What You Don't Know About Blood Sugar

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, "Harsha" wrote:

> Good point David. I have been going to the lef.org website ever since

> you mentioned them some years ago and I read this article a few weeks

> ago. It makes sense. Lef.org markets a lot of anti-aging products but

> is also research oriented.

 

Agreed. LEF is IMO the single best research database available.

 

> They are honest enough to emphasize that the only proven

> method of anti-aging is a low calorie but a nutritious diet.It doesn't

 

I suppose by honoring strict scientific standards that may be so.

But really common sense reveals there are many ways to extend life.

 

For example, 200 - 400 mcg of selenium supplement/day has been shown

to cut the chance of getting cancer all types of cancer in half.

 

While science won't declare selenium as a life extender

common sense will.

 

Another way to extend life is to not smoke.

Apparently science is unwilling to claim a smokeless

life style will extend life.

 

Common sense on the other hand...

 

(of course there are exceptions, I am looking at all

this from a pool of probability)

 

I am really not interested in extending human life anyhow.

I have very few attachments to this world.

 

Though quality of living is one attachment I find to be priceless.

 

(I'll take my body/mind over Donald Trump's and his luxurious life

style any day)

 

> Most humans

> with access to a variety of foods are unable to do that.

 

Yes. That's the quandary. If one got all these nutrients from

food they'd look like the Michelin man.

 

I personally buy bulk, standardized powders of vitamins, herbs

and minerals and make a big 'life powder'.

 

It's sort of a hobby of mine.

 

Some day I will post my supplement regimen to the group

for kicks.

 

I must admit that I do get a kick out of the sickly, fat

& rapidly-aging folks that tell me that I am crazy for

taking so many things.

 

> I have experimented with food off and on for about three decades and

> studied its effect on mind and body. One of the best experiments

> involved going on Ann Wigmore's wheatgrass and raw food program at an

> institute in near San Diego which was then called Hippocrates

> Institute in California (has changed the name since then). I was not

> overweight to begin with then but after my

> three week stay lost even more weight and my parents were not happy

> when I showed up so skinny. I felt great though. Gradually I gained

> weight again due to normal social circumstances and interactions

> involving pizzas and ice cream and other fatty foods. But

periodically > restricting my diet leads to a good feeling and I did

this for a few

> months two years ago.

 

Last year, I spent a lot of time remodeling my bathroom (which is like

rocket science when you've never owned a power tool before in your

entire life). I fell out of the exercise routine and began eating

more. The excess carbs made me more hungry and viscous cycle spiraled...

 

Well today I start my 9th week of strength training (since the layoff)

and light aerobics. Already I have noticed my appetite

plummet and my sense of well being return.

 

> On January 26, I will again be starting a restricted diet for one

year > in the honor of my father who passed away last year. It is both a

> spiritual undertaking as well as related to health. I call this diet

> the Yoga Diet, to keep things simple.

 

Sounds cleansing.

 

> Essentially I will be eating mostly sattvic raw foods,

> with an emphasis on certain easily available fruits and vegetables.

> The only exception to the sattvic foods will be that I will take tea

> with soymilk.

>

> I will be recording carefully what I eat and drink with before and

> after pictures and put it in a weblog :-).

 

 

And if things don't work out as planned

you can do some 'touching up' with 'Photoshop'.

 

 

In All Encompassing Health & Well Being...

David