The long, LONG, LONGER list of VEGAN-CAUSED health ailments, diseases, and deaths..

[haele]

173. Yup, my Mom - except for the salon and spa treatments the above lady obviously gets. Genetics.

She's 75 and looks to be in her mid-40's, if not for her salt and pepper (and unfortunately thinning) hair. Oh, and her crooked teeth sort of mess up the symmetry of chin and mouth in comparison to Ms. Kirk's well-taken-care-of face, but she still doesn't look "old" - just not as celebrity-attractive.
Mom does regular gardening, works out at the gym on base (spouse of a military retiree) four times a week, eats whatever she wants in moderation, and walks pretty much everywhere because she never learned to drive and sold the Highlander when Dad passed on unexpectedly.

It's genetics. I'm 55, overweight (gained 50 lbs from a worker's comp injury which leaves me partially disabled, and my dad's genes came from the pear people who do not lose weight...), and have only recently been assumed to be in my early 40's - because I'm fat and my hair is starting to silver. Before I gained the weight five years ago and my hair was dark, most people thought I was around 35.

Actually, my husband's 46 year old ex "V" (a typical german heritage blonde who smokes) looks about 15 years older than my Mom does - and got really-really pissed when my step-daughter posted a recent picture of her and my mom in honor of mom's 75th birthday on Face-book - right next to the picture of "V" when she came out to visit a year ago for the baby's birthday.

It's all genentics. Not all of us are blessed with Sofia Loren's genes and can look terrific at 70/80 years old with only a club membership, good moisturizer, hairdresser, and make-up assistant.

Haele.