Emma Martina Luigia Morano, born on November 29, 1899, lived to be 117, making her the world’s oldest woman.
She died in 2017, in Italy, where she had spent her whole life.
Morano was the oldest of eight siblings and outlived all of them. The account of her long life astounded the globe, and many people were eager to discover the secret to her longevity.
There have only been 12 further verified cases of people reaching Morano’s age.
When asked about her life and health, Morano once stated that it was due to genetics and a special diet that included eating three eggs per day, two of them raw.
She began this diet after being diagnosed with anemia after World War I ended.
During her final years, Morano reduced her diet to two eggs and a handful of biscuits per day.
According to her doctor, she ate very little fruits and vegetables.
“When I met her, she ate three eggs per day, two raw in the morning and then an omelette at noon, and chicken at dinner,” Morano’s 27-year-old doctor, Carlo Bava, said.
According to the Mirror, Morano’s diet featured a unique touch of grappa, an Italian liquor made with herbs such as sage and rue, as well as grapes.
Her life, which she characterized as difficult, including an abusive marriage and the death of her only child. Morano experienced over 90 different Italian governments and two World Wars.
The world’s oldest woman said that her long life was due in part to her decision to divorce her husband in 1938.
In actuality, she was coerced into marrying, and she did not want to marry after a boy she admired perished in the war.
She and her abusive husband split in 1938, but they remained married until his death in 1978. She never got remarried.
“I didn’t want to be dominated by anyone,” she told The New York Times.
Morano’s mother lived to the age of 91, while the majority of her siblings surpassed the century mark.
