It’s no secret anymore. If you want to be healthy and feel good in your body, you must eat healthy and well balanced diet. But is it really this kind of diet that will help you to age well and live longer?
An 117-year-old Italian woman named Emma Morano is the dean of humanity and reveals the secret of her incredible longevity.
In general, Italians live very old and healthy. This is due to the Mediterranean diet of which they are adepts. They have a life expectancy of 84.6 years for women and 79.4 years for men. As a result, Italy holds the third place in the ranking of European countries as regards the level of life expectancy. In addition, according to the Bloomberg Global Health Index, Italy is in 2017 the healthiest country.
The Secrets of Longevity
Nobody is better placed to reveal them than the dean of mankind herself, Emma Morano. From its 117 years, it is the last known survivor of the 19th century. In her long life, she knew 3 kings of Italy, as well as 12 Presidents of the Republic.
The first man she had hoped to spend the rest of her life died in during the First World War. Then she fell into the hands of a violent husband, from whom she managed to separate shortly before the Second World War. All her life, Emma lived in Verbania, a small friendly city of Italy. She worked in a jute bag factory until she was 75 years old.
While she was only 20 years old, Emma began to suffer from anemia. The doctors advised him to consume 3 eggs a day, that is to say two raw eggs and one cooked egg. She continued to follow this advice for the rest of her life, despite the reluctance of dieticians, who find that this diet is unsatisfactory. But for nearly a century, this woman has fed on 3 eggs, a small portion of meat for dinner and very few fruits and vegetables. However, in recent years, Emma had replaced meat with cookies to have a lighter meal.
Until she was 115, Emma managed to live by herself and to be autonomous in her own home. However, after that, she could no longer leave her bed and needed a nurse. Somewhat proud, she has always refused to set foot in the hospital. Fortunately, she had a solid sense of humor that kept her cheerful and optimistic.
What is most surprising in the story of Emma Morano is that the secret of her longevity is, in fact, perhaps largely due to her genes. His sister lived until the age of 107 and her mother until 91 years.
Emma is not the only person to have exceeded her life expectancy.
Misao Okawa
She was born on 4 July 1898 and died at the age of 117 on 1 April 2015. She was the mother of three children, had four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She always ate 3 meals a day and had a habit of eating sushi, her favorite meal, once a month. It owes its longevity to its diet, its capacity to relax and to its nights of sleep regularly of 8 hours.
Gertrude Weaver
Gertrude was born on July 4, 1898 and died on April 6, 2015, in Arkansas. Aged 116, she was the dean of the United States and, following the death of Misao Okawa, dean of humanity. Her longevity was due to her kindness and the fact that she was always friendly and just with everyone.
Jirōemon Kimura
Born on April 19, 1897 and died on June 12, 2013, at the age of 116 years, he is survived by 7 children, 15 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. His secret? He never smoked or drank alcohol and watched his health very closely. It had as motto “eat light and live long”.
Source: Santé+ Magazine
