who is our oldest raw fooder?
got this off another site:
the oldest person in the world (lived in l.a./u.s.a.) has passed the torch at 115 years old. when will the torch be passed to a raw fooder?
any ideas who is closest in the raw food movement of gaining this title? do you know of anyone who has been a raw foodie for many years and is within say, 20 years of being the oldest person in the world? hope so, love to read some posts.
following is an article on the passing (9/11/09) of the oldest person in the world, Gertrude Baines:
World's oldest person dies in Los Angeles at 115
By SOLVEJ SCHOU, Associated Press Writer Solvej Schou, Associated Press Writer – 10 mins ago
LOS ANGELES – Gertrude Baines, who lived to be the world's oldest person on a steady diet of crispy bacon, fried chicken and ice cream, died Friday at a nursing home. She was 115.
Baines, who remarked last year that she enjoyed life so much she wouldn't mind living another 100 years, died in her sleep, said Emma Camanag, administrator at Western Convalescent Hospital.. An autopsy was scheduled to determine the cause of death.
"I saw her two days ago, and she was just doing fine," Witt told The Associated Press. "She was in excellent shape. She was mentally alert. She smiled frequently."
Born in 1894 in Shellman, Ga., Baines claimed the title of the world's oldest living person when a 115-year-old woman, Maria de Jesus, died in Portugal in January.
"I'm glad I'm here. I don't care if I live a hundred more," Baines said in November after casting her vote for Barack Obama in the presidential election. "I enjoy nothing but eating and sleeping."
The oldest person in the world is now Kama Chinen, 114, who lives in Japan, according to Dr. L. Stephen Coles of the Gerontology Research Group, which tracks claims of extreme old age. Chinen was born May 10, 1895, Coles said.
The oldest person who has ever lived is Jeanne-Louise Calment, according to Coles. She was 122 when she died Aug. 4, 1997, in Arles, France.
Baines outlived her entire family, including her only daughter, who died of typhoid.
Baines worked as a maid in Ohio State University dormitories until her retirement and has lived at the Western Convalescent Hospital in Los Angeles for more than 10 years.
"Living that long is like winning the genetic lottery," Robert Young, a scientist and senior consultant with Guinness World Records, said at her birthday party in April.
Staff at Baines' nursing home described her as a modest woman who liked to watch the "Jerry Springer Show" and eat fried chicken, bacon and ice cream. She refused to use dentures.
"I don't know how she does it. She only has her gums, no teeth," said Susie Exconde, the nursing director who found Baines dead in her bed at about 7:25 a.m.
Witt, Baines' physician, said that when he visited her earlier this week, she only complained that her bacon was soggy and arthritis was causing pain in her right knee.
Baines celebrated her birthday at the nursing home April 6 with music, two cakes and a letter from Obama.
Featured on local television newscasts when she voted last year, Baines, who is black, said she backed Obama "because he's for the colored." She said she never thought she would live to see a black man become president.
"We were hoping to have her until the next election," Exconde said. "We'll miss her
the oldest person in the world (lived in l.a./u.s.a.) has passed the torch at 115 years old. when will the torch be passed to a raw fooder?
any ideas who is closest in the raw food movement of gaining this title? do you know of anyone who has been a raw foodie for many years and is within say, 20 years of being the oldest person in the world? hope so, love to read some posts.
following is an article on the passing (9/11/09) of the oldest person in the world, Gertrude Baines:
World's oldest person dies in Los Angeles at 115
By SOLVEJ SCHOU, Associated Press Writer Solvej Schou, Associated Press Writer – 10 mins ago
LOS ANGELES – Gertrude Baines, who lived to be the world's oldest person on a steady diet of crispy bacon, fried chicken and ice cream, died Friday at a nursing home. She was 115.
Baines, who remarked last year that she enjoyed life so much she wouldn't mind living another 100 years, died in her sleep, said Emma Camanag, administrator at Western Convalescent Hospital.. An autopsy was scheduled to determine the cause of death.
"I saw her two days ago, and she was just doing fine," Witt told The Associated Press. "She was in excellent shape. She was mentally alert. She smiled frequently."
Born in 1894 in Shellman, Ga., Baines claimed the title of the world's oldest living person when a 115-year-old woman, Maria de Jesus, died in Portugal in January.
"I'm glad I'm here. I don't care if I live a hundred more," Baines said in November after casting her vote for Barack Obama in the presidential election. "I enjoy nothing but eating and sleeping."
The oldest person in the world is now Kama Chinen, 114, who lives in Japan, according to Dr. L. Stephen Coles of the Gerontology Research Group, which tracks claims of extreme old age. Chinen was born May 10, 1895, Coles said.
The oldest person who has ever lived is Jeanne-Louise Calment, according to Coles. She was 122 when she died Aug. 4, 1997, in Arles, France.
Baines outlived her entire family, including her only daughter, who died of typhoid.
Baines worked as a maid in Ohio State University dormitories until her retirement and has lived at the Western Convalescent Hospital in Los Angeles for more than 10 years.
"Living that long is like winning the genetic lottery," Robert Young, a scientist and senior consultant with Guinness World Records, said at her birthday party in April.
Staff at Baines' nursing home described her as a modest woman who liked to watch the "Jerry Springer Show" and eat fried chicken, bacon and ice cream. She refused to use dentures.
"I don't know how she does it. She only has her gums, no teeth," said Susie Exconde, the nursing director who found Baines dead in her bed at about 7:25 a.m.
Witt, Baines' physician, said that when he visited her earlier this week, she only complained that her bacon was soggy and arthritis was causing pain in her right knee.
Baines celebrated her birthday at the nursing home April 6 with music, two cakes and a letter from Obama.
Featured on local television newscasts when she voted last year, Baines, who is black, said she backed Obama "because he's for the colored." She said she never thought she would live to see a black man become president.
"We were hoping to have her until the next election," Exconde said. "We'll miss her
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Permalink Reply by Vampirella on -
FIRSTIES!!!
What is more powerful, our minds or food?
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Permalink Reply by rawboomer on -
thundera- in Gertrude Baines case, it must of been her mind, cause she lived on crispy bacon, fried chicken and ice cream. but we have few raw food plus mind examples at this point. mind plus raw diet has yet to be proved for longevity, at least for now.
roselene, yes, someone like helen and scott nearing. they were lifelong vegetarians and over 50 years high raw and high vegan in later years. scott nearing live to be a hundred. a few weeks before his hundredth birthday he started a fast. he chose to fast and he passed after about six weeks. his wife, helen was many years younger, continuing in their lifestyle, she died at age 96, due to injuries suffered in an automobile acceident. one might wonder, how long either of them might have lived, if not for these events.
i would think 80% would be worthy to mention, indeed. i've read profiles on many who were high raw for over 40 years (man named morris comes to mind), but most of these are in thier late 60's. i remember a guy on one site (who was a sad eater) doing a college paper on the longevity of a raw diet. he concluded there isn't enough long term evidence at this point (2007) to see a difference.
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Permalink Reply by foxy man on -
70 yr old, pictured on your right, don,t know the guy in the middle and her doughter on left
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Permalink Reply by Zoe on -
guy in the middle is Markus Rosenkrantz he is 47 ish. He has a website and is on here.
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Permalink Reply by Zoe on
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it says on his website he is 47 but that has been the same for a few years, he probably 50 by now. He'd look better without the hair do.
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Permalink Reply by Zoe on
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this man had been raw for over 30 years, he's 61, he's not the oldest but he is relatively unknown, and I would like more people to see him, he is beautiful, it's a great interview.
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Permalink Reply by Charles on -
That's the million dollar question about Peter Ragnar. He never says his age. Makes me think he's full of crap.
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Permalink Reply by RAW is the LAW on -
I'm 100% Raw
and Im as old as the hills me ; )
listen to the rasta...
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