Bertha Mack York celebrated her 101st birthday on Tuesday and she's as alert as ever.
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"I just thank God for it. That's all I can do, just thank God for being here. Without him I wouldn't be here," York said.
Born in 1917, York goes by the nickname "Big Mama," and she has lived through two world wars, the Great Depression and more than a century of fountain of youth fads.
You may want to know her secret, but she says it's really simple.
"I don't take medicine. I've never taken a bottle of medicine in my life," York said.
She also said that she doesn't drink or smoke, but fills herself up with a lot of water.
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"I eat whatever I want. I don't like Mexican food or Chinese food. Them two I don't like," York said.
Her most prized secret is her Bible, she says she reads it daily and prays often.
"That's the only person who has helped me with who I am today," York said.
Big Mama has one child, eight grand-children, 29 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.