World's Oldest Person: Simple Secrets To Long Life Revealed

Emma Morano of Italy is the oldest living person at 116 years old. As what scientists call a supercentenarian, the oldest living person shared her unconventional yet simple secrets to her long life.

One would imagine the usual menu of healthy living, clean diet and exercise as the factors to attribute for the oldest living person. However, Emma Morano, has habits that are anything but healthy.

The Lifestyle Of The World's Oldest Living Person

According to Little Things, the oldest living person is predisposed to sweets and especially loves the Italian specialty panettone. Neither did Emma Morano take things easy physically, as she was born in a time without modern conveniences.

Emma Morano earned her living until she was 70 and continues to live mostly alone in her home city of Verbania. As the oldest living person, Emma Morano witnessed and experienced the challenges of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Emma Morano's Secrets To A Long Life

The New York Times reports that Emma Morano believes her secrets to longevity are two simple things. The oldest living person reached 116 years because of raw eggs and staying single.

Emma Morano has been eating three raw eggs per day since she was diagnosed with anemia as a teenager. Morano was married once, until its unhappy end in 1938 and the irrepressible lady refused to remarry since.

Expert Opinion On Being The Oldest Living Person

Scientists have been observing Emma Morano and those who reach a remarkable age as she has. They believe that genetics have a hand in making Emma Morano the oldest living person today.

Emma Morano's two sisters lived to almost 100 and to 102 respectively. The oldest living person also refused modern hospital care and insisted on getting blood transfusion or stitches done in her home.

According to her doctor, Emma Morano is as fit as fiddle and has no chronic illness to speak of. The good doctor, in fact, said he wishes his other younger patients could be like the local celebrity.

Experts, however, acknowledge that no fixed formula, not even genetics, applies to longevity. Interestingly, Emma Morano's memories as the oldest living person in the world is not of global, historical facts but those of personal value such as going dancing with her sisters.