Posted on 12/13/2017 9:56:54 PM PST by nickcarraway
Francisco Núñez Olivera, the Spaniard who holds the title of the world's oldest man, celebrates his 113th birthday today. He was born on December 13th 1904 in the village of Bienvenida in Badajoz, in the region of Extremadura, western Spain.
Francisco - known as Marchena - fathered four children, and has nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. He became the world's oldest man in August on the death of Yisrael Kristal, a holocaust survivor who lived to the age of 113 years and 330 days.
He has been a widower since 1988 and his two sons have died but he lives with his eldest daughter, María Antonia, 81, and near his other daughter Milagros, 78.
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He put his longevity down to “good genes”, “hard work” and a varied diet of homegrown vegetables. He also enjoys a daily glass of red wine.
His brother Luis, who lives in Asturias, is 95 and his sister Jacoba, who also lives in Bienvenida, is 93.
"I worked in the fields all my life," he told El Mundo last year.
His ID says he was born on September 13th 1904 but his daughter says he is actually three months younger and was born on December 13th.
He was ten years old when the First World War broke out and in the 1920s he fought against the Berbers in Morocco during the Rif War between Spain and its North African neighbour.
His secret to such a long life, he says is “to work hard. To not be weak and stay in the house.”
His daughter added a few more reasons as to why her father may have lived such a long life, including "a gentle routine in a quiet village, being his own boss, not arguing with the family and enjoying the good life – that revolved around the field, his house and the village bar."
He also has a varied diet despite not having had his own teeth for four decades.
His daily food consists of milk and madeleines (a light sponge cake) for breakfast with an Actimel. Meat, fish or stew for lunch, yoghurt for an afternoon snack and special cereal with milk for dinner.
He says he has enjoyed good health a kidney removed when he was 90, a cataract operation aged 98 and was hospitalized for a urinary infection when he was 108. He claims to have never broken a bone and to have perfect blood pressure.
While Francisco has the records to prove his age, they are not the originals – which were burned during the Spanish Civil War.
Spaniards have one of the highest life expectancies in the world, which is often attributed to the Mediterranean diet and traditional slower pace of life.
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Not one of my goals, to stay here quite that long, but to each his own incentive to deal with life. All we really have to measure reality by is our own experience. If I do live into the triple digits, I may feel differently.
Secret to long life: seafood. Animals are parasites and fish are prime targets, because they have a lot of life force and a lot of flavor. Mostly flavor. Anyone who doesn’t see it that way can live a short lifespan.
Another secret to longevity...
Deuteronomy 5:16
“Honor your father and mother, as the Lord your God commanded you. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Prolly more parasites in sashimi than rib-eye.
Guessing a cooked seafood diet likely the healthiest. Of course with veggies, olive oil, and minimal carbs.
Life is a gift. Follow rules and you’ll be fine.
I have a cousin who turned 104 this past July. Amazing life.
My grandma was born in Arizona before it was a state.
that fact got me invited to meet Jan Brewer and that former Supreme Court chick upon AZ’s 100th birthday.
Besides the obvious of providing for my family, my goal is simple:
To kill my enemies, drive them before me, and hear the lamentation of their lesbians.
Happy Birthday!
It must stink to see your kids die....of old age. I hope he gets some great-great grandkids soon.
No one left from the 1800’s, last one, Italian Emma Morano, died in April, though the current world’s oldest woman, Nabi Tajima, was born in 1900, still the 19th century.
My oldest grandfather would’ve turned 120 this year. He’d have been horrified at the present state of affairs.
I’d like to do shots with him.
Happy birthday and more to come!
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