Have you ever wondered what causes gray hair? Hydrogen Peroxide is one of the culprits: Senile hair graying: H2O2-mediated oxidative stress affects human hair color by blunting methionine sulfoxide repair. Wood JM, Decker H, Hartmann H, Chavan B, Rokos H, Spencer JD, Hasse S, Thornton MJ, Shalbaf M, Paus R, Schallreuter KU. Clinical and Experimental… read more
The CR Society International marks 10th Anniversary Conference at The Buck Institute Joins LivingTheCRWay.com in launching new research – DNA, Healthy Aging and Calorie Restriction (DNA HACR) an opportunity for all who want a longer, happier, disease-free life DNA Healthy Aging and Calorie Restriction (DNA HACR) is a study, open to all who limit… read more
Restricting calories has been shown to extend healthspan in a variety of species, including yeast, worms, fish, fruit flies, rodents and dogs. But results of studies on our close evolutionary cousins, rhesus monkeys, have been contradictory and controversial. Studies on humans who live a “caloric-restricted lifestyle” show improved cardiovascular health – but it is… read more
Have you heard of Blastocystis hominis? It has heard of you. In fact, it lives inside of many people – maybe even you! B. hominis is found in more stool samples than any other parasite. It exists in many strains, some of which are more virulent than others. It may infect and cause symptoms more… read more
For the first time in history we have confirmation that long-term serious calorie restriction slows aging at the cellular level in human beings. Dr. Luigi Fontana’s marvelous new paper: Calorie Restriction in Humans Inhibits the PI3K/AKT Pathway and Induces a Younger Transcription Profile. You can read the full paper on the latest blog on livingthecrway.com.… read more
LivingTheCRWay loves to feature extraordinary achievers on its Expert Teleconferences for members. One such person is Dr. Jenifer Fenton whose perceptive research on fish oil changed the way many of us think about it. She changed our thinking about gut health too. In response to a member’s questions about probiotics and their effect on the… read more
What is your impression of this couple? Are they: Trusting? Committed? Intimate? Romantic? Sociable? Serotonin and Intimacy How you rate their level of intimacy may relate to the level of serotonin activity in your brain. An ingenious study showed that increased serotonin levels influence the perception of relationships. Here is an… read more
Dr. Michael Rosen, director of the Kidney Stone Center at the Mount Kisco Medical Group, was the featured expert for a wonderfully enriching teleconference yesterday. He discussed many important topics: Analyzing urine – what can be learned from a 24- hour urine profile Kidney health The kidneys’ relationship to the heart Kidneys and aging The… read more
LivingTheCRWay.com provides unique, cutting-edge information on how to apply calorie restriction, life extension, and optimal health practices to everyday life. Today’s subjects: Forum Posts Gut Bacteria Spread to other parts of the Body What should you do about it? To access this content in blog and forum posts, become a free Healthy Start member of… read more
Some time ago, we attended a concert at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and were entranced by the beautiful alto voice of the woman who was leading chants. Little did we know that, years later, she would become a member of LivingTheCRWay.com and that her outstanding talent would come to the fore to… read more
