WOW!!! 78 Year Old Vegan Bodybuilder Might Make You Reconsider Your Diet!!!
by TJ July 15, 2014 5 comments78 Year Old Vegan Bodybuilder Might Make You Reconsider Your Diet!
By: Tommy “Tj” Sotomayor
Jim Morris was a competitive bodybuilder for 30 years, and became vegan within the past twelve. At 50 he was a vegetarian, and at 65 he was a vegan. Our understanding of human health continues to evolve and change over time, just like anything else. As science continues to shed light on the health benefits associated with eating less meat and more ‘earthly’ foods like organic fruits and vegetables, more people around the globe are making a transition to a vegetarian and/or vegan diet for a variety of reasons. There is a reason why a plant based diet can help prevent over over 60% of chronic disease deaths.
Jim isn’t the only one, I wrote an article in November of 2013 on Frank Medrano, another Vegan bodybuilder who displays enormous amounts of strength. I show these videos to dispel the protein myth that commonly plagues vegans and vegetarians. It’s not like you’d ask a Gorilla where it gets its protein from, would you?
Research indicates that rates of heart disease and certain cancers are strongly associated with animal-protein based diets. Plant based foods on the other hand has plenty of protein and calcium along with far greater amounts of other essential nutrients like antioxidants and complex carbohydrates that you won’t find in meat or dairy products.
“The protein in animal products is filled with fats and chemicals and all sorts of stuff that’s harmful to you. When I was competing and stuffing down all that stuff, I had lots of digestive problems, I was constipated and bloated, just miserable all the time. I don’t concern myself with protein anymore, because there is enough in what I eat. I am not only healthy, but I feel better about myself and how I relate to other creatures in the world.” – Jim
If you are curious about vegetarian and vegan diets, hopefully this article will inspire you to look into it further. Studies show that vegetarians and vegans live, on average, 6 to 10 years longer than meat-eaters and they’re less likely to suffer from chronic illnesses. It’s always important to do your research if you are considering a major dietary change, don’t just take my word for it, look, search, and you will see for yourself.
Below is an interview with Jim and PETA, he talks about health problems he endured when he ate meat and dairy products. He explains that if he continued to eat unhealthy animal based products he wouldn’t be alive today.
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Jump into a conversationThat’s awesome. This guy looks 40 something. Now, that is what I call freakin’ inspirational.
True, it doesn’t take much protein and vegetables contain a ton of vitamins and minerals. But grains aren’t that health promoting either. Most of the calories Americans consume comes from grains and sugar. You should not mix grains and meat, this is in the Torah. Even in the Torah is says that grains and meat constipate you. However, lots of vegetables and a little meat goes a long way. Also, most of your calories should come from fat, not protein or carbohydrate. The two nutrients that control your rate of aging are protein and carbohydrate. Carbohydrate is not required for survival, but protein is; however, you do not need a ton of protein. People always assume that just because you eat animals that you eat a ton a protein, but you can eat a lot of fat from an animal and still be healthy. Fat is what makes men produces testosterone, the hormone that declines as men age. Grains reduce testosterone, so it is important that you exercise if you eat grains so that you burn off all the sugar. We should be eating more fat, less protein, and less carbohydrate. You can do this the vegan way or the omnivore way.
so, there’s the good fat (EFA’s, essential fatty acids)
and then there’s the bad stuff (trans and saturated fats),
which by now, we SHOULD all know clogs the arteries
and raises blood cholesterol. sooo, which type of fat are
you suggesting we eat more of?! not being officious, but
some may not be clear.
Judges 5:12
… arise, BARAK, and lead thy captivity captive…
Wow, he is an example that we can still be healthy and strong well into old age.
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