112-year-old Woman Credits Her Long Life to Whiskey

[jvnshr]

Kind of news we all want to hear:
https://thetakeout.com/112-year-old-woman-credits-longevity-to-whiskey-1829202941/amp

 

[mso489]

My dad did martinis on into his eighties, but tapered off, finally quit I think. On the up side, it does dampen joint and back pains. On the down side, it challenges the urinary tract and liver. While it's working, and as long as the person doesn't binge, it can be medicinal. It just plain preserves some people, like this lady.

 

[techie]

I know it sure helps me avoid insomnia. Remains to be seen how it helps my longevity, but I'll enjoy finding out.

 

[prndl]

I can see a liquor store in my future.

 

[seacaptain]

Genetics is most of it.
My dad is almost 78 and has smoked 2 packs a day for 60 years, but I'm pretty sure it's his mother and grandmother's genetics, who both lived to almost 100, and not the smoking.

 

[workman]

I remember reading an article about a danish immigrant to America who lived to 112 or 114 or thereabouts. His favourite food was sausages. His theory on why he had lived so long was that he had always only smoked good cuban cigars and not the crap his long gone friends did.

 

[bluto]

I’m thinking anything which reduces stress must be an aid to longevity , since stressful living is a bad thing ..

 

[workman]

Yeah sure. Get stressed, smoke, get more stressed, drink, get more stressed, do drugs, get more stressed etc. Worked for Elvis.

Stress relievers aren't really that. True stress relieving is a mindset and has nothing to do with stimulants. Stuff like tobacco is a pleasure, but it is in no way healthy.

 

[aldecaker]

I don't know, Workman. I was thumbing through an old magazine the other day that said more doctors smoke Camels than any other brand. :wink:

 

[workman]

:rofl:

 

[olkofri]

Melancholy is unhealthy. Melancholy leads to drinking; drinking lengthens your life... hmm, maybe that's the body's preservation instinct kicking in.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

+ 1 for Olkofri

 

[bluto]

There’s a couple of ways to get no hits , no runs , no errors
.. one of them is to stay on the bench

 

[mikethompson]

It is important to note she's not getting blasted every night. Everything in moderation I say!

 

[seldom]

she has a nightcap of Famous Grouse Single Malt Whiskey nightly, and has done so for 62 years

Famous Grouse has single malt? I thought is was blended.

 

[mikethompson]

Good catch. I'm thinking its just a typo error in the article.

 

[mso489]

People react so differently. A drink or three certainly makes me sleep (as someone mentioned it as an insomnia cure) but in my case, it also wakes me up at 3 a.m. somewhat restless. Dehydration maybe? Others sleep well and get up early. I had a prof who drank a lot all the time, every day, and was famous for showing up in class at 8 a.m. if scheduled, and was in perfect form with his astonishing memory for everything he'd ever read or heard in exquisite working order. Boy, more power to him.

 

[warren]

There are times to be stressed. Stress management is the key. Never get stressed over subjects/problems over which you have no control. Then, solve the those other problems which cause stress. Or, don't resolve them and simply let the stress build. Many people find it easier to get lost in the stress than to figure a solution and apply it. Some people even revel in being over stressed. Them, I simply do not understand.
If you smoke, drink, or do other things to relieve stress, you are not addressing the stressors. It is a choice, live with the stress or resolve it.

 

[instymp]

Only a tiny little Dram??

 

[nitemair13]

There's a WW2 vet who's 115, still drives, drinks black coffee every morning, eats bacon and sausage with breakfast, drinks whiskey when he wants, and puffs on a cigar most of the time. He just seemed relaxed and content, no stress and he just keeps on going.
They asked what his secret was. He simply said, "The Lord ain't called for me yet and I haven't been in no hurry to rush Him."