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At 100 years old, Miriam Todd works more hours than many people a fraction of her age. She’s in her office at her family’s furniture store six days a week, for at least 50 hours total. The job involves bookkeeping, helping customers and making sure things run smoothly at the Stratford, New Jersey, business her parents founded in 1929. “I can’t say I’m working when I enjoy what I’m doing, so I feel guilty if I say I’m working,” Todd, a great-great grandmother, tells TODAY.com.
Todd and her family shared the habits that have helped her live a long life: She eats a healthy diet Todd’s granddaughter credits her nutritious diet for her longevity. When Todd was her early 90s, a doctor credited genetics for Todd's long life, Christy Todd-Hoffman recalls to TODAY.com. “And I said, 'That’s not true.' Because if you abuse your body with drugs, alcohol or smoking, you wouldn’t live this long life. She eats a very good diet.
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