Today I continue with the second part of a three-part exclusive interview I recently did with Mimi Kirk, who is no ordinary 71 year old. In 2009, when she was 70, Mimi was voted by PETA as the sexiest vegetarian female over 50. If you didn't see the first part of the interview with Mimi Kirk, don't forget to review it by clicking on this link: An Interview with Mimi Kirk, Part 1 The interview was conducted over skype with only one technical … [Read more...]
The 98-Year-Old Massage Therapist Grandmother
In today's article on Longevity, meet Evelyn Blackburn: She's a 98-year-old grandmother who is Britain's oldest massage therapist, with 60 years in the profession. Evelyn Blackburn was first granted her license to operate in 1949 and recently renewed it. Mrs. Blackburn, of Pinner, north London, has treated tens of thousands of people since a friend's … [Read more...]
The Obesity Apocalypse is Nearing
Today is the last article for this series on obesity, and the last article for this week - Thanksgiving is upon us, and with it I am taking a few day hiatus. And what better time than Thanksgiving to talk about the dangers of eating too much food and the wrong types of food? Because as a nation, here in the U.S., statistics show that obesity is … [Read more...]
Obesity, Meat Free Monday, and the Empire Strikes Back
Back in September I posted an article about Meat Free Monday, the campaign that Paul McCartney is helping to spearhead, which encourages people to go meat free one day a week. The theory behind Meat Free Monday is that eating less meat is good for the environment and that even one less day of meat eating a week can help slow … [Read more...]
Obesity Around the World
Obesity is a global epidemic, as I've stated in prior articles in this series on obesity. Although the U.S. is the world's leader in percentage of obese people, it is far from the only country in the world with a glaring problem. And as I've pointed out, the main culprit in the obesity epidemic is the modern diet, and in particular white flour, refined white sugar, and high fructose corn syrup, along with the consumption of soft drinks and fast … [Read more...]
Meat – As You’ve Never Seen It Before
For this last article on this weeks-long series on Meat, I'm going to take you on a tour the likes of which you've never seen before. You may never look at a piece of meat the same way ever, ever again. These are macrophotographs of various popular meat products. These photographs come courtesy of photographer [Read more...]
Where’s the Protein? Where’s the Beef?: Part 2
I will now continue from yesterday's article, which was Part 1 of this two-part series. In that article I discussed what are … [Read more...]
Where’s the Protein? Where’s the Beef?: Part 1
Yesterday's article was about vegan bodybuilder Kenneth Williams, and his busting of the myth that in order to build muscle and be an athlete you need to eat animal protein. I wrote this article not necessarily to encourage you to become vegetarian … [Read more...]
Can You Build Muscle Without Meat?
There's this belief that to build muscle you have to eat meat, and to build lots of muscle, you have to eat lots of meat. "There's no way you can be a pro bodybuilder without meat. I've never heard of anyone who doesn't eat protein," says Dexter "The Blade" Jackson, who last year won the premier international bodybuilding championship, Mr. Olympia. Jackson routinely bookends a day of steak and chicken eating with 10 egg whites. ("My metabolism … [Read more...]