Recently, The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, government advisory panel, advised against regular PSA tests. Their take on it: Screening for Prostate Cancer# Clinical Summary of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Population Adult males Recommendation Do not use prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate cancer. Grade: D Screening Tests Contemporary recommendations for prostate cancer… read more
Calorie Restriction’s Impact on Memory and Cognition Flash back to a decade ago. I had been working with a new program to improve memory that flashed a series of numbers on the computer screen. The challenge was to remember the numbers in the exact order that they were presented. Another part of the software asked… read more
Last week, Dr. Michael Mosley presented Horizon: Eat, Fast and Live Longer on the BBC. This entertaining special focused on intermittent fasting, a popular form of dieting for many people. Intermittent fasting is often confused with calorie restriction, which is the only proven dietary way to increase lifespan. We were delighted to see the personable… read more
Discussions continue on The CR Society’s list about the best diets for glucose control. Some advocate high protein diets; however, the self-reported results I’ve seen often indicate insulin resistance. But why? One answer may be rooted in tryptophan uptake and the pathway it supports, which stimulates insulin production. If you eat a high protein diet… read more
What an extraordinary celebration on Sunday! Thanks to so many of you who came from near and far to join the gathering. It seems that everyone who attended had a success story to tell. Even before many guests said hello, you could see their success just by their terrifically healthy-looking bodies. To make sure everyone… read more
The CR Society – CR Way Summer Celebration is coming up soon. We look forward to welcoming you to the festivities at the CR Way Longevity Center in Westchester County, NY, on Sunday afternoon, July 15, starting at 2 PM. This is a “come as you are” party – overweight, underweight, fighting a disease, or… read more
Imagine you are a single woman, traveling the CR Way and living in a big city. It is lonely there and you would like a relationship but not with just anybody. You have had enough of trying to build a relationship with people who don’t share your ideals and values. This time you want someone… read more
Calorie Restriction Let’s You Loose that Gut the Healthy Way Improving gut health is a major focus of calorie restriction, the CR Way. It begins with a tease meal, a small meal used by many CR Way travelers to start their day. The tease meal uses a small amount of carbohydrates to stimulate insulin production… read more
The concept of how we age is changing. It is now known that every organ has its own pool of stem cells. Like an old car, that “runs out of gas” permanently, our organs run out of stem cells, fall into disrepair, and eventually die. However, there is hope – for unlike a car, we… read more
