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The clot scare that led Samuel L Jackson to go 'hardcore vegan'
dailymail. ^
| 20 June 2015
Posted on 06/20/2015 8:04:23 PM PDT by dennisw
Hollywood star Samuel L. Jackson became an unlikely poster boy for veganism after losing 3st on a diet and now he has revealed his motivation: he recently survived a life-threatening blood clot near his heart.
The 66-year-old Pulp Fiction actor, who is fronting mens cancer charity One For The Boys, claims adopting a no-meat, no-dairy lifestyle has transformed his health.
Because I was losing weight, people thought I was dying. They feared I had cancer, but I was just on a hardcore vegan regime, says the star. My doctor said it was my greatest chance of staying alive and it worked.
I lost weight, lowered my blood pressure, lowered my cholesterol levels and my body mass index. But Im lucky. Im forced to get a full medical before every film otherwise I cant get insurance. The average man doesnt have that luxury, so its important they stay vigilant.
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posted on
06/20/2015 8:04:23 PM PDT
by
dennisw
To: dennisw
I don’t know how much the vegan diet is helping Bill Clinton or Samuel L Jackson. At least in these photos (at source) he does not look very good. He’s got the Dachau look.
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posted on
06/20/2015 8:06:22 PM PDT
by
dennisw
(The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
To: dennisw
Yeah way to skinny. At least double the daily food intake even if he feels that meat and milk product are not good for the heart at this time. He does look awful.
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posted on
06/20/2015 8:10:23 PM PDT
by
napscoordinator
(Walker for President 2016. The only candidate with actual real RESULTS!!!!! The rest...talkers!)
To: dennisw
Nobody can say “Mother....er” better than Jackson.
To: dennisw
These folks think the exclusion diet is wonderful.
It’s not.
You need to regulate your diet better and focus on portions and activity. Being gaunt and weak is not good either.
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posted on
06/20/2015 8:13:07 PM PDT
by
Bogey78O
(We had a good run. Coulda been great still.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
mof’n SNAKES ON A PLANE!!!
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posted on
06/20/2015 8:14:27 PM PDT
by
dennisw
(The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
To: dennisw
SNAKES!!! ON!!!! A!!!! PLANE!!!!
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posted on
06/20/2015 8:16:02 PM PDT
by
dennisw
(The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
To: dennisw; MeshugeMikey
I dont know how much the vegan diet is helping Bill Clinton or Samuel L Jackson. At least in these photos (at source) he does not look very good. Hes got the Dachau look. Maybe he's angling to play Al Sharpton in a movie about Trayvon Martin.
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posted on
06/20/2015 8:17:47 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
To: dennisw
Shakes on a plane?
Is that in coach or only first class?
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posted on
06/20/2015 8:19:13 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
To: dennisw
I had treatment for atrial fibrillation that scared me sufficiently to radically change my diet. I don’t have bread pastas and sugars around the house. I focus on fruits vegetables and nuts & eggs. Occasionally I’ll eat meat. I usually don’t eat dairy. But not always. I’ll violate all rules from time to time. I fast every other day.
A big gut will press up under the chest as well as outward. That upward pressure on the heart will help to cause atrial fibrillation. So I’ve had to lose the gut.
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posted on
06/20/2015 8:20:20 PM PDT
by
ckilmer
(q)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Nobody can say Mother....er better than Jackson. Hollywood knows this.
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posted on
06/20/2015 8:23:46 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
To: a fool in paradise
the man LOOK like he have done been irradiatedified, much!!
He may even look worse than Revrunt Sharpton and thats going a LONG LONG way!
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posted on
06/20/2015 8:24:37 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: a fool in paradise
This is what vegetables alone do to your eyesight. He thinks he is in a classic black Armani.
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posted on
06/20/2015 8:27:05 PM PDT
by
Cyman
(We have to pass it to see what's in it= definition of stool sample)
To: MeshugeMikey
I wonder if he’s losing bone density.
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posted on
06/20/2015 8:27:09 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
To: dennisw
“Say blood clot one more time, MudderFocker!” *SNORT*
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posted on
06/20/2015 8:27:39 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: Cyman
He should wear that suit in the Pulp Fiction prequel.
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posted on
06/20/2015 8:28:17 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
To: a fool in paradise
except all up in his fat head..”no wut Im sayin “n whateveuh”
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posted on
06/20/2015 8:28:59 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: dennisw
He was good in the Matrix “ take the blue or red pill”
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posted on
06/20/2015 8:29:46 PM PDT
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(B. Hussein Obama: 17 acts of Treason and counting.)
To: GrandJediMasterYoda
That was Lawrence Fishburn.
To: GrandJediMasterYoda
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posted on
06/20/2015 8:36:32 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
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