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This is Dr. Betty's FIRST time doing a Zoom interview!

Betty Holston Smith heard a doctor on the radio say that outside of losing weight, there are two things you can do to get healthier: Do weight-bearing exercise at least three days a week, with the goal of doing 30 minutes without stopping and of keeping your heartbeat 20 beats higher than your resting rate. And eat a diet high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, seeds, and nuts, with only occasional animal protein.

As she was listening, she was cooking for her 4-year-old daughter and husband and announced that she was going to become vegetarian, a diet she followed as a kid. I took baby steps until I’d removed everything from my diet that had a face. … I wrestled with eliminating dairy, especially cheese. But when her cholesterol started climbing, I cut dairy.

She started with walking; then she tried running one day and liked it. Over time, she walked less and ran more until she became a runner. Running became such a passion that, for eight years, she ran two miles every day, only missing a few days.

Her younger brother, also a runner, asked me her why she hadn’t done a 5K or 10K, since she wouldn’t need to run that much more than she already was. So she did, and because she liked the longer races, she started doing more of those. Her first marathon was the Marine Corps Marathon in 1988, and I’ve run that marathon, with the exception of two or three, every year. About 10 years ago, she learned how to do ChiRunning, a technique that teaches you how to run without injury, and I became faster and more efficient.

Doctors say that she defies medical textbooks because of her lifestyle. Her “fitness age” is 32 , and her resting heart rate is 30 beats per minute. Along with running, she does two hours of body work daily, including strength, flexibility, balance, and relaxation work, tai chi and meditation.

For the past 25 years, she has eaten only organic, 100 percent whole foods prepared closest to nature—so nothing processed. She always asks how food is going to function in my body. Is it going to make me healthier? It’s a simple yes-or-no answer. And although it’s hard work, you can’t measure the payoff of being this healthy at almost 80.

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