Blog Entry # 8

Fountain of Youth

  When I was home again for spring break there was article that I found that was amazing. The article was called “70-year-old woman says her garden is the Fountain of Youth”.  Her name is Annette Larkin and her backyard garden is full of fruits and vegetables. She has been eating vegetables, seeds, nuts, and fruit as her diet since 1960. Unlike her husband who owned a meat shop, he did not follow her diet and he has high blood pressure and diabetes which he has to take medicine every day. Annette has no need for even aspirin since she became a vegan in the 1960’s. 

            Annette Larkin does not look 70 at all in fact she looks like she is 40 years old. Her skin is flawless and a wrinkle has never appeared. There is no need for her to go to the grocery store because her backyard is the store. She juices her fruits and vegetables and all her food is unprocessed. This really shows someone that living a sustainable life is not difficult and you will really reap the benefits from it. Her husband is the same age but is dealing with problems every day, whereas Annette wakes up at 5:30am everyday with ease.

            I found this article to be so interesting and inspiring at the same time. I know that if I could own some land, the first chance that I would get is to plant trees and seeds. Eating the right foods, exercising daily and being sustainable is the life that I want to live. This article shows that those three ideas can be achievable. It will help your body in the long run plus the planet. There is nothing wrong with that. Annette Larkin will be in mind when I think about how I want my body to function when I am 70 years old.