Hollywood Legend, Betty White, Shares Her Personal Tips To Increase Longevity

January 16, 2018

With her wide smile, bright eyes, and vivacious laugh, Betty White resembles what many of us would want our senior years to look like. On January 17, The Golden Girls star turns 96.

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And, while approaching the next milestone in her life, the legendary actress shared some of her longevity secrets.

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The longest career on TV

Betty White still holds the Guinness Record for the Longest TV Career for a female entertainer. He has been in the industry for over seven decades now and continues to work both in and out of the spotlight.

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Aside from her marvelous acting career, Betty dedicates a lot of time to helping animals. For many decades, the Emmy-winning actress volunteers at the Los Angeles Zoo. She always loved animals and even wrote a book Betty & Friends: My Life at the Zoo, dedicated to some of her favorites.

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What is her secret?

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People always wondered what is her secret and how Betty manages to stay so positive over the years. As she recently confessed in an interview with Parade, the secret is pretty simple:

Enjoy life. Accentuate the positive, not the negative.

White admits that she always tries “to see the funny side and the upside, not the downside,” and gets “bored with people who complain about this or that.”

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As for maintaining a healthy lifestyle, Betty White has a rather unusual recipe: the actress credits hot dogs, french fries, and vodka for her longevity and great health.

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And while many dietitians and nutritionists may disagree with her, some experts admit she may be right, after all.

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According to Dr. Aaron Carroll, the mastermind behind The Bad Food Bible, the recent studies did not find a noteworthy difference between people who did and did not consume red meat and processed food.

If researchers can’t find a difference in tens of thousands of people over eight years, it may be time to admit that even if there is a relationship between processed or red meat consumption and cancer, it must be pretty small.

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And as for her drinking vodka, it is only a nightly ritual she maintains over the years. In an interview with Bon Appetit, White admitted she is not that much of a drinker.

One cocktail before dinner is fine. If I'm out with friends, I'll probably have a second. But I don't really like to feel it.

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And moderate drinking is believed to be rather beneficial to health, even though most studies call red wine as the best drink for decreasing certain health risks, including the risk of heart attack and type 2 diabetes development, says Daily Mail.

Looking at this magnificent woman, we can say that, at least for her, this unusual philosophy works perfectly. And what do you think about Betty's longevity recipe? Share your thoughts with us in a comment below.