Obviously, it helps to have genes which are resistant to disease and a good doctor to consult whenever you need to, but I have heard many super centenarians from the past attributing their longevity to certain foods/liquids (i.e. blueberries which are full of anti-oxidants, bananas, dark chocolate and olive oil).
So, any thoughts on what the perfect daily routine is? I don’t think you should aim to look like Mr. Olympia (because that would almost certainly involve injecting potential harmful substances into your body), but an exercise program is fairly important? 7-8 hours sleep would be a good idea as well.
Could you possibly draw up a timetable?
i.e. 6am- wake up and do 30-45 minutes exercise
7am- have a nutritious breakfast which includes oatmeal, bananas, green tea, orange juice, eggs etc…
The first thing is to NOT look to a doctor to help you with nutrition or long life. They excel in life support pills that give you poor quality of life and treat symptoms only.
Moderate exercise is the key. If you look at the really healthy people in the world, you will realize that vegetarianism or veganism is NOT the best lifestyles. India that is almost pure vegetarian & vegan has an average life expectancy of 66.1 years as of Feb. 2010 World Health Organization statistics, where as, Macau, China has the average life expectancy of 84.4 years and is the longest in the world. The people in Macau eat lots of meat, dairy, fresh fruits and vegetables, fermented foods, only fermented soy, and cook according to 4 cultures they draw their lifestyle from.
That would be a great place to start, but realize that in America, the food industry has ruined the value of our food. The meat you get is from GRAIN fed cows that are terribly sick, the milk is pasteurized because the GRAIN fed cows are so sick it has to be, the fish are fed GRAINS in farms, the eggs are from chickens that are sick, and we are surrounded by allopathic medicine that is killing more people than any one major illness in America today.
Another good place to look is the Weston A. Price people. Get the book "Nourishing Traditions" by Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, Ph.D. for some very basic good information on nutrition to follow.
Unfortunately you are on your own in this massive pile of indoctrination we have been handed by our government, food industry, and media that are promoting crazy ideas of what health is.
good luck to you