Clarification/Follow-up by Ccl471 on 12/13/03 6:54 pm:
Dear CeeBee:

Thank you for answering my question. You said you suspect Li Qing Yuen had a lot more going for him like diet, than most Westerners do.

But even the best diet in the world can't help someone live to the age of 252, can it, unless, perhaps the diet included goji berries?

If it's really true that Yuen lived that long, then obviously something had to radically slow down his aging process.

I just want to know if it was the goji berries that did that.


C.L.

Clarification/Follow-up by CeeBee on 12/13/03 7:23 pm:
C.L.: He might have come from a very healthy family whose members live a long time (past 100), the climate he lived in may have worked in his favor, lack of pollutants could have helped, and his diet in general (lack of "bad Western foods" full of fats and sugars) with lots of fruits, vegetables, and grains might have added to his longevity. I would think adding goji berries to that mix certainly helped. Was his age calculated on a 12-month, 365-day year? How accurate is the timekeeping? I am sure he lived a long time but 252 years sounds a bit too many. Remember, he lived within Asian, not Western, parameters.

Clarification/Follow-up by Ccl471 on 12/13/03 7:47 pm:
The website that sells the goji juice says he lived from 1678 to 1930. They say that is the most well known documented case of longevity in history.

I don't know if their information is correct.


C.L.