The oldest person on earth is Misao Okawa. An elderly woman lives in Japan, in the city of Osaka. She is 116 years old. A long-liver is looked after in a nursing home.
Biography of Misao
Okawa was born in the Japanese village of Tenma on March 5, 1898. Her parents were engaged in the production of kimonos. At the age of 21, Misao-san married a young Yukio. They had their own business in the city of Kobe. The family had three children - a son Hiroshi and two daughters. It is worth noting that one of the daughters and son, as of 2014, are alive and over the age of 90. Also, the Japanese long-liver has 4 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
Misao's husband died at the age of 36 and she returned from Koba to her homeland of Osaka, where she now resides in a nursing home. The status of the oldest woman in the world was received on January 12, 2013, after the death of Koto Okubo, who was also a citizen of the Land of the Rising Sun. And on June 12, 2013, Misao-san became the oldest inhabitant of the planet. On this day, Jiroemon Kimura died, who had previously held the title of the oldest person among living centenarians. He also lived in Japan.
The secret of longevity of the Japanese long-liver
The main factors in the longevity of Misao Okawa are long-revealed secrets: avoiding alcohol and smoking, physical activity and the absence of obesity. The woman tried not to take harmful food additives, ate rationally and limited her food to fried, fatty and salty foods. After turning 30, she reduced the amount of food consumed in half. And after 50 years, she made a choice in favor of plant foods, completely abandoning food of animal origin.
Misao was actively involved in mountain tourism in her youth. I managed to conquer several mountain peaks. She was also fond of marathon running. In addition, the elderly woman strictly observed the daily routine. She divided her day into three parts, eight hours each. She devoted the first part to work, the second to the necessary things and unloading from psychological stress, and spent the remaining 8 hours for sleep.
Misao has survived two World Wars, global computerization, the discovery of the atomic bomb, manned space flight and the development of transportation. It was in front of her eyes that the world made the greatest leap in its development.
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The oldest long-liver who has ever lived on the planet, whose dates of death and birth are confirmed by documents, is the Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment. She died at the age of 122.
Gertrude Weaver, who was born on July 4, 1898, lives in the United States. Also in the United States live 3 more representatives of centenarians, who are 115 years old. These are Jeralian Talley, Bernice Madigan and Suzanne Mushat Jones.
