This Roman Diet Is The Secret To Old Age | The Art Of Living: Sardinia | Tonic

I am African American, but my great grandma lived to 102 and one day her heart stopped and she died! No major illness. Her sister was 107, yes they were farm raised and active until the end. Oh but they were peaceful souls! I was a lil girl, but still remember and miss them

One of my great grandmothers lived to 117. She lived and worked as a farmer in the Caribbean. She farmed till the age of 92. Her skin was absolutely amazing! I met her when she was 115... I was 17 at the time... she was nearly a century older than me. It blew my mind lol...

My grandmother was 4 months short of 104 when she died. She was disciplined- keeping herself on a daily schedule of chores and activities, ate in moderation, and had lots of family and friends whom she outlived. She carefully chose her words and remained positive. She took care of her and her husband's parents when they were old, my grandfather when he had Alzheimer's as well as her daughter who also got Alzheimer's. Daily, she read the newspaper and completed its crossword puzzles. My grandfather was right when he said that she was an amazing woman!

Some lessons from the video: 1. Eat healthy food 2. Exercise 3. Don't quarrel 4. Accept things as they are, after putting in your best.

My grandma passed away at age 114 years, Balinese, heavy smoker. Still take flight to other province to visit son. Still climbed rocks to meditate in temple at age 90. Still good in play card too, taken bath 2 am with wash her long hair . I hope i can be fun person like her

My grandfather lived to 104 in Eastern Europe, he was not taking any medicine and died of old age. He progressively got weaker in the last year of his life. One day he said he does not want to get out of bed, eventually stopped eating, and died five days later peacefully in his sleep. My grandma is 97 and still alive and also does not take any medicine. I am inclined to believe that they manage to live this long and be on their feet because they worked all their lives on their crops, away from the world and stress in a small village, had their own animals, and never ate processed food. Everything they ate was coming from their crops and animals they had and fed. I know that many others lived like that and probably didn't make it in their 90's but they also had 4 kids who would come to visit them and lots of grandchildren. I am very much fascinated with the way they lived their lives.

I've been adopted by Sardinian lady from Ilbono she passed away in 2013 89 years old I learned how to make cugurgiones I can speak Sardian I'm glad to been brought up in Sardinia I know Paolo Murru though I've been in London for the last 29 years Sardinia will be always in my heart thanks for the beautiful video my adopted mother would never alaoud me to eat junk food.

I thoroughly enjoyed this , thank you! P.S. My mom is in her 92nd year, and still lives all by herself , drives, runs errands, rakes her leaves, cooks her food, entertains family and has a busy and healthy life. Even after she endured covid before it was identified . She never did a diet of any kind. German genes, eats everything.... Her dad, grandfather, and great grandfather were butchers and entrepreneurs and her uncles began poultry businesses 90 years ago, she eats sweets, salt, oil, meat, not too much dairy, she never felt well on cow milk. She's never eaten a lot of cheese either. But she eats sour cream and ricotta, etc.. I really believe it's genes. Across the street from my mother lived an old couple who lived till about 99 years of age and both of them smoked eight packs of cigarettes a day their entire life. They never cared anything about eating right or staying healthy and yet they lived to 99. Go figure. Haha. Oh well. God bless everyone, Speaking from Pennsylvania USA.

Looks like the main reason for longevity are the beautiful relationships and support systems that people depended on in previous generations and in traditional societies. This is the very thing that is missing in todays generation. No wine or special foods can replace that. Fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables and simple food with less quantity .

My mom’s ancestors lived well into their late 90s without any medication in a small farm village. My mom was raised in California and has heart disease, diabetes, dementia and Alzheimer’s. She raised her kids alone when my dad passed when she was in her late 30s. Stress and the food we consume are killing us. All of my siblings have heart disease.

my aunt just passed away she was 101 and I love her very much and I asked her what the secret of living a long life was and she said eat good and keep moving and be kind! she was a very special person

What an incredibly interesting documentary. None of those moralistic videos keto diets, intermittent fasting, etc and just a plain exposé of how clean living, respecting Nature and upholding strong family values is the secret to a long and happy life. Thank you for bringing this to us.

I’m sure the quality of the ingredients they use helps but the real thing I noticed is they live a simple life and seem happy doing it. Really enjoyed this.

"Take what comes, and don't fight against it" BEST advice ever!

My husband’s grandmother (Italian) lived 104 years and she was eating every day a soup, was drinking a half glass of wine, finishing with cheese “provolone” and one apple or dried fig. Interesting is the fact that she was drinking only a lite bit of water during the day…she always said that she doesn’t like the water and prefers wine. Her skin was amazing and she was not taking any medicines till end of her life.

To me besides a great diet, i believe that the real secret to longevity is living a happy non conflicting lifestyle. 😍

Wow! Very informative video. My grandfather lived to be 101 yrs old. He walked a lot. Loved music to listen to. Did not smoke cigarettes. Ate lots of veggies and fish. Not a meat eater. Had diabetes but lived a long life. He loved life and loved to tell stories. He’s from the Philippines.

What beautiful wisdom from the Nonna....the secret to life....'you should accept things as they come, in a positive way and not work against them. Even if you want something in life that you can't have, you have to accept it.' Don't get nervous, the girl says. 'Take the situation as it comes and don't fight against it.' How lovely that we can have this Nonna give her Wisdom to us.

I think that what people miss about their life-style is not only the simplicity but the attitude explained in the video by one of the elderly women. She said whatever comes not to fight against it, but just take things as they come. I am 73, and I have learned this great truth after many years to some degree. Maybe not as deeply as the blest people of Sardinia. I am an American, but my grandparents came from a little town near Naples on my mother's side and Northern Sicily on my fathers side. I love the pure life of those who live in Sardinia.

My grannie, bless her sweet soul lived to almost 100 on a Native Reserve in Saskatchewan. She loved to live the simple life on the farm and ate meat and potatoes and beans and drank tea, but did not drink alcohol or smoke. She had pneumonia in the old age home and nearly died but we all prayed for her and she miraculously recovered and lived even longer.