldest-couple-ever-married-zz-240603-06-4fc898.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-06\/oldest-couple-ever-married-zz-240603-06-4fc898.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-06\/oldest-couple-ever-married-zz-240603-06-4fc898.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-06\/oldest-couple-ever-married-zz-240603-06-4fc898.jpg\" alt=\"Marjorie Fiterman and Bernie Littman on their wedding day.\" height=\"1805\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Marjorie Fiterman and Bernie Littman on their wedding day.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Courtesy Sarah Sicherman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">With their combined ages of 202 years and 271 days, the pair is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/news\/2024\/12\/worlds-oldest-newlyweds-with-combined-age-of-202-fell-in-love-at-retirement-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oldest couple to marry<\/a> by aggregate age, Guinness World Records confirmed in December.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">They realized, \u201c\u2019I don\u2019t want to live without you,\u2019 and so it was just a \u2018Why don\u2019t we get married?\u2019 sort of thing,\u201d the groom\u2019s granddaughter, Sarah Sicherman, told TODAY.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe\u2019re just so happy that he\u2019s found someone that he loves spending time with.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\"><strong>Have an appetite for the good things in life<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/men-s-health\/grossy-pelosi-bimpy-grandfather-rcna147004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Felix Joseph Pelosi<\/a> is the grandfather of cookbook author Dan Pelosi, aka \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/grossypelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GrossyPelosi<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_small__5hUB_ styles_portrait__NRWbO\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-360w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-04\/102-year-old-inspiration-dan-grossy-pelosi-zz-240409-04-27dbb2.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-360w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-04\/102-year-old-inspiration-dan-grossy-pelosi-zz-240409-04-27dbb2.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-320w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-04\/102-year-old-inspiration-dan-grossy-pelosi-zz-240409-04-27dbb2.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-320w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-04\/102-year-old-inspiration-dan-grossy-pelosi-zz-240409-04-27dbb2.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-04\/102-year-old-inspiration-dan-grossy-pelosi-zz-240409-04-27dbb2.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-04\/102-year-old-inspiration-dan-grossy-pelosi-zz-240409-04-27dbb2.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-04\/102-year-old-inspiration-dan-grossy-pelosi-zz-240409-04-27dbb2.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-04\/102-year-old-inspiration-dan-grossy-pelosi-zz-240409-04-27dbb2.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-04\/102-year-old-inspiration-dan-grossy-pelosi-zz-240409-04-27dbb2.jpg\" alt=\"Felix Joseph Pelosi enjoys a good meal.\" height=\"2500\" width=\"2146\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Felix Joseph Pelosi enjoys a good meal.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Courtesy Dan Pelosi<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">The 102-year-old, who goes by the nickname Bimpy, still enthusiastically tucks into lasagna, pasta, meatballs and other Italian American favorites his grandson prepares.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cHe has an appetite unlike anything I have ever seen,\u201d the younger Pelosi notes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The centenarian says eating three good meals a day is one of his longevity secrets \u2014 \u201clots of fish, pasta, vegetables and sweets,\u201d he told TODAY.com.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\"><strong>Stay positive and joyful<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/womens-health\/sister-jean-turns-105-basketball-nun-rcna170699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt<\/a>, 105, is known as the \u201cbasketball nun.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_small__5hUB_\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-360w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-09\/sister-jean-jp-240912-40c131.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-360w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/sister-jean-jp-240912-40c131.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-320w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-09\/sister-jean-jp-240912-40c131.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-320w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/sister-jean-jp-240912-40c131.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-09\/sister-jean-jp-240912-40c131.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/sister-jean-jp-240912-40c131.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-09\/sister-jean-jp-240912-40c131.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/sister-jean-jp-240912-40c131.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/sister-jean-jp-240912-40c131.jpg\" alt=\"Sister Jean Visits &quot;Fox &amp; Friends&quot;\" height=\"3651\" width=\"5477\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt wears Loyola University&#8217;s maroon-and-gold scarf.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Roy Rochlin \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">She continues to work at least five days a week as chaplain for the men\u2019s basketball team at Loyola University in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cIt just makes me very joyful,\u201d she told TODAY.com. \u201cI don\u2019t consider it really working. I just have so much fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The nun says she\u2019s never been depressed and believes it takes too much energy to be stressed out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">She wakes up at 5 a.m. and pauses for a 30-minute meditation. Then at night, she takes time to think about all the good things she did that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">\u201cI still go to bed every night with a smile on my face, gratitude in my heart, and love in my soul,\u201d she writes in her memoir.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/womens-health\/amazing-100-year-olds-2024-rcna183772\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turning 100 is a big deal. 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