On Fri, 22 Dec 2000, Ken Stuart wrote:

> >George Bernard Shaw was a vegan for 73 years until his death at
> >age 97.  Jiddhu Krishnamurti was a vegan and also lived into his
> >90s.  Both enjoyed good health.  I believe John Harvey Kellogg
> >was a vegan too, and was notoriously healthy (but fat) until his
> >death at 83.
>
> As previously mentioned, a yogic lifestyle reduces cortisol and other effects of
> vegetarianism.

Krishnamurti was not a yogi, but I guess he practiced meditation
to some extent, so that could be a factor.  He undoubtedly
practiced caloric restriction in some form, considering how thin
he was.  The same thing could be said of Shaw, who was quite
gaunt.

> And, long life and healthy life are not equivalent.   Do we know that George
> Bernard Shaw was healthy?

Well, Shaw was known for his robust health.  When he was in his
sixties, he was injured and broke some bones.  He boasted that
his physician was amazed at how quickly they healed.  As for
Krishnamurti, I can't really say.  I've read biographies of him,
from which I gather that he was seldom sick, but the biographers
didn't make a point of it.

> Also, it is known from watching Breatharians, that people "cheat" on their
> diets.   The more that the diet is based on being virtuous, the more likelihood
> of cheating.  And, I can't think of any person more motivated to falsely report
> on his health and diet than Kellogg.

Just about all diets are based on being virtuous, with virtue
redefined in dietary terms.  We see the same phenomenon on this
list, with the term "paleo" appropriated as a label for that
which is wholesome, pure, natural, healthy, and so on.  I don't
know how healthy Kellogg was, but then I don't really know how
healthy Stefansson was either, or how healthy Audette is, or
Atkins, or Ornish.  All these people have, or had, good reason to
present an image of superlative health.

As I say, I don't think I would like to try to live like Shaw and
Krishnamurti (Now that I think of it, I believe both of these men
were lifelong virgins).

Todd Moody
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>
> I'm sure there must be lots of anecdotes on this at www.beyondveg.com .
>
>
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> Cheers,
>
> Ken
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Todd Moody
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