Dick Van Dyke Says Avoiding These Two Things Helped Him Reach 99

Dick Van Dyke has spent more than seven decades making audiences laugh, sing, and remember him as one of Hollywood’s most enduring performers. But as he approached his 100th birthday, the actor offered a surprisingly simple explanation for how he has stayed emotionally alive for so long.

His answer was not a strict diet, a secret supplement, or an extreme routine. Van Dyke said he believes avoiding two things — anger and hate — helped him keep a brighter outlook on life, something he described as one of the chief reasons he has kept going.