Random Tips About How The World's Oldest Living People Live So Long (12 items)

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  (#6) 109-Year-Old Jessie Gallan Swore Off Men And Ate Porridge Every Day

  Scotswoman Jessie Gallan, who passed at 109 in 2015, said men were to be avoided, calling them "just more trouble than they’re worth.” She also said that she made sure she "got plenty of exercise, (and) ate a nice warm bowl of porridge every morning."
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  (#7) Emiliano Mercado del Toro, 115, Enjoyed Women, Laughing, And Funche

  For six weeks, Emiliano Mercado del Toro was the world's oldest person and from 2004 until his passing in 2007, he was the world's oldest man. He was also, for a time, the oldest living military veteran in the U.S. His secret to a long, healthy life? A sense of humor, love of women and funche (a Puerto Rican dish made with cornmeal and codfish).

  Mercado never married, but had three serious relationships during his lifetime. He was also a huge fan of Puerto Rican entertainer Iris Chacón. 
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  (#9) Pearl Cantrell, 105, Loved To Eat Bacon Every Day

  Texan Pearl Cantrell lived to be 105, ate bacon every day and said it was the secret to her long life: “I love bacon. I eat it every day. It's got to be crispy. I don't feel as old as I am. That's all I can say."

  Cantrell became a bit of a spokesperson for Oscar Mayer, who gave her a lifetime supply of bacon and took her for a ride through her hometown of Richland Springs, TX, in the Wienermobile. “That was so much fun (riding in the Wienermobile)," she said. "And getting all that bacon, I loved that."
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  (#5) Agnes Fenton, 112, Downed Three Beers With Scotch Chasers For The Last 70 Years Of Her Life

  At age 112, Agnes Fenton credited her long life to something a little harder than Dr. Pepper. She was a fan of the high life — the Miller High Life, that is. After a scare following a benign tumor somewhere in the last century (literally), her doctor advised her to drink three beers a day. So, for the last 70 years of her life, that's just what she did, coupling her "medicine" with a shot of scotch each time.

  In the few years before she passed, caregivers forbid her from drinking.  But when asked if they would let her enjoy a shot on her birthday, Fenton answered like a true 110-year-old boss: "They better." Fenton passed in August 2017.
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  (#10) A Japanese Diet Of Sushi And Noodles Has Kept Nabi Tajima Alive For 117 Years

  Nabi Tajima was the oldest person in the world until April 2018. The Japanese woman lived in Kikai, Kagoshima Prefecture, and had never spoken publicly about her longevity. However, experts said her diet, which consisted of ramen noodles and rice mackerel sushi was partially responsible. She also had plenty of family surrounding her with a total of around 160 descendants!
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  (#12) Batuli Lamichhane, 113, Has Been Smoking For 95 Years

  Batuli Lamichhane has been smoking since she was 17, almost a century. Now, the 115-year-old woman claims cigarettes have helped her stay alive. "I have been smoking for over 95 years. There is nothing wrong with smoking,” she says. Born in March 1903, still smokes a pack and a half a day, but avoids 'commercially made' cigarettes. She does, however, smoke "beedis" —tobacco wrapped in tendu leaf. Lamichhane believes the secret to a long happy life is not to give in to stress.  "People of this modern age have too much stress. And those who do not work or are idle in their old age won’t live long. So you have to be active and stress free,” she said.

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