Do you want to live past the age of 100?

Living Past the Age of 100 ? Here are a couple of stories.

Dr. Alex Carrel, M.D., a Nobel Prize winning physician proved that you could keep heart cells from a chicken embryo alive almost indefinitely if the solution they are in is clean and they are fed the proper nutrition. The concept is basically that the quality of the “energy” in a cell’s environment will dictate how long it will live. He kept chicken embyo heart cells alive for 29 years in his laboratory until a nurse forgot to change the nutrient base the cells were living in. This is a really long time for a chicken embyo heart cell!

So what does this have to do with human life span? It has some relevance as I discuss in my book, "Rich Remeidies, Volume 1", Chapter 8, but not much to this blog post....I just like telling it....:-)


I will share two stories that resonate with me on longevity.

Genetics certainly plays a role in our lifespan, but our blood lines and heritage are just one aspect of the total picture. There are a combination of factors that I believe lead to longevity.

I just finished the book “The Blue Zone” , Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who Have Lived the Longest by Dan Buettner(1). The information in his book was made into a National Geographic TV show a few years back. You should get the book to read the whole story. It’s pretty interesting.

According to Buettner, there are four areas: Nicoya , Costa Rica, Sardinia, Italy, Okinawa, Japan, and Loma Linda, California, USA where a disproportionate number of the population lives past the 100 year mark.

Some of the factors that contribute to longevity are “common sense”( which I found is quite uncommon and in short supply these days):

• Strong family and community bonds exist in all of these groups. A sense of purpose pervades their lives.

• There is a Spiritual, faith-based component amongst all people. There is a belief in something bigger than themselves.

• Natural, plant-based foods represent the majority of their diets. Very little if any manufactured foods are consumed in these communities.

• Moderate exercise or manual labor is part of the daily regimen.

• All have a connection with nature and get regular doses of unprotected sun exposure (Vitamin D).

• Stress levels are very low. People in these groups do not get excited or aggressive very often. They keep their cool.

• Moderate to no drinking / tobacco use (although some in these populations do partake with no ill effects).

This is just a short summary of some of the common factors that resonated with me. Check the book out for all the details.

Another, similar perspective comes from Dr. Joel Wallach who wrote “Rare Earth’s Forbidden Cures” and was the distributor of the ubiquitous audio tape in the early 1990’s called “Dead Doctors Don’t Lie” (2).

In Wallach’s observations, there are five (5) areas in the world (different from Buettner’s) where the populations also have a larger than average number of people living past the age of 100.

They are mountainous regions. Vilcambas, Ecuador, the Hunzas in Pakistan (on the China border), Tibetans of Northeast China, the Russian Caucus Mountains (Georgia), and the Titicacas area of Peru.

What are the common threads of vitality that lead to longevity amongst this group?

The list of factors is very similar to the “Blue Zones” except that there is one key component that seems to super charge people’s health in these areas- “glacial milk”.

Glacial milk is the mineral-rich water that comes from high altitude glacial snow melt. The water that runs through these areas has a cloudy appearance like milk due to its high mineral content. These minerals are in ionic / colloidal form, meaning that they posses a life-giving electrical charge (Ki, Qi, or Chi) and have particle sizes that are very, very small so they can be readily absorbed by the body’s cells as nourishment.

Two time Nobel prize winner Dr. Linus Pauling stated:
“Every ailment, every sickness, and every disease can be traced back to an organic trace mineral deficiency.”

These folks consuming glacial milk are getting a daily dose of all the mineralas that their bodies need to be healthy.

So, I think there is some truth to the “glacial milk” story, although health and longevity include allot of other factors that include mental and spiritual factors as listed above.

I will be publishing a future blog on the easiest way for us city dwellers to consume these same ionic / colloidal minerals in a very convenient and natural way.

The conclusion that I draw from all this is- “Health and longevity are not complicated” Many of us can live past the age of 100 if we follow these basic guidelines:

• Care about someone besides yourself
• Make family a priority
• Treat other people as you wish to be treated
• Have some Spiritual foundation (no matter what it is)
• Eat a majority of your diet as fresh, chemical- free veggies
• Consume mineral-rich foods. Avoid junk foods. Be conscious of what you put into your body.
• Be optimistic/ happy/ gracious
• Drink plenty of pure water and get an adequate supply of the Earth's 84 essential minerals (covered in an upcoming blog)
• Have a good time and don’t worry about things
• Drink and imbibe in moderation (everything in moderation, including moderation)

Pretty simple, isn’t it?

This is my two cents for the week……

AHO

Richard

PS- This is all covered in some way in my book, Rich Remedies, Volume 1.

PS PS- Longevity is not the goal, quality of life is. If you happen to aspire to a long life and are not “taken out” by some misfortune or accident, there are ways to accomplish this objective.

PS PS PS- Prediction: Eagles best Giants 27 to 21 in the NFC Playoffs on Sunday. Go on to win the Super Bowl.

End Notes:
*1.Buettner, Dan, The Blue Zones, National Geographic Society: Washington, DC. 2008
2.Wallach, Dr Joel, Lan, Ma Dr.,Rare Earth’s Forbidden Cures,
Note: This information is not provided as medical advice. This is provided as helpful information. Consult you physician or healing coach with all medical-related issues.