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IntheCaucasusMountains,nearly50outofevery100,000peoplelivetocelebratetheir100thbirthdays,andmanydon'tstopat100!InAmericaonly3peoplein100,000reach100.Buttheseoldpeoplearen'talone.ThepeoplewholivehighintheHimalavaandMountainsandtheAndesMountains,seemtosharethesecretoflonglife,too.
Firstofall,hardphysicalworkisawayoflifeforalloftheselong-livedpeople.Theybegintheirlongdaysofphysicalworkaschildrenandneverseemtostop.Forexample,MrRustamis142yearsofage.Hehasexperiencedseveralwars.Hiswifeis116yearsold.Theyhavebeenmarriedfor90years.MrRustamdoesn'twanttostophisworkasafarmer."Why?WhatelsewouldIdo"heasks.Oh,hehassloweddownabit.Nowhemightworkfor6hoursinthefieldinsteadof10.
Anotherfactorthatmaycontributetothegoodhealthofthesepeopleistheirisolation.Mostofthemarekeptoffthemodernworld.
Inheritedfactorsalsohelp.Mostofthelongest-livedpeoplehadparentsandgrandparentswhoalsoreachedveryoldages.Sogoodfamilygenesmaybeonefactorinlivinglonger.
Finally,althoughthesethreegroupsdon'teatexactlythesamefood,theyeatlittleanimalmeat.Theirdietsarefulloffreshfruits,vegetables,nuts,grains,cheeseandmilk.Theynevereatmorefoodthanbodyneeds.