Centenarians

WATCH: Table Tennis Ace, 101, Draws Researchers' Attention

7.30 | Posted 04.19.2012

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Dorothy Delow certainly hasn't let age slow her down, venturing to Mongolia at age 97 to compete internationally in the World Veterans Games at table ...

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More Surprising Advice From a Centenarian: Go With the Flow

Ellie Knaus | Posted 04.24.2012

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My great-aunt's life proves that going with the flow doesn't mean being passive; it means pursuing what makes you happy and having the courage to adapt when things don't go as planned.

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Healthy for 100 Years

Howard S. Friedman, Ph.D. | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: The Longevity Project, Long Life, Longevity, Centenarians, Healthy Aging, Aging Gracefully, Healthy Living News

One of us is a 100-year-old physician who has been in an ongoing research study since 1917, and the other is a baby-boomer health researcher who has been heavily involved in conducting that remarkable study.

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Never Too Old To Pursue Olympic Dreams

Dr. Caroline Cicero | Posted 12.01.2011

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These competitive senior athletes really like to win. In their 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and even at 100, they find competition invigorating. They are fighters, with women accepting black eyes and separated shoulders typically found in basketball games.

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How To Live To 100

The New York Times | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Longevity, Centenarians, Bv-Life, How to Live to 100, How to Live Longer, Live to 100, Black Voices News

For those of us relying on healthy habits to get us to age 100, the findings from a new study of centenarians may come as a bit of a blow. The cent...

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Lessons From ‘How To Live Forever'

The Huffington Post | Laura Schocker | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Aging Gracefully, Healthy Living, How to Live Forever, Longevity, Healthy Living Body, Centenarians, How to Live Forever Documentary, Graceful Aging, Healthy Living News

The average life expectancy for an American today is 77.9 years -- but for some people, that’s simply not enough. Following the death of his mot...

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Number Of 100-Year-Olds Is Booming In U.S.

AP | By MATT SEDENSKY | Posted 06.26.2011

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BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Not too long ago, Lonny Fried's achievement would have dropped jaws. TV and newspaper reporters would have showed up at her door. ...

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Man Kept Dead Mother's Body In A 'BACKPACK For Nearly A Decade'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tokyo, Pension, Elderly Citizens, Search for Older People, Centenarians, Pension Fund, Search for Japanese Centenarians, Japan, Ota Ward, Search for Japan Old People, World News

Investigators searching for missing Japanese centenarians in a well-publicized nationwide hunt made a particularly grisly discovery this week when th...

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Pill To Live Past 100 In Development, May Be Ready In 2 Years

The Sun | Posted 11.17.2011

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People will be given a pill to live past 100 within two years, a top professor revealed yesterday. The drugs - a spin-off from research into age-re...

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At 100 Years Old, Is Depression Inevitable?

John Whyte, M.D., MPH | Posted 11.17.2011

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Don't be caught up by the myth that elderly folks don't get depressed, and being "slow" or "sad" is a natural part of aging. It isn't!

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How To Live 100 Years

TIME | Alice Park Wednesday | Posted 11.17.2011

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A century of life was once a rare thing, but that is changing. Science is slowly unraveling the secrets of the centenarians....

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Top 5 Activities For Longevity

Dr. Maoshing Ni | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Longevity, Tai Chi, Free Radical, Catechins, Laughter, Black Tea, Green Tea, Stress, Massage, Centenarians, Polyphenol, Osteoporosis, Meditation, Nature Genetics, Cardiovascular Disease, Circulation, Tuina, Antioxidant, Health, Healthy Living News

A study in the Journal Nature Genetics showed some people are genetically predisposed to age more rapidly than others. Age-associated diseases are more related to biological rather than chronological age.

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Resiliency Tips From The 100+ Crowd

Kari Henley | Posted 11.17.2011

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This week I decided to explore the "centenarians" - people living to be over 100 years old, for clues to resiliency and joie de vive.

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100 Is the New 70

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 11.17.2011

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On Sept. 21, my grandmother, Gertrude, will turn 101. Last year, she became the third member of her family to reach 100, following her late sisters, Bertha and Ann.

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Where People Live The Longest

BBC | Denise Winterman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: How to Live to 100, Longer Life, How to Live Longer, Live to 100, Centenarians, Healthy Living News

Something remarkable links the remote Japanese island of Okinawa, the small Sardinian mountain town of Ovodda and Loma Linda in the US. People live lo...

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