Hard work, gardening and pollen - the recipe for long life

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Fred Hale, the world's oldest man, has died in New York state just short of his 114th birthday

Julian Borger in Washington
Monday November 22, 2004
The Guardian

A spoonful of bee pollen and another of honey every day, a short walk and a bit of gardening. Those were the secrets behind the long life of Fred Hale, the world's oldest man, who has died in New York state just short of his 114th birthday.

His son, also named Fred, is following in his father's footsteps. He takes bee pollen every morning, is 82 and feels "pretty good".

But Fred Hale Jr argues it was more than diet that kept the old man going.

"His philosophy was simple: work, eat pollen and honey," he told the Guardian from Jamesville, New York. "He had honey on his cereal and a teaspoon of pollen. But his outlook on life was that he liked to work. He worked in his garden until he was 107, and he did a lot of walking."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1356526,00.html

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1. Bee pollen, huh?

I have heard that if you have allergies, consuming locally-produced honey will help your body develop antigens and lessen your allergic reaction. (Please feel free to correct any terminology I misused!)

So maybe there is something to it?

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2. I thought that theory applied to human semen....

or maybe chimpanzee?