109 Year Old Raw Foodist!

[Dimond]

You have to see how young this man looks!

Raw Foodist Celebrates 109th Birthday

By ALEXIS VANCE
FOX 10 News
MESA, Ariz. - On August 17, Bernando LaPallo turned 109 years old! This Mesa resident lives on his own, still drives and walks around just fine - it's incredible, so I asked him to share some of his secrets.

Bernando eats primarily raw fruits, veggies and fish. Meat is a treat only once a year.

"This is my lifesaver, it keeps me alive..superfood..plus I take it everyday since 1979 - I never miss." said LaPallo.

He believes his clean lifestyle is why he's still alive.

"Well, I don't think I know that eating it's what you eat, you've heard people say you are what you eat, well you are."

Bernando reads daily, walks a mile and a half as soon as he gets up and his favorite product to use on his skin is olive oil.

Extra virgin olive oil is an age old secret he's practiced for years.

His faith is his foundation and his father his role model.

At 109, he's a popular man. He consults people who are trying to change their life for the better and makes speeches around the country. He's written one book, Age Less and Live More and is working on a second. His phone never stops ringing.

"I get calls from all over..Miami, Italy..I'm on TV in South America."

I asked him if he thinks about his final days.

"I never gave dying any though. I still don't. I know I've got to die. Everybody dies." said Bernando.

So what's next for a man who's lived over a century?

He wants to open a restaurant here in the valley with raw foods on one side and healthy American food on the other. But on his birthday, he's going to take a break from his busy days and celebrate another year of life.

[Artwithapulse]

Too bad the source is FOX news. Nevertheless, very interesting article!

[russianrocket]

Ritz crackers are raw? Most raw foodists do not eat fish either.

[secrets0stolen]

Originally Posted by russianrocket

Ritz crackers are raw? Most raw foodists do not eat fish either.

Yeah, I found that odd in the video. Maybe they were for his wife? Grandkids?

[Lakshyayidhi Lakshmihi]

Originally Posted by russianrocket

Ritz crackers are raw? Most raw foodists do not eat fish either.

Well, he did modify his diet prior to the point in history when all this literature about the raw diet was widely available. And prior to the invention of the internet. And prior to the organic food movement.

I'm just sayin'.

I think this is absolutely wonderful!

[Groundless]

Or he is just another opportunistic liar capitalizing on his luck at living a long time. Unless you trail him for months 24/7 you never really know what the truth is as far as food consumption.

Ritz crackers - nice. I wonder if Kraft Foods pays him?

[mindset]

This is quite interesting really...eating raw fish might be just like eating sushi. I wonder how raw meat tastes like. Ewww, too nasty IMO!

[Lakshyayidhi Lakshmihi]

Originally Posted by Groundless

Or he is just another opportunistic liar capitalizing on his luck at living a long time. Unless you trail him for months 24/7 you never really know what the truth is as far as food consumption.

Ritz crackers - nice. I wonder if Kraft Foods pays him?

Since there is a 50/50 chance that he is an opportunistic liar, and knowing nothing more of this man that a short lifestyles fluff piece, it may be more beneficial to assume the best rather than the worst.

At least for your own piece of mind. Pun intended.

[Dimond]

If you look at his website and watching the videos, you'll find out more information. He was interviewed by others in the raw community. He's probably about 70% raw. His son-in-law is the one that recommended he write the book.

Part of his diet: organic fruit and fresh orange juice with a green powder supplement. Cooked Fish-3x wk.

He has a big family so the crackers could be for anyone.

He walks great (mile and a half daily), has all his original teeth, still drives, and doesn’t wear a hearing aid. He has hardly any wrinkles and his black hair has just specks of gray.

[hamworld05]

Originally Posted by Groundless

Or he is just another opportunistic liar capitalizing on his luck at living a long time. Unless you trail him for months 24/7 you never really know what the truth is as far as food consumption.

Ritz crackers - nice. I wonder if Kraft Foods pays him?

I believe his story, Groundless. He is just a carb type eating like a carb type and benefiting from it.

[russianrocket]

Originally Posted by mindset

This is quite interesting really...eating raw fish might be just like eating sushi. I wonder how raw meat tastes like. Ewww, too nasty IMO!

Eating raw fish IS eating sushi. Well, sashimi at least. And raw meat tastes no worse or better then cooked meat. It's all in the mind, and most people can't handle the thought of raw meat, and there for it will always taste bad to them. Give me a fresh raw aged steak any day.

[russianrocket]

Originally Posted by Dimond

If you look at his website and watching the videos, you'll find out more information. He was interviewed by others in the raw community. He's probably about 70% raw. His son-in-law is the one that recommended he write the book.

Part of his diet: organic fruit and fresh orange juice with a green powder supplement. Cooked Fish-3x wk.

He has a big family so the crackers could be for anyone.

He walks great (mile and a half daily), has all his original teeth, still drives, and doesn’t wear a hearing aid. He has hardly any wrinkles and his black hair has just specks of gray.

couldn't by any chance just be genetic? How many people eat like him, but aren't even remotely that healthy? 70% raw is EASY to do. Most raw foodist do not eat cooked fish 3x a week, let alone RAW fish 3 times a week. There for raw foodist need not apply him in their discussions. Nor do I even consider him a raw foodist. Where is the cut off line? 51% raw?

[Dimond]

Seriously who even cares if he's not 100% raw? He's a great example of healthy living, period. So much unnecessary negativity. There was ONE positive comment to this. I'm not going to waste my time on this thread so you can enjoy staying in that space without me.

[russianrocket]

Originally Posted by Dimond

Seriously who even cares if he's not 100% raw? He's a great example of healthy living, period. So much unnecessary negativity. There was ONE positive comment to this. I'm not going to waste my time on this thread so you can enjoy staying in that space without me.

Because people are using him as an example of why eating nothing but raw food is good, and they never ever include animal foods into that equation. THAT is why I care if he's 100% raw or not. He's healthy because of his mind, and very good genes. His age and health are amazing. What that has to do with eating raw tho? I have no idea, because he's NOT A RAW FOODIST, the way the term is being used. Once people start understanding that raw food includes animal products, the world will be a much nicer place . Instead we have people pushing a lifestyle of only one type of food.

[Lena Carpenter]

Point is, this person has lived a long and healthy life, while eating lots of raw fruits and vegetables. Why 70% is not considered raw foodist? It is MUCH healthier diet, than most people eat. It just confirms my theory that what you eat 80% of the time is much more important than what makes up 20% of it. Obviously, there are some other factors going on for his health and longevity, but wow, the potential of such a life is worth celebrating!!!

[russianrocket]

Originally Posted by Lena Carpenter

Point is, this person has lived a long and healthy life, while eating lots of raw fruits and vegetables. Why 70% is not considered raw foodist? It is MUCH healthier diet, than most people eat. It just confirms my theory that what you eat 80% of the time is much more important than what makes up 20% of it. Obviously, there are some other factors going on for his health and longevity, but wow, the potential of such a life is worth celebrating!!!

The next time I see you guys celebrating the lives of people who live just as long as him, yet don't eat so much raw food, THEN you can talk. Until then, it's about his LIFE, not his FOOD. Almost all the people who have lived the longest, did not eat like him. Yet I don't recall ever seeing a single article about any of them on this forum. Why? Because most of them ate animal products. Instead, you get the thread about the guy who lived past 100 who happened to eat a lot of raw foods, on a forum full of people that will take that as raw food means long life, all the while ignoring that he also ate animal products.

It's not all about raw food, it's about healthy food. It just so happens that it's easier to eat healthy when your food is raw. Or at least if your food is raw before it gets in your hands.

[Lena Carpenter]

Originally Posted by russianrocket

It's not all about raw food, it's about healthy food. It just so happens that it's easier to eat healthy when your food is raw. Or at least if your food is raw before it gets in your hands.

Hey, who really knows why it works. I've seen people get incredible results from going raw, so it seems to make sense to strive towards such a diet. I do think that raw has something to do with it and it makes sense because it's freshest and most natural food possible. But there is that element of being able to eat healthy foods easier by default, yes. If I eat a healthy diet, I might still talk myself into eating a piece of cake. If I'm eating raw, that's not an option, until of course, it's raw cake Then it's hard to eat that much of it anyway as raw foods seems to send better signals to the brain, when you are full.

Actually, I read another article the other day on yahoo about the longest living guy in the U.S.A. at the time. He said that he loved raw fruits and vegetables. In fact, president gave him a fruit basket for a gift. Wish I could dig it up. Plus, I've seen people looking glowing and healthy, and I never thought that my acne could clear up, but it did on raw. That's more than enough evidence for me

As a personal question, russianrocket, you eat raw animal products, is that right? Or do you eat some cooked too? Just curious cause I noticed that after I eat some cooked meat, my body odor gets really unpleasant. How's your body odor with raw meat?

[hamworld05]

Originally Posted by russianrocket

Because people are using him as an example of why eating nothing but raw food is good, and they never ever include animal foods into that equation. THAT is why I care if he's 100% raw or not. He's healthy because of his mind, and very good genes. His age and health are amazing. What that has to do with eating raw tho? I have no idea, because he's NOT A RAW FOODIST, the way the term is being used. Once people start understanding that raw food includes animal products, the world will be a much nicer place . Instead we have people pushing a lifestyle of only one type of food.

Being a carb type isn't a product of "very good genes". Hell, I'd say being a carb type is a result of unlucky genes because carb types don't get to eat as much protein/meat as protein types therefore they can't physically perform as protein types. Sure carb types can eat fish, but they can't tolerate fish at every meal as well as protein types.

Thank god I'm a protein type or I'd quit trying to be a professional athlete.