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Living to 100<br />
By: Gayla Kalp / Life is Laughter<br />
Now that the Holiday Season is upon us, I am<br />
preparing for all the festivities. Especially the<br />
food!<br />
I look forward to the Thanksgiving and<br />
Christmas Day dinner feasts. I am so happy I wear those pants with the<br />
elastic waist!<br />
The best part are the leftovers. You can eat yourself into a coma for<br />
another three days.<br />
I don’t even need to mention all the parties with fabulous appetizers<br />
and booze. You can’t turn around in an office without your hand<br />
touching Holiday candy or delicious baked items. Yea, Holiday Season!<br />
Then I read an article, “World’s Blue Zones Present Lessons in<br />
Longevity.”<br />
It discussed the<br />
seven areas in<br />
the world where<br />
the population<br />
lives to over 100<br />
years old. I always<br />
thought that I<br />
would live into my<br />
90s because my<br />
relatives lived that<br />
long.<br />
The article<br />
said that genetics<br />
plays only 20%<br />
into the reason<br />
for a long life. The<br />
remaining 80% is from diet, exercise, having the right outlook and<br />
connecting.<br />
I’m screwed! Per the article, I should have died 20 years ago. I have<br />
no diet. My version of exercise is a “brisk sit.”<br />
My outlook on life is that when I wake up every day (if I am on the<br />
daylight side of the dirt) it’s a great day! I connect by playing card<br />
games with friends but it mainly causes me stress because they cheat!<br />
The Centenarians live on a diet of plant based proteins. They only<br />
have a small amount of meat. They also eat a diet rich in fruits,<br />
vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts, seeds and tofu.<br />
I live on a diet of In & Out Burgers, Hostess cupcakes, Jersey Mikes,<br />
Martinis, Ice Cream Sandwiches, Pizza and Pop Tarts.<br />
Obviously my diet and exercise regimen are terrible! I want to live<br />
to be 100+.<br />
So, this Holiday Season, I am going to hit the salad bar, go to the gym<br />
and surround myself with fun people who don’t cheat! I’m still going to<br />
include an In & Out burger.<br />
After all, a burger has lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and very little meat.<br />
Yea, to the new me!<br />
Gayla is a speaker, author, psychologist and humorist. She also<br />
happens to be Ms. Sr. California, Nevada and Universe England.<br />
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