I know from experience that a healthy lifestyle can do a lot to overcome bad genes. I lost both parents and 2 siblings to cancer and heart disease, all at relatively young ages, but I'm not accepting that as my destiny. I exercise vigorously to stay fit and agile, I fast routinely and eat primarily whole foods (nothing processed), I utilize a few high quality supplements that protect cell function and promote longevity. As a result, I am in excellent health without a single health issue and no red flags on any of my labs. Conversely, all of my remaining siblings has some type of chronic illness. You are not only your genes nor your past lifestyle. It's never too late to improve the quality of whatever time you have left.
He became a heavy drinker from the stress of his show. He wasn't prepared for the fame and the grueling schedule they had to keep up with. Leonard Nemoy had the same problem, plus throw in He couldn't show emotions for hours in a day. It will get to you.
What a great t-shirt that would be! FRONT: "What's the Key to Longevity?" BACK: "Eat Blueberries and DANCE!"🤩 Love it! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Good genes, he struggled with drink and smoking for years. My dad smoked 65 years and never had cancer, he ate terrible food, but kept going. It's mostly genetics, but lifestyle can make or break some people.
He has good genes. He eats a pint of Häagen-Dazs every day. I'd love to do that. Other than the sugar, Häagen-Dazs is one of the best to eat. Most ice cream has a paragraph of ingredients you can't pronounce or have no idea what they are. Häagen-Dazs has about 5 ingredients, all common things you know. It's also non-gmo. I would eat organic ice cream or Häagen-Dazs only. Häagen-Dazs always won out because it tasted the best. 😊
It's so true! Haagen-Dazs is one of the very few ice creams with common, legible and edible ingredients! LOL. Thanks so much for watching our video and for sharing your opinion. We appreciate you!
You need to get over the gmo thing. GMO's (genetically modified organism) are what brings you good things like honey crisp apples, tangelos, rose varieties and much more. Lots of 'organic' food items are gmo's - like those aforementioned apples. All those old memes showing corn eaten and not eaten? Well one was grown strictly to make ethanol and was not for animal or human consumption.
He makes me smile just seeing him laugh and smile and his domineer. Maybe it’s because I remember watching him as Bert on Mary Poppins but something about him just puts a smile on my face.
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My grandpa lived to 98 and ate bacon, eggs and coffee nearly every morning of his life. To tell the truth, I wouldn't want to live that long, but he'd probably still be here if he hadn't suffered a fall that broke his back in 2016.
That's a pretty amazing story! We're quite sorry to hear about your grandpa's passing, especially due to complications from his injury. But we very much appreciate you watching and sharing a bit of your own story. Thank you so much!
I don't think I can want to live without eating red meat. It was an addiction of mine since early childhood, especially Lamb Chops, Rib Steaks, Petcha, Flanken, ECT.
That's ok! To each their own. There's no ONE diet that is right for every single person on this planet. If red meat works well for you and is not negatively impacting your health, then there is no reason to change. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and comment. We appreciate you!
I think folks that reach an older age is due to GENETICS --- NOT so much the attitude or diet... I know some VERY old folks that eat crazy and drink like fish- or are and have been wild..and yet made it to great age... SOME eat "healthy- are good folks and die at 70... it's more genetics..
This is very true. I think we all know examples of both those types of people. We tend to agree with you. "Good" genes will get you far. And if you don't have those "good" genes, great lifestyle choices can really make a difference. Thanks so much for watching and for sharing your opinion. We appreciate you!
I agree genetics has a lot to do with longevity. My grandfather dined on tv dinners, candy and other junk food. He also spent hours in front of a tv in his older years. He lived to a ripe old age of 103.
@@Healthyat100 I had a tenant in my building in Torrance- that RAN 5 miles a day- did the gym 3 days a week- was always juicing and all that stuff-- and we found him dead in there one morning of heart failure- at 45...and the docs said there was no "apparent cause"... People tell me " I jog around 3-5 miles a day" and i say "big Whoop- I have a car!".
Blue Zone and Mediterranean diets are eaten in places where entire communities live long and healthy lives. Individuals vary, but when it's more widespread, it tends to involve particular diets and regular physical activity.
He's a Sagittarius, like me ! I admire his uptoneness (enthusiasm). That is so uplifting. I want to be more like him in my emotional life; it's a work in progress, although I can make people laugh. Aarre Peltomaa
Glad you feel inspired by DVD's lifestyle and mindset. That's what we hope to accomplish in sharing these videos. And that's great that you can make people laugh. What a gift to give to others. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment.
It could be related to happiness: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the psychologist known for his work on the concept of flow, once said, "Dancing is an activity that perfectly matches the conditions for flow. It’s almost physically impossible to dance and not be happy."
This is pretty much what I eat, no red meat and no meat, zip zero, and no highly processed food as a meal, only as some snack. I rarely eat ice cream and prefer a fresh French bakery right out of the oven. I eat a lot of fish, fruits mostly an array of berries and vegetables, and some dairy such as yogurt, egg, and some cheese. I use soy milk in all my organic or natural cereals and drinks. No alcohol or smoking.
Sounds like a really nice menu. We're glad you've found something that works well for you! Thanks so much for sharing with us. We appreciate you watching and commenting.
@@nysavvy9241 George Burns made his 100th birthday. He died at 100. It was both Bob Barker & Betty White who died at 99 & never made their 100th birthday. Norman Lear made it to 100, as he died at 101. Henry Kissinger also made his 100th birthday. He also died at 100.
Thanks so much for sharing a bit about your personal experience. Happy to hear about your good health. We appreciate you watching and commenting. Take care!
Dr. Michael Greger has written a number of great books, his best being "How not to Die," which I believe was really supposed to be a tongue in cheek sort of title to get people to pick it up off the shelf, as we all know, none of us are getting out of here alive. At least not with current knowledge. Anyways, in that book, which he dedicated to his grandma, he goes on to tell the world that he became a doctor, because of his grandmother. Not because she died early in life, but because at 65, she was sent home to die in a wheelchair. Terminal heart disease. Crushing chest pains. Multiple bypass surgeries left main stream doctors no choice. But grandma watched the show "60 Minutes." She saw an episode about Nathan Pritikin, an early lifestyle medicine pioneer, who had been helping people reverse terminal heart disease. She became one of his first patients. She was placed on a plant based diet and then started on a graded exercise regimen. They wheeled her in, and she walked out. This is an exeprt from Pritikin's biography, "Pritikin: The man who healed America's heart" : "Frances Greger, arrived in Santa Barbara at one of Pritikin's early sessions in a wheelchair. Mrs. Greger had heart disease, angina, and claudication; her condition was so bad she could no longer walk without great pain in her chest and legs. Within three weeks, though, she was not only out of her wheelchair but was walking ten miles a day." Frances Greger lived another 31 years after that lifestyle change. She should have died at 65. She lived to 96. So yes, genes do play a part. An extremely large part. For the rest of us, there is hope. In the form of a lifestyle change. I'm 63. Run 10k every other day. I have a car, but I choose to run, because of the endurance and well being benefits. No pain. No drugs. Hydrate well. Still eat the occaisonal bag of chips. No dairy. No meat. Vegan 90% of the time, with a little bit of butter thrown into my croissants or popcorn. A bit of cheese in some pastry, but otherwise salads (the tasty kind), pastas, plant based food (stay away from highly processed foods). SO much to choose from! Life is a blessing. I try not to forget that. As well as being grateful every day, for everything that I have. Including what little bit of knowledge I've picked up along the way, to spread it to others.
He also was in Night in the Museum recently, and in an episode of Columbo, in which Columbo asks a few people, “Did you witness what he just did”. He was saved by dolphins at age 85 from drowning.
We have a video coming out about meat very soon. In this case, Dick doesn't eat it, and this video is meant to reflect his views and his dietary choices. Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate you watching!
@@David-mj3mr God gives everyone free will to love him or not! So each person has the choice to live everlasting and love God or follow satan and go up in smoke for ever and ever
@@archiesellers6044 Yeah, to think that there is someone like satan around, that God apparently created, that is in charge of evil, is a little bit much to stomach. Be they a carnivore or omnivore. I suggest that you read "Conversations with God" and get a grip on who God really is for all of us.
Always keep a dram of whisky in case of snake bite...you know it makes sense, nobody believes I turned 71 yesterday but eat and exercise exactly the same as suggested here!
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I am sure his dietary and exercise regimens and genes are big part of his longevity but having a wife 45 years younger may enter into the picture also. After all, paraphrasing the late Grouch Marx, a man is only as old as the woman he kisses.
LOL! That's a great quote from Groucho! And definitely, sometimes you have to call it as it is. Having a wife 45 years younger is almost certainly part of his recipe for longevity.😉
LOL! That's a great quote from Groucho! And definitely, sometimes you just have to call it like it is. For sure, part of his recipe for longevity is having a wife 45 years younger.😉 Thanks for adding to the conversation!
I thought he did make it to a 100 but had a fall in the bathtub and that was the beginning of the end. He never made it to that stand up gig he was supposed to do.
Skip to 6:14 where his diet is finally explored. Typical youtuber who is desperate for content and uses fillers. But one must wait until 7:14 to actually get on topic.
We disagree. His entire story is the topic, as it all relates to his health and his lifestyle choices along the way to becoming 97. The good and the bad. The up and the down. There's no point in taking dietary tips from someone, if you don't know what they are based in.🤷♀️ Thank you for your opinion, in any case. We appreciate you watching.
At the end of the day the simple fact is that he has good genes. I know people who are in their 90's still reasonably fit, smoked and drank all their lives, eat fast food and so on while others who eat 'healthy' and exercise regularly are constantly sick and have one condition after another from an early age (look at Jordan Peterson's daughter for example). On that note I'm sick of videos spreading misinformation about red meat aka the proper human diet (again, look at Jordan Peterson's daughter).
Jordan Petersen's daughter is not the planet. While she has found success in eating beef, water and salt, that diet is an extreme one. No different than eating brocolli the rest of your life. While it may work for some, it does not mean it will work for everyone. Or that it vindicates red meat as a leading source of so many other issues. Everyone's mileage may vary. Mine and yours included. My life, vital signs, blood work, endurance and overall health are much better without meat in it. We do what we can to figure this stuff out, because we haven't been told the "truth." We have to figure it out on our own. Read Dr. Michael Greger's "How not to die." Early. Or his "How not to Diet" or "How to survive the next pandemic." All great eye openers. And don't stop there. That's just the beginning.
My tip is that if you really want to live that long.... you really have to work at it...making enough money that is... There is a saying.."...has too much money to die" ( ;
Could be ok. As long as the basic nutrients are preserved and there's nothing dangerous leaching from the can, it should be fine. Thanks for watching and commenting.
A pint of Haagen-Dazs. That is three servings. At over 300 calories a serving. So over 900 calories a day. His longevity is due to his ice cream diet!😀
LOLOLOLOL! It's so true! The ice cream habit is probably not the best advice for longevity, but Dick is making it work for him! Thanks so much for watching.
DONT BELIEVE THE RED MEAT BAD HYPE !!!, THIS IS PURE NONSENSE!!!, EVERYTHING IN MODERATION IS KEY !!! PERIOD !, I’m 82 and doing great and eat steak at least 3 TIMES A MONTH !!.
Awesome! Glad to hear you are in such good health and that you've found a diet that works well for you. We are meat-eaters on this channel. No particular slant. Thanks for watching!
👉What do you think of the legendary Dick Van Dyke? Let us know in the comments.
Seems to Be in Better Shape Than Clint Eastwood. Stay Healthy Gentlemen.
He is the same sweetheart
no matter how old he is.75 the most. But when it cames to age I forget my mathematics
HELEN Greece.
I think the fountain of youth is exercise
He is slim and a frantic dancer for years and may have added a few days too.
He used to smoke like a chimney and was a heavy drinker too. Must have good genes.
Yep, he talks about that openly. He was an alcoholic for probably 25 years. You are right! Thanks for watching.
absolutely
I know from experience that a healthy lifestyle can do a lot to overcome bad genes. I lost both parents and 2 siblings to cancer and heart disease, all at relatively young ages, but I'm not accepting that as my destiny. I exercise vigorously to stay fit and agile, I fast routinely and eat primarily whole foods (nothing processed), I utilize a few high quality supplements that protect cell function and promote longevity. As a result, I am in excellent health without a single health issue and no red flags on any of my labs. Conversely, all of my remaining siblings has some type of chronic illness. You are not only your genes nor your past lifestyle. It's never too late to improve the quality of whatever time you have left.
He became a heavy drinker from the stress of his show. He wasn't prepared for the fame and the grueling schedule they had to keep up with.
Leonard Nemoy had the same problem, plus throw in He couldn't show emotions for hours in a day. It will get to you.
Exactly
Good for him!!! We should follow in his footsteps...eat blueberries and DANCE 🤩🤩🤩
What a great t-shirt that would be! FRONT: "What's the Key to Longevity?" BACK: "Eat Blueberries and DANCE!"🤩 Love it! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Here you are to save you 9 mins:
1. Fast & Processed food
2. Salty food
3. Red meat
4. Alcohol
@christ2ce Thanks for leaving everyone a recap. Appreciate you.
Thanks
November?
Tappy
Oh well 😂😂😂
Good genes, he struggled with drink and smoking for years.
My dad smoked 65 years and never had cancer, he ate terrible food, but kept going. It's mostly genetics, but lifestyle can make or break some people.
So true! Thank you so much for watching and for sharing a bit about your personal experience. We appreciate it!
@@ULTIMATEPATCHEStruth is what it is.
He has good genes. He eats a pint of Häagen-Dazs every day. I'd love to do that. Other than the sugar, Häagen-Dazs is one of the best to eat. Most ice cream has a paragraph of ingredients you can't pronounce or have no idea what they are. Häagen-Dazs has about 5 ingredients, all common things you know. It's also non-gmo. I would eat organic ice cream or Häagen-Dazs only. Häagen-Dazs always won out because it tasted the best. 😊
It's so true! Haagen-Dazs is one of the very few ice creams with common, legible and edible ingredients! LOL. Thanks so much for watching our video and for sharing your opinion. We appreciate you!
A spoonful of natural sugar helps the medicine go down. And not much more than in a Haagen-Dazs cup.
@@Healthyat100 Now if they could just reduce the cost.
You need to get over the gmo thing. GMO's (genetically modified organism) are what brings you good things like honey crisp apples, tangelos, rose varieties and much more. Lots of 'organic' food items are gmo's - like those aforementioned apples. All those old memes showing corn eaten and not eaten? Well one was grown strictly to make ethanol and was not for animal or human consumption.
@@gusmonster59 I don't think so. Sticking with organic.
He makes me smile just seeing him laugh and smile and his domineer. Maybe it’s because I remember watching him as Bert on Mary Poppins but something about him just puts a smile on my face.
We feel exactly the same way! His positive energy is contagious. Thanks so much for watching and sharing!
My Great Aunt lived for 106 she was vegan, she loved the Lord and she never had a TV❤️😘
Amazing! So much love to your Great Aunt and your whole family. May her longevity run in all of you. Thanks for watching and for sharing.
Looking no TV gave her 30 years plus I think 😁
I agree Tv is bad
I admire that guy. An American icon and deservedly so.
He's terrific. We agree. Thank you so much for watching!
And sadly a Democrat 😔
You forgot to mention that he is an advocate of Tai Chi Chuan
We DID forget that! Our apologies. Thank you so much for including that in the comments. We appreciate you!🙏💖
Love this legend who has the greatest of smiles ❤❤❤
Absolutely! We love him as well. Thank you so much for watching.💖
Out of all the countless body workout videos out there, this is the most inspirational! Thanks for sharing! Loved DvD for decades!!❤
We are so happy to hear you found this inspirational. We totally agree...DVD is the best! May he keep inspiring us for years to come. Thanks so much for watching.
He's an exceptional human being. I show several of his films to my Film Theory high school students every year.
Really?! That's so great to hear. Which of his films is your absolute favorite?
Quitting alcohol did the most good.
Thanks for watching!
I was born one day before he turned 28, and I wish I could move like him.
You can still get there! Small habit changes every day lead to enormous positive results. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!💖
I eat a bowl of blueberries every day
Awesome! Thanks for sharing with us. Appreciate you watching.
I eat "wild" blueberries. I hear they are not sprayed
do research on blueberries, I read they have the most chemicals on them.
@@markae0 organic blueberries do not and i heard "wild" blueberries are not sprayed either. Regular yes and I believe you are correct
@@KevinKenna-wv6qx Hope you wash them off before eating. You never know what wild animal may have relieved themselves on them.. yuk yuk
To quote Clint Eastwood, "Don't let the 'old man' in".
i heart that phrase from Jeff Bridges!
My grandpa lived to 98 and ate bacon, eggs and coffee nearly every morning of his life. To tell the truth, I wouldn't want to live that long, but he'd probably still be here if he hadn't suffered a fall that broke his back in 2016.
That's a pretty amazing story! We're quite sorry to hear about your grandpa's passing, especially due to complications from his injury. But we very much appreciate you watching and sharing a bit of your own story. Thank you so much!
What was his diet like other then breakfast???? Did he exercise? Sorry for your loss just curious how he got to live so long
@@richardbazlamit4530 He ate normal farm fare and kept his mind and body busy all the time. People born in 1918 never exercised, they worked. ;-)
Bam!
I don't think I can want to live without eating red meat. It was an addiction of mine since early childhood, especially Lamb Chops, Rib Steaks, Petcha, Flanken, ECT.
That's ok! To each their own. There's no ONE diet that is right for every single person on this planet. If red meat works well for you and is not negatively impacting your health, then there is no reason to change. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and comment. We appreciate you!
Red meat is good for you sugar and carbs are NOT.
I think folks that reach an older age is due to GENETICS --- NOT so much the attitude or diet... I know some VERY old folks that eat crazy and drink like fish- or are and have been wild..and yet made it to great age... SOME eat "healthy- are good folks and die at 70... it's more genetics..
This is very true. I think we all know examples of both those types of people. We tend to agree with you. "Good" genes will get you far. And if you don't have those "good" genes, great lifestyle choices can really make a difference. Thanks so much for watching and for sharing your opinion. We appreciate you!
I agree genetics has a lot to do with longevity. My grandfather dined on tv dinners, candy and other junk food. He also spent hours in front of a tv in his older years. He lived to a ripe old age of 103.
@@Healthyat100 I had a tenant in my building in Torrance- that RAN 5 miles a day- did the gym 3 days a week- was always juicing and all that stuff-- and we found him dead in there one morning of heart failure- at 45...and the docs said there was no "apparent cause"... People tell me " I jog around 3-5 miles a day" and i say "big Whoop- I have a car!".
Blue Zone and Mediterranean diets are eaten in places where entire communities live long and healthy lives. Individuals vary, but when it's more widespread, it tends to involve particular diets and regular physical activity.
Agree, a lot of WWI and 2 veterans lived long lives and they didnt have good nutrition and had a lot of stress. Good Genes
8 decades, it's amazing
10 decades! And yes, it is quite amazing! Thank you so much for watching and commenting.
God bless him and may he live to 100 and beyond!
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@@Healthyat100 The countdown is on till his 100th birthday on Saturday, December 13, 2025!
He's a Sagittarius, like me ! I admire his uptoneness (enthusiasm). That is so uplifting. I want to be more like him in my emotional life; it's a work in progress, although I can make people laugh. Aarre Peltomaa
Glad you feel inspired by DVD's lifestyle and mindset. That's what we hope to accomplish in sharing these videos. And that's great that you can make people laugh. What a gift to give to others. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment.
Makes sense and is pretty simple: no meat or alcohol, lots of fruits and veggies, and lots of exercise.
Right on! Thank you so much for watching.
Meat is a natural human diet. We weren't meant to eat fruits and vegetables
Just a generalization, but I notice dancers tend to age better then most. They seem to have that "twinkle in the eyes". Maybe it's the endorphins.
Haha! Maybe so! Thank you so much for watching and commenting.
That, plus it keeps them flexible.
@@jh76103 That's right!
Agreed. Keep them body parts running. I need to follow that advice at 70 1/2.
It could be related to happiness:
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the psychologist known for his work on the concept of flow, once said,
"Dancing is an activity that perfectly matches the conditions for flow. It’s almost physically impossible to dance and not be happy."
This is pretty much what I eat, no red meat and no meat, zip zero, and no highly processed food as a meal, only as some snack. I rarely eat ice cream and prefer a fresh French bakery right out of the oven. I eat a lot of fish, fruits mostly an array of berries and vegetables, and some dairy such as yogurt, egg, and some cheese. I use soy milk in all my organic or natural cereals and drinks. No alcohol or smoking.
Sounds like a really nice menu. We're glad you've found something that works well for you! Thanks so much for sharing with us. We appreciate you watching and commenting.
That's great! May we ask, how old are you?👍👍
@@patrickmcpatrick Mid-60 now.
Loved him as a kid watching the Show with MTM ,glad to see he is living in the moment!
Yes! All his shows were great. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. We appreciate it!
Not only did George Burns make it to 100 but also Bob Hope
100%! Absolutely right. Thanks for adding!
@@nysavvy9241close enough don’t you think?
@@nysavvy9241 George Burns made his 100th birthday. He died at 100. It was both Bob Barker & Betty White who died at 99 & never made their 100th birthday. Norman Lear made it to 100, as he died at 101. Henry Kissinger also made his 100th birthday. He also died at 100.
Yes 100.
@@diedrike863 Eva Marie Saint turns 100 on 4th of July 2024.
Long live this legend!
Indeed! Thank you so much for watching and commenting.
God Bless This Man !
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Blueberries, sweet cherries and cantaloupe do it for me!! yummmm.
We hear ya! Sounds like a winning combination. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
He is my favorite actor and person❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Helen from Greece
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Phenomenal! He’s obviously doing something or some things right!
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Definitely a first crush for me! All that dancing, singing, and silly stunts...
We can absolutely see why! He is such a talented guy. Thanks for watching!
He is also one of the only actors alive in mary poppins
The others alive of the cast are julie andrews as mary poppins and karen dotrice as jane banks
So true! And what a timeless favorite that movie was! We're glad to still have him around. And Julie and Karen as well. Thanks so much for watching!
He's a genuine real cool man! Still one of my favorite actors!
Absolutely! Thank you so much for watching.
Love him!!!
We do too!! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
My life changed when I gave up eating meat. Red meat was the first to go. So grateful and couldn’t agree more!
Thanks so much for sharing a bit about your personal experience. Happy to hear about your good health. We appreciate you watching and commenting. Take care!
Dr. Michael Greger has written a number of great books, his best being "How not to Die," which I believe was really supposed to be a tongue in cheek sort of title to get people to pick it up off the shelf, as we all know, none of us are getting out of here alive. At least not with current knowledge.
Anyways, in that book, which he dedicated to his grandma, he goes on to tell the world that he became a doctor, because of his grandmother. Not because she died early in life, but because at 65, she was sent home to die in a wheelchair. Terminal heart disease. Crushing chest pains. Multiple bypass surgeries left main stream doctors no choice. But grandma watched the show "60 Minutes." She saw an episode about Nathan Pritikin, an early lifestyle medicine pioneer, who had been helping people reverse terminal heart disease. She became one of his first patients. She was placed on a plant based diet and then started on a graded exercise regimen. They wheeled her in, and she walked out.
This is an exeprt from Pritikin's biography, "Pritikin: The man who healed America's heart" :
"Frances Greger, arrived in Santa Barbara at one of Pritikin's early sessions in a wheelchair. Mrs. Greger had heart disease, angina, and claudication; her condition was so bad she could no longer walk without great pain in her chest and legs. Within three weeks, though, she was not only out of her wheelchair but was walking ten miles a day."
Frances Greger lived another 31 years after that lifestyle change. She should have died at 65. She lived to 96.
So yes, genes do play a part. An extremely large part.
For the rest of us, there is hope. In the form of a lifestyle change.
I'm 63. Run 10k every other day. I have a car, but I choose to run, because of the endurance and well being benefits. No pain. No drugs. Hydrate well. Still eat the occaisonal bag of chips. No dairy. No meat. Vegan 90% of the time, with a little bit of butter thrown into my croissants or popcorn. A bit of cheese in some pastry, but otherwise salads (the tasty kind), pastas, plant based food (stay away from highly processed foods). SO much to choose from!
Life is a blessing. I try not to forget that. As well as being grateful every day, for everything that I have. Including what little bit of knowledge I've picked up along the way, to spread it to others.
Love that Man!
He's terrific! Thank you for watching!
I LOVE this man! ❤✌
We love him too. He's wonderful! Thanks for watching and commenting.
He also was in Night in the Museum recently, and in an episode of Columbo, in which Columbo asks a few people, “Did you witness what he just did”. He was saved by dolphins at age 85 from drowning.
Some pretty amazing stories! Thanks for sharing and adding to the video.
good for him! keep going, young man!
Yes! Many more happy years. Thank you for watching and commenting!
I ONLY consume those 4 items, and I prefer napping to exercise. ;-)
LOL. Sounds good! Thanks for watching and sharing a bit about your personal experience.
I think the ice cream is his healthfood. I hope he finds his way back to red meat so we have him around for another 25 years!❤❤❤❤
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Please get rid of the background music. It doesn’t help:)
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Seriously???!!!
@@Healthyat100 Thanks for listening!
Red meat is very good for you. Do your research people
We have a video coming out about meat very soon. In this case, Dick doesn't eat it, and this video is meant to reflect his views and his dietary choices. Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate you watching!
Meat heals..especially T2 diabetes
I agree...was think the same.
It's been proven vegetarians have lower cases of heart disease, arteriosclerosis, and avoid many of the diseases that meat eaters come down with.
Agree only if it’s grass fed grass finished otherwise it’s cows in filthy feed lots fed corn & given antibiotics!
This is worth watching, it’s more than just his food habits.
Thanks so much for watching!
Seems like a lot of comedians live a ling time!!!! All about mindset!!!???
Long time!!!!
It's so true! What do you think? Maybe learning to laugh at life and all the pain helps you to get through the day?
He struggled with Alcoholism too.....
Yes! At least 25 years...
No. It wasn't a struggle. He quite enjoyed it.
God is in control of everyone and everything. . Amen
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So why do religious people pray? Whats the point of prayer when god has a plan and is in control? Why do they bother praying?
@@David-mj3mr God gives everyone free will to love him or not! So each person has the choice to live everlasting and love God or follow satan and go up in smoke for ever and ever
@@archiesellers6044 Yeah, to think that there is someone like satan around, that God apparently created, that is in charge of evil, is a little bit much to stomach. Be they a carnivore or omnivore. I suggest that you read "Conversations with God" and get a grip on who God really is for all of us.
He's awesome i have always loved him ❤
He is truly awesome. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
Legend.
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Great Advices&I'll DO IT!&Thanks!-Raymond "Mike" Hong!&(I Remembered-Seeing-THE SUNSHINE BISCUIT Logo!-In Oakland, California!-Mike!)😎👍!!!!!!!!!
Stay positive.
Agreed! Thanks for the reminder.
What I love best is when he dances
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Always keep a dram of whisky in case of snake bite...you know it makes sense, nobody believes I turned 71 yesterday but eat and exercise exactly the same as suggested here!
Amazing! Thank you so much for watching and sharing a bit about your personal experience. Many years of continued good health to you!
Always wanted to meet him as a kid for yrs id ask my mom to get him for my birthday.
Awwww, that's so sweet. Maybe you'll still get your chance to meet him!🤩Thanks so much for watching!
Hes Fablous ! God Bless Him ❤❤❤
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Hi Healthyat100. I do not know why and it is not just your page, but all other pages. For instance, I cannot respond to your reply below so I have to respond with a new comment. When I click on the "bell" at the upper-right for comments, I cannot click on previous comments to respond back to them. Thanks for getting back. Great video.
Check to see if you have a popup blocker causing the blockage.
Oh no! We're sorry to hear that's happening. We definitely have the channel preferences set to accept comments. It sounds like it could potentially be a privacy issue on your computer. Maybe Google the problem and see what you can find? We appreciate you persevering to engage with the channel.😉Thanks so much for that!
Great piece of advice. Thank you so much for adding that here. Appreciate you!
@@Healthyat100 All is good, I found the problem. It was a pop-up add blocker. Not sure how it got on my laptop, but it's been turned off, and deleted.
You have always been one of my favorites ❤
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AMAZING video!! Thank you!!!!
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A wonderful livening legend ❤❤❤
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I am sure his dietary and exercise regimens and genes are big part of his longevity but having a wife 45 years younger may enter into the picture also. After all, paraphrasing the late Grouch Marx, a man is only as old as the woman he kisses.
LOL! That's a great quote from Groucho! And definitely, sometimes you have to call it as it is. Having a wife 45 years younger is almost certainly part of his recipe for longevity.😉
LOL! That's a great quote from Groucho! And definitely, sometimes you just have to call it like it is. For sure, part of his recipe for longevity is having a wife 45 years younger.😉 Thanks for adding to the conversation!
I seem to recall George Burns didn't quite make it to 100. He almost did though. 99+.
I thought he did make it to a 100 but had a fall in the bathtub and that was the beginning of the end. He never made it to that stand up gig he was supposed to do.
Betty White almost made it. George Burns did make a hundred same with Bob Hope
A long video with little information… the unsurprising food choices start here 6:12. Thanks for sharing this video. 😊
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@@Healthyat100 🙂
Skip to 6:14 where his diet is finally explored. Typical youtuber who is desperate for content and uses fillers. But one must wait until 7:14 to actually get on topic.
We disagree. His entire story is the topic, as it all relates to his health and his lifestyle choices along the way to becoming 97. The good and the bad. The up and the down. There's no point in taking dietary tips from someone, if you don't know what they are based in.🤷♀️ Thank you for your opinion, in any case. We appreciate you watching.
@@Healthyat100 You don't appear to know your own title to your video.
7:05 is when title happens
I find it hard to believe he eats a pint of ice cream every night 😮 I still love him.
Well, he might have been exaggerating, but he definitely is an ice cream lover, LOL. Thanks so much for watching! We agree...he is great!
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Good for him. God bless.
Definitely. He's amazing! Thank you so much for watching and commenting.
At the end of the day the simple fact is that he has good genes. I know people who are in their 90's still reasonably fit, smoked and drank all their lives, eat fast food and so on while others who eat 'healthy' and exercise regularly are constantly sick and have one condition after another from an early age (look at Jordan Peterson's daughter for example). On that note I'm sick of videos spreading misinformation about red meat aka the proper human diet (again, look at Jordan Peterson's daughter).
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Jordan Petersen's daughter is not the planet. While she has found success in eating beef, water and salt, that diet is an extreme one. No different than eating brocolli the rest of your life. While it may work for some, it does not mean it will work for everyone. Or that it vindicates red meat as a leading source of so many other issues.
Everyone's mileage may vary. Mine and yours included. My life, vital signs, blood work, endurance and overall health are much better without meat in it. We do what we can to figure this stuff out, because we haven't been told the "truth." We have to figure it out on our own.
Read Dr. Michael Greger's "How not to die." Early. Or his "How not to Diet" or "How to survive the next pandemic." All great eye openers.
And don't stop there. That's just the beginning.
This guy is great, all his life.
Truly great! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
What a fabulous guy!! I hope I do as well!!
He sure is! Thanks so much for watching!
*"Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but YHWH delivers him out of them all." Psalm 34:19*
A true god does not judge. Humans on the other hand...
Mediterranean diet 😊
Pretty much. Are you a fan of that diet?
Foods to avoid. Dairy, sugar, and gluten. Walk every day and avoid stress. Be happy with the simple things in life. Like a sunny day.
Mmmmmmm, very sound advice! Thank you so much for adding your thoughts here. We appreciate it.
Well, according to this, DVD eats a pint of ice cream per day. Basically dairy and sugar.
Having a 46 year old wife helps.
LOL! You're probably right there!😉 Thanks so much for watching!
The real reason for his longevity and health is at 5:04. lol
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Lost me at red meat.
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Well he made 97, so your opinion doesn't count.
@@bradleypietrzyk1618 lol
Häägen Dazs icecream is pretty yummy! One of my favorite brands 😂
LOL! It's true! One of Dick Van Dyke's favorites as well!😉
My tip is that if you really want to live that long.... you really have to work at it...making enough money that is...
There is a saying.."...has too much money to die" ( ;
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Yes! Dutch genes 🫠🫠🫠🫠
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I hope so!! 100 pct Dutch boy here and I’m doing everything I can to live to 100 ! Halfway there.
Mary Poppins might be real than fantasy . Antigravity may have existed
Was expecting DVD to give advice directly not from a third party with a string of random clips and pictures.
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What show is that at 4:56?
It's a scene from the movie "Mary Poppins Returns".😊
@@Healthyat100 Thank you.
Eating less had been proven to reduce aging. It's not just as much fun.
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He has good genes and soent yrs drinking. Smoking ect It’s the Genes not the foodexersuzeect
Haagen das is owned by nestle. Don’t eat it!
Good tip! Thanks for adding to the conversation!
Good advice!
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Okay1 But what about canned blueberries?
Could be ok. As long as the basic nutrients are preserved and there's nothing dangerous leaching from the can, it should be fine. Thanks for watching and commenting.
A pint of Haagen-Dazs. That is three servings. At over 300 calories a serving. So over 900 calories a day. His longevity is due to his ice cream diet!😀
LOLOLOLOL! It's so true! The ice cream habit is probably not the best advice for longevity, but Dick is making it work for him! Thanks so much for watching.
Very likely required to keep up with the 45 year old that inhabits his home. :)
Perfect
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Be born with good genetics. Period.
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He said he wanted to call his new book, " circling the drain," but the printers wouldn't go for it. Too real?
I admire him to no end…amazing Love all his shows and special appearances ♥️♥️🎵🎵🫶🌈🙏🙋♀️👍
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Your legacy is saving children's lives! Accept Jesus Christ as your Savior today. You're loved!
That pretty much sums up my diet lol. Why would I want to live to be 97 if I can't enjoy the delicious foods that I love?
Everyone has to find their own way. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
DONT BELIEVE THE RED MEAT BAD HYPE !!!, THIS IS PURE NONSENSE!!!, EVERYTHING IN MODERATION IS KEY !!! PERIOD !, I’m 82 and doing great and eat steak at least 3 TIMES A MONTH !!.
Awesome! Glad to hear you are in such good health and that you've found a diet that works well for you. We are meat-eaters on this channel. No particular slant. Thanks for watching!
The number of our days is announced the day we're born. NOTHING can change that.
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Nonsense. Prove it.
WHY CANT YOU LIVE FOREVER
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