"Born in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture, Tanabe worked as a civil engineer at the city office.[1] He has eight children, 25 grandchildren and 54 great-grandchildren.[2] He says total abstinence from alcohol is the secret to his longevity.[3] On his 112th birthday, he stated: "I want to live forever. I don't want to die" He eats vegetables and does not drink alcohol, just daily milk.[4][5] "
he'd be a good spokesperson for living forever
I never drank alcohol either. i feel the benefits of moderate alcohol consumption can be gotten from other sources.
I simply never found the need/desire/want to touch alcohol. That, and as a very young child at 5 or 6 yr old, i accidentally sipped some kind of wine or sake, having mistook it for soda, and of course it tasted horrible for me at the undeveloped age.
I went to some frat parties and other alcohol-abundant situations where beer was flowing like river w/ as much alcohol as you can drink, but never feel tempted. I've run in some road races, and the long ones like 10K , half-marathon, and marathon tend to have beer fests type of parties at finish lines. i simply give my entitled beers to others.
i may try wine when i near middle age as they're a good source of resveratrol and there'll likely be more social occasions for me to at least sip some wine.
Edited by HYP86, 21 September 2008 - 06:15 PM.
