We recently wrote about the importance of minimizing Advanced Glycation End products (AGE) in the diet. AGE is biological garbage that increases disease and hastens mortality. So it’s too bad when recipes that inherently healthy foods turn them into AGE-filled goo. But that’s what a recent New York Times article recommended: cooking quinoa until… read more
LivingTheCRWay.com is proud to announce that ketogenic diet expert, Dr. Tom Seyfried, returns for another Expert Teleconference on Saturday, March 15, at 5:00 pm (ET). Understanding ketosis and how to safely apply it is important. So, no doubt, you will appreciate hearing more from Dr. Seyfried – one of the world’s leading experts on ketogenesis.… read more
Have you noticed that lemon is used frequently in LivingTheCRWay recipes? This inexpensive, easy-to-obtain fruit has benefits that go far beyond its high vitamin-C content. Many studies indicate that lemon has antimicrobial, antiviral and other beneficial medicinal properties. Consider this study, which showed that lemon juice protected against pathogens (vibrio cholerae) that can cause cholera… read more
. Jo Robinson will be the Featured Expert on the LivingTheCRWay Teleconference on Sunday, February 15. To prepare for the teleconference, we suggest that you read her book, Eating on the Wild Side It will change the way you select and prepare foods. Consider garlic. Jo explains why slicing, pressing, mincing or chewing garlic before… read more
AGE, Advanced Glycation Endproducts, are important to anyone who wants to slow aging. Research indicates that as we get older, AGE accumulates in our skin and other organs like the kidneys and heart. AGE predicts kidney failure and risk of a heart attack. So we have spent years studying how to reduce AGE in the… read more
We wish you were standing in the same room as us. We’d give you a hug and stimulate your oxytocin. Then we’d invite you to go on a brisk walk and increase your endorphins. Having worked up an appetite, we would ask you to sit down with us for a delicious noon-time meal, featuring your… read more
For years, we’ve had misgivings about the high fat content of standard ketogenic diets. But we never had proof that it might cause serious health consequences. Our misgivings were substantiated by a recently released study, showing that children who follow ketogenic diet (often prescribed for kids who have epilepsy) experience artery stiffening. The ketogenic diet… read more
Recently, Bristol-Myers Squibb announced that it was getting out of the diabetes drug business. Following that announcement, Takeda Pharmaceuticals – which had high hopes of launching their new diabetes drug Fasiglifam – had to drop it because of liver toxicity problems. Precious few new diabetes drugs appear to be in the pipeline because the FDA… read more
For years we have held CR holiday parties in the New York area. We welcome members of the CR Society and of LivingTheCRWay, folks who are just introducing themselves to CR, and others who are just curious. Sometimes the get-togethers are at the CR Way Longevity Center . Other times we meet at a CR-friendly… read more
Many people who start calorie restriction do not need to lose one pound. In fact, many need to gain weight. Calorie Restriction is not about weight loss (though it often happens) or gain. It is about activating longevity signaling in cells, as we have often discussed. One problem in putting this into practice is getting… read more
