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A 103-Year Old Woman’s Two Unusual Secrets to Longevity
She didn’t eat healthily and she didn’t follow her purpose.
“It’s not about purpose. It’s not about healthy eating. It’s not about rest, or relationships, or religion or exercise. I only have two secrets that helped me live to 103-years old.”
The woman on the tv screen was mesmerizing. My dad and I sat together smiling, hanging onto her every word. She lived on this earth for more than a century, but her face was barely wrinkled. She stood without a hunch. She spoke without any slurred speech or delay. Mentally, she seemed as fit as I am.
There must have been something that led to this kind of sustained presence. If it wasn’t exercising or nutrition or people, then what could it possibly be?
The woman made sure the reporter held the microphone close to her mouth, and she made sure the viewers at home were listening loud and clear. She had a tremendous smile on her face as she spoke.
“If you want to live as long as me, then you have to do just two very simple things. First, eat a piece of dark chocolate every single day. Second, go to mass every week. Those are the only things in my life that have remained constant for as long as I can remember. Those are the only things you have to do.”
