The oldest man in the history of the world

Probably everyone wants to live forever. Well, if not forever, then at least a very long time. Long enough to see his children and grandchildren. However, the features of the human body, as been proven many times by scientists, can not let a man live longer released.





It's all in the structure and specific functional organization of our cells. The oldest person on earth can be, only under special conditions, as the whole body and every cell individually. The cells of the body are updated once in a certain period is 10-15 years of life.

The upgrade process is finite. In the process of renewing the damaged cells, the damaged molecular chains of DNA are restored, but not operational until the end, as it makes the new cell. Over the life of the number of such damaged molecules accumulate, body function deteriorates and death occurs.

But back to the old man on the planet. In 1933, American popular magazines appeared in the obituary, from which humanity has learned that a man died, which at that time was 256 years. His name was Li Ching-Yun, he lived in China and according to some was born in 1736, or 1677.

The oldest person on the planet all life was engaged in collecting, preparing and selling medicinal herbs. Known for his trips to Tibet, Kan-su, Shanxi, Manchuria and other countries that are home to rare medicinal plants.

The oldest man on earth in his youth engaged in martial arts, and residents of Sichuan province, where has lived all his life Li Ching-Yun says that he was cheerful and strong man, of middle age, even when they were very young. Moreover, they told grandfathers remembered that I knew this man when they themselves were young.

The old man had 24 wives, and he raised up 180 heirs, many of whom have already died. The oldest man on earth had always kept a strict diet, ate only rice and wine, drank herbal teas from herbs that he collected himself.

Scientists from the University of Chengdu discovered records of the Chinese Imperial court about the data the population census of China, and in these records was found a report about congratulations to Li Ching-Yun, stopyatidesyatiletny in 1827, and in 1877 the government had not forgotten his survivor, and again congratulated the old man on the ground with the bicentennial.

Before his death in 1927 the oldest person on the planet was invited to the town of Wang Xian a kind of General Yang Sen, who was amazed by the magnificent physical and mental condition of man. It was amazing, especially on the eve of the death of the old man gathered his numerous rodstvennikov and told them about the end of his career, and intends soon to leave our world and return home. He always taught others to keep the heart at peace, for it prolongs life.

Source: globalscience.ru

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