A few months ago, I wrote an article on the Low Density Lifestyle site about Mimi Kirk, and today I present the first part of an exclusive three-part interview I did with her. Mimi was voted in 2009 by PETA as the sexiest vegetarian female over 50, which is an honor of and by itself. What makes it even more amazing is that Mimi was 70 years old at the time! (She's now 71.) You may want to read the article again before watching the above video … [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...]
Jack LaLanne – The Master of Longevity
In the previous article in this series on Longevity, I told you about the amazing Joe Rollino, an incredible master of longevity, who died far too soon at age 104. If you read the article, you will recall that Joe was hit by a car on Jan. 11, … [Read more...]
Goodbye Joe, You Left Us Too Soon at 104
As I continue with this series on Longevity, I want to tell you about Joe Rollino. Sadly, Joe Rollino died this past Monday morning, Jan. 11, 2010. He was out walking near his home in Brooklyn, NY when he was struck by a van. The above video has the news report. There's a 15 second commercial at the beginning, so be patient, as it's worth the wait. Joe … [Read more...]
A Voice of Sanity in a High Density Lifestyle World
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...]
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...]
