Liang Xinye emigrated from China at age 88, became a Canadian citizen at 100 and was feted Saturday as one of Ottawa’s oldest residents approaching the age of the world’s super-centenarians.
There are said to be up 450 living super-centenarians — those who hit 110 and over — in the world, but only a fraction have had their age verified. The oldest person on record died at age 122 and the oldest living person today is an American woman who is 116.
Family chalk up her longevity to a life of “generosity and kindness” rather than anything to do with diet and exercise.
She spent her life as a housewife who continued to live on the modest family farm she had worked with her husband. .
She is meticulous about her dress and appearance and takes no medication other than a daily multivitamin. She still plays — and wins- at cards.
The secret to longevity, she says, is to: stay active, work hard, eat healthy, enjoy life and always smile.
Source: The Ottawa Citizen
Original source article: 109-year-old's advice: Stay active, work hard, always smile
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