Can we learn from a 102 yr old about diet?
By Hope
@1hopefulman (45111)
Canada
June 25, 2017 5:38pm CST
Imagine riding your bike at 95? Olive Watson did. Here, she is being interviewed at 102. Olive said "We believe a healthy diet should include plenty of raw fruits and vegetables." "People who eat a vegetarian diet lead healthy lives and live longer."
"A few short weeks after turning 106 years old, Olive Watson went to her rest...." http://gleanernow.com/news/2015/03/well-lived-life-remembered-grants-pass
Can we learn something useful from a 102 year old woman about diet?
Olive said "We believe a healthy diet should include plenty of raw fruits and vegetables. In some cases a raw food diet can be used to fight cancer or other ...
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
26 Jun 17
Yes! If only there was an easy formula that we could follow. 
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Jun 17
@1hopefulman That would be nice.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
26 Jun 17
I am sure that diet plays a part along with good genes and other factors. My mom will be 102 on July 4th.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
26 Jun 17
Congratulations! How is your mom's health and what kind of diet does she have?
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
26 Jun 17
No doubt she did not overeat! Where did she live in Canada?
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
26 Jun 17
@1hopefulman Her health in general is excellent, she always ate things like butter, eggs, yogurt, cheese doodles but she never carried extra weight and cooked most things from scratch. She is French Canadian as a matter of fact so maple syrup was in many things.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
25 Jun 17
She passed away at 106, so it might not hurt to hear what she had to say about a healthy lifestyle. 
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
27 Jun 17
@1hopefulman Only if my family can see her again.lol
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
26 Jun 17
Congratulations! I hope she continues to enjoy a healthy life.
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@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
27 Jun 17
Yes, they do claim that people do live longer and are more healthier if you eat a lot more Fruits and Vegetables, and of course especially the organically grown ones are even better yet. I just wish they were not so expensive.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
27 Jun 17
Yes, organic fruit is very expensive. We can only do our best with what we have.
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
26 Jun 17
I did a search and it looks like there are more and more persons who live to 100 years and more.. Japan has many centenarians - maybe their diet contributes to that, and also their social contacts and generous pensions.. - well, who knows exactly.. 
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
27 Jun 17
Yes, there are many centenarians and there are many factors that contribute to a longer and healthier life. We do what we can in this world as we await the real life.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
27 Jun 17
@1hopefulman She has inspired me to keep eating healthy.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
26 Jun 17
For sure it is one of the factors along with others.It was interesting and encouraging to see someone so lucid at that age.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
25 Jun 17
I just did a search and she lived to be 106. That is one amazing Olive! 
@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
5 Aug 17
For sure! I just found a medical doctor that made it to 102 and he said that good mental attitude beside exercise and a vegan diet helped him.
Retired heart surgeon, Dr. Ellsworth Wareham gives his secret for living to 100.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
5 Aug 17
@1hopefulman I will read it later, but thank you. Definitely true! Also saw a TV program where all the elders had a zest for living and a reason to pop out of bed in the morning, meaning be productive and do what you enjoy.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
26 Jun 17
Thanks for telling us about that woman! It would be so nice if we could stay healthy till the day we die, no matter the age. But to reach 100 and be healthy would be fantastic.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
29 Dec 17
Beans are very healthy. Growing up, it was something we ate. I had this recipe that I sometimes cooked: beans, macaroni and bacon pieces. The whole family loved it.
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@MsBooklover (3974)
• United States
27 Jun 17
I am sure her diet was very healthy. There are vegetarians who eat a lot of junk food--they just don't like meat. It depends on the vegetarian. I am a pescetarian which means I eat fruits, vegetables, and fish. What really goes into health, in my opinion, is our diet, our surroundings and our genes.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
5 Aug 17
I agree! Positive mental attitude, exercise, healthy diet and enough sleep are all very important. I would add also a connection with God as even more important. Five fingers, five factors!
Retired heart surgeon, Dr. Ellsworth Wareham gives his secret for living to 100.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
6 Aug 17
@MsBooklover Yes, pizza is hard to give up. I love pizza but it doesn't love me and gives me digestive problems.
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@MsBooklover (3974)
• United States
5 Aug 17
@1hopefulman I think Dr. Wareham is right. I don't eat meat. However, I do eat fish. I am working my way to giving up dairy--except for my pizza.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
25 Jun 17
I would think that we can pick up some good healthy tips from someone who made to 106.
