Book lovers rejoice! A study conducted by Yale University has proven that reading books is directly tied to longevity. In other words, read books, live longer! https://the100yearlifestyle.com/read-books-live-longer/ #100YearLifestyle
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Ruth Slenczynska is the pianist believed to be Rachmaninov’s last living student. She began playing the piano at the age of 4. Impressive. She just released a new album on the Decca record label – at the age of 97. Even more impressive. My Life in Music is comprised of musical pieces she’s been playing for nine plus decades. https://the100yearlifestyle.com/rachmaninovs-last-living-student-2/ #100YearLifestyle
Does “crushing it” seem like strong language? According to the New England Centenarian Study, 85% of the centenarians are women and 15% are men. When it comes to supercentenarians, those aged 110 years and older, the number of women increases to about 90%. https://the100yearlifestyle.com/the-women-are-crushing-it-2/ #100YearLifestyle
Greek Honey Sesame Bars, called Pasteli, are the original power bar. With only 2 ingredients, this ancient recipe couldn’t be easier to make. And you’ll be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t love this satisfyingly sweet, protein rich treat! LINK FOR FULL RECIPE: https://the100yearlifestyle.com/greek-honey-sesame-bars/ #100YearLifestyle
Every home chef knows that warm weather means lots of meals cooked on the grill, a variety of cold drinks, and easy summer salads. Well, the salad part just got even easier. Salad skewers are fun, easy to make, and there are endless possibilities. And even the little ones and the pickiest eaters can’t pass up food on a stick! LINK FOR FULL RECIPE: https://the100yearlifestyle.com/salad-skewers/ #100YearLifestyle
It is becoming increasingly important to plan for a long and healthy life. Most people are underestimating their lifespan by 20 to 30 years. Thirty years ago financial planners were taught that most people would likely need to plan to live a bit past the U.S. Life Expectancy of 75. Today it is 79. Will your retirement savings be enough? https://the100yearlifestyle.com/you-are-preparing-for-a-100-year-lifestyle-is-your-financial-planner/ #100YearLifestyle
We’ve all run out of milk when the cereal bowl is only half full, the recipe is almost complete, or the coffee has already been poured. Running to the store just for milk isn’t always an option, and is always a bother. With this amazingly easy recipe, you’ll never run out of milk again. You won’t believe how easy and fun (and inexpensive) it is to make your own oat milk. LINK FOR FULL RECIPE: https://the100yearlifestyle.com/make-your-own-oat-milk/ #100YearLifestyle
Think cold, creamy, delicious, all natural, and easy to make. Intrigued? It’s nice cream – not ice cream – nice cream. New to you? It’s ice cream made from a base of frozen bananas. It’s good for you and guilt free. You can flavor it and fix it up any way you like. The possibilities are literally endless. https://the100yearlifestyle.com/nice-cream/ #100YearLifestyle
Dr. Gladys McGarey just turned 102 and had her 10th book published. She’s also had a couple of books written by others about her. She’s a prolific writer, and an amazing woman. But if you ask her she’ll tell you she really found her voice at 93. https://the100yearlifestyle.com/found-her-voice-at-93-2/ #100YearLifestyle
According to Harvard Health Publishing, after age 30 we begin to lose as much as 3% to 5% of our muscles per decade. For men, they can assume they will lose approximately 30% of their muscle mass during the course of their lifetimes. Muscles matter. It’s never too early (or to late) to muscle up! https://the100yearlifestyle.com/muscles-matter-2/ #100YearLifestyle
The U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, has published a report declaring loneliness to be a public health epidemic. Specifically, he’s stated that loneliness poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes per day. https://the100yearlifestyle.com/as-deadly-as-smoking-15-cigarettes-a-day-2/ #100YearLifestyle
Vincent Dransfield drives himself when he runs his errands. He cooks for himself, does his own chores, and walks between the basement, first, and second floors of his home where he lives alone – all without complaint. He’s as independent as ever, and he’s 109! https://the100yearlifestyle.com/as-independent-as-ever/ #100YearLifestyle
Did you know that beans are the one thing that people in the Blue Zones all have in common. They all eat beans on a daily basis. Whether it’s black beans, lentils, white beans, soybeans, or garbanzos, Blue Zone folks eat roughly four times as man beans as Americans eat. If you aren’t getting enough beans, this Easy, Authentic Hummus is a great way to start. LINK FOR FULL RECIPE: https://the100yearlifestyle.com/easy-authentic-hummus/ #100YearLifestyle
Whether we’re talking about sports or we’re talking about life, you can’t play to win if you aren’t healthy. You might make it on the field, you might even get to play for a while, but you aren’t going to support your team, you aren’t going to play your best, you aren’t going to win if you aren’t healthy. The same goes for life. https://the100yearlifestyle.com/the-healthiest-team-always-wins-2/ #100YearLifestyle
The World Health Organization has said that by 2050 over 700 million people worldwide, or 1 out of 10, will have disabling hearing loss. The prevalence of hearing loss does increase with age. For 60-year-olds and older, over 25% are affected by disabling hearing loss. When was the last time you got your ears checked? https://the100yearlifestyle.com/say-what/ #100YearLifestyle
Everyone today is talking about the many benefits of intermittent fasting – including potentially increasing longevity. But this latest fad isn’t really a fad at all. In fact, fasting can be traced back to the 5th century. Hippocrates, the “father of medicine,” was known to advise food abstinence to people displaying certain health conditions. https://the100yearlifestyle.com/benefits-of-intermittent-fasting/ #100YearLifestyle
Three months before her 100th birthday, Annie Duplock, former circus worker, checked an item off her bucket list. She took center stage at the Zippos Circus in England and became a human target for a knife thrower, the circus’ finale act. To Annie, it was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream, and proof that life’s a circus! https://the100yearlifestyle.com/lifes-a-circus/ #100YearLifestyle