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Almost 70-Year-Old Grandma Reveals Secret Behind Her Incredible Body, But Internet Reacts With Anger
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Almost 70-Year-Old Grandma Reveals Secret Behind Her Incredible Body, But Internet Reacts With Anger

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Meet Carolyn Hartz – the owner of SweetLife and grandmother that went on a sugar-free diet 28 years ago and now doesn’t even look half her age.

After being diagnosed with pre-diabetes, the 69-year-old had to give up the sweet stuff to get her blood sugar back on track. The used-to-be sugar addict cut the ingredient out of her diet 28 years ago and now uses an alternative called Xylitol instead. Though her youthful looks aren’t just due to the fact she cut out sugar – she also sticks with an exercise program. “You have to watch what you put in your mouth — that’s number one — and two, you have to move your legs,” Hartz told about her beauty secrets to News.com.au. Despite what Hartz says about the sugar-free diet to thank for her looking young, the Internet just doesn’t buy her healthy lifestyle preachings… What do you think? Did she found a fountain of youth, or is it the money that’s the culprit behind aging gracefully?

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Meet Carolyn Hartz – the grandmother that doesn’t even look half her age

Image credits: Sweet Life

After being diagnosed with pre-diabetes, the 69-year-old had to give up sugar in order to get her blood sugar back on track

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She has stayed away from sugar for 28 years now and claims it’s what helped her sustain her good looks

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She’s also a fan of regular exercise

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“You have to watch what you put in your mouth — that’s number one — and two, you have to move your legs”

Image credits: Sweet Life

Image credits: Sweet Life

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But the Internet just doesn’t buy it for many reasons, including surgery

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The fact that she can afford expensive care

And some even think she’s using the story to advertise her own company

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What do you think?

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Hans
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do not understand what all of this is about. This woman is the owner of SweetLife, a company that sells products containing Xylitol. All of that is revealed. Therefore, this is a simple marketing plot, not more, and not less. Her looks and any reason behind it are not noteworthy but for the promotion of her own products. Admittedly, promiting one-sided nutrition never is a good thing, but we have too little information to say whether she is doing it. Thus: simply a disregardable debate.

Aunt Messy
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She chose not to become a diabetic, and stay in shape - another way to avoid diabetes. I'm quite sure she wouldn't have given up sugar if that wasn't the case. Why do people find it so necessary to be hostile when people take care of themselves? Why is it so scary?

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Waxwork
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah. I've got a mother who has been diabetic for 50 years. She looks her age. Nothing wrong with having surgery to look good if that's what you want, but people that claim that that it's all diet & exercise annoy me. Almost as much as the people that get around the no surgery claim but having botox, laser treatments, fillers and tens of thousands of dollars of treatments that are everything just short of surgery.

laurie
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if I had endless funds to have endless plastic surgery, I'd look half my age too.

John Baker
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aunt Messy, if there's anyone on this planet who has no room to call anyone else "sour", that person would be you.

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Hans
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do not understand what all of this is about. This woman is the owner of SweetLife, a company that sells products containing Xylitol. All of that is revealed. Therefore, this is a simple marketing plot, not more, and not less. Her looks and any reason behind it are not noteworthy but for the promotion of her own products. Admittedly, promiting one-sided nutrition never is a good thing, but we have too little information to say whether she is doing it. Thus: simply a disregardable debate.

Aunt Messy
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She chose not to become a diabetic, and stay in shape - another way to avoid diabetes. I'm quite sure she wouldn't have given up sugar if that wasn't the case. Why do people find it so necessary to be hostile when people take care of themselves? Why is it so scary?

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Waxwork
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah. I've got a mother who has been diabetic for 50 years. She looks her age. Nothing wrong with having surgery to look good if that's what you want, but people that claim that that it's all diet & exercise annoy me. Almost as much as the people that get around the no surgery claim but having botox, laser treatments, fillers and tens of thousands of dollars of treatments that are everything just short of surgery.

laurie
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if I had endless funds to have endless plastic surgery, I'd look half my age too.

John Baker
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aunt Messy, if there's anyone on this planet who has no room to call anyone else "sour", that person would be you.

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