Sorry, this site is not accessible in your region.
NOWCAST KCCI News at 6am Weekday Morning
Live Now

Woman celebrating 104th birthday shares her secret to longevity

Woman celebrating 104th birthday shares her secret to longevity
Advertisement
Woman celebrating 104th birthday shares her secret to longevity
A Kentucky woman celebrated a milestone birthday on Sunday afternoon.Helen Tinsley turned 104.She was born in 1919 to a Todd County farmer and his homemaker wife and was one of eight children.Tinsley and her husband, Mac, spent most of their lives in Louisville.She lived independently until 2021, when she moved to Westminster Village Health Care in Clarksville.Tinsley's family says even at 104, she's a spitfire. As for Tinsley's secret to living 104 years? She credits it to a clean lifestyle, saying she never smoked and only had a drink on rare occasions. Another thing she does every day? She eats a clove of garlic.

A Kentucky woman celebrated a milestone birthday on Sunday afternoon.

Helen Tinsley turned 104.

Advertisement

She was born in 1919 to a Todd County farmer and his homemaker wife and was one of eight children.

Tinsley and her husband, Mac, spent most of their lives in Louisville.

She lived independently until 2021, when she moved to Westminster Village Health Care in Clarksville.

Tinsley's family says even at 104, she's a spitfire.

As for Tinsley's secret to living 104 years? She credits it to a clean lifestyle, saying she never smoked and only had a drink on rare occasions. Another thing she does every day? She eats a clove of garlic.

Advertisement