Betty White turned 97 years young on January 17, and she’s still razor sharp, healthy, and enjoying life. What’s her secret? You might be surprised. White shares at least one quality with President Donald Trump. “I don’t need much sleep, If I get 4 good hours, then I’m fine. I’ve been that way all my life.” Betty, however, is an optimist, enjoys life and she still has no plans to retire.
She has a passion for animals. She works with the Los Angeles Zoo commission, the Morris Animal Foundation, and has been on the board of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association for many years. “I have to keep acting so that I can afford to keep doing my charity work!” she told The Hollywood Reporter. “Half my life working in a profession I love and the other half is working with animals.”
In rare quiet moments, she enjoys needlepoint, crossword puzzles, and invites friends over to play poker, “There’s no spare time, so I’m active all the time,” she told People. “I think that forces you to stay well.” She never expected to be working in her 90s, she said. “I’m the luckiest broad on two feet.”
Her active lifestyle she says jokingly is due, in part, to her house. “I have a two-story house and a very bad memory,” she told People. “I am up and down those stairs all the time. These traits alone could count at least in part for White’s long life. A recent study of people over the age of 95 found — most of them were positive and upbeat about life.
Another study conducted at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College found that people who worked longer, lived longer. The common factors found. . .among these people are — drinking moderately, taking less stress and staying social and active. Betty too does the same, she stays active, works for good causes like supporting animal non-profit organizations and stays positive.
According to the American Heart Association, people who skip breakfast are at 27 % risk of getting heart ailments and are also prone to obesity.The Golden Girls star, on the other hand, stated in a 2014 Harper’s Bazaar article that she was not a breakfast eater. She has not suffered any heart attack or other cardiovascular issues so far.
“I don’t eat anything special,” she said. “French fries maybe potato chips. Hot dogs if I can get ’em. And I’m not a big breakfast eater. I’ll have a sandwich at lunch,” she told Harpers. When she gets home, she enjoys a vodka on the rocks, she said, then dinner.
“You can’t get much better.”
While her diet may not be ideal, a daily drink may have contributed to her longevity. Studies have found that moderate drinking — White’s daily drink is the recommended amount for women — lowers the risk of heart disease and Alzheimer’s, and reduces the risk of dying.
So what is White’s secret to looking and feeling great, despite the fact that she has lived almost a century? She claims it has to do with her sense of humor and sense of optimism.
“I know it sounds corny, but I try to see the funny side and the upside, not the downside,” White told Parade earlier this year. “I get bored with people who complain about this or that. It’s such a waste of time.” Expanding on her theory, she also encouraged readers to “enjoy life” and “accentuate the positive, not the negative.”
SO Betty’s Secret:
Nope, it’s probably not the food that’s helped her age so marvelously. It’s the activity:
“There’s no spare time, so I’m active all the time. I think that forces you to stay well. To be 90… and still be working–that’s what I wouldn’t have expected. I’m the luckiest broad on two feet.” She also jokes that she has a two-story house and a “very bad memory,” so she’s constantly going up and down the stairs. She does seem to be living testament by keeping active and involved keeps you smart as a tack.
Researchers who study longevity analyze the traits & habits followed by centenarians. Places such as Okinawa, Japan, the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica and Loma Linda in California, which are described as blue zones as the number of very old people living there are high.
The common factors found among these people are — drinking moderately, taking less stress and staying social and active. Betty too does the same, she stays active, works for good causes like supporting animal non-profit organizations and stays positive.
Do what you love. Love what you do!
Do what you love and love what you do. That is Brandi Shigley’s theme song for life. Founder of Fashion Denver and B23 Productions, she finds herself juggling a vast amount of projects at one time, but she says that’s what keeps her ticking. Petite in frame.
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Brandi is a powerhouse of creativity: having entrepreneur spirit; strongly believing what you put your mind to, can be done. Follow where your heart takes you. Known for helping to launch numerous careers in Denver, at 36-years-old, she has come to a place where she knows that life is too short to not go after what you want. “One of my biggest passions is to be able to assist others in helping them start up their businesses,” she says.
“Because I’ve been an entrepreneur with my own businesses, it fulfills my goal to share my own experiences in helping others.” She started her first business at age 23 by designing custom handbags under her label “b.shigley designs,” creating funky one-of-a-kind purses. A success both locally and internationally, Brandi’s bags were featured in Lucky Magazine, Denver Business Journal, 5280 Magazine and International Design.
Popular with local fashionistas and beyond, Brandi’s bags were also sold in boutiques in Paris, London, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, L.A., San Diego and her hometown of Denver. Her designs were also used as gifts for donors and performers at the Paris Opera.
Do what you love. Love what you do! from Denver’s weekly alt-newspaper Westword for her business insight and efforts on behalf of the independent arts and design community.
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