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Health Basics: How do you live to be 110?

Tell someone you're over 100 years old, and they might assume the worst right away, guessing that you have a dozen medication bottles next to the bed and that your health is quickly deteriorating. How could it be that a man who's going on 111 and taking no medication,  who simply eats fresh vegetables, olive oil, honey, cinnamon, garlic and chocolate , can bounce around his kitchen like he's half his age? When Bernando LaPallo of Mesa, Arizona tells his secrets of longevity and vitality, your jaw drops to the ground, wondering how he avoided all of the " ABCD's " of those "senior years" - you know,  Alzheimer's, brittle bones, cancer and/or diabetes . Could it be that Western Medicine has it all wrong, and all we ever needed were raw veggies, super-foods, raw nuts and berries, and some barley soup? Maybe Medicare and Medicaid should broker a deal with the makers of power juicers and call it "Universal Healthcare." This August, 2012,