Jack LaLanne -- A Man WAY Ahead of His Time!

I gave up sugar 2 months ago, and it was the BEST thing I ever did for my body and my mind.  The last 2 years, I have slowly been turning all the foods we eat organic.  If I can only tell you the difference it has made in my life.  My energy levels are very high, I've lost 20 pounds and I truly feel wonderful.  Like Jack LaLanne, I take Bragg Raw Unfiltered Organic Apple Cider Vinagar every day.  What an awesome find - I attribute the vinegar to many of the positve health changes that my body has gone through.

Today.....

Jack would be put on Ritalin, placed in Special ED and while in his pre teens be started on anti depressants.

While eating his sugarbombs , toxic preservatives, and chemical cocktails at breakfast lunch and dinner ,telling him  he needs more drugs and vaccinations for the remainder of his miserable life.

Cannot argue with success, glad he escaped  the sickly sweet fate.  Go Jack Go!!

Love Jack! My children and I "played" with Jack over forty years ago. Today I am still a healthy, happy, optimistic seventysix year old. I do not have a "doctor" ... regardless of degrees. I use no medicines. I am retired from market gardening, yet still maintain a good size family garden ... organic of course. I watch fastidiously the labels when purchasing any food. We eat grass grazed meats. We are not perfect and do purchase items such as oranges and pineapples that are not possible for us to grow. It is the first of November and yet we are just finishing off the last of the tomatoes and cucumbers ... fresh ones. I attribute it all--the good health and the good growing--to organics and sustainable farm use plus having had people like Jack early in my life. Here's to you, Jack--a green drink of course! Another Elaine.

Yes Jack has had a profound influence on American Health culture, but the Father of Physical Culture in the United States is most definitely Bernarr Macfadden who was a close friend of Paul Bragg.

www.bernarrmacfadden.com

I was a sugarholic up until about 3 years ago. I used to suffer chronic constipation but fortunately avoided any drugs and medical doctors, till the constipation got so bad I decided to look it up on the web and picked up on the advise that I needed to avoid sugar and refined flour, which I used to eat a lot of, you know, sodas, ice cream, candy, donuts, cookies, white rice, noodles: I practically lived on that junk. I followed the advise to switch to fruits and vegetables and as if by magic the constipation disappeared within days. Ever since I became a believer in good nutrition and that's how you find me here visiting Dr. Mercola's website frequently to find out new ways to stay healthy. I've encouraged friends and relatives to do the same.

I am a big fan of Mr LaLane...He was my inspiration to become an aerobic instuctor.

I watched Jack LaLanne in the seventies and was amazed at how strong he was.  I wish I had taken his advice back then.  I know that I would have been a lot healthier.  It took having cancer to wake me up and realize that if I wanted to live, I had better do something about my diet.  I cut back on sugar, I still eat a little, about a month ago and started adding more Vitamin D to my diet.  My feet have hurt me for years and they now they just barely hurt.  I intend to cut sugar out completely.  It is very hard to give up something that you like.

I remember when as as child, Mr. LaLane's program was on TV and some of the neighborhood stay at home moms watched him faithfully.  Though I believe he was only in syndication at that time.  Along with his exercise routine he gave nutritional advice, very much like Denise Austin today.  Though as today too few of us actually listen.  Mostly due to the brainwashing conducted by advertisers, he was one person up aganist millions.  As I recall Mr. LaLane gave this advice, and at the same time there were counter messages.  Eat this garbage, and that garbage.  Oh yes smoke CAMELS.

As I have heard from about age 10, to be healthy we need a good spiritual posture, fresh air, exercise, sunshine, clean water, proper sleep, at the proper time, and a good balanced meal, consisting of at least 85% raw plant matter.  You know nuts, grains, seeds, fruits, and vegetables.  That spiritual thing is whoever, or how ever you have learned to worship.

Of late though we have wandered off this path, and too many of us seem to think we can get what we need form eating the cow, the pig, or the sheep.  Being a vegan is best, but if you choose to eat flesh in what ever form be moderate.  Plant matter should far out weigh sea food, and steaks.

Ask the elephant where he gets his protein.  If the elephant is not available, try the rhino, or the water buffalo.  Not from other animals.  And no some of the horror stories you hear about vegans dying because their diets lack something comes from encounters with uninformed vegans.  You see for the most part too many of us eat far too fast we do not take the time to really chew our food, no matter what it consists of.

Oh yes, and check out Mr. LaLane's spiritual values, you may be quite surprised.

Isn't it wonderful that we live in this enlightened dispensation!  We can draw from all knowledge, apply that which resonates as truth in our souls and become the amazing eternal beings we were meant to become. I thank my Father in Heaven daily for this.  Now would be the perfect time for me to thank all those who have and are contributing to my spiritual, mental, and physical balance . . . Dr. Mercola, and those who contribute to your website, thank you for the part you play in that balance.

Leslie Letterman @ healthywisdomforyou.com

could someone please tell me why is it that I get these E newsletters from Dr Mercola and the submitted comments are sometimes dated weeks previously. This Article is dated 1st Nov and the comments are dated 12th Oct. are you guys getting it loads sooner?

I like to do ironman triathlons, but as a patient of Dr. Mercola you also need good nutrition, good sleep, pure water, toxic load reduction to maintain good health. Jack knew all this back then, he's my hero. I beleive if he tried he could hold the record for oldest person to do the Hawaiian Ironman. To date the oldest person to do it was 80. As I approach 50 this month, I was diagnosed with several health problems. I followed Dr. Mercola principles for taking control of my health, just as Jack prescribed back then, I have not felt this good in 10 years possibly farther back. I have energy out the you know what and with this supreme knowledge of good health, I can drop alot of younger people in triathlons. After my runs my recovery food is raw organic vegtable juice with raw protein and fats, my running partners think I'm nuts. But I seem to recover very quickly and feel great, I watch so I don't overtrain and get 8 hours of quality sleep. It worked for Jack it has worked for me. Thanks Jack , Thanks Dr. Mercola

I grew up with Jack -- my folks were health nuts in the early 60's -- this my friend is the very reason I am here, at this site today!  Good information like all things classic, never go out of style!  Thanks Doc for bringing Jack forward.

~Lori

Good grief, Thomas T,

neither Jack LaLane nor anyone else needs to have gray or white hair, if they are well nourished and detoxed. My 76 years are young compared to LaLane's age, but people think I dye my dark hair. I say to them, well if I were to color my hair I wouldn't choose the shade it is. We then can laugh and they want to know how that can be possible, which gives me a great opening to expound on "good healthful habits." I have no doctoral degrees, only my own vitality to verify my reasoning. You know, the old, "experience is the best teacher."

And, by the way, if Jack is nutritionally deficient, we should all be checking out what he has to say. The man is a power house of health, strength, and happiness. I especially like his great spiritual strentgth and good will towards his fellow man. Good wishes on your life journey and may God be with you.

I enjoyed the videos and believe that we should learn all we can about healthy living - mind and body.  Our physical bodies work pretty much the same and can follow general rules for optimum health.  Our minds, however, are as individual as we are - what works for one, may not work for another.  I think it is safe to say that having faith in God has been very helful to many in maintaining good mental and spiritual health.  If it doesn't work for you, simply find something that does so that you can learn to "control" your own anger instead of trying to convince others that what is working for them is wrong.  

I watched Jack regularly as a small child and would excercise with him during his show. When I got a bit older I was listening to a Walker Kronkites "the rest of the story" if you haven't heard it you should know that Jack did not have a good start. He was a little skinny, ill tempered child. His parents tried everything they could think of and the doctors had done all they could but he just got worse and worse, I believe Walter said that the skinny kid tried to kill his family with an ax. As a last ditch effort they took little Jack to a nutritionalist. The nutritionalist took him off of wheat, he was able to grow and became the health guru that influenced so many of us, and that is the rest of the story.

I heard this story in my teens and i am 43 now so i hope i got it all right, but i was prettty impressed with it since Jack had been such a big part of my health life.

Lallane, a man way ahead of his time published 6 of these (above) tips in his 1969 "Jack Lallane's Diet and Exercise Guilde".  

Pay particular attention to the first one!  Pay attention to the last one.  

In the above book alone, Jack names 6 of Dr Mercola's items.  

REMEMBER (if you're old enough to:  the main events in '69 when Jack threw out the word 'toxins', included The Beatles 'Let it Be', the still-growing war in Viet Nam, taking shopping trips to America's largest department store Woolworth's, and the partaking of the wild success of a brand new product: the soft ice cream cone.  

Jack Lalaine was a gifted man.  I really believe God imparted a lot of wisdom to him, but...the bible reveals that God helps those who can't possibly help themselves.  For instance, Lazarus.  He was dead.  How about the cripple who couldn't see to get to the pool when the angels stirred up the water.  Sure, the blind men by the side of the road used their voices and called out for Jesus to have mercy on them as Jesus passed by them... but what about those who were mute?   But what about those who've lost the ability to think straight?  Just think about Lazarus.  He had no ability to think at all.  Oh, but he heard Jesus say, "Lazarus, come forth."  Well, if Jesus can walk on water and calm the raging sea....  Is anything too hard for God?  I truly believe Jack meant well and he was only parroting those things he'd heard from a pastor at some church.  That's alright... Been there, done that.  He's clearly a very kindhearted man, and I mean that.   However, if God truly only helps those who help themselves, then we  better hope we never become blind, deaf, mute, a quadriplegic, and dead.   Otherwise, good stuff!

VERY INTERESTING AND VERY RIGHT!

I adore Jack LaLanne, however, I found the first video a bit amusing because I had heard that he was a big drinker and drank quite a bit of hard liquor on a daily basis.

I love Jack, he's one of my biggest heroes!  I havn't eaten the things on his list for several years (an exception of a little organic sugar here and there).  I'm going to try to cut out sugar completely from my diet-- please wish the best for me!

I LOVE Jack and his teachings!  He reminds me a lot of you Dr Mercola.  ;)  He is certainly an inspiration as far as what he models in his own life and physique.  His wife is equally healthy I understand.  I am so glad I am now attracting the right kind of people and information to myself.  :) :) :)  I am so happy and satisfied for it.

Tricia  

I like this guy! Haven't heard of him before I came to Canada in 1992. It's amazing how his advice is still valid today, after 50 years (timeless advice).

4 of his 10 points for better health are spiritual in essence: positive thinking, smile, help others and Faith. Couldn't agree more!

As a reiki master i have no problems with my spiritual well being, knowing my spirit is part of creation, and has no limits of power. Thanks for yr concern, last 2 posts.

I BELIEVE JACK LALANNE HAD INSIGHT! And he was able to see the good and bad rules of diet. I bet he laughed at the USDA Food Pyramid when they starting counting catsup as a vegetable in kids lunches. They are full of sugar and not healthy. I almost dropped when I changed from a Private school in 9th grade to Public. The food they sold the poor kids was predictable. It was not nutritious nor sugar free,in fact it was the same revolving menu. Sloppy joe canned meat on a whitebread bun,tatter tots fried,maybe jello and a cup of milk.Or another favorite they liked to throw together was a corn dog out of a freezer full of chemicals and french fries,with canned pudding and milk. I learned quick my mother was as I am in the Medical Feild .She was a PA and I am a DO who uses very few pills from my script pad and work more on diet and whole ness of the person. If a patient is drinking 3 super sized sodas and tells me they feel sick all the time I explain the dangers of sodas and high frutose corn syrup which is cheaper than sugar and sweeter.Read some Labels it is in everything as J mercola says ,"read your labels." They will not tell you everything the food industry has learned to hide MSG and other bad additives under different names we dont recognize. I try and mostly succeed the simple basic rules of Jack and pefer to make my own bread also. I tried to find a loaf of bread at whole foods one day and orowheat and the brands that were nutricious now have high frutose syrup in them. So eat right ,excersise ,use down time to meditate or deep thinking ,eat raw foods beware though of where they are grown ddt is still legal in Mexico and other countries and they do use it. Try to find a local farm co op or farmers market in small towns you live near for fresh good organic veggies.And lets hope we get to live like Jack LaLanne Christian Ryan DO

The western world's hardcore addiction to sugar started with the industrial revolution. Factory workers were found to tire easily by afternoon, and so hard candies were found to be a cheap way to keep them alert for a few more hours. Some workers, even back then, discovered that exercising during breaks worked better, but it was rare that workers had access to the time or space to get this exercise, and so sedentary work days became the norm. This is why people with jobs in the great outdoors are more energetic and vital. My Great Uncles lived on mountains in the Adirondacks for 93 and 95 years, despite the fact that they both started smoking pipes as teens and continued all the rest of their active lives. The human body can take a lot of abuse (tobacco), but neglect (lack of exercise) is far worse.

Karmabelle may I recommend you read the book "One Light" by the author Jon Whistler and you will be very enlightend about GOD.I think "Thomas T" would very much benefit from reading it also!!!

Inky dinky and karmabelle, i am a reiki master and have different beliefs. I am very happy thank you. As I have developed spiritually in this life, I will not need to re-incarnate for further spiritual development in a in- bodys life,  but become part of spirit, and progress further  there.  We all go there, whether we believe in a god or not. Creation is the highesr level. God, isbut an  ancient immortal human, in charge of our race. i pray to my own spitirit which is part of creation. God, translated from ancient  aramaic writings simply Teans king of wisdom. I am very well read thanks, and do not go along with books written by man, yonks ago, changed many times for the mind control purpose they now serve. the three superstitious cults are  based on theft, lies  and blooshed, Christianity alone has the blood of 200million on its hands, over the last 2000 years. Go read the Talmud Ymmanuel, and develop. It contains the 3 hidden chapters that were censored from the bible, that tell the truth. And back to Lalanne, I wonder why he toes the mainstream line and doesnt tell you to supplement, I bet he eats them by the handful, and... also why he dyes his hair. Difficult to find a non toxic hair dye, and dyeing also hides nutritional deficiencies...

Dear Dr. Mercola,

Thank you for the Jack La Lane videos. What a shame this guy never identified himself ( could not identify himself and become as successful as he did?) as a doctor of chiropractic! To be honest, shame on you for not letting your readers know about the reason why this guy was so, as you put it, "ahead of his time!" I remember watching him as a small child, thinking he was really right on, but not knowing thathe knew about vitalism because of his training as a doctor of chiropractic! I was not exposed to this profession until I was 27 years old. Upon hearing (finally) about chiropractic philosophy, I soon thereafter became one. Today, how many kids and young adults are being kept from knowing about this 113 year old vitalistic healing art because no one wants to tell the truth about where they are getting their information, if it involves crediting the ONLY healing art that has kept vitalistic thought viable all these years? I would like to see more on your website about chiropractic. At least, please give credit where credit is due!

Respectfully,

Paula J. Sperry, D.C.

First point. Since I have been listening to him, bout 50 years,  he hasnt sorted out good and bad fats. He is still terrified of sat fats. His lean meat nonsense, milk is for calves, (maybe he never heard of raw milk), contradicts his eat eggs advice. Please somebody tell him sat fats are NEEDED. Second. He  misinforms, obviously belonging to one of the three main superstitious mind controlled cults, ie the Good Lord will look after you. As creation is the highest level, and as we are part of creation, our spirit has no limits of power, and that is to what we should pray,  and trust. Our own inner spiritual strength. (see The Talmud Ymmanuel, published by Billy Meier).