February 22, 2015
115-year-old woman credits raw eggs, singlehood for long life
A 115-year-old woman, the oldest living person in Europe, believes the
secret to her longevity is eating raw eggs and staying single for most
of her life.
At 115 years and nearly three months, Emma Morano in Italy is the oldest person in Europe and the fifth oldest in the world.
Morano's elixir for longevity consists of raw eggs, which she has been
eating - three per day - since her teens when a doctor recommended them
to counter anemia.
Morano is also convinced that being single for most of her life, after
an unhappy marriage that ended in 1938 following the death of an infant
son, has kept her kicking, 'The New York Times' reported.
Morano never chose another partner because she "didn't want to be dominated by anyone."
Morano lives alone in a two-room apartment in Verbania and the few times
that she has been ill, she has refused to set foot in a hospital.
She even had blood transfusions or stitches done at home, said Carlo Bava, the doctor who has cared for her since she turned 90.
Her general health is good, he added.
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