U.S. News & World Report ranks LLU (Seventh day Adventist) Medical Center #1 hospital in the region*

This year, LLUMC is nationally ranked at #48 for Obstetrics & Gynecology (tie) and recognized as "high performing" in four adult specialties: Gastroenterology and GI Surgery, Orthopaedics, Pulmonology and Lung Surgery, and Urology.

Dr. Ben Carson, brain surgeon, is a Seventh day Adventist Christian Protestant. Loma Linda was also recognized as a "blue zone" where people (mostly Adventists) live healthier longer lives than the general population. Many Vegetarians and following God's laws including the holy Sabbath. The Sabbath a day of rest, is God's answer to stress.....try it. It predates sin so it was even for mankind in a perfect world.

Years ag when I lived in SoCal, I drove out to Loma Linda U to interview people about their vegetarian diets, writing an article for a health magazine. Healthiest people I’ve ever seen, many in their eighties and even nineties.

I grew up in a Chicago suburb where our wonderful local hospital was run by Seventh Day Adventists. Excellent medical care. I tried being a vegetarian several years ago, but my MD, not in that same town, said “You cannot be vegetarian”. Something about a blood test. So now I eat a boneless, skinless chicken thigh every third day, one day organic non GMO tofu, and one day an Alaskan Salmon Burger from Costco. Repeat ad nauseam. No pork, no beef and I don’t miss it.

Forgot to mention poached pasture raised eggs every other morning, Panda Puffs cereal with almond milk the other mornings.

My neighbor is a vegan, pretty, very slim woman who walks 4 miles every day, rain, snow, or sunshine. Another neighbor I just met was astonished that I looked so good and moved so well at 88. No slouching, no walkers, none of that rotten stuff, try to walk a mile a day, Half mile is best I can do now though.

looked so good and moved so well at 88. No slouching, no walkers, none of that rotten stuff, try to walk a mile a day, Half mile is best I can do now though.

Me too and good for you!

At 80 I walk 3 to 5 miles every day and am pretty much vegan. Not 100% strict, though. I may eat some meat once or twice a week. I also am on a calorie reduced diet of about 1000 calories a day.

I feel great after beating cancer and kidney failure over 10 years ago at age 69. And still work full-time.

When I can't do this anymore, then it's time to go.

My view. God will keep me here until he decides otherwise. Either way -- I'm good with it.

Astonishing that you beat cancer and kidney failure and walk 3 or 5 miles every day. Terrific genes and great management. Hat’s off to you.

I met one of my neighbors while I was out walking. He likes to walk so much, he sold his car and walks about 6 miles a day. No clue re his age, over 65, probably not as old as you and I are.

You guys have me motivated to get out and walk more than once a day as soon as it’s not 104 degrees here. Phew. I’m a 112 pound female, so who knows whether I could possibly keep up with either of you. My vegan neighbor could, but she’s younger than I am.

Terrific genes and great management.

No doubt about it! Genes may be the single most important component, but exercise and diet are critically important.

There's one other BIG factor -- God's blessed us :-).

I've always said that God helps those who help themselves.

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