Tag: longevity

Longevity Strategies That May Be Highly Counterproductive

Via Mercola

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  • Longevity studies have found that tryptophan restriction helps achieve the longest lifespan extension, followed by cysteine and methionine restriction. Tryptophan and methionine are essential amino acids, so you do need some, but your daily requirement of these amino acids is very small
  • Research shows that restricting daily methionine intake to a maximum of 2 milligrams per kilogram body weight can reverse obesity in obese Type 2 diabetics
  • While studies have shown that calorie restriction extends lifespan, a closer look suggests it’s not the fasting itself that is beneficial, but rather the restriction of inflammatory amino acids. Less food also means you’re exposed to less endotoxin that promotes chronic systemic inflammation
  • Gelatin and/or glycine supplementation, can help counteract muscle breakdown in the elderly. Research shows that women given 20 grams of gelatin daily have a drastic decline in biomarkers for muscle breakdown
  • Resistant starch can feed endotoxin-producing gut bacteria, thereby promoting inflammation. So, avoid low-glycemic starches, including cooked and cooled rice or potatoes, semi-raw oats, green mango and green bananas

In the April 11, 2023, podcast above, Dr. Paul Saladino interviews Georgi Dinkov about the benefits of fasting, the risks of carbs, the hazards of fatty acids and the root causes of diabetes and cancer.

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KEY TO LONGEVITY

Via Mercola

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  • Muscle-centric medicine is part of the solution for many chronic health problems, as most are rooted in skeletal muscle insulin resistance
  • Resistance training is superior to cardio exercise because muscle mass optimizes you for longevity. The greater your muscle mass, the higher your survivability against all diseases
  • You need protein reserves to survive serious disease, and most of your protein reserve is stored in muscle. If you have very little muscle, you’re going to pass away prematurely because you have no amino acid reserves. Your muscle also interfaces with your immune system
  • It’s never too late to start building muscle, even if you’re in your 70s or even 80s, using diet and exercise
  • High-quality animal protein is essential for muscle growth. Most people need 1 gram of protein per pound of ideal body weight (the weight you would ideally be). Divide that by the number of meals you eat to get your per-meal quota which, for older adults should be around 30 to 50 grams per meal

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Fasting – Benefits and Drawbacks

By Gerold

I’ve been fasting Mondays and Tuesdays since 1982. It started quite by accident. I had to fast for two days before a barium enema X-ray. Although I was climbing the walls starving for two days, after the X-ray I felt so much better. I had more energy in addition to more mental acuity as if a fog had lifted from my brain. I called my doctor and told him I wanted to fast on a regular basis.

Fortunately ole Doc Bowles (rest his soul) was receptive to fasting. “Well, it works for some people,” he said. He recommended I ease into fasting by doing it only one day a week, for the first month, then two separate days during the second month before launching into two days in a row in the third month. He realized it takes our bodies and digestive system time to adjust.

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