The fountain of youth has been a long sought after treasure coveted by people across the globe for many generations. Even today, our society has become obsessed with maintaining our youthful appearance through makeup, lotions and sometimes surgery. One woman has not only found her fountain of youth but is creating a movement that educates and inspires others to adopt this lifestyle.
Annette Larkins age 70
Meet Annette Larkins. Now aged 74, Mrs. Larkins doesn’t look a day over 40. Larkins says the secret to her beauty lies in the raw vegan diet, consisting of organic vegetables, fruits, seeds and nuts grown in her own garden, she calls the ‘fountain of youth’. The woman doesn’t touch anything that has been cooked. And another strange thing she does is collect rainwater, to keep her garden blossoming, but also to drink. But the resident of Miami-Dade County, Florida, didn’t always have such a healthy lifestyle. In fact, she consumed meat regularly, as her husband used to own a meat factory way back in the 1960s. It was then that she decided to change her eating habits forever.
Mr. and Mrs. Larkins
When she started off, Mrs. Larkins was just looking for a few health benefits and never anticipated that she would look like a 40-year-old at the age of 70. In the 27 years that she has been eating raw, Mrs. Larkins has written two booklets called Journey to Health and also produced a DVD containing all her healthy secrets. Her husband, Mr. Larkins, wishes he had followed her example, because  now he looks much, much older and also suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure. He takes prescription medicine every day, but Annette doesn’t even take an aspirin.
