Now 94 years old, he had the longest-running health and fitness show in history, which aired from 1951 to 1985. After hearing an inspirational health lecture when he was 15 years old, he immediately cut out all white sugar and flour and found his entire life changed for the better. In the 1950s, he was a pioneer in understanding the addictive properties of sugar and refined carbohydrates and a visionary in linking the similarities of sugar addiction and alcoholism.