How to Live to 100, Starting Today

Great granddad drank half pint of whisky,smoked cigars ,chased women and dropped dead ahappy farmer at the age of 102 ,feeding his 75 orso cows.So go figure.

My mom lived to 99 (and I still miss her), and would vouch for water & exercise. Her other advice included moderation and crossword puzzles.

I HAVE to live to 100! Thats when my house wont be underwater anymore. Im 47

Make every day of your life special, even if its something very simple. Notice everything
around you, the shape of a tree, the clouds. Listen to a bird sing. Listen to the wind.
Notice the smile of a baby. Enjoy the simple things that are ours without cost. Balance
out what is in front of you - with daily activity, decent food, a good night's sleep.

You're talking to a 99 year old. Just need to hang on a few more months.

If your personal relationships are wonderful, living that long will be worth it....rich or poor. If I ever lose tho ones I have, I won;t want to be around that long.

Good basic advice. In the meantime lets all enjoy each day that we do have. I'm hoping for 100 but want them to be good fun years too! Be nice to others...even on these message boards. :-)

It was once said that men who marry live longer. Later they discovered that it just seemed a lot longer.

Be born Japanese...eat less red meat...eat mainly vegetables and some fruit...exercise but not to strenuously...meditate (all done in Japan).

My grandmother cooked with lard, could drink a sailor under the table (well, he was a Lt. Commander, but you know what I mean), thrived on chocolate and coffee, tucked snuff (delicately & 'secretly') between tooth and gum on occasion and could carry a mad like nobody's business. She died at 93, alert to the last with a trim figure and a great set of gams. Never once saw her drink a glass of water, but she did love her buttermilk. As for stress, well, I don't think she experienced it often, though she did drive the rest of us TOTALLY NUTS and kept us on our toes. So, I guess "pro" is in the eye of the beholder. lol

positive and negative remarks here seem to point out that quality of life is more important than length, and i agree. mostly good article tho i am dubious of the 'international association of coaching' certification tbh.

I would perfer a healthy life over a long life. Once you can't do or remember anything, then life stops being enjoyable. You become an empty shell.

given that most elderly are in bad health with failing organs and skeletal systems, therefor in pain to one extent or another.......why ?
not to mention treating the miriad of aflictions being a large part of why health care costs are so high.......why ?
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oh ! right !!!! it's an industry !!! a lot of people make a lot of money if a lot of people need doctors and meds !!!!!
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geeezzz...silly me.....

Doctor gave a man 6 months to live. The man asked, "Isn't there anything you can do to make me live longer?" "No," said the doctor. "But there must be something?" "Well," the doc said, "marry a Jewish woman and move to Bakersfield." "That will make me live longer?" asked the man. "No," replied the doctor, "but it will be the longest six months of your life." (Told to me by a Jewish man.)

If you have the "life" gene nothing else matters. You'll live to be a hundred no matter how you live, within reason of course. George Burns, lived to be a hundred and drank martinis and smoked cigars every day of his life - he had the "life" gene. Betty White has the "life'' gene and look at her at age 90 and still living a full life. These people don't have to worry about it, they'll live to be a hundred no matter what. I remember reading about a woman who lived to be a hundred and complained because her doctor had made her quit smoking at age 80. Not that it made any difference because she would have lived to be a hundred regardless.

Nice tips but the issue is : will we have enough retirement savings to live up to 100 yrs old without becoming a social burden ? How about our health care costs ? Regardless how healthy you are, old is old, you'll definitely need a lot of maintenance and repairs at that age. Also, if more and more people can live up to 100 yrs old but they don't increase retirement age we could have a social security crisis in the future.

my grandmother died at 101 and her daughter, my mother, is 89 and going strong. i'm 47 and most people think i'm 32-37 when first seeing me. what did the three of us do together? head for the pink slime meat, hydrogenated bun, 1,000 calorie special sauce, 800 grams of sodium, Big Mac value meal at Mcd's. those beloved french fries made from 10,000 ingredients were divine.

my mother will likely live as long as jack lalanne. he pulled 70 row boats with his teeth, while swimming in shark water, on his 70th. my mom ate 70 M&Ms, chocolate cake, with 14th cup of coffee on her 70th. she eats peanut butter cups... like jack ate fruits and veggies.

it's genetics.

My goal is to NOT live TOO long...when I can no longer take care of myself it is TIME TO GO, I just wish we all had the legal opportunity to make that possible-there would be less suffering in the world. I don't want to go to a nursing home or want my children's life impacted by my needs. Yes I agree everything listed will help one to keep living a good life, but when it can no longer be good why not give us a speedy legal option to stop the world and get off.

when GOD says your done..your done

very nice.