14 THE MIRACLE OF VíAVIENTÉ
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS
1991 – Craig Keeland, Founder and C.E.O. of VíaVienté, asks the question, “Can you slow down the aging process to live a longer and younger life?” Craig’s goal is to develop an anti-aging product that combines all the “Best from nature with the best from science.” After reading Dr. Harvey Ashmead’s book, Craig insists that chelated minerals be an essential ingredient in his future anti-aging products. 1991 – After much research in the science of anti-aging, Craig Keeland seeks out Dr. Richard Cutler, National Institute on Aging. Dr. Cutler is credited with 16 years of research as well as verifying the role of Anti-Oxidants in fighting free radicals and thereby slowing the aging process. 1991 – Craig Keeland meets Dr. Harvey Ashmead who shares a copy of my 1981 manuscript, Secrets of Long Life. My manuscript confirms that the mineral profile of the Vilcabamban’s water is a key factor in the villagers’ remarkable health. 1991 – Craig Keeland meets me and I share my findings in my newly re-published book Secrets of Long Life. 1991 – Craig Keeland travels to Vilcabamba to confirm his belief that the “Fountain of Youth” can be found in the pristine waters that cascade from high in the Andes Mountains down to the village. He brings back a sample of water to be tested. 1991 – Dr. Harvey Ashmead and Dr. Mark Pedersen successfully assay the mineral profile from Vilcabamba’s water which becomes known as Vilcabamba Mineral Essence (VME). Craig asks Dr. Pedersen to formulate a good tasting tonic, combining VME with Anti-Oxidants and herbs. Due to technological limitations which kept them from eliminating the bitterness in a tonic form of the minerals and whole foods consumed by the Vilcabambans, Dr. Pedersen went on a “scientific mission” to resolve the problem.
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