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We adhere to structured guidelines for sourcing information and linking to other resources, including scientific studies and medical journals.is essential for living a long and healthy life. But before you completely overhaul your pantry, you may be able to start, a 103-year-old woman who lives in Ohio, has gained popularity by sharing her secrets on TikTok, where she's known as the"Jamaican grandma.
Of course, there are some more tangible factors that have contributed to Taylor's long and healthy life.
Taylor typically cooks her own meals centered around fish, vegetables, and salads. But even her eating habits aren't always as"healthy" as they could be. Taylor indulges in some guilty pleasures from time to time, like ice cream, sweet wine, and chips.that she had an acquaintance who owned a health food store and"taught a lot of stuff" that she wasn't 100 percent on board with."She didn't have a pot in her house—everything was raw.
But there's one recipe that Taylor has held onto from her health food store-owning acquaintance. Every other day, she still drinks a glass of green juice that contains fresh aloe vera chopped into cubes, kale, parsley, ginger, celery, one teaspoon of powdered greens she buys from a health food store, water, and sweetener for the taste—Taylor uses Splenda, according to"My digestion is really great," the 103-year-old said in regards to the green juice.