A Texas woman who just turned 105 attributes her long life to "the good Lord." While Blynda Vidock's faith may have played an important role in her longevity, the Baytown resident has also followed many of the habits that experts say can contribute to a longer, healthier life."The good Lord put me here for so many years, and it’s His life through me," she told FOX 26 Houston at her recent birthday celebration."But I’ve always been very athletic, played tennis, swam all my life and ate good food."GEORGIA WOMAN CELEBRATES 112TH BIRTHDAY, REVEALS HER SECRET TO A LONG LIFEVidock joked that she preaches to her children, grandchildren and "great-grands" to eat healthier, but said, "They still eat junk food!""We live faster nowadays," she said.
"We used to have time to sit down and have a meal together."Blynda Vidock celebrated more than a century of life with loved ones, joking at her birthday gathering that she had been made "queen for a day." (FOX 26 Houston KRIV)Vidock was born in 1921 and grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida.While working for $15 a week at a bank in West Palm Beach, she crossed paths with big-name movie stars Clark Gable and Fred Astaire, and also recalled encountering a young John F.
Kennedy.She met Coast Guardsman Charles "Chuck" Vidock while volunteering with the USO during World War II.The two married and moved to Texas in 1946 and spent decades traveling the world together.LONGEVITY DOCTOR REVEALS WHAT MATTERS MOST FOR AGING WELL, BEYOND PRICEY BIOHACKSVidock is "completely sharp, independent and full of stories from a century of living," according to the report.A video from her birthday party shows the centenarian walking around and chatting animatedly with the many friends and family members who gathered to honor her.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER"It’s wonderful to have you people here, and I don’t know if I’m supposed to dance or sing or get up on the table," she said.
"I think I've been made queen for a day, a...