Forums: September 2011 Kickstart Forum: Anti-aging Properties of Plant Based Diet
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theodore Joined: 09/16/10 Posts: 643	Anti-aging Properties of Plant Based Diet Posted Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 9:08 AM Has anyone else noticed how young they look on this diet. I've really started to notice this recently. And people are often telling me how young I look. Admittedly, some of those people are strangers who've mistaken me for Bradd Pitt, and I am quite a bit younger than Bradd, but even people who know me tell me how young I look. On the flip side, I've noticed how an omniverous diet really seems to age a person. I had an embarrassing situation recently where an omniverous client asked me to guess her date of birth, and I got it horribly wrong. Well, I say wrong, I actually got all the numbers right, it was just the BC / AD bit that I got wrong, but that didn't seem to impress her at all. Anyway, I'm wondering if there's a scientific reason for this anti-aging effect. Does anyone know ?? Susan, do you know ?? Never make assumptions. You'll end up being an A**, and the UMP will TION you. -- Coach Smiley -- Fresh Prince of Bel Air
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Wild4Stars Joined: 12/27/09 Location: Florida Posts: 832	RE: Anti-aging Properties of Plant Based Diet Posted Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 9:25 AM Chemicals, hormones and antibiotics in meat, dairy and eggs makes your skin shrivel. Vikki ~ Wild4Stars@gmail.com
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Susan Levin Joined: 12/26/09 Posts: 1191	RE: Anti-aging Properties of Plant Based Diet Posted Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 10:09 AM I don't know of any scientific studies on vegans and aging! It would be hard to measure without too much subjective information working its way into the data. But anecdotally, I have heard comments like this from people in general. Maybe people with more energy have more spring in their step and project youth more than others? I've heard the hormones in meat can up testosterone levels which may lead to balding (?) - I have no proof of this. When people visit PCRM headquarters, they often comment on how healthy the staff looks. I'll pretend they are saying "young and fabulous" from now on. Susan Levin, MS, RD PCRM Director of Nutrition Education
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Oceandog Joined: 01/10/10 Location: California, USA Posts: 642	RE: Anti-aging Properties of Plant Based Diet Posted Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 11:46 AM People are always amazed when they find out I have a 29-year-old son, a 26-year-old daughter, a 3-1/2 year old grandaughter and a 15-month old grandson! I have actually had someone demand to look at my driver's license because they thought I wasn't being honest! Way to make my day! Of course it helps that I married at 17 and had my son 2 months after my 19th birthday! tee hee The funny thing is before I went veghead, I always passed for someone older! I like this trend. Always offer kindness and a soft word to the beings around you; You do not know their journey. Your words can be the hug they need or the shove that breaks them.
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mollyhorn Joined: 03/03/10 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 582	RE: Anti-aging Properties of Plant Based Diet Posted Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 11:50 AM Yes! I recently read an article from WebMD about an anti-aging diet and, while theirs mentioned a few animal foods, most of it was plant-based and what we'd call superfoods. Since I became vegan, my skin has cleared and brightened, my hair is shinier and the (forgive the personal detail) hair all over my body is lighter and more fine, which for a woman is a good thing! I'm 33, but always get mistaken for 25 or 27, which I suppose is good. When I'm 45 or 50, I imagine I'll appreciate that more! Molly Horn
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Wild4Stars Joined: 12/27/09 Location: Florida Posts: 832	RE: Anti-aging Properties of Plant Based Diet Posted Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 2:12 PM I'll be 60 in a few short weeks and nobody ever believes I'm that old. I'm freqently told I don't look my age, I know I don't feel it and I'm told I don't ACT it !! Vikki ~ Wild4Stars@gmail.com
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theodore Joined: 09/16/10 Posts: 643	RE: Anti-aging Properties of Plant Based Diet Posted Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 3:42 PM . Never make assumptions. You'll end up being an A**, and the UMP will TION you. -- Coach Smiley -- Fresh Prince of Bel Air
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Oceandog Joined: 01/10/10 Location: California, USA Posts: 642	RE: Anti-aging Properties of Plant Based Diet Posted Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 5:19 PM Yes Wild4Stars, your picture does make you positively youthful! Always offer kindness and a soft word to the beings around you; You do not know their journey. Your words can be the hug they need or the shove that breaks them.
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theodore Joined: 09/16/10 Posts: 643	RE: Anti-aging Properties of Plant Based Diet Posted Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 6:10 PM . Never make assumptions. You'll end up being an A**, and the UMP will TION you. -- Coach Smiley -- Fresh Prince of Bel Air
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