Supercentenarian Secrets: Living to 110+ Years Old

Dayna Dye

Supercentenarians are men and women aged 110 or older. Although estimations of supercentenarians living today run as high as 600, the number who have been validated is significantly lower. Nevertheless, validation of the existence of supercentenarians—dead and living—proves that it is possible to survive for at least a decade beyond 100.¹

“We have all heard stories of cigar-chomping hundred-year-olds who drink copious amounts of vodka (or other spirits) and can climb hills or swim laps faster than most fifty-year-olds,” write Bradley J. Willcox and colleagues in a review titled, “Secrets of Healthy Aging and Longevity From Exceptional Survivors …read more