Longevity Myths; True or False?

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    August 19, 2023 7:29 AM PDT
    Longevity and Aging. Is there really a secret? This article discusses myths. [url=https://getpocket.com/explore/item/stop-believing-these-longevity-myths-to-live-a-longer-healthier-and-happier-life?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us]https://getpocket.com/explore/item/stop-believing-these-longevity-myths-to-live-a-longer-healthier-and-happier-life?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

    The oldest living American in 2021 was a Charlotte, NC woman named Hester Ford, who was either 115 or 116 years old (the record is fuzzy.)

    Unfortunately, if she has the secret to a long and happy life on this earth (and how she managed not to be hospitalized until age 108!), she’s not talking. “I just live right, all I know,” Ford told her local CBS TV station in August of that year.

    But while Miss Ford may not know why she’s made it this far, we do know that there are some misconceptions about longevity that we need to clear up.