The Guinness World Record's oldest living man died on Tuesday, but his advice about life and longevity live on.
Yasutaro Koide died in Japan at the very ripe old age of 112. Information about supercentenarians (people aged 110 or older) can be difficult to find. The Gerontology Research Group, a global organization chronicling the world's oldest-living people, has such limited statistics that its list of verified supercentenarians has not been updated since Jan. 1, 2014.
Luckily, these older and wiser people have piped up in the past to give advice on how to live longer than a century:
Avoid stress
When Guinness World Records visited Koide last August to give him a certificate recognizing him as the oldest living man, he said: "The best thing is to not overdo."
Eat sushi
On her 116th birthday, Misao Okawa told The Telegraph her advice for anyone wanting to live a long life:
"Eat and sleep and you will live a long time. You have to learn to relax."
As for the "eat" part of the plan, Okawa's favorite meal was mackerel sushi.
Avoid men
Scottish centenarian Jessie Gallan once told the Daily Mail that her advice for having a long life was to avoid men, because "they're more trouble than they're worth."
Since she lived to be 109, it's safe to assume this is solid guidance.
Eat raw eggs
Europe's oldest living woman, 116-year-old Emma Morano of Italy, told the New York Times last year that she credits her longevity to eating three raw eggs a day, and staying single.
So there seems to be an established "remain single" pattern among some of the world's oldest women. Interesting.
Eat bacon
Officially the world's oldest woman, 116-year-old Susannah Mushatt Jones told the Independent that she starts each morning with a hearty meal of bacon, eggs, and grits.
But the true secret of her success? Jones said, "I never drink or smoke. I surround myself with love and positive energy. That’s the key to long life and happiness."
