With a quarter of all children born today expected to live beyond the age
of 100 does science really have all the answers when it comes to the secret to
reaching 100?
"The science is slightly baffled by this, we still don't really
understand what makes a centenarian because all of them are unique," says
Prof Tim Spector, an expert on ageing from Kings College London.
For some centenarians the key to successful ageing is not as tangible as,
for instance, eating five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.
"My twin sister was a terrible pessimist, she died when she was not
yet 70 because she never laughed, never. Laughing is beautiful though,"
says 108-year-old Alice Herz-Sommer.
"I'm an optimist, for me it's only the good things, never a bad
thought," she says.
Born in 1903, Mrs Herz-Sommer has managed to retain a positive outlook despite
a horrific start to life.
The oldest living survivor of the Holocaust, she was imprisoned in
Terezin (also known as Theresienstadt) concentration camp, near Prague, with
her young son Raphael.
She survived the war by playing the piano in concerts within the camp.
Her husband died in Germany at Belsen concentration camp.
Do not take yourself too seriously: We are just a drop in the ocean.
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