From: Randy S (cryofan@mylinuxisp.com)
Date: Mon Aug 25 2003 - 14:01:40 MDT
Damien Sullivan <phoenix@ugcs.caltech.edu> said:
> On Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 04:58:36PM -0700, David C. Harris wrote:
> > Some 18 molecules are able to stimulate the effect of calorie
restriction,
> > one of the few things reliably shown to extend lifespans:
>
> Ah, I was about to post this.
>
> > <http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?
tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20030824/hl_nm/health_longlife_dc&e=1&ncid=>
> >
> > Not only did they find a group of 18 molecules that fit the bill --
> > resveratrol being just one -- but all of them came from plants and were
> > produced in response to harsh environmental conditions like drought.
>
> The article mentions peanuts as another source, although I don't know how to
> find stressed peanuts. I think polyphenols are also in green tea.
>
> A year ago I was heavily into _The Okinawa Program_, and its claims that
> Okinawans were the only properly documented population of long-lived people,
> thanks to Japan's bureaucracy. An article I read recently -- I forget in
> what, unfortunately -- listed Okinawa as yet another in a list of failed
> claims (like the Caucasus.) and was claiming Sicily or Sardinia as the new
> aging grail. Does anyone know anything more definitive about this?
>
> > I think this is like masturbation to reduce the risk of prostate cancer.
> > The doctors' advice will be easy to follow.
>
> That was nice. I'd worried about the reverse, that asking the
> sperm-generators to divide and produce too often would cause prostate
cancer.
>
Yes, this latest news really seems to fit well into what has come before.
Can't wait to see these compounds down at Walmart.
ALso, did anyone see teh article about the Aussie boffins who worked out a
way to include omega 3 fatties into bread loaves? I was going to post that,
but forgot.
Well, I am now off to drink some red wine, eat stressed peanuts, and peruse
some porn....
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-Randy
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