What scientists have learned from studying people over 90 | 60 Minutes Archive
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- In 2020, 60 Minutes checked in on the groundbreaking 90+ study and its members, a group of Americans age 90 and above still thriving in old age. Lesley Stahl revisited the participants, whom she first met in 2014, and caught up with the scientists expanding their findings on what leads to a longer, healthier life, with a special focus on memory and dementia.
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My mum is 95. Meanness. I’m 76 and eating more veggies, less meat, no sugar, Yoga, gym, in hopes of being my better best self by 90. Sense of humor is most important.
Sorry about the meanness. Good for you and keep it up are you walking?
Was your mother mean in her behavior or meanness in that she passed at 95? Or are you describing youself? Seems out of place in your comment.
I don't want to live until 90. IMO, 70 - 75 is perfectly fine. Maybe 80.
Linda McCartney was a vegan and did all the things that "natural" practitioners recommend. She keeled over from cancer in her mid-fifties. Winston Churchill, on the other hand, was a fat guy who smoked cigars, enjoyed fine wine and rich food, and lived to be ninety. Real life is a lot more complicated than you think.
@@JohnKoenig-db8lk Exactly. There are no guarantees at all.
Imagine being born in WW1, fighting in WW2, and being alive to use Siri on an IPhone during a worldwide pandemic 100 years later. Absolutely crazy! Very inspiring 😊
And you were around for 2 major pandemics.
@@finchborat covid & ?
@@rithvikr4632 Spanish Flu
@@finchborat ah, ok...it was around 1920's, right?
@@rithvikr4632 1919-1921
Asking a long-retired person “today’s date” is not a valid dementia screen. Who cares what today’s date is, unless you have an appointment and looked at your calendar.
Absolutely agree. I often forget the date and even the weekday because they're no longer relevant, like an old phone number.
Being retired is beautiful.
I absolutely agree. Ask me what date it is when I‘m on holiday - mostly I wouldn‘t have a clue 😂😂😂😂
@@teachersusan3730yes!! Medicine needs to upgrade in their theories and guidelines.
Most people with regular cognition could ballpark it and say “June 2024, is it the 24th, 25th?” That poor guy couldn’t. That question is really asking if you live in your own little world or not.
Today alone I asked what the date was and I'm 69. But I just started a new job with a varying schedule (10pm to 6am one day and then 6am to 2pm on another day, etc.). It makes if harder to keep track.
My father is 94 and healthy and his memory and cognitive abilities are as perfect as ever. He just got his driver’s license renewed, passing every test, as much as they wanted to flunk him! I think it’s genetic and for my sake, I hope so.
Oh so biden is fit to be president
Great ... I love it, congratulations to your dad.
@@LT.J The political cheerleaders' bus just rolled in....🥴
Kudos! Does he have RH-negative blood by any chance?
@@tenorly Also is there any link with left handedness like Ruthie in this video?
My grandmother was born in 1905 pre-automobile, electricity and indoor plumbing. She lived through WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and 911. She lived through 18 recessions and the Great Depression, the invention of TV, telephones, interstate, space exploration, computers, and cell phones. I asked her once what it was like going from cooking on a wood stove to using a microwave. All she said was "I remember". The last 5 years she was alive, it was the last visit I made to her in early 2001 that she remembered me.
Wow she was born before women could even vote in this country.
How amazing! To live then in comparison with today was truly great. Thank you for sharing her story.
Mine was born in 1901 and she lived to see computers and a man on the moon.
How blessed you were to have her! Mine is 93 and I just soak up her stories of the depression and growing up.
It really isn't as big a deal as people make it out to be. People adjust to new technologies all the time, and we've all had to do that in our lifetime.
My mom is 93 and still owns and drives a car. Her father almost made it to 100. My father lived to 89. His mother passed at 97. One observation I've noted is that the decline was slow and drawn out. So maximizing quality of life is important, whether I live to 70, 85 or even 100. I don't trust homes for the aged.
That was the case with my great-grandmother. She died 2 months after turning 94 and she spent the last 3+ yrs of her life in the nursing home. I remember her as old and frail and at the nursing home, bedridden. It was a slow, drawn out final years.
Some go slower than others. Some go quicker than others. I lost my dad over 2.5 yrs ago at 72 (potentially had a heart attack while he was behind the wheel) and I thought he would be around another 15-20 yrs. My mom thought my grandmother would pass away at 80 and she died last month at 96.
@@finchborat You may be blessed with longevity, but without quality, it can be a curse.
My grandmother was in a nursing home, and she'd complain that the staff would steal from her and the other elderly residents. My father had rehab, requiring overnight stay, at several different nursing homes. The staff would withhold medication and ignore patients/residents.
Hopefully, my path will be different.
@@nj2mddude205 It depends on the nursing home. My great-grandmother was at 2 and the first one wasn't on it's A-game. Despite that (and concerns from my mom), she spent the majority of those final 3+ yrs at the first one before my mom got her out. She spent the last 10 months of her life at the 2nd one. When my grandmother (mom's side) was put in the nursing home, she was at the better one of the two. My mom thinks that was why my grandmother made it to 96 despite Alzheimer's, dementia, diabetes, and a round of Covid in 2020. I personally think it was because of genes.
My grandmother (dad's side) was at the iffy nursing home my great-grandmother was at (it was almost a decade and a half after my great-grandmother) and at the time she died, she looked like she aged 10 yrs. She was 87 when she died and she was there the final 7 months of her life. Her iPad got stolen her 2nd day over there when she was moved to another room and it was never recovered.
@@nj2mddude205 Same happend to my mother... Terrible places those human money factories..... They just sustain their lives to farm off the invoice.... no care at all... like Soilent Green
You’re right. It’s all about the journey so make a great one!
My mother is 81 years old, and is in the beginning stages of dementia. She’s physically very healthy and dementia is very cruel. ❤
I am so sorry. I saw my grandmother who raised me through dementia in her last years of life. She was 3 months short of 97. I don't know what is more difficult-them not remembering you or being one of 4 people they have alive that they remember. My favorite great aunt didn't remember anyone or much of anything just my great uncle and her daughter. Stay strong raising your parents can break you. It may sound silly but find a good ear now. A preacher a therapist anyone who is willing to continually listen.
Mother died at 80 with last 6 yrs of dementia. The most helpful thing I experienced during her decline was attending Alzheimer Association meetings and hearing up close the stories of others facing this very difficult challenge of learning about dealing with and surprisingly learning healthy self-care options for the caregiver family members. Good luck.
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Sorry to hear. Mine just passed earlier in year, tough period of life. People will say "take care of yourself" throughout, but I never could get that down. Just hard, prayers out.
Have her A1C checked. Dementia/Alzheimer's is starting to be referred to as type 3 diabetes.
I ask all of my clients what their health goals are, and in 15 yrs of practice, I have never heard anyone say, "I want to age well." That is my number one goal and motivation. This is very important research they are doing.
Who knows when I will die? My grandparents died from age 38 all the way up to 85. I watched my husband die of cancer at 44 two years ago. If someone is younger than about 60, no, I would imagine they would speak about shorter-term goals. That doesn’t mean I don’t care what my quality of life is at 80, only that I have no idea if I’ll even survive that long. 🤷♀️
I just turned 60 and that has become one of my primary areas of focus. I'm currently reading "Outlive: The Art and Science of Longevity" by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford. I want my years to be quality years.
Extremely important subject. I turned 40 last year. My grandfather turned 96 this week. He can't hear a damn thing, but still sharp as a tack. I can't even fathom what the world will look like in 50+ years, but every year that goes by more and more of us will likely make it to his age. We have much to learn.
Get him hearing aids. There is a direct link between hearing loss and dementia.
@@shakeyj4523 oh he has them. just doesn't want to use them.
@@kenwarner Other than telling him the dementia risks, there is not much you can do about that. People hate being parented, so it's hard to make that kind of suggestion. But I'm so glad you have him. I would so be picking his brain about all of his experiences.
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I disagree that more people will live longer in the next generation. Look around you. People are increasingly unhealthy, including the young. I attribute this to not only a junk food diet, but also a junk light diet. Not enough full-spectrum sunlight, and blue-light devices after sunset.
Add all the non-native EMFs we're constantly exposed to and the future for humans is bleak.
The planet will be fine though without us.
Something I observed, all these people seem to enjoy life and have a cheerful disposition.
Yes! A positive attitude makes life more enjoyable.
True - but let's also realize they are in situations in both lifestyle and physical health that are conducive to the positive emotional disposition. If they had no place to walk or dance or meet with people or if they had a serious physical ailment would they still be so cheerful?
@@JH-pt6ihmaybe maybe not, but if they all do, in fact share that trait, it could be strongly concluded that, it must help.
If you wake up that day, God has already given you a gift of extra time.
My great grandfather was born in 1900. His mother was full blood Cherokee and travelled with him back and forth from the reservation to Tennessee . He passed in 1987 at 87 - the same year my daughter was born. He was in the Cavalry as a young msn and told me so many great stories! He was a house painter up into his mid 70’s. My son ( born in 1980)was his first and only great great grandchild and he spent time with him in 1981.I’m 64 and I feel the key is to keep good health, eat a good diet and most of all keep stimulating your mind and learning AND laughing and loving!
" His mother was full blood Cherokee"
Yeah, right.
@@themaskedman221 You are most rude. My roommate in school was 100% Native American. My father-in-law worked in the CCC camps in Idaho and Native Americans still lived on the land in the woods as the CCC camp was building roads in Idaho. Just because the Cherokee were made to go to Oklahoma, "Trail of Tears", doesn't mean that later they couldn't leave the reservations in later years to travel.
My best friend was in this study at age 102. When the 'what date is it' question came up he answered: "I retired June 26th, 1976 at 6 pm, it was a Saturday. I haven't needed to know what day it was since then!" I presume he got full credit; I was 38 years younger than him at the time and if I hadn't needed to keep track of his appointments, I wouldn't have know either. He was still driving his vintage 1930 Model A until age 98 when they pulled his license (and a bit afterwards - 'what are they gonna do, give me life?') until convinced it wasn't safe anymore.
This brought me to tears and laughter, thank you, I'll have to remember those answers, because it's true there's no need to remember the day if you got nowhere to go. You were his best friend too. 😊
The ironic thing about retiring, when they send you off on your retirement they " gift " you a gold watch ... why ?
You no longer need to know the time, because you have no place to be on time for.
We got all the time in the world.
Great answer 🎉🎉🎉
I found this very much so when I stopped needing to use a calendar every day. Day of the month? Maybe not.
Day of the week,, always. I keep the Sabbath.
I've been retired for three years and if you randomly asked me "what is todays date" I might struggle because nothing in my routine requires me to keep track of that.
Right on, same here. It's like being born again lol.
We Still Work too!
as a child in the Summer time unless it was Sunday it was Saturday to me, and Sunday after church was Saturday too. Until I got a paper route I seldom had any money, but we always found things to do.
Ditto. I wouldn't even bother.
my grandam is 95 and she is crystal clear, never repeats stories, talks like she's 20.
How?!😢 tips pls…I repeat stories,realize it later & I’m only 34😢
@@D.2601 haha
By then you won’t remember a thing .
I’m 74 and…. Hm what did I have for dinner last night ???
Have a great day 😀
Your lucky, I have to hear the same stories and "helpful tips", over and over, and over, and over............and over and over...🙄
@@D.2601with all of the weed smoking play folks in their twenties and thirties is there going to be lost by 60
@@paulgentile1024 I'm 60. I've been smoking the devil weed since I was 19. I'm considering graduate school next year. However, I don't drink alcohol, I eat minimal sugar, I walk every day, and I read every day.
That was a very nice touch by adding the names of those that have since passed on since the filming. You guys are such a great group of professionals. Keep on keeping on!
3:37 I'm blown away by how good Lou looks at 100... I'm sure he has a healthy lifestyle but his genetics are something else.
You all are spreading so much love. It’s truly heartwarming. Thank you!
When you're 103 who CARES what day it is.
😂 I stopped caring at 60
I've never cared what day it is or what time of day, much to the chagrin of various employers over the years. Now that I'm retired and live alone I don't see why it should matter.
When you're 103 tomorrow is more important than yesterday.
@@billburgess9100 and today is paramount
Everyday is pay day because I still want to receive my pension from the government 💰👌🤣💰
I live & DIE by this quote: "The life of the unexamined is not worth living." Don't live long for the sake of live long. NEVER FORGET.
"The unexamined life is not worth living." It's attributed to Socrates in Plato's "Apology".
At 75, I enjoy a monthly lunch meeting with a group of high school graduates for the last eleven years. We laugh and reminisce and tell stories about our lives back 60 or more years ago as well as more recent events. A few of our fellow grads have passed during that time (not all of whom met regularly with us) and at least two guys who have occasionally attended have noticeable mental issues. I'd like to think, this socialization and the tears-inducing laughter that each meeting produces is a tonic for me as well as the others.
That’s great, my mother kept in touch with her high school friends from the 1950s with newsletters and meetups almost right up until she passed away of dementia related complications at 82. I represented her with her group the last 3 years when she was in a nursing home, most of them knew me my whole life so it was like a big bunch of additional Aunts, lovely people and they’ve asked me to never lose touch . They all had such a special bond for many decades.
@rand49er I absolutely agree with you. The socialization absolutely stimulates the brain. I think all the more so when you have to retrieve memories of people, times and places that bring laughter and fun. Enjoy them all!
I remember seeing this before. I'm 72 and I'm in better health....mentally, physically and spiritual... than I was 40 yr ago because I got rid of the B*llsh*t. I did think I was having mental decline....and then I researched that coffee has more pesticides than anything. I switched to organic and I Immediately improved. My hair, fingernails, brain and who knows what else came back on line. I walk a mile to get groceries mainly for the exercise. I could take a bus but that is boring. When I was very young I decided I was going to be a Grandma Moses and now I'm living in Santa Fe doing art for the thrill of it.
Fantastic! I'll be switching to organic coffee as well. Thanks for sharing!
Love this! Wishing you the best. I’m 43, unmarried, no children and I worry about growing old alone. You made me smile tonight, thank you for sharing.
@@SLloyd-qb8kt I was amazed at the difference and am happy that you will be too.
@@CritterHouseUSA I've been single for 40 yr and I love my life. The BS was family drama and I had to "run away from home" about 10 years ago. That took a long time to accept but I realized they do not owe me anything . They are all making big bucks following their Bliss, good parents and own their homes.. I put off being artsy because I was busy being a mom. Their dad showed back up after they were adults and they were so "Daddy Starved" that I never saw them again. It is what it is. and I'm not going to waste my life with regret. When I look back at my life EVERYTHING makes sense now. They are happy. I am happy and I'm sending you happy Vibes too. :)
I'm 72 as well..went back to school for holistic health at 60 after a stint in a rehab because "just wine" turned into a problem..mediterranean diet and lots of super foods..and powders...good fats and exercise and meditation..Cafe Mam..best organic coffee in the world..fairly priced and they deliver!! TY for your comment!!Be well!!
All I can say is , this was good to watch, and I will still watch it from time to time. Thanks Leslie Stahl! -Melvin - Thursday, June 27, 2024 - 4:51 PM - Colorado Springs, Colorado
The answer at 12:02 about the quarters was amazing
@luketrese7525 Ha Ha quicker than a calculator. I was wondering did he have some sort of meter that he uses regularly that takes quarters. Brilliant stuff.
@@StepbyStepbyMiriamI found that surprising too. My father was able to do this. It took me a minute to do it . But I’m pretty sure I did it right. I need a paper and pencil to do math and can do it in my head if u give me enough time to do it
I'm 82, have a small farm, and work as a librarian in our small town. I spent a life time traveling the world having spent 31 years in the Army. Taught High School, and at the college level, had my own business, and traveled full time with my wife of 60 years in an RV working part-time jobs. I've stayed active and can still recall most of my life history and my families life history. What's my point...I've stayed active, involved, had goals, and always felt I had a purpose. That was what I saw from the candidates the story was following....maybe that is part of the secret😂 My next goal is to see the next full eclipse of the sun in 21 years.
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I hope you do that and with good health!
@dalebuck7168 You are spot on. Staying interested, needed, and involved. It keeps you so busy you haven't time to think what age you are. My dad still drove into his late nineties, sharp as a tack and a little deaf when he died at 101 years. I miss his wisdom.
@@StepbyStepbyMiriam Happy for you!!
At over 90... be blessed that at least, you're walking, talking, sitting, eating ... all without help😮
So lucky 🎉
If always remembering today's date is the criteria for dementia, I'm done, LOL!
Ha! Counting down from 7 did me in lol
I'm very surprised at this study with so many people in their 30s, 40s, and 50s with diabetes, high cholesteral, cardiac problems, alcohol issues and so on
That's why they said 50% that's the 50% that care about their health and go run unlike the other 50% which is obese !
@@simonquemo7525 That's true
It's a lie that half of American will reach 100 yo. Sugar disagrees.
@@denesdolor975 I agree. I'm 66 & already saw my sister die, one brother had a stroke & another has advanced COPD. My brothers are alive. I have 1 kidney left that doesn't work well, & a rare liver disease. I doubt I'll make it to 75, even though my parents are still alive, in their 90's.
That idea that so many people will live to be 100 is dead wrong. Everything about our adulterated food, corrupted environment, and horrible habits means most will live shorter lives than their parents.
Great story and God bless those who are no longer here🙏
Love my friend who just turned 97!
That dudes calculation speed is insane, when they asked at 12:00 how many quarters in $6.75 and he answered in line less than a second, at almost 100….. he’s sharper than most 20 year olds lol
Amen. I know pi to 57 decimal places and still do math as a hobby, and I had to think longer than he did.
"We're a nation living longer and longer." Not anymore.
Not if Fauci, Gates and WHO have any say in the matter.
They want to depopulate
@@elizabethannegrey6285The American lifestyle and diet will end a lot of young lives early. Colon cancer, tyoe2 diabetes and heart disease are HUGE problems for people under 50 now.
@@elizabethannegrey6285Drop the ignorance!!!
@@ca9777 What "they" wants to depopulate? If anything I see the anti-environmentalists and greedy consumerists constantly going on about the "population bomb" and how falling birth rates are bad. A growing population is necessary for a growing economy to them. There is no desire to depopulate because greater masses of people mean more people to make money off of - be it by competition to keep wages or the very lucrative businesses that make money off of creating and then "solving" human suffering. The only "they" that wants to "depopulate" is a holdover of old environmentalists who would like to see birth rates lowered (and not "depopulate") but most modern environmentalists are basically Rush Limbaugh acolytes and they don't even realize it.
Take away a teenager’s phone and ask them what the date is. You’ll get the same response but with attitude.
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I hope Helen lives to be 120!!! Beautiful 90+ humans! May we all live long and prosper 🖖🏾
Very few people reach this age like these beautiful people. I’d be happy to check on at 80/85.
And they all have wealth. Not worrying about money, food, not desolate to live…helps us live longer
Usually when you have wealth, you are also intelligent and take care of your health.
Congratulations to all of them. They all have good genes and took care of themselves ❤.. my father died at 93. My great great grandmother lived to be 111years young ❤..
I'm 59, thin and have always lived clean, was an athlete and still exercise. Doesn't matter. I have heart disease and familial cholesterol disease which means I have very high cholesterol despite the fact I have eaten a low-cholesterol/low fat diet most of my life. That's my family genetics. Everyone in my family dies from heart disease early and early dementia. I expect to die by 70. Not one person on my dads side has lived past 70. You can't fix everything with medication and when you try you just end up a zombie anyway.
Thank you for sharing. Good luck my friend.
Genetics loads the gun but lifestyle and nutrition pulls the trigger!
You never know so don't assume you will die early. My husband's father told him when he was young that he probably wouldn't live to the year 2000, so my husband never expected to. I told him that was ridiculous, as he'd only be 61 years old, but many of his male relatives died fairly young with heart attacks. My husband developed heart issues in the 1980's, in his 40's. You know what? He is still alive today at 85. He has had one heart attack when he was 80.
Can you give as an example of low cholesterol and low fat food you eat everyday
@@shelleycharlesworth5177so says doctor Esselstyn😊.
I am (only) 64 and sometimes I feel older....until I saw this and realize I am still a kid compared to these amazing people. Some of them could run circles around me mentally and physically. Yeah, I have no reason to complain about my severe hip arthritis. Respect due them, eh? 😊
The lady with memory issues… broke my heart
The most impressive person in this video was Dr. Claudia Kawas. She is not only brilliant, but has great social skills, being able to express her knowledge without being patronizing. She's definitely on top of this study.
½ no way, with the amount of fast (junk) food nowadays, we'll be lucky to cross 70-80
Sorry to sound pessimistic but this is the reality
My parents are in their 80s❤
But that’s if you dependent on junk food
It's 2024 and food prices, including junk food prices, are skyrocketing. I am 69 on a fixed income and wonder how I will manage in 10 years, if I'm even lucky enough to live that long.
@@beatrice81 Sending love ❤️ and blessings 🙌🏻 to them
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My mom is 93, her mother lived to be 96, my grandmother's sisters (4 of them) lived into thier 90s. All of them remained very active, all of them ate few processed foods, and all of them had tons of social interaction.
Leslie Stahl is living proof you can still be as sharp as a tack as you age.
She’s beautiful as well
I love it when you guys cover these studies 60 min.!
Love our Elders! This lifted and inspired my heart! I'm gonna send this to my 82 yr old Mommy. She's a Warrior! 💗💗💗
My neighbor turns 100 tomorrow. We’re having a block party with 1940’s music and dancing.
"What scientists have learned from studying people over 90" - scientific evidence is that they're old
My mom just turned 94 and is sharp as a tack! Go Mom!
My mother is 89 and has terrible dementia. She was a nurse for 34 years. Her body is alive but her brain died 15 years earlier. She cried when she was diagnosed at 75 and we had long talks about what was going to happen. The problem is it is much worse.
The kindness here is so inspiring. Blessings to everyone!
I certainly have no desire to live that old relying on others to care for me. Peeps have their own lives to live.
Very true, we become a liability for others.
The transition after the question at 10:58 is absolutely hilarious, I cant stop laughing 😭
Seek help, ROFL!!🤭😂😂😂
@@kathrynseton1 its so funny 😭😭😭
@@Mainsterr when I was in 10th grade, I was a very sheltered child. Therefore, when my classmates would fall over laughing every time the word 69 came up in Geometry, I had no idea why. So, after school one day, I asked my teacher. She told me to ask my mother. Well, my mother was at work. I decided to ask my Grandma (if you knew my grandmother, you would be on the floor laughing just picturing it). She looked like she'd swallowed a toad. She quickly replied, "Ask your mother." I couldn't fathom what the big deal was!
Anyway, I did ask my mother. Having learned the answer, I decided my classmates were hopelessly juvenile (b/c they were, LOL). Nevertheless, I couldn't help but laugh just a little when the "magic number" presented itself. So, thanks for that little trip down memory lane!!🤪🤦♀️🤣
@@kathrynseton1 🤣🤣🤣 any time homie
This guy fs.
Respect and honor the elderly
Seems like more and more it's becoming strong disrespect for the elderly - or just being older. I think when the youth of today are older and calling the shots they are very likely to just cut off the elderly and let them die. It's not just disrespect - it's complete disdain for anybody over 40 or 45.
My paternal grandad lived to 101 (born 1891-died in 1992). Him and his wife (my dad’s stepmom) went into a care home when he was 99. They took the pipe he liked to smoke off him, in case of accidents. He was an organic chemistry lecturer at Liverpool University and in the 1930s spent several hours showing Einstein around. My grandad was asked to because he could speak fluent German. Grandad used to like to walk a lot. I recall being at his 100th birthday. Conversation reminded me as being similar to tuning in and out an old radio dial. At times he was clear and lucid and sometimes not. When I think of all of the inventions and developments in his lifetime it’s quite amazing. First cars on the roads, aeroplanes , computers, to name a few.
Can I just express how much I admire these individuals, how beautiful and inspirational they are. Being nearly 50 and from a family with many members living into 90s and a couple over 100 I’m very committed to my cognitive, mental and physical health.
My mom lived to be 98, I’m 73 now and try to live a healthy life, still playing basketball and table tennis. No alcohol, no junk food and lots of water. My diet consists Mediterranean diet with lots of olive oil. Never been a coffee drinker,just tea. I’m always looking at the humorous things in life.
This report and its update continues to inspire us. Thanks for the new information.
Bless their sweet little hearts. They've all made such a big contribution to science!
I don't want to live that old. My multiple health problems will only get worse. It's great to live that old if you are healthy mentally & physically, though.
The lady smelling the flower in the beginning was so adorable.
I love old people
It comes down to adaptation. The more fluid an organism is, the better the survivability.
I hope I have those genes, but the odds are against me.
My worst nightmare. Living that long.
Yeah, mine too. If I see 80, it will have been enough.
Cognitive resilience is discussed in Dr. Sanjay Guptas' recent book Keep Sharp. He says having a resilient brain is more than just genetics; maintaining the lifestyle he outlines for years and decades builds reserves and resiliency.
Thanks for that recommendation. I would like to read that book!
My Father lived to be 93 and if he hadn't got Hep. C. from a blood transfusion, he would have lived a lot longer. He was as bright as ever at 93 which is one thing that makes it so sad. He said he played a lot physically as a child, never really did any kind of work he wasn't happy in, stayed busy doing what he liked even chores, stayed around a lot of children since I was born late in his life and he was the driver for neighborhood children and we were the party house for dancing etc., stayed interested in hobbies, loved animals and had many dogs and cats, and also I think he had very good genes. His two sisters lived long lives too. I am not near the age my Father was but I can tell I won't live a long life. Things have happened. I've slowed down. I'm not really interested in things like I used to be. When life becomes difficult and each day becomes boring and miserable, it has to take a toll on you. My advice is: When something happens to you, don't stay stuck in it. Do whatever you can do to get unstuck. Whatever it takes, do it. I think that is the answer. Pets are also great for long lives.
A superb report indeed. Well done.
Forgetting the current date isn't a sign of dementia. That's misleading.
My only living sister just turned 91 on June 10th. She loves all types of veggies!!!
I am 82 and 6 months old. It wasn’t until after my 82nd birthday that I began to notice a decline in my senses, both my grand mothers died in their nineties.
Resilience and eagerness to wake up the following morning..active and not retired..great project
I love our older people i have a very special love for them.
This is a great piece, 60 Minutes. Please do more like this.
They call it " Resilience " because they don't know what they're talking about.
My grandfather is 92 years old and still lives an active lifestyle, gardening and sometimes even mowing his lawn, plus taking care of a dog. He is faithful to attend church and has quite a sweet tooth. He has not smoked since his 30s. I'm hoping he'll live to be 100! :)
so glad for a follow up on this story!
Very informative! I'm grateful for this research. Hopefully more ways will be found to treat dementia, etc.
My mom passed away at age 96 last year courtesy of hospice. She didn't want to die. My mom suffered from rheumatic fever as a young child which left her with a damaged heart valve. Throughout her life my mom had: gallbladder surgery, breast cancer and surgery (twice), a surgery to repair a brain aneurysm, two open heart surgeries (valve replacements). In the end, it was a wood tick that had the anaplasmosis germ that landed her in a nursing home. She could have returned home if only family would have given her some daily assistance. Instead she lived for four years in a nursing home during the pandemic. She ended up getting a form of uterine cancer and hospice was called in. Mom was a really strong woman. Lived through the depression. Lived beyond my Dad for 30+ years. Dad died of Alzheimer's at the age of 73. My mom lived on about $1000 a month. She had her wits (all of them) until hospice had their way with her for a week or so. A decision I will always regret.
Last month, my grandmother died at 96. She was able to make it to 96 despite Alzheimer's, dementia, diabetes, and a round of Covid in 2020. Physically, she was relatively active/lively for her age.
Some of it can be attributed to the care she got at her nursing home (we're at what would've been the 13th anniversary of her going to the nursing home). I attribute much of it to genetics. My great-grandmother lived to be 94 (died 2 months after turning 94 in 2005) and her great-grandfather died at 94 (4 months shy of turning 95 in 1924). I was 13 when my great-grandmother died and she was 12 when her great-grandfather passed. I'm less than 24 hours away from turning 32 & I don't have kids. While I could be wrong (and I hope I'm wrong), I don't see myself living to see my great-grandkids (assuming I have kids and they have their own).
Barring anything unforeseen happening, my mom will be around for roughly 25 more yrs (she's 72, but I take care of her 24/7 and I feel like I'm taking care of a 92 yr old; she's been immobile for nearly 6 yrs and hasn't been up and around the house all that much lately; the old people in this video were getting around better that she has in the past decade).
Socializing is a key to longevity ??!?! OMG in the days of social media, I am pretty sure our lives will be shorter. These people grew up when texting didnt even exist. Hell caller ID didnt exist. You had to be some where to talk to people.
I so much agree with you, Anthony. I am not nearly as social as I would like to be today at age 69. Making friends is so difficult at this point in my life. Social media is making younger people anti-social as they don't know how to resolve conflict and stay strictly in their own camp.
I am 25 and I dont even have friends. My heart starts hurting sometimes due to lack of a social life.
@@Digital_Native99 Yeah for generation is victim to social media sadly. look on the bright side, the younger generation will probably be living in a dystopian ready player one future. I would recommend going to a meetup.
@@Digital_Native99 I hear you for sure. It is clear to me that social media is fully aware of the emotional damage they have done, and continue to do. It always comes down to the same thing for these giant corporations that control social media. It is profit over anything else.
Well, I think depending on how u use social media , like right now, it can be rather full filling just talking to people all over the world in a heartbeat, and broadcasting thoughts to share instantly....
Balance is key.
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Great show and good reporting,thank you.
This study would hardly be possible in my country. Or in other so-called developing country, for that matter. This is the rich people's world they studied. My father died at 46, others retire at 63 and are so ill they spend their pension mostly on medicines and doctors.
I see this came up on our feed June 2024 .wonder how many folks are still kicking along 😊
So interesting. Props to all involved, much respect for sharing. RIP
Thank you for this video
If these centenarians can exercise, so can I so that I can live to be their age. Thanks for posting this.
I wish my mom had their exercise habits. She's 72 and I feel like I'm taking care of a 92 yr old.
These people look incredible and are so present. I hope I can live like this
GREAT REPORT AND THANK YOU
My dad turned 101 years old on April of this year. He remembers my two brothers, and two sisters that have passed away, and remembers me and my niece and her fiancé, along with his parents, and some other close family members. He does have some dementia.😩💔
Im 47yo, the 90yo + woman beat me in spelling world backwards hahahahaha. Time to go to the gym!
On my husband's side, his mother lived to be 98, sharp as a tack, her brother, my husband's uncle, lived to 101, a WW II veteran, died of Covid, had some memory problems the last year but fished in Florida everyday. Their mother lived to be 94 and lived on her own, in her own house on the farm. She did her own shopping, laundry and watched her soap opera everyday! She passed from heart problems in the end. Now, our Nana, an in-law of the family is 102 and has her own apartment in a nursing home. She's sharp as ever and a devoted Cubs fan. They all lived through so many wars and upheavels and the Depression, that I guess they just took life in stride. None smoke or drank except the Uncle once in a while on special occasions.
Their lives are inspiring and I can only hope to have lived such. These are the documentaries and shows that matter the most to me. They not only educate me how to live a beautiful and meaningful life but also shows how to treat my fragile body, our physical forms.
I work with the elderly. It is a rewarding mission.
Let's rock-n-roll!
Loved this whole segment the presenter the people being interviewed the subject matter 10/10 great episode
My paternal aunt passed at 103, still totally lucid even though she couldn't see or hear. She had no vices and was a professional illustrator and continued to paint until she couldnt see any more. My brother developed frontal-temporal dementia at 71. Alcohol use disorder, antidepressants, and a crap diet seems to be the culprit in my brother's case.
Great episode
Thank you
The algorithm sent me here from the presidential debate.
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Love the enthusiasm, although it’s a dark subject we need this type of person in the field
It must be fascinating to have watched your grandmother's retelling of her life. My mom turned 98 in June, and the things she tells me about life as a kid are so very different than today. However, i like the simpler times of that bygone era much more than now. People lived a clean, hardworking life with lots of fresh air, good neighbors, farm fresh fruit and vegetables, and a moral existence. Our generation could learn from them and bring back that togetherness. I miss neighbors being sociable and friendly the most. This study enlightened me quite a bit on how a person ages and what leads to Dementia or Alzheimers Disease. Hopefully, science can find a way for more seniors to age withn their memory intact.🙏🙇♀️💞
Fantastic programme