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naneklund@aol.com - 31 Oct 2005 05:28 GMT

A local news broadcast reported on 3 groups of people who had the
highest population of people aged 100 or better in the world.

Sadly I can't remember two of the 3 populations studied but the third
was a group of Seventh Day Adventists in a home in Loma Linda, CA, a
few miles from me. So I paid attention (and most of the information
was about them anyway). Their recipes were mostly vegetarianism,
belief in religion, and an interest in life. One lady, at 102, still
drives and passes her tests!

Since I couldn't (STRIKE THAT - WOULDN'T is the proper word) stand a
vegetarian diet, and I'm an athiest, again, my attention was on the
interests. The people in the retirement home go places, do things, do
some volunteer work, and seem to be a happy bunch. Like life, want to
continue it as long as possible, and pay attention to what's going on.

Well, I can do THAT. Got a state election coming up, got a couple of
politicians I'd love to get rid of, want to see what they discover next
on the moons of Saturn, got a couple of authors writing series and I
want to read the next books.....

Anyway, there's hope for me yet.

Nan Type 2 since 1990 or so

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Alan S - 31 Oct 2005 09:45 GMT

>Anyway, there's hope for me yet.

Only if you don't go for a drive at the same time as the
102yo (we saw the same TV report over here).

I'm sure she's wonderful - but I'm a fan of an old cartoon
series - do you remember Mr Magoo? He never saw the chaos he
left in his wake, mainly because he couldn't see much in
front of him either:-)

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.

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naneklund@aol.com - 31 Oct 2005 22:44 GMT

Of course I remember Mr. Magoo. But he had obvious eye problems. So
do I and I drive VERY carefully while the 102 year old lady has
excellant sight. Sigh........
Nan

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Quentin Grady - 31 Oct 2005 19:31 GMT

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>A local news broadcast reported on 3 groups of people who had the
>highest population of people aged 100 or better in the world.
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>was about them anyway). Their recipes were mostly vegetarianism,
>belief in religion, and an interest in life.

G'day G'day Nan,

Vegetarians as opposed to vegans have a relatively easy time getting
the RDA of most minerals and vitamins. If the VARIETY of fruit and
vegetables is increased one eats fewer calories.

In all matters, belief in something greater than oneself helps
survival rates. It's largely a matter of having a sense of belonging.

Victor Frankl studied first hand, survival in the hell holes of
Nazidom. He concluded, that an important factor was attaching meaning
to one's existence. What that meaning was, was much less important
than the fact of attaching meaning to one's life. It could be as
trivial as being determined to be first in the bus queue the next
morning. Some people living on industriously because they are far too
busy to die. For some reason folks who sing, hum or play music appear
to be overly represented amongst those who go on to ripe old age.

> One lady, at 102, still drives and passes her tests!
>
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>some volunteer work, and seem to be a happy bunch. Like life, want to
>continue it as long as possible, and pay attention to what's going on.

Ah ... volunteer work. There is a brilliant book written by Henry
Dreher, "The immune power personality" published by Plume Books.
isbn QP356.47.D74 which studies factors that affect the immune system.
One of them is volunteer work. Perhaps its the feel good about oneself
factor, perhaps its the higher incidence of positive interactions with
others.

>Well, I can do THAT. Got a state election coming up, got a couple of
>politicians I'd love to get rid of, want to see what they discover next
>on the moons of Saturn, got a couple of authors writing series and I
>want to read the next books.....

Go Girl. Of course you can do it.

>Anyway, there's hope for me yet.
>
>Nan Type 2 since 1990 or so

Best wishes,

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