Indian expat, who moved to Dubai at 94, all set to mark his 100th birthday

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Indian expat Dr Ram Nath Thakur, who moved to #Dubai at 94, shares the secret to a long, healthy life as he turns 100   Read the full story: https://bit.ly/33SuWZX  See more videos at https://gulfnews.com/videos Read more Gulf News stories here: https://bit.ly/2HLJ2km  #Indian #Dubai #India

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00:00So the food in our house was very different from the tradition.

00:05We didn't even eat onions and garlic.

00:08Vegetables, lentils, rice, whatever was made,

00:12I ate almost all the vegetables.

00:15In the evening, I didn't have a habit of having tea.

00:18My father didn't even make me a habit of having tea from the beginning.

00:22He said, no, this becomes a habit.

00:25Habit is a habit.

00:28It's okay, it's lighter than everything.

00:31Even than drinks,

00:34and cigarettes, etc.

00:37In the Gita, God has said,

00:40eat appropriate food, neither too much nor too little.

00:45So my food was like this only.

00:50I used to make small phulkis.

00:53I used to eat more, 4 or 3-4.

00:57And now, it's been 2-3 years.

01:04Now I can't eat more than 2.

01:09Till now, it's my routine.

01:12I used to go to bed at 9.30 and eat food.

01:16If I'm late, it's a different matter.

01:19If a guest comes, or there's a party or something,

01:24I eat before 10.

01:2899% of the time,

01:31I eat before 10.

01:34From 8 to 8.30.

01:36In the morning, I wake up at 4.

01:39Between 4 and 5.

01:42At that time, I roam around a little.

01:46Now I can't roam around.

01:49Maybe there's someone behind me.

01:52Even then, when I'm waking up,

01:55I go inside.

01:5815-20 minutes.

02:00Or half an hour.

02:02Usually, half an hour.

02:04Slowly, I roam around.

02:07Then I take a bath.

02:09And after taking a bath,

02:12usually at 7,

02:15my pooja temple is made inside.

02:18So I reach there.

02:20That's it.

02:21Don't sleep too much.

02:23Don't eat too much.

02:25Don't rest too much.

02:28Do what's easy for you.

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