111-year-old grandfather reached Guinness world record

At age 111, the New Yorker Alexander Imich was recognized as the oldest surviving grandfather, according to the Guinness World Records.

The oldest and the oldest grandmother, is Misao Okawa, a Osaka, Japan, 116-year-old. Her grandmother was born on March 5, 1898. The person who was once recognized as the longest living, at least recognized by Guinness, was 122 years old and 164 days, that person was the French Louise Calment, born on February 21, 1875 and died at a home. nursing home in Arles, France, on August 4, 1997.

Imich, he argued that obtaining such a longevity by inheriting a long-lived gene and a modern and healthy lifestyle, was born on February 4, 1903 in Częstochowa, Finland. He and his wife, Mrs. Wela, immigrated to the United States in 1953, where his wife died in 1986. Imich has lived alone in Manhattan since she died.

Mr. Alexander Imich.(Photo: Livescience)

Imich told the Guinness World Records organization, his motto was: 'to always pursue what you love and love'.

The record of Mr. Imich's present-day living man is confirmed after the previous record holder, Mr. Yurts Licata died on May 24. Licata is 111 years and 357 days.

So what is the secret to living that long? While there are countless studies that have focused on longevity and what is different between those who live long and those who do not live as long, there are no confirmed factors that stand out. However, both genetics and a healthy lifestyle seem to play an important role.

In a detailed study in 2010 in Science, the researchers found that 150 genetic markers can predict 77% of the time whether a person can live up to 90 years or longer. . Another study in 2011 showed that the genes live longer, as participants in the 95 and older age group lived unhealthier than the general population.

However, no conclusions have been made. In 2012, researchers reported on a hundred-year-old village on a mountain island in Sicily Island, people here respect and apply strict diets to many. fruits, vegetables and whole grains, eat less red meat and refined carbohydrates.