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Ballymoney has the secret to a long life

The secret to a long life - a question that puzzles many, but not the people of Ballymoney.

According to the Institute of Public Health in Ireland, the citizens there live longer than another other area in the whole of the island. Men in the town have an average life expectancy of 78 years - women fair even better at 82 years. So why do Ballymoney people have the staying power that others don't?

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