For years the longest lived person in my family was my great aunt, who ate
simply, was raised on the "tops" of the Hiraethog mountains alongside the
Conway Valley, North Wales, UK and lived to about 94. If she was ill, she
would go to bed and stay there until she was better. My mother, also born and
raised up there, has now beaten her and is getting on for 98. In the 1930s my
mother became a health nut, read "Health for All", a natural health journal,
eschewed sugar, sausages, white flour, preservatives etc. etc. - all the
things which marked her as eccentric in those days but are pretty much taken
for granted nowadays in communities such as ours. She didn't have me
vaccinated despite pressure and threats of being "reported", wouldn't take or
give "M&B's", antibiotics, aspirin, etc., opposed artificial fertilisers and
stock feed. I wish we had known about or had access to things like homeopathy,
energy medicine, CS, etc. but there you go. We did what we could with vitamins
and minerals, vegetable juices, etc. as and when we could. The creaking gate
seems to have hung on longer than the orthodox neighbours.
Rowena
Thora Rasmussen Anyone read any info on the old timers of long ago?
