Life Extension

2-21-06
Want to extend your life? It was believed that once past a certain age, death genes start to do their dirty work. It is advantageous for organisms past their mating prime to die off. Now it seems rather that death is a wearing out of an organism and this can be slowed. Reduce your calories, slightly stress your body and allow the stress fighting genes to do their thing. Seems that reducing an individual's food consumption by 30 to 40 percent compared with what is considered normal extends your years. Various theories abound, such as the marshalling of Sirtuin enzymes, reduced metabolism, or the reduction of oxidants. Whatever the case, try and reduce your calories and eat only foods, not food products.