Comments on: Edna Lived to 115 and Loved Meat & Fat!

By: Intermittent Fasting in 24/24 Cycles

Intermittent Fasting in 24/24 Cycles — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:24:25 +0000

It seems a common thing in most supercentenarians is low insulin. I’m guessing if she ate potatoes and corn she couldn’t have had very low insulin.

By: Son of Grok

Son of Grok — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:52:13 +0000

Yes… I was completely serious about the pancake bit. It wasn’t in good fun at all. Thats why I put the there. I was really trying to say that a couple years of pancake eating will kill you if you are over 100. Thank you for straightening me out.

The SoG

By: Raish

Raish — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:57:01 +0000

Probably banned her from eggs and bacon and switched her to oatmeal and pancakes

I’d suspect it rather was the polluted air, less sun, less activity, no more self grown food in the city.
Maybe also things like electrosmog and all the sh*t you don’t have to worry about on a farm.

And @ original poster – stop guessing so much – it isn’t helping anyone!
I’d rather do that myself

By: JC

JC — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:26:43 +0000

Regarding the food comments. I feel that eating natural, whole foods is ideal. However, especially in our time of processed and readily available food, I just think it’s really hard for experts to pinpoint exactly which foods are causing us the most harm. Its seems like butter is good for you one day and bad the next. Eggs used to be a great source of protein and fats, then everyone stopped eating them due to the cholesterol in them. I think it’s a lot more complicated than just saying 1 specific food caused this or that health issue.

-JC

By: Andrew R - Go Healthy Go Fit

Andrew R - Go Healthy Go Fit — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:24:13 +0000

I think that when you get up to that age, having the will to keep on living is really important. Surely, her diet of whole foods allowed her to get to that ripe old age, but I’ll bet she had a zest for life that kept her going mentally. Good for you Edna!

All the Best,

Andrew

By: Son of Grok

Son of Grok — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:59:42 +0000

I read this story the other day. Apparently at age 100+ she was still climbing ladders and replacing light bulbs. Her health didn’t start really deteriorating until her kids made her move in with them! Probably banned her from eggs and bacon and switched her to oatmeal and pancakes

The SoG

By: Arbie Peacock

Arbie Peacock — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:15:52 +0000

I love this story.

There are many factors involved in long life. Some we have control over and some we don’t. Most people tend to have diets along cultural lines. Examples: Italian, Hispanics, African Americans, etc. There are those that live a long life in any of these cultural environments.

The problem is that far too many in these groups suffer tremendous health issues related to these diets. Rising obesity among African Americans and Hispanics is just one example. Genetics does play a role as well.

My position is that non of us should dump meats from our diets, but we should limit the portions per day. We should demand more choices of meats without the preservatives and hormones. In the old days, non of these were present.

Keep up the good work.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:39:51 +0000

Nice story indeed,

Always amazing to read about the long lives of others.

By: Dan - Home Calisthenics

Dan - Home Calisthenics — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:10:37 +0000

Great story.

I work for the ambulance service and see people most days that are well into the 80′s, 90′s and some centurions that have smoked since their teens but aren’t being admitted for lung disease but other things like fractures etc. Some people have phenomenal genetics that can withstand almost any bad habit they choose.

Fair play to her I say.

Regards,

Dan.