LONG LIVE THE WOMEN OF THE WORLD
(Guest Article by David Molina)
Long live the women of the world.
In 1965 Andre Francois Raffray purchased a condominium from Jean Calment
in the town
of Arles France. In the contract he promised to pay her the amount
of $625 a month,
(en viager), meaning he would continue paying that amount until Mrs.
Calment’s
death. Since Jeanne was 90 years old at the time she signed the
contract, Mr.
Raffray thought he was doing an excellent business. He figured the
lady would die
very soon. But time was not in favor of the real estate investor
since 30 years
later in 1995 he, the buyer, died at the age of 75. So far Andre
Francois Raffray
had paid the old lady the sum of $230,000. Still Two years later
the sons of Mr.
Raffray continued sending cheques to Mrs. Calment that at 120 years of
age seemed as
if she had still a lot more time to live.
Jeanne Louise Calment, the world's oldest
living person in 1997, died at the age
of 122 on August 4, that year. She was born in Arles, France on
February 21, 1875.
Living a long life is probably the aim of many people around the world
today. To me
old age can only be enjoyed if the person is healthy and mentally alert.
Some people
inherit longevity from their parents; while others get to old age by
taking good
care of themselves. And most probably these lucky people received
a good nutrition
since infancy.
Who knows if the reader will get to live 90, 100 or 120 years? Only time
will tell;
right? The truth is that it doesn’t matter how long an individual
will live, the
idea is that you enjoy of good health ALWAYS. To do that you need
to eat right and
take food supplements, besides regular exercise and a winning attitude
at all times.
Personally I believe that genetics and nutrition are the two factors that
make an
individual live longer, not the fact that he is a man or she is a woman.
And because
the International Day of the Woman is in March, I respectfully salute
our beautiful
ladies, (the better half of the human race). LONG LIVE THE WOMEN
OF THE WORLD.
To check the links to the source for this article and to learn more
about the ideal
nutrition please visit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment
http://www.femhealth.com/LongevityStatistics.html
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/pic/bl_p_suffrage_movement.htm
http://foodsupplementshome.com
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reflect the views of Pathlights.com)
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