How to Live to 150 Years or More

In case you had not heard yet, various news agencies reported this week that Indonesia officials "accidentally" found a 157 year old woman in their country while taking a country wide census.

From an ABC news article:

"Census officials have said they believe the woman's [157 year old] claims to have been born in 1853, when Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata debuted in Venice, the Crimean War erupted and San Francisco got its first street signs at intersections."

"There's no authentic data to prove her age but judging from her statements and the age of her adopted daughter, who's now 108 years old, it's difficult to doubt it," statistics bureau official Jhonny Sardjono said Monday.

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"Despite her age she still has an incredible memory, clear sight and has no hearing problems. She speaks Dutch quite fluently," he said.

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"He said Ms Turinah burnt all her identification documents to avoid being linked to an alleged communist coup in 1965."

Here is another case of a centenarian who has successfully avoided the media, the public, scientists, and the Guinness World Book of Records; yet she lives among us today.

Ben Abba was interviewed on May 2, 2009 by Rebecca Jernigan on her
Journeys With Rebecca Radio Show . Rebecca's show can be heard live Tuesdays and Saturdays at http://www.JourneysWithRebecca.com. Ben's interview lasted 2 hours and is archived for free on the Journeys With Rebecca website.

In the interview, Ben talked about some of his research on current supercentenarians of record, his discovery of a living immortal, some of the experiences on how this immortal survived for nearly 2,800 years, As an added bonus, Ben discussed some of the encounters this living immortal had with other historical figures, and some hidden truths of unwritten history.

Some items that were discussed:

- Ben's definition of a super-centenarian is someone older than the oldest person "of record" - Jeanne Calmet, who died of 122 years of age.

- Ben's research on supercentenarians such as 128 year old Tuti Yusupova of Uzbekistan, Shirali Mislimov who died in 1973 at 168 years of age, Li Ching Yuen who died in 1933 at the ripe young age of 256 years.

- The importance of human interaction to our health and extending our lives

- Ben's "immortal" friend's experiences with Emperor Qin, Genghis Khan, the Knights Templar, Leonardo Da Vinci ,and the historical Jesus Christ.

- Ben's "immoral" friend's memories about using Oregano for toothpaste, compose for fertilizer, Knights Templar, the "Staff of King David", ancient artifacts, and experimentation with time travel.

Congratulations to Tony for winning a free copy of Ben's latest best selling book "Wake Up Moments of Inspiration" which he co-authored with Dr. Wayne Dyer. And congratulations to Sheryl for winning a copy of the sample chapter about Leonardo Da Vinci from Ben's forth coming book "Secrets of an Immortal - An Eyewitness Account of 2,800 Years of History".

It is my belief that if I could model the lifestyle of a person who has successfully lived more years than anyone else, I could extend my own life. So I went searching for the oldest people alive to discover what they did right to accomplish a long and healthy find. This was also my approach to discovering the secret to immortality.

In my quest to solve the riddle of human longevity, I uncovered a few people who have succeeded in living to 150 years and more. While one of the men I encountered had memories of historical events that were priceless; it was his knowledge about how he lived past 150 years that was the real treasure that I was searching for. While it will take a book to describe in detail all that I learn from my conversations with this remarkable man, I am prepared to discuss a few tidbits of the knowledge that I gain from my long discussions with him.

So what is the secret to live to 150 years or more? I know everyone has to have their 5 seconds soundbytes, so to start with, I will give you one. If I could compress all that I learned so far as to how someone could extend our lives into 5 seconds it would be this: "It's all about the programming". Now if you are one of those people who need more context to fully understand this secret to immortality, read on.

Here is a list of 7 items that I picked from the "immortals" I met which I believe could take anyone onto the road to immortality.

1. Belief in a Creator - There are several beliefs that are required to extend our lives. However I have noticed a particular belief that is critical to accomplishing both. The most important belief to extending our lives is a belief in a supreme being aka God. If you are stuck on believing that humans are mere biological machines that appeared on Earth by accident; immortality is not for you. However, if you can wake up to the fact that humans are also spiritual beings then you can lift yourself out of becoming planetary road kill and advance onto the path of becoming immortal. All of the "immortals" that I met had a personal relationship with God.

2.Belief in Life Extension - The second most important belief necessary to extend our lives is the conviction that extending our lives is not only possible, but it is our right as a spiritual beings. The mind does control matter and there are millions of examples to prove this. If you have the necessary beliefs, your spirit will automatically frame your lifestyle into extending your life; even to the point of becoming an immortal. All of the "immortals" that I met only believed in life and refused to believe in death.

3. Love - Love is the most powerful energy in our universe and is also the "food" our souls need to grow, to evolve, and to accomplish powerful things. Love comes in many forms and is expressed in many ways. However from what I have learned so far giving love or receiving love feeds our soul. All of the "immortals" that I have met have loving family members, caring friends, and love life in general

4. Attitude - If you can get yourself to comprehend the "beliefs" of extending your life you're your attitude about living life is important. If you are still struggling with your beliefs, than try to master your outlook on life. You do not need to live life in total denial, but wearing the rose colored glasses as often as you can, to see the positive in life, does help tremendously. All of the "immortals" that I met had a very positive outlook on life and fully believed their minds did much more than control their bodies

5. Energy - More important than food and exercise for human survival is energy. Our bodies require many different kinds of energy to perform all of the incredible tasks that humans perform, including survival. And while it is true that love, food, air, and exercise do give all of our physical bodies' energy, they give our spiritual bodies energy too. All of "immortals" that I met made it a point to get out into the sun at least once a day, talk to someone at least once a day, and most importantly share a meal with someone at least once a day

6. Exercise - Our physical bodies do require some kind of exercise every day. All of the "immortals" that I have met walked every day; sometimes for many miles.

7. Diet - As we all suspected, what we put into our bodies is critical to our survival. Despite popular belief, all of the "immortals" that I have met are not 100% vegetarians. Instead they all eat a balance diet of vegetables, grains, a little fruit and some meat. However the animal protein they do eat is primarily mutton, fish, and pheasant; making up 10% to 20% of their diets. All of the "immortals" that I have research drank one or two glasses of wine, between meals, every day

There is, of course, much more. However this list is the highlights of what I did discovered so far. And this list should be a great place to start for anyone truly interested in extending their lives. If somehow you can master the concept of programming your life, I believe these 7 items will eventually all fall into place.