Guest guest Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 Good Morning, I've been reading a book from the King County Library called "Living to 100" that describes the results of a study on Centenarians. I found it after searching for information on a woman who died at the age of 114, and the article described her diet as being heavy on fresh fruit and vegetables. I couldn't find any more information on this woman, and very limited information on living lively into old age. This book was the only one in the entire library system, and it doesn't appear to get checked out much. Interestingly it found the issue of diet to be entirely unassessable because the study participants couldn't always remember what they had eaten all their lives, and there were no survivors that could verify it even if they did. Other results of the study are quite interesting, including the fact that positive attitude and flexible behavior (adaptability) along with active mental and physical lives (playing a musical instrument particularly) were common factors of people who lived to this age. It explodes the myth that dementia or Alzheimer's are unavoidable side effects of aging. It proudly proclaims the finding that no on will ever have to hear another doctor say "Your memory loss is to be expected at your age." (In fact from another source I've learned that cannabalistic red meat is the actual cause of most degenerative brain diseases). The stories of these people are fantastic as some of them were personally acquainted with historic people like Henry Ford, and many American presidents. The study also finds that the cost of health care for the elderly drops dramatically after age 70, because by this age those who take care of themselves survive much longer than this without expensive medical care. Centennarians generally lived most of their lives in good health with a rapid and dignified end to their lives, that didn't require expensive medical treatment. This indicates that an aging population won't bankrupt us with medical costs if we all take care of ourselves well. Thus we have an obligation to look after our diet and fitness if, as a society, we want to have money to spend on things besides health care. Also encouraging is the finding that more people are taking better care of themselves, as the number of centennarians is increasing, but is still very small. Does anyone know of literature or other information on the oldest raw fooders? Any better information on old age and diet? Here's to YOUR health! Nick HeinRenton, WAUSA PS. There is an article in CitySport Northwest magazine this month about what steps to take if you want to keep exercising long into old age without injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 You might find the following from my church's newsletter interesting. It is a new study being undertaken among Seventh-day Adventists (who encourage a vegetarian lifestlye). ----------- The New Adventist Health Study (AHS) The National Institute of Health (NIH) has funded Dr. Gary Fraser and his team at Loma Linda University to enroll 125,000 Seventh-day Adventists from across the US in a new study on how diet and lifestyle affect cancer and heart diease risk factors. The original AHS enrolled 34,000 California Adventists in 1976. Although large, this study was actually too small to reach clear conclusions on many important questions. The new AHS hopes to clarify these questions. The original AHS did show that compared with other non-smoking Californians, Adventists have significantly fewer cancers and heart attacks, and live 4-7 years longer. Also compared with other non- vegetarian Adventists, vegetarians live 2 years longer, are about 13 pounds lighter and have significantly lower risks of diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, or rheumatism. The new AHS wants to determine what foods and lifestyle behaviors reduce the risks of cancer and heart disease in individuals. Adventists are in a unique position to provide this information, as we have a wide variety of eating habits and the essential absence of alcohol and tobacco use. ------ Another person who has studied the effects of diet upon heart disease is Nathan Pritikin. He found by limiting fat intake to 10% of total calories, combined with exercise, that heart disease is completely reversible. There is no magic pill to keep healthy into old age. It is a combination of feeding our body, mind and spirit with what keeps it functioning at its optimum level. It is maximizing the beneficial stresses (i.e. moderate exercise to tax the body, and study or work to tax the mind) and minimizing the harmful stresses that steal away our vitality. Ron Koenig Bellevue, WA RawSeattle , " Nick Hein " <nick.hein@a...> wrote: > Good Morning, > Any better information on old age and diet? > > Here's to YOUR health! > > Nick Hein > Renton, WA > USA > > PS. There is an article in CitySport Northwest magazine this month about what steps to take if you want to keep exercising long into old age without injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2003 Report Share Posted March 11, 2003 Victor Kulvinskas in his book " Survival into the 21st C " - has info and references re: longevity /joyce > " Ron Koenig " <ron.koenig >RawSeattle >RawSeattle >[RawSeattle] Re: Living to 100 >Sun, 09 Mar 2003 20:36:58 -0000 > >You might find the following from my church's newsletter >interesting. It is a new study being undertaken among Seventh-day >Adventists (who encourage a vegetarian lifestlye). > >----------- >The New Adventist Health Study (AHS) > >The National Institute of Health (NIH) has funded Dr. Gary Fraser and >his team at Loma Linda University to enroll 125,000 Seventh-day >Adventists from across the US in a new study on how diet and >lifestyle affect cancer and heart diease risk factors. > >The original AHS enrolled 34,000 California Adventists in 1976. >Although large, this study was actually too small to reach clear >conclusions on many important questions. The new AHS hopes to >clarify these questions. > >The original AHS did show that compared with other non-smoking >Californians, Adventists have significantly fewer cancers and heart >attacks, and live 4-7 years longer. Also compared with other non- >vegetarian Adventists, vegetarians live 2 years longer, are about 13 >pounds lighter and have significantly lower risks of diabetes, high >blood pressure, arthritis, or rheumatism. > >The new AHS wants to determine what foods and lifestyle behaviors >reduce the risks of cancer and heart disease in individuals. >Adventists are in a unique position to provide this information, as >we have a wide variety of eating habits and the essential absence of >alcohol and tobacco use. >------ > >Another person who has studied the effects of diet upon heart disease >is Nathan Pritikin. He found by limiting fat intake to 10% of total >calories, combined with exercise, that heart disease is completely >reversible. > >There is no magic pill to keep healthy into old age. It is a >combination of feeding our body, mind and spirit with what keeps it >functioning at its optimum level. It is maximizing the beneficial >stresses (i.e. moderate exercise to tax the body, and study or work >to tax the mind) and minimizing the harmful stresses that steal away >our vitality. > >Ron Koenig >Bellevue, WA > >RawSeattle , " Nick Hein " <nick.hein@a...> wrote: > > Good Morning, > > Any better information on old age and diet? > > > > Here's to YOUR health! > > > > Nick Hein > > Renton, WA > > USA > > > > PS. There is an article in CitySport Northwest magazine this month >about what steps to take if you want to keep exercising long into old >age without injury. > _______________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2003 Report Share Posted March 11, 2003 Ron, Thanks for the interesting info. I was recently browsing the PCRM site (http://www.pcrm.org) for info on fats. Basically, it is suggested that all fats, not just animal fats, be reduced to lower risks of cancer. While Neal Barnard, MD is supportive of the raw food diet, the PCRM site does not have info on it and there is not much in the way of raw dietary fat research anyway. I'm sure that someday there will be more research on it. Jeff >Another person who has studied the effects of diet upon heart disease >is Nathan Pritikin. He found by limiting fat intake to 10% of total >calories, combined with exercise, that heart disease is completely >reversible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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