Anyone heard of Zaro Agha? (Ashoor may be most interested in this)

Enki

Enki

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So I was looking up some historical news on google. As usual I key in "Assyrian" or "Kurdish" and today I came accross an interesting story about a man named Zaro Agha.

Apparently he was an old Kurdish tribesman. And by old, I mean 156 years old! Lived in Assyria for most of his life. Ended up going to New York city to visit and....got hit by a car and died lol

I know, not funny man died, but seriously, 156 years old and dies by getting hit by a car? Come on! Lived on a farm with cows and sheep and a car kills him. Gotta be funny!

Here's his picture:

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OK So looking more into it, I found out this Chineese man, Li Ching-Yun who is reported to have lived to 256 years old!

Whats weird though about both is that they both died in 1933. Such a horrible year! Probably the worst in the 1900's.

Here is his picture prior to his death:

Li_Ching-Yun_PRC.jpg
 
I didn't know it was physically possible to live that long.  Unless they got a few heart transplants, along with other organs. lol  I mean can a heart last that long?  Even if you eat healthy and have good genes? 
 
Enki, this was so interesting, thanks for sharing man! LOL@ got hit by a car and died, sorry the way you said it, was funny haha.

In Iraq, I remember reading about two men, a Japanese and a Russian I believe, one who lived to be 226 and the other 170 years old!

ASHOOR
 
my moms grandfather lived till he was 101 and died here in chicago, he wasnt even sick.

i think it is cause they eat healthy and they have no worries and they dont go through what we go through here plus cleaner air and a simple life does the work.
 
Barwarneta said:
my moms grandfather lived till he was 101 and died here in chicago, he wasnt even sick.

i think it is cause they eat healthy and they have no worries and they dont go through what we go through here plus cleaner air and a simple life does the work.
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He was over 110...

and, no, they didn't get the paperwork wrong.
 
lol @ making it to 156 then getting run over. Hey, after that long he figured he had to go out with a bang :D  :grindance: http://instantrimshot.com


And the Chinese dude looks great for being two and a half centuries old. And yes, I do think it's possible. Barwarneta said it perfectly, clean air, no stress, different lifestyle. And let's not forget the Asian diet: mostly fish and sea vegetables, and no dairy. And Zen meditation!

But what did they do for that long though? Didn't they get bored? lol
 
What the hell you mean stress free life? They lived through probably all the wars, the genocide, and Muslim invasions throughout our land. If anything they had a harder time then we did.
 
AssyrianBookTa is right, it was far from a stress free life.  They had different kinds of stresses back then.

As far as why they were so healthy,  I think it was because nature wasn't abused in those countries back then.  Food was natural, the farm animals were allowed to graze so the milk, eggs, meat they produced had more nutrients.  They didn't inject them with hormones and antibiotics and then humans consumed them.  Women had to breastfeed, there weren't many options.  If one woman couldn't breastfeed her child then if the neighbor could, she would. There was no canned/frozen foods it was all fresh or raw.  My father tells me they use to leave the raw meat out and it never went bad.  Imagine doing that here, it would be disgusting.  The foods here are pumped with preservatives, nitrates, MSG, etc.  There were no places like McDonalds, tea was and still is a common beverage, not Coke and other types of sodas; black tea carries a healthy amount of antioxidants and also a chemical the helps metabolize food quicker.

The human psyche can withstand more than the human body; So it wasn't that they didn't have much on their minds, it because they worked hard and ate healthy natural/organic foods.
 
I think food source, like graphist pointed out, was a major factor in why many traditional societies lived longer. On top of that, daily chores were a great way to exercise as well.  No tractors to sit and ride on, no mops or washing machines.  Everything required hard physical labor. 

Having said that, if one was lucky enough to inherit some good genes, yes, they could live longer.  But the fact is that this was hardly the case for many people.  Sickness and disease took many lives that today are treatable.  Many women died during child birth, infant mortality was high due to lack of vaccinations, even something as basic as a case of the runs could have been life-threatening.
 
I will believe this story......"when my [blank] turns purple and taste like Rainbow Sherbert" - Farva from  Super Troopers
 
OnPoint said:
I will believe this story......"when my [blank] turns purple and taste like Rainbow Sherbert" - Farva from  Super Troopers
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lol love that movie

I don't believe these stats as well.  #1, do you really believe a Kurd with their facts?  Hello!!  lol  #2.  I severly doubt a person can live past 200 years... I mean, really?... how can you verify that?
 
The Chinese dude has two different alleged lifespans...199 and 256, take your pick.

"...is alleged to have spent most of his life in the hills gathering herbs and acquiring knowledge of longevity methods."

"Secrets to longevity:

Tranquility mind
Sit like a tortoise
Walk sprightly like a pigeon
Sleep like a dog"

Whatever the hell sitting like a tortoise is supposed to be or do.
 
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