“My Doctor Thought I Might Be a Different Person”: Arnold Schwarzenegger Revealed the Extraordinary Benefits of Turning Vegan in His Newsletter

Seven-time Mr. Olympia title winner, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s physique has been a standard physique for many generations. The legendary bodybuilder had a solid fitness level throughout his life. Even at the age of 75, Arnold Schwarzenegger keeps up with his fitness regimen and is physically as fit as before. However, it isn’t necessary that a person with an amazing physique is totally fit.

Arnold had an incredible physique for ages, but as a person gets old, health issues become common. Similarly, Schwarzenegger also suffered from higher cholesterol levels a few years ago. Earlier this year, Arnold revealed in his newsletter about his modification in lifestyle and the changes it brought in his life.

Arnold Schwarzenegger on consuming vegan diet

Earlier this year, Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed that he had been mostly consuming vegan diets for the last five years. He mentioned that he has been feeling a lot healthier and younger after having an 80% vegan diet for about five years. Arnold also said, “He made an occasional exception for steak or Austrian wiener schnitzel — leaving room for treats in your diet can help avoid restriction and help you stick to a diet long term.” 

Schwarzenegger had an incredulous effect on his health post-shifting to the vegan diet. He explained it with an incident. He said, “My bad cholesterol number is so low that my doctor thought I might be a different person.”

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The inclusion of veggies and food like whole grains and berries had made his bad cholesterol, i.e. LDL, go down. Cutting meat from his diet has also benefitted him highly. He is loving his new way of living and the positive effect it has brought into his life.

Arnold is very conscious of his health

Arnold Schwarzenegger has always been aware of his health. In the beginning because of his profession, and now as he just likes to be healthy and fit. The 75-years-old never misses his workout schedule. Moreover, he keeps challenging himself to attain certain targets and pushes himself to achieve them. Sometimes, he even goes a step further to complete the self-challenge.

Like he began skiing as he wanted to attain his weight-loss challenge. He incorporated a vegan diet into his schedule to keep his cholesterol and other heart-related issues under control. It’s commendable how he takes care of his body. His willpower and hard work are the secrets of his fitness.

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Vegan diet has been an immense help to Arnold. He has improved his health by a great margin after shifting to the vegan diet. However, he sometimes rewards himself with steaks, but that is negligible. Moreover, Arnold and his doctor both were pretty amazed by the results of his tests earlier this year.