Care home resident, 107, credits bacon and eggs for long life

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 05:32 · Archive

A 107-year-old woman says she owes her longevity to eating bacon and eggs every morning.

Dorothy Creighton, a 107-year-old resident at a Horndean care home in the area of Waterlooville, has shared her view on what has enabled her to live so long. She says bacon and eggs for breakfast every morning have been central to her routine and wellbeing.

The Bordon Herald reports that jelly babies are also part of what keeps her going. Creighton acknowledges that a daily fry-up might not sound like an obvious secret to a long life, yet it is what she credits with her longevity and happiness.

How it is being reported

• Bacon, eggs and jelly babies keep Horndean woman Dorothy going at 107A daily fry-up might not sound like the secret to a long life, but bacon and eggs for breakfast every morning haven't done 107-year-old Dorothy Creighton any harm, writes Lucy Packer.Bordon Herald · 14 Oct, 05:00
• ‘I can’t live without my bacon and eggs every morning’ – Horndean care home resident, 107, reveals secret to long lifeA 107-year-old Waterlooville care home resident has given her advice for living a long and happy life – and it might just save your bacon.The News, Portsmouth · 13 Oct, 12:12

In this story: Dorothy Creighton · Horndean · Waterlooville

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