World's Oldest Person Alive (115), Gives Advice On How To Live Long

Seeking advice on how to live a long time? You could do a lot worse than Misao Okawa. The Japanese woman will celebrate her 116th birthday on Wednesday.

Okawa spoke about her secrets for longevity. Those hoping for an obscure secret trick are in for a disappointment (LOL)

Okawa attributes her incredible life span to getting plenty of sleep, eating well, and taking a nap as needed.

She said, "Eat and sleep and you will live a long time. You have to learn to relax."

Easier said than done, of course, but when advice on living a long life comes from the world's oldest person, it's worth heeding. Okawa, born in 1898 and great-great-grandmother to six, eats sushi "at least once every month," said  Tomohito Okada, head of the retirement home where Okawa has lived for the past 18 years.

When asked about her happiest and saddest moments, she spoke about her 1919 marriage to her husband and the birth of her three children. Her husband passed away in 1931. Her surviving children are 94 and 92.

Okawa became the world's oldest living person last year when the previous title holder, Jiroemon Kimura, passed away at the age of 116.

Now my question is, would you like to live this long?