The secret to a century-long life – at least to one South Carolina centenarian – is a tall pint of cold beer, every single day.
Mildred "Millie" Bowers will celebrate her 103rd birthday on 31 August. One of nine girls in her family, Ms Bowers survived the Great Depression and outlived two husbands. And she credits beer as one of the secrets to her longevity.
“It’s all in the genes,” Ms Bowers told a local NBC affiliate. “I feel OK because I’m in good health.”
She added: “Have a beer, doctor’s orders.”
Ms Bowers got the go-ahead from her doctor to drink beer on a regular basis after sharing her love for the drink with nurses at her assisted living facility. She said the doctor immediately approved – and now she has her pint every day at 4 pm.
Whether or not other seniors should adopt the practice of having a daily beer, she said: “Yes, if they like it.”
“Look, there are people who don’t like coffee and people who don’t like tea,” Ms Bowers added, “but I want everyone to drink what they like.”
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Let's see her drink "211" haha She drink that and she won't be coming back on her 104th B-day;(
Everyone is different. There are people who are unhealthy their wholes lives and when they switch to be healthy at an old age they die. My grandmother smoked cigarettes until she died. She had a lung cancer and when the doctor told her to quit smoking, she said, "I'm going to die anyway." She smoked for another 10 years after that.
Agreed. Just found it funny her response to her longevity. My friends already taking her advice haha.
My wifes Irish Gran use to have a small drop of Brandy and cigs each day which she called the necessaries, the rest of the family would send food, we would send a 10.00 gdp when we could for the necessaries and she would send a postcard saying alls good and and necessaries have been got .