Larry Hagman quits eating meat, becomes a vegan to overcome cancer

On the famed Dallas TV show, the “JR” character played by actor Larry Hagman often asked “what’s for dinner," and added “I hope it’s a big T-bone;” while today Hagman says he's become a vegan as a way to beat cancer.

With American’s wanting cheap food – such as fast food "mystery meat" burgers that puts people in danger of a host of ills, including cancer – actor Larry Hagman is leading the charge to become meat free after losing 25 pounds. Hagman, famous for his TV roles in “I Dream of Jeanie,” and staring as the evil “JR” in “Dallas,” told London’s Mail On Sunday Jan. 8 that: "I've finished treatment and the doctors are thrilled with my progress. My outcome looks very positive. It's my firm intention to whop cancer into submission and I truly believe I've given myself the best start possible by radically overhauling my diet and by staying true to my motto, which is: Don't worry, be happy, feel good." Moreover, Hagman told TV Guide back in October that he had cancer, and both doctors and Hollywood friends advised him to “go vegan” and quit meat if he wanted to live and beat cancer. Hagman, 80, had previously survived a liver transplant after admitting to being both a heavy drinker and beef eater for most of his life.

Hagman says meat’s a cancer risk

TV’s “JR” won’t be going to any Texas-styled B-B-Q’s that serve meat anytime soon, after telling TV Guide and British media that he’s certain that a new meat-free diet will help him and others beat cancer.

“I’m feeling great, and I’m back on track,” Hagman is quoted in a recent wonderwall.msn.com report that also has this TV legend stating: "The first thing I did when I was diagnosed was to turn vegan. Now I live on fresh vegetable drinks which taste like c--p but which I firmly believe have helped me get through this thing.”

Moreover, Hagman said: "I'm down in weight from 205 pounds to 180 pounds, but am feeling great. I fully anticipate getting the all-clear from my doctors sooner rather than later. I exercise every morning. I do light weights -- five pound and 10-pound arm exercises -- and then lie and lift my arms and legs. It's all about keeping core strength. I do a lot of stretching too."

Aging star credits TV friends with helping

Although dog’s intestines are only a few feet long, a human being has an intentional track that can stretch around a house; thus, eating flesh in the guise of meat “tends to just rot in your system,” explained the Beatles singer Paul McCartney during a recent interview when explaining that he doesn’t “eat anything with a face on it.”

McCartney, like Hagman, is a confirmed vegan after learning about the dangers of eating meat today that’s loaded with dangerous toxins that experts say have proven to cause cancer.

In turn, the 80-year-old Hagman also credited his former "Dallas" co-star, Linda Gray, with helping him make the changes, "Linda knows a lot about nutrition and she was the one who said if I really wanted to get through this, I had to purify my body and then feed it well,” explained Hagman.

Hagman also told British media – in a country where the Brits still watch “Dallas” on TV -- that he’s assuring fans that his cancer is “highly treatable,” and says it won’t stop him from returning as the Texas oil tycoon J.R. Ewing in a forthcoming “Dallas” TV series remake that's set for release in late 2012.

According to a report in wonderwall.msn.com, Hagman said: "As J.R., I could get away with anything -- bribery, blackmail and adultery. But I got caught by cancer. I do want everyone to know that it is a very common and treatable form of cancer. I will be receiving treatment while working on the new 'Dallas' series."

Moreover, Hagman adds, "I could not think of a better place to be than working on a show I love, with people I love. Besides, as we all know, you can't keep J.R. down!"

A spokesman for Warner Horizon, the production company behind the new "Dallas," is also reported in wonderwall.msn.com that: "Everyone at Warner Horizon Television and the entire 'Dallas' family completely supports Larry Hagman during this time. We look forward to watching Larry once again work his magic by bringing one of television's most interesting, complex and controversial characters back to the screen in the new 'Dallas' series."

Quitting meat helps the body fight cancer

While Hagman may not turn into a health guru now that he’s fought and beat cirrhosis of the liver after a career of heavy drinking and eating red meat – resulting in a liver transplant operation in 1995 – the actor now says quitting all meat, especially red meat, is a good health move for anyone these days with so many toxins and poisons in most meats that’s sold in American stores and served in restaurants under the nickname “mystery meat,” by those who are wise to this ongoing health crisis.

Lucky for Hagman, he has plenty of money to go vegan in style.

"I have this wonderful personal chef who sources and stocks all my organic produce and I basically live on five smoothies a day. I'm totally vegan. I blend this green concoction with kale, cucumber, broccoli, string beans, and avocado. My protein comes from protein powder. There is absolutely no milk, butter, cheese. Meat is out. When you learn about these things, you find out how meat is pumped full of steroids and human growth hormones," Hagman explained.

Image source of Larry Hagman from 2010 when he was honored as the red meet eating Texas oil tycoon J.R. Ewing in the “Dallas” TV show. Today, Hagman, 80, swears off meat as a life saver if you have cancer like he does. Photo courtesy Wikipedia

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