From the article: "A Dutch woman who was the oldest person in the world when she died at age 115 in 2005 appeared sharp right up to the end, joking that pickled herring was the secret to her longevity."
"Scientists say that Henrikje van Andel-Schipper's mind was probably as good as it seemed: a post-mortem analysis of her brain revealed few signs of Alzheimer's or other diseases commonly associated with a decline in mental ability in old age."
How many people do you know that think that some form of dementia is simply unavoidable with old age?
Don't know about you, but now I am wanting to try some "pickled herring", or maybe not.




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