Chicken Brain Becomes One Of The Secrets Of Long Life Of Australia's Oldest Man

Dexter Kruger. (Source: gerontology.wikia.org/Ollie231213)

JAKARTA - Born on January 13, 1910, when phone and fridge had not been found, Dexter Kruger is now Australia's oldest man after he turned 111 years and 124 days old on Monday, May 17.

The veteran cattle rancher is a day older than the previous record holder, World War I veteran Jack Lockett who was 111 years and 123 days old when he died in 2002.

Want to know the secret to his longevity and health? One of them is the routine of eating poultry weekly, especially the brain of chickens that he loves very much

Visiting the Korea Times, in his interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corp. at a nursing home located in a rural area of Rome, Queensland State, Australia, Dexter said weekly poultry consuming had contributed to his longevity.

"Chicken brain. You know, chicken's got a head. And there, there's a brain. And those are delicious little things. There's only one small bite", Dexter said.

Dexter's son Greg (74) says one of the other reasons his father lived a long life was the humble Australian outback lifestyle.

Kruger's 74-year-old son Greg praised his father's modest outback lifestyle for his long life. The father's balanced lifestyle and diet are believed to have contributed to his longevity.

Dexter Kruger at the nursing home. (Source: gerontology.wikia.org/Ollie231213)

"He lives in a quieter and less stressful time than what people face now”, he said.

Meanwhile, the manager of the nursing home where Dexter lives, Melanie Calvert, said Dexter was one of the residents whose memory was sharpest in the home.

"His memory is incredible for a 111-year-old", Calvert said, referring to the fact Dexter wrote his own admirable autobiography for an elderly man.

John Taylor, founder of The Australian Book of Records, confirmed that Dexter had become the oldest Australian man ever. Meanwhile, the oldest Australian ever verified was Christina Cook, who died in 2002 at the age of 114 years and 148 days.

Dexter has previously worked as a veterinarian, book writer and poet, ABC News reported. As a farmer, he managed an area of 5.300 hectares with cattle in the Maranoa area until the age of 90 years.

"I did it differently. I live close to nature, I eat most of what is grown in the back garden, on the land and from the livestock I have. Now a lot of people eat too much. It's the food that makes them having short lives", Kruger said.

"The world today is not a good place in my opinion. Unhappy people, too much debt, spending money to buy garbage. Before we had computers, life felt more relaxed. There are many things that can be done with technology now, but our lives used to be more enjoyable", said the man who went through two World Wars, a long drought, economic depression, until now a pandemic.