Many LivingTheCRWay members have stopped eating olive oil.Yet, some still apply it to their skin. No surprise. Olive oil is advocated worldwide as a way to add make skin moist and to treat dry skin conditions, including atopic dermatitis. Apparently, just the opposite is true: Olive oil damages the protective stratum corneum (the outer layer… read more
General
Your Body Scan
How is your body doing? No, we don’t mean if you look good or feel good, but rather how are you doing at the subconscious level. Is your gut microbiome healthy? How about your skin microbiome or perhaps your eye microbiome? Do you have irritations in these places? How about your feet? Do they… read more
The “Glow of Health” Research – Dr. Susan Erdman
Would you like to have radiant skin and hair? Listen up. Dr. Susan Erdman’s work came to our attention when we were searching for clues on how to make skin and hair more beautiful. Why not? Part of the joy of following an ultra-healthy lifestyle is looking good at any age. So we were delighted… read more
Losing Hair? Grow Healthy New Hair
Hair loss isn’t fun. Studies show it can cause psychological damage. And the products used to treat it can be dangerous. Finasteride, for example, first used to treat urinary problems, can cause serious, perhaps permanent side effects. A new, potentially more effective way to treat hair loss combines minoxidil and ketoconazole. Ketoconazole has been around for… read more
L. reuteri: Safety Considerations
If you’ve read the recent blog, Lactobacillus reuteri raises testosterone, you might wish to take L. reuteri. The idea that changing the microbiome can increase testosterone production is interesting to a lot of members. But before you start swallowing L. reuteri capsules, remember that it is only one of a multitude of microbiota in your… read more
L. reuteri Increases Testosterone
Testosterone is an anabolic hormone that works in opposition to the way calorie restriction lowers anabolic activity. Testosterone increases IGF-I, which in turn increases mTOR – all related to accelerated aging and increased cancer risk. One CR woman we know, who supplemented with testosterone and was under a great deal of stress, developed breast cancer… read more
How ApoE4 Increases Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
Since genetic testing has come into vogue, the ApoE4 protein has become famous or – should we say – infamous. Many people know that if they carry the gene, it increases their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by a factor of 10. ApoE4 affects the clearance of amyloid- beta, the plaque that builds up in… read more
Is your Bone-Health Strategy Working?
How’s your bone health? Are you increasing or losing bone density? Most LivingtheCRWay members follow a strategy to prevent bone loss. So, we thought you would appreciate seeing this letter to our endocrinologist, Dr. Jeffrey Powell, after Paul had his recent bone-health tests. Dr. Powell is a specialist in male osteoporosis. Dear Dr. Powell: Thank you… read more
Young Blood Rejuvenates Old Brains
For years, we have been looking for a simple, safe way to reverse aging. It would be great if people could find an easy way to regain the capabilities they had in youth. Stem cell replacement offers promise: We’ve discussed that in a number of blogs and forum posts and even begun negotiations with a leading… read more
Will you run out of stem cells?
A new study of the blood of one of the world’s oldest women, Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper, supports what we have hypothesized for a long time: Human beings run out of adult stem cells. This is the likely cause of death in the oldest old – supercentenarians whose healthy immune systems have prevented cancer and other… read more