The World Chess Championship has reached the halfway point. After six games, 22-year old chess wonder, Magnus Carlsen leads with two wins to zero for the current world chess champion, 43-year-old Viswanathan Anand. In the first four games Anand showed his excellent preparation: He forced Carlsen away from his slow, grind-the-opponent-down strategy to the tactical… read more
We shop a lot at Mrs. Green’s Natural Market in Briarcliff Manor, NY, and for good reason: The store manager and his staff add new healthful products to their offerings frequently. At our most recent visit to the store, we were delighted to find Japanese purple sweet potatoes, made famous by the long-lived Okinawans who… read more
Many participants in the recent LivingTheCRWay stem cell teleconference have expressed their appreciation for the presentation of the experts from NeoStem. The upcoming teleconference on telomeres, featuring Dr. Jerry Shay, will also be very important in part because of the importance of telomeres to stem cell health. Short telomeres are associated with many disease states,… read more
Twenty years ago, speculation was rampant on why calorie restriction slows aging – oxidative stress, fewer advanced glycation end products (AGE), downregulation of the insulin/IGF-1 pathway, many theories were proposed. These days, the focus is on preserving adult stem cells and maintaining DNA stability. Certainly, many other factors contribute to the life extension benefits of… read more
Maintaining a healthy pool of adult stem cells to repair tissues is a major focus for LivingTheCRWay.com. members. “We wish to extend healthspan for as long as possible,” said Paul McGlothin, President of LivingTheCRWay.com. The CR Waytm approach to healthful aging – holistic calorie restriction, optimizing the body’s microbiomes and increasing telomere length – contributes… read more
Israel’s most popular Hebrew website, http://www.mako.co.il/, will publish an article featuring the CR Way. It includes a meal plan that makes it easy for people to see how much fun it can be to eat this way. Sweet Tarragon Barley Cereal The Sweet Tarragon Barley Cereal is a breakthrough. Most of us gave up having… read more
Most of us plan to reach 85 or beyond, with a vision of optimal health – perhaps even healthier than you are now. If that truly happens, you will defy statistics. Regrettably, 45% of 85-year-olds will have Alzheimer’s disease. By better understanding probable causes of the disease, you have a better chance of avoiding it.… read more
Yesterday’s teleconference with Dr. Michael Rosen was extraordinary. He came prepared to discuss subjects that are of utmost importance to LivingTheCRWay members. This included bone health and how to use urine and blood tests to evaluate bone formation status. The discussion extended to calcification in arteries- Vitamin D3 and D1, parathyroid hormone, calcium intake and… read more
This morning I (Paul) decided to test the postprandial (post-meal) glucose effects of 125g of watermelon, while simultaneously testing its effects on cognition. I tested the latter by playing speed chess with a strong computer program, which – believe me – allows little room for error. My fasting glucose was 67 mg/dl – right on… read more
Another study has come to our attention that reinforces the importance of keeping glucose low for improved cognitive function. The brain in the age of old: The hippocampal formation is targeted differentially by diseases of late life Annals of Neurology 2008; 64: 698-707. Wu W, Brickman AM, Luchsinger J, Ferrazzano P, Pichiule P, et al.… read more
