Have you eliminated processed meats from your diet

My granny is the oldest person I know (100 years old). People ask her what her secret to living is, she says she doesn't have one. She eats fried foods and has done so her entire life. Most of her life she ate food cooked in lard. She eats red meat, she eats pork, chicken fish. She rarely, if ever, eats salads. She eats a very narrow selection of vegetables. She doesn't drink and has never smoked, and, as you would think-exercise was not a big thing growing up. What she says, " all these added hormones are killing people." I think that is the key to her longevity. She rarely, if ever, eats junk food. I never ate junk food until well into my teens. I think that's the key. If you travel outside of the U.S. a full-sized chicken will look like an American Cornish hen. Cows are skinny compared to the cows here. Even if people have refrigerators, people buy fresh milk daily. What you and I call "organic," is daily living in Central America. The entire country is a fresh market. A banana over here is twice the size of a banana over there.


I don't think it's healthy to eliminate entire classes of food from my diet. I eat red meat-but in moderation. I eat lots of fresh vegetables and buy as much organic as I can. I also exercise and strongly believe in preventive medicine. Bacon-sure. But it's a treat, not my normal diet. I also don't drink alcohol or smoke. I internally smirk when people tell me they are vegetarian or are on a strict diet and exercise plan but smoke.