By Damon Mitchell • Published: 25 Feb 2020 • 11:25
Following a Mediterranean diet: Bread, oil and a little meat. Credit: Twitter
BENALMADENA resident, Isabel Pastor, turned 106 this Monday. She doesn’t know how she has lived so long but thinks her healthy diet may have something to do with it. She was born in 1914 in Adamuz, Cordoba but has lived in Benalmadena for 24 years, where she had a son Amador, a retired national policeman who will be 82 in a few weeks. Isabel married in the middle of the Civil War and now has three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. One of them, recalls that Isabel has never even had a fever and still gets around on her own without a helper.
She feels “very old but very good” and confesses that she eats very little meat and follows a Mediterranean diet, but will definitely still be enjoying a slice of birthday cake.
Isabel suggests that the secret of a long life is a combination of three things, “Will, strength and patience.”
Share this story
Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox!
By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don't already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices.
From the interviewed to the interviewer
As frontman of a rock band Damon used to court the British press, now he lives the quiet life in Spain and seeks to get to the heart of the community, scoring exclusive interviews with ex-pats about their successes and struggles during their new life in the sun.
Originally from Scotland but based on the coast for the last three years, Damon strives to bring the most heartfelt news stories from the spanish costas to the Euro Weekly News.
Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don’t already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices.
Download our media pack in either English or Spanish.