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From: Los Angeles Times

Betty White turns 90: What are her secrets to longevity?

Los Angeles Times:

Betty White celebrated her 90th birthday this week, and the veteran actress is still going strong. Between appearing as Elka Ostrovsky in the TV Land sitcom “Hot in Cleveland,” working with animal organizations and winning awards, she is one busy woman.

We figured she must have some secret to living a long, full and productive life that the rest of us need to know. So we talked to Howard Friedman, coauthor of “The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decade Study” (Hudson Street Press, 2011) to find out what lessons we can learn from White. Friedman is also a distinguished professor of psychology at UC Riverside.

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