In your life at least once you must have heard or come across a person living for 100 years or more and thinking about what that person might be doing for a healthy long life.
Many people like to debate mysteries for longevity, typically putting a stop to smoking, alcohol etc.. but here we can give you one unique reason you might have never thought of.
In 2015, a research was carried out by Holiday Retirement, a provider of more than 300 senior living communities across the United States and produced the report, “100 Years of Wisdom: The Perspective of Centenarians.”
When asked about what the reason for their long life was, though some said it was all about family, some others assured that living life to the fullest was the key.
However, one of the most surprising answers came from a 109-year-old woman, named Jessie Gallan.
Born in 1906, Jessie was raised in Kintore, a town in, on a family farmhouse. She survived with her parents and six siblings altogether in an unsophisticated and rural life. She used to sleep in a cottage and living without restrictions.
She went to school for a short while but then continued with finding a job in a farm kitchen. Following her first job, Jessie worked as a maid in the city as well. She worked in a well-off household, after which she moved onto working in the service industry.
Jessie eventually moved into the Crosby House, which houses ill or unaccompanied seniors. Gillian Bennett, who works there said, “Jessie is a lovely woman. She has got her best friend here, Sarah Jane, and they are always together. She likes her music and likes her exercise class and is a very independent person. She is always walking about.”
Jessie passed away in March 2015, yet she managed to provide a secret for her longevity before her death. “My secret to a long life has been staying away from men,” Jessie noted. “They’re just more trouble than they’re worth.”
Jessie also revealed a further secret to her vitality and said: “I like my porridge. I have all my life.”
Jessie certainly shared a thought-provoking theory to debate. Given the fact that more and more women fall frantically for the lack of good men, perhaps the wise thing to do is to let go of the idea of men, and let your prince find you. No one can definitely confirm Jessie’s theory, but it is definitely an intriguing approach to consider.
-Sowmya
