The man, who is just a year away from becoming a supercentenarian, enjoys life and does not complain about his health.
Vincent Dransfield, 109, lives in his own house, does his own housework, drives a car, and goes to shops and cafes.
The elderly man does not need outside help and does not complain about his health, writes Today . Dransfield's granddaughter, Erica, is 48, but she complains of back pain.
“He doesn’t feel the daily pain that I feel,” says the centenarian’s relative.
Vincent was born on March 28, 1914, a few months before World War I. The American has one child, three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Dransfield became a widower in 1992.
The long-liver singled out several rules that helped him not only to cross the 100-year mark, but also to get closer to a new title – super-long-liver. This status is given to people who have lived to at least 110 years.
Dransfield advises doing something you love. For example, he has been a member of the volunteer fire department for more than 80 years and served as its chief for a time.
Vincent believes that milk has a positive effect on his health. At the age of 15, to help his family survive the Great Depression, the boy got a job on a dairy farm. At work, Dransfield drank as much milk as he wanted.
"I often look back and think it gave me a good start in life and for the bones in my body," Dransfield says.
Another secret to longevity is physical activity. However, the American emphasized that he never lifted weights or worked out in the gym. But, starting at age 21, when he joined the fire department, he moved a lot.
The long-liver does not follow any special diets. Vincent is a fan of Italian cuisine, loves hamburgers, salads, milk chocolate and drinks a cup of coffee every day, and sometimes has a glass of beer.
Another secret of Dransfield is optimism. As those close to the pensioner said, he never frowns, he is always in high spirits.
