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Originally Posted by jimbo2012
This is why I don't agree, let me explain what really happened to Mr. Fixx and share with you the facts.
Fixx started running in 1967 at age 36. He weighed 240 pounds (110 kg) and smoked two packs of cigarettes per day.
On July 20, 1984, Fixx died at age 52 of a fulminant heart attack (sudden heart attack), after his daily run on Vermont Route 15 in Hardwick. The autopsy revealed that atherosclerosis had blocked one coronary artery 95%, a second 85%, and a third 70%.
It was reported that Fixx also had a stressful occupation, he had undergone a second divorce.
That is not genetics, that is diet 
Arteries can be unblocked and opened up that is clear fact on on a plant based diet. |
Jimbo. I know that you are a huge fan of the plant based diet but some of your statements like...it can slow down cancer are just plan controversial and dangerous, I think.
Antioxidants found in plants can protect your body from beginning cancer but it can't stop it if it has begun. I don't know how anyone could say that it slowed it down. There are so many forms of cancer and each is a separate illness.
The plant based diet is not as easy for most people to sustain for the long haul as a sensible diet low in fat, low in meat, and with a lot of whole grains and lots of vegetables. A healthy diet such as espoused by Weight Watchers is an excellent one to follow for the long haul.
Add age appropriate exercise and see your doctor for tests every six months. If you take supplements tell him what they are and listen to his advice on taking them.
It is good that you find the plant based diet is keeping you healthy but it is pretty extreme for most of us.