I sure wish I could say I’d been vegan for 50 years. That would mean I would have been vegan in my 20’s . I am imperfectly vegan now in my 70’s, and working on becoming better every day. I am so thankful that even through my imperfection, I am still healthy and not taking any medications.
Me tooooo! But I’m here now and so happy that I woke up to animal suffering almost 12 years ago at age 72. I like to follow Wayne Dyer’s advice, Forgive yourself and move on!
I'm 57, and I could only hope and pray to be like Mimi when I'm her age! What a neat woman! (I haven't eaten an animal is 42 years. I was a vegan for 30 years, have been a vegan for 12 years, and have been WFPB for the past year, and I feel great! 😊🥬🧅🥒🫑🥔🍎🍇🍏🍉🍅🍋)
This was certainly one of the most inspiring and uplifting interviews I've yet to be privileged to view. Mimi Kirk is absolutely fabulous and I've been so positively influenced by her words of wisdom, her light that shines from within, and her outer radiance. I'm so grateful to both of you for being there! I've loved being a Vegan for many years, and yet now as I approach my 71st birthday, I keep getting told that if I don't incorporate animal products into my diet, surely my bones will become brittle and I'll suffer fractures. Would love any feedback on this subject! Sending out lots of love from my heart to yours. xoxo
Such a breathe of fresh air from a lot of the guests Chef AJ has. Many are so dogmatic about their “brand” of veganism (mostly men lol) its not just a turn off but i know what they’re going to say as they rarely change even as the research does. No oil no salt no sugar no no no this or that. It doesnt’ help moderate people deep dive into veganism bc its so daunting and restrictive. Mimi’s philosophy works bc its about joy, being engaged, accepting and truly honoring yourself and individuality and respecting your ability to think and forge your own path al with the intent of eating healthy and respecting the animals and the earth. Kudos Chef AJ Haven’t enjoyed one of your guests this much thus far.
Chef AJ you are one of the best interviewer’s. Listening to you and Mimi was so enjoyable such an inspiration at 84 yrs.young with her big healthy and beautiful smile thank you for this show ❤️❤️
I love Mimi! I follow her for about 11 years! Whats a beautiful spirit! I started to bake sourdough bread during pandemie too! And I ending up teaching master classes now. Now piano is my passion. And Im sure I can paint too!😅. Thank you for the interview!❤
What a delightful classy woman Mimi is. She is the classic example of why a person should go whole food plant based. It's so hard to believe she is 84 years old. She is such a positive person and has the right mindset.
I have been feeding my dog homemade food for years! She has vegan a few times a week, but other days I give her raw or cooked grass fed organic locally raised or wild meat and lots of veggies and fruit. She will eat any vegetable I give her!
Mimi Kirk's efforts speak for themselves. Having said that, I would "eat" rather than "drink" my calories, per the Esselstyns' admonition. Thank you for your Longevity Week interviews, Chef AJ!
Happy Birthday Mimi!! You are a great example to all of us!!! I love your honesty. You are not saying our bodies will not age if we eat the best diet - you are saying we will be amazingly healthy way up in numerical age and good looks will reflect it!!!
Thank you so much Chef AJ for interviewing Mimi Kirk, such a great insightful lady. I used to follow her a lot back when I was eating all raw (I was also at one time afraid to eat cooked food). It's good to know she still eats a lot of raw food, and inspiring me to bring back more raw foods into my diet. 🙂
I love this interview! You can not force people to do something. Let people choose for themselves. Be the shining example to other people. Plus her stories of working for Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper are great! I watch the Mary Tylor Moore show reruns all the time. Great show! This lady is very inspiring. Thanks Chef AJ for another great interview.
Chef AJ.. I work during your lives with Dr mcdougal...if you remember can you ask him about a disease called TEMPORAL ARTERITIS.. my mom suffers this autoimmune disease and she wont quit bacon eggs and dairy and salt and lots of fats and oil.. She thinks she got to spend 200 a month on supplements . the only thing she did was switch to grass fed meat and quit gluten and sugar but now shes afraid to eat sweet fruits......I wish a Dr McDougal could speak on live about this disease and I'll make her listen since she only listens to medical doctors......thank you so much for your channel!!!
Putting the best fuel into our beautiful, sophisticated machine ! It's never too late to eat whole plant based food. This has incredible benefits on our health.
What a wise lady, Mimi Kirk. Many people are having a hard time now. We need to do our best to hold up ourself and help who we can. Btw, loved Mary Tyler Moore. She was so fantastically funny. Also, it’s fantastic that you got the trend of fruit going for the service.
I have been WFPB for 9 years and have osteoporosis. I am 69 and didn't start this soon enough. But I am drug free still. Just not sure what to do with this diagnosis. Love listening.
In respect and honor of this guest, I want to make sure everyone understands that she is not just begun to be 84, because she spent the last 365 days in her 84th year of life, so that when her birthday just came, she could say she's 84... that means that she is "finished" being 84 ( not just starting)....so that's why she can say she's 84 now. Then the day after her birthday, which is when you're interviewing her, she's beginning and in her 85th year of life on earth, and will spend the next 364 days in her 85th year of life, and then on her 85th birthday she'll have "finished" her 85th year, so she can say that she is 85 because she finished that 85th year)
When Mimi was talking about how bad fortified cereals are, she mentioned one of her books that talked about the importance of staying away from these foods. Did any of you catch the name of this particular book of hers to check out? She said the name of the book so fast I tried three times to playback what she said and could not get that book’s name.
I only now started watching, so I can’t help with that, but go to the upper right of the screen & turn on close captioning (CC in a box) or go to the transcript in the show notes.
Eating raw food in the winter does not work for most people, depending on the geographical latitude. Raw food is light, cool/cold, dry, etc. These are the same qualities of fall and winter when most of us really need the balancing qualities of warm, heavy, moist. Ayurvedic principles are the best for many of us.
What a great interview and wonderful guest. Mimi I love your style f dressing. I ill be 75 in 2 months. I want to dress more loose. Can you tell me some places to shop? I love that top you have on. And beautiful hair. You have such a great attitude.
You are beautiful with gorgeous skin! You look 50! I literally took 20 years off my face when I became vegan. I'm 54 and peope guess me to be in my 30's. In my u=young 40's, I was obese, sick, and looked well into my 50's.
AJ you look fabulous! I was wondering about your age😊 I was blown away when you mentioned it! You are a picture of health. Thank you for a wonderful talk ,as usual 😊
What an inspiration. Especially for someone who is vacillating over whether or not a vegan protocol is healthy for a senior? A 64 year old ex-jock. Nutritional science on TH-cam is like the wild west. Trying to learn how to maintain physical muscularity, health, and fitness. Can we be all of that on a vegan diet?
Of course you are biased. And, that's okay, and expected. I am a couple years older than you, a male, doing physio a couple times a week. Recovering from a severe traumatic brain injury. Have been plant-based for about four years. Much thinner, however, feel good. How about "the more protein" issue for people our age? Thanks for responding AJ, if it is really you? Blessings, Brad
Juicer for vegans, for 🥗 veggies. Have heard many successful plant-based people and vegans say a juicer is essential or extremely helpful for nutrients. The soil has been corrupted so nutrients are less accessible, so it seems we may need food to get the same nutrients as in the pre-corrupted soil days.
Great conversation...yes if you are happy with your health and weight so be it....my grandma eats pork fat, chicken skin..when she was 100 years old, she could walk up the stairs, was healthy as a baby, she cooked, she was never in bed sick...so this craze about eat this or not eat that, who are we to say, when others are thriving. Because of her, I never judge anyone of what they eat or not eat.
Many individuals are on drugs for high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, osteoporosis, have pace makers, atrial fib, stomach issues etc and live a long life. My mom lived until 90 with all those conditions (& you would never know) and more until cancer got her. She ate a standard american diet. She cooked, walked, never complained. She was not a healthy person though. The miracles of modern medicine 👍 carried her along. People are living sick longer. Just because someone lives to a particular age does not mean anything anymore to me. My goal is to age with no meds or at least minimal meds/conditions as possible😊.
Too bad Chef AJ kept veering the conversation away from Mimi and onto Mary Tyler Moore and others from that old show. I loved Mary and all those other actors but I tuned in to focus on Mimi and all the wonderful things she has to share about her own life.
Yes exactly, she looks amazing and has a perfect figure ! If a fully 100% plant-based raw diet is good for anyone when sick, diseased and dying, then it's only obvious to me it's good all the time, right ?!! Sure I'm right ✅ I eat mostly raw foods, so I have very little cooking to do, and most of that cooking, I do once or at most twice a week, so I open the fridge, and just fill up my plate before eating time, letting it get to room temperature by itself, especially in the winter, or warm up my meal at very low settings in the oven, to just get the chill out of the food, and eat. And yes, I eat broccoli and cauliflower among so many other veggies, raw too . I'm 67 years young and feeling like I'm in my thirties 😋 🌱⚡🤗
I sure wish I could say I’d been vegan for 50 years. That would mean I would have been vegan in my 20’s . I am imperfectly vegan now in my 70’s, and working on becoming better every day. I am so thankful that even through my imperfection, I am still healthy and not taking any medications.
Amen to that. Same here at 70 yo.
Me tooooo! But I’m here now and so happy that I woke up to animal suffering almost 12 years ago at age 72. I like to follow Wayne Dyer’s advice,
Forgive yourself and move on!
Mimi is a breath of fresh air.....so down to earth and always a lady!
So inspiring! I became vegan when I was 32. Look forward to telling my story like her when I'm that age.
I'm 57, and I could only hope and pray to be like Mimi when I'm her age! What a neat woman! (I haven't eaten an animal is 42 years. I was a vegan for 30 years, have been a vegan for 12 years, and have been WFPB for the past year, and I feel great! 😊🥬🧅🥒🫑🥔🍎🍇🍏🍉🍅🍋)
Janice Davis,
That is wonderful! 💙
I'm 12 minutes into the interview and I already love this lady. I would like to have her energy and enthusiasm as I get older.
This was certainly one of the most inspiring and uplifting interviews I've yet to be privileged to view. Mimi Kirk is absolutely fabulous and I've been so positively influenced by her words of wisdom, her light that shines from within, and her outer radiance. I'm so grateful to both of you for being there! I've loved being a Vegan for many years, and yet now as I approach my 71st birthday, I keep getting told that if I don't incorporate animal products into my diet, surely my bones will become brittle and I'll suffer fractures. Would love any feedback on this subject! Sending out lots of love from my heart to yours. xoxo
Wow Mimi looks spectacular. So young looking.
Love Mimi Kirk. While I am not 100% raw I have her cookbooks and try to eat raw at least 50% of the time. I love her philosophy.
Mimi is simply brilliant. what a powerhouse of confidence and exuding health.
Such a breathe of fresh air from a lot of the guests Chef AJ has. Many are so dogmatic about their “brand” of veganism (mostly men lol) its not just a turn off but i know what they’re going to say as they rarely change even as the research does. No oil no salt no sugar no no no this or that. It doesnt’ help moderate people deep dive into veganism bc its so daunting and restrictive. Mimi’s philosophy works bc its about joy, being engaged, accepting and truly honoring yourself and individuality and respecting your ability to think and forge your own path al with the intent of eating healthy and respecting the animals and the earth. Kudos Chef AJ Haven’t enjoyed one of your guests this much thus far.
Wowzers this wonderful woman is incredible ....what an inspiring role model for WFPB and living life to the full 🙌✨🙌
Chef AJ you are one of the best interviewer’s. Listening to you and Mimi was so enjoyable such an inspiration at 84 yrs.young with her big healthy and beautiful smile thank you for this show ❤️❤️
We always need more Mimi!!
I love Mimi! I follow her for about 11 years! Whats a beautiful spirit! I started to bake sourdough bread during pandemie too! And I ending up teaching master classes now. Now piano is my passion. And Im sure I can paint too!😅. Thank you for the interview!❤
What a delightful classy woman Mimi is. She is the classic example of why a person should go whole food plant based. It's so hard to believe she is 84 years old. She is such a positive person and has the right mindset.
I have been feeding my dog homemade food for years! She has vegan a few times a week, but other days I give her raw or cooked grass fed organic locally raised or wild meat and lots of veggies and fruit. She will eat any vegetable I give her!
Mimi Kirk's efforts speak for themselves. Having said that, I would "eat" rather than "drink" my calories, per the Esselstyns' admonition. Thank you for your Longevity Week interviews, Chef AJ!
Can’t believe you found Mimi! I’ve followed her forever! She was one of the first vegans I found!
Happy Birthday Mimi!! You are a great example to all of us!!! I love your honesty. You are not saying our bodies will not age if we eat the best diet - you are saying we will be amazingly healthy way up in numerical age and good looks will reflect it!!!
Thanks for the wonderful tour and some history of your area. It's always a treat to see.
What an inspiration! I’m going to start designing jewelry again!
Thank you so much Chef AJ for interviewing Mimi Kirk, such a great insightful lady.
I used to follow her a lot back when I was eating all raw (I was also at one time afraid to eat cooked food).
It's good to know she still eats a lot of raw food, and inspiring me to bring back more raw foods into my diet. 🙂
I love this interview! You can not force people to do something. Let people choose for themselves. Be the shining example to other people. Plus her stories of working for Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper are great! I watch the Mary Tylor Moore show reruns all the time. Great show! This lady is very inspiring. Thanks Chef AJ for another great interview.
Lavender is YOUR color Chef AJ!!!!
Mimi Kirk is amazing. Thank you for putting this up!
Feeling timeless....yes, that's what I want also. Ive also followed Mimi for years and just love her.
Chef AJ.. I work during your lives with Dr mcdougal...if you remember can you ask him about a disease called TEMPORAL ARTERITIS.. my mom suffers this autoimmune disease and she wont quit bacon eggs and dairy and salt and lots of fats and oil.. She thinks she got to spend 200 a month on supplements . the only thing she did was switch to grass fed meat and quit gluten and sugar but now shes afraid to eat sweet fruits......I wish a Dr McDougal could speak on live about this disease and I'll make her listen since she only listens to medical doctors......thank you so much for your channel!!!
She is just awesomely amazing. Amen. We are all who we are. We are all different. All is not the same for everyone. Amen. She is just great.
This woman is amazing! I love her attitude and lease on life! She gives me hope as I age!❤
Putting the best fuel into our beautiful, sophisticated machine ! It's never too late to eat whole plant based food. This has incredible benefits on our health.
She is my new role model, inspiring
Such a upbeat and positive lady!!!!!
I love Mimi Kirk I'm so glad you have her on your show ❤️
What a wise lady, Mimi Kirk. Many people are having a hard time now. We need to do our best to hold up ourself and help who we can. Btw, loved Mary Tyler Moore. She was so fantastically funny. Also, it’s fantastic that you got the trend of fruit going for the service.
I'm getting into sprouting.
Live bith of you ladues! You are such a gift!! 🙏❤️
Love
Great interview. Hope I look as good at 84! (Used to love the Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda - probably where I got my fashion sense from ❤)
A very happy birthday to Mimi
What a wonderful woman with a great spirit and philosophy for life! Inspiring!
Inspiring interview. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.
Hope to get there, 3 years so far 💪🏼💚
I have been WFPB for 9 years and have osteoporosis. I am 69 and didn't start this soon enough. But I am drug free still. Just not sure what to do with this diagnosis. Love listening.
You should watch Chef AJ's interview with Angela Fischetti. She teaches you weight bearing exercises specifically for osteoporosis.
Dr Furhman's nutritarian diet check that out. Healing
AJ…i really hope you have your Vegas seminar again one day. Heard so many good things about it. On line is good….but it gets old after awhile
I think Mimi is awesome! 💕 Kim
“I feel ageless “ Beautiful❤❤❤
Mature intelligent woman accepting the way she is
In respect and honor of this guest, I want to make sure everyone understands that she is not just begun to be 84, because she
spent the last 365 days in her 84th year of life, so that when her birthday just came, she could say she's 84... that means that she is "finished" being 84 ( not just starting)....so that's why she can say she's 84 now.
Then the day after her birthday, which is when you're interviewing her, she's beginning and in her 85th year of life on earth, and will spend the next 364 days in her 85th year of life, and then on her 85th birthday she'll have "finished" her 85th year, so she can say that she is 85 because she finished that 85th year)
When Mimi was talking about how bad fortified cereals are, she mentioned one of her books that talked about the importance of staying away from these foods. Did any of you catch the name of this particular book of hers to check out? She said the name of the book so fast I tried three times to playback what she said and could not get that book’s name.
I only now started watching, so I can’t help with that, but go to the upper right of the screen & turn on close captioning (CC in a box) or go to the transcript in the show notes.
@@margomeave9064 thanks
I love Mimi ! She’s amazing 💜💜💜💜💜
Another great interview!!
I love this woman. What a great lady🥰
I just love her , she’s awesome ❤
Thank you both ❤❤
Eating raw food in the winter does not work for most people, depending on the geographical latitude. Raw food is light, cool/cold, dry, etc. These are the same qualities of fall and winter when most of us really need the balancing qualities of warm, heavy, moist. Ayurvedic principles are the best for many of us.
Just 2 amazing beautiful healthy inspirational ladies.
What a great interview and wonderful guest. Mimi I love your style f dressing. I ill be 75 in 2 months. I want to dress more loose. Can you tell me some places to shop? I love that top you have on. And beautiful hair. You have such a great attitude.
Has anyone heard how Mimi is doing? Haven’t seen her on anything in about a year.
You are beautiful with gorgeous skin! You look 50! I literally took 20 years off my face when I became vegan. I'm 54 and peope guess me to be in my 30's. In my u=young 40's, I was obese, sick, and looked well into my 50's.
Great guest!👍🥰🌱
Loved it every bit ❤
Loved this interview!!
AJ you look fabulous! I was wondering about your age😊 I was blown away when you mentioned it! You are a picture of health. Thank you for a wonderful talk ,as usual 😊
Thank you!
Wonderful interview... 👍💯
What an inspiration. Especially for someone who is vacillating over whether or not a vegan protocol is healthy for a senior? A 64 year old ex-jock. Nutritional science on TH-cam is like the wild west. Trying to learn how to maintain physical muscularity, health, and fitness. Can we be all of that on a vegan diet?
YES!
Of course you are biased. And, that's okay, and expected. I am a couple years older than you, a male, doing physio a couple times a week. Recovering from a severe traumatic brain injury. Have been plant-based for about four years. Much thinner, however, feel good. How about "the more protein" issue for people our age? Thanks for responding AJ, if it is really you? Blessings, Brad
@@bradstell2146 Check out my videos with vegan Athlete Robert Cheeke!
Bright look and I believe CA has good access to fresh and organic produce
Who can afford its great
This lady is, adorable!!!
Juicer for vegans, for 🥗 veggies. Have heard many successful plant-based people and vegans say a juicer is essential or extremely helpful for nutrients. The soil has been corrupted so nutrients are less accessible, so it seems we may need food to get the same nutrients as in the pre-corrupted soil days.
LOVE her! SO Inspiring!
Great conversation...yes if you are happy with your health and weight so be it....my grandma eats pork fat, chicken skin..when she was 100 years old, she could walk up the stairs, was healthy as a baby, she cooked, she was never in bed sick...so this craze about eat this or not eat that, who are we to say, when others are thriving. Because of her, I never judge anyone of what they eat or not eat.
Many individuals are on drugs for high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, osteoporosis, have pace makers, atrial fib, stomach issues etc and live a long life. My mom lived until 90 with all those conditions (& you would never know) and more until cancer got her. She ate a standard american diet. She cooked, walked, never complained. She was not a healthy person though. The miracles of modern medicine 👍 carried her along.
People are living sick longer. Just because someone lives to a particular age does not mean anything anymore to me.
My goal is to age with no meds or at least minimal meds/conditions as possible😊.
@@traveler65 amen to that. Same here.
Would love to see her art! ❤
Love this interview with mimi
Thanks! Has been great
What a delight!!
I need your cookbook raw where can I get it.
You Both are Beautiful & inspiring Women!!!! Thank You !
Our pleasure!
Loved this video thank you x
Nice! Tequila. Agreed. Pure clean agave. No additives.
I like the kind and creative attitude - very seductive 🎶💚🎵🧡
Kosher is no pigs
Too bad Chef AJ kept veering the conversation away from Mimi and onto Mary Tyler Moore and others from that old show. I loved Mary and all those other actors but I tuned in to focus on Mimi and all the wonderful things she has to share about her own life.
❤❤❤
Yes exactly, she looks amazing and has a perfect figure !
If a fully 100% plant-based raw diet is good for anyone when sick, diseased and dying, then it's only obvious to me it's good all the time, right ?!! Sure I'm right ✅
I eat mostly raw foods, so I have very little cooking to do, and most of that cooking, I do once or at most twice a week, so I open the fridge, and just fill up my plate before eating time, letting it get to room temperature by itself, especially in the winter, or warm up my meal at very low settings in the oven, to just get the chill out of the food, and eat.
And yes, I eat broccoli and cauliflower among so many other veggies, raw too .
I'm 67 years young and feeling like I'm in my thirties 😋 🌱⚡🤗