The human microbiome is the collection of microbes – bacteria, viruses, and single-cell eukaryotes (organisms whose cells possess a membrane-bound nucleus that contains the genetic material) – that inhabits the human body. Microbes in a healthy human adult are estimated to outnumber human cells by a ratio of ten to one. And the total number… read more
Sometime in the not-too-distant future, you are likely to benefit from stem cell replacement. More than 1000 research projects worldwide are focused on stem cells, and the list grows daily. Consider Osiris for example. This company has a stem cell product, Grafix, that improves wound healing. Osiris stock soared when clinical trials showed that Grafix… read more
A very incisive analysis of two long-term studies of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) by the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) has just been reported. The principal instigator, Dr. Joann Manson, is one of the leading researchers on women’s health issues.Just take a minute to read the study and you will see why. The report is relevant… read more
The Brain Booster teleconference on Saturday began with a celebration song: Welcome to my World by Jim Reeves. Welcome to my world – Won’t you come on in? Miracles, I guess, Still happen now and then. Setting the seeds for the celebration was the brilliant discovery by scientists at Columbia University who found that increasing the… read more
During the recent Great Glucose Control teleconference, Anthony, one of our new members, asked an important question: How does glucose affect methylation? I was inspired by his question to find out more. Methylation is a hot topic right now because it is a biological imprint of the influences of lifestyle and diet on DNA. We… read more
Come to a CR Way celebration and you will find that calorie restrictors are often quite joyous. Of course, being in great health helps you feel good, but perhaps another reason we are so happy is that following a low calorie lifestyle increases methylation (adding a methyl or CH3 molecule to cytosine or adenine DNA… read more
Last night’s teleconference on the importance to your heart health of a healthful gut lining proved to be important on many levels. Hearing the input of LivingTheCRWay members as they aired their brilliant insights for improving gut health was very exciting. We’re glad we belong to this community! For instance, we discussed the beneficial probiotic… read more
Several months ago – a seemingly healthy calorie restrictor, who was full of life and energy, died of a heart attack. Her medical history indicated that she had an appendectomy a few years earlier, followed by severe gut dysbiosis (an imbalance in the intestinal bacteria that precipitates changes in the normal activities of the gastrointestinal… read more
In 2010, the New York Academy of Scientists hosted a forward looking conference, Therapeutics for Cognitive Aging, which outlined how people age cognitively and interventions that may be able to prevent cognitive decline. The keynote speech, What is Cognitive Aging?, was made by Dr. Timothy Salthouse, from the University of Virginia. Dr. Salthouse will appear… read more
We are always on the lookout for information that our members need. Our female members often ask whether they should take estrogen as they approach menopause. They are wondering about 17 beta-estradiol because estrogen really refers to three hormones and 17 beta-estradiol is the main estrogenic hormone produced from puberty to menopause except during pregnancy. Estrone… read more
