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News, Rants & Site InfoAug 28, 2004: I've written some Quick Update pages to get out the latest info on Ephedrine hcl (mini thins), Green tea extract, and Chitosan/Vitamin C. These updates address questions that people have emailed and new information that I thought would be useful. I often find myself in a situation where I have new information to share, but not enough to write a whole new article. So rather than try to splice the new info into the original articles, I thought it better to start a separate update page that I can use to keep things current. The purpose of these update pages is to periodically update the information and respond to your questions. Sort of a supplement or a follow-up to my articles. I've also got some interesting results of blood tests measuring the effectiveness of policosanol, a supplement that is said to lower the bad LDL cholesterol and raise the good HDL cholesterol. I plan to write about this soon, so keep an eye on this page or sign up for our newsletter so we can let you know when we update the site. Jun 25, 2004: The metabolic aging theory has just been turned upside down! You know the way health advice goes . . . flip-flop, flip-flop. Right? First, eggs will kill you, then, guess what, it turns out they're not so bad after all. Or one day we're burning a witch, and the next thing you know we're treating an Alzheimer's patient. It would be nice if people, and especially governments, adopted the zero aggression principle instead of repeating the brutality over and over. But that discussion would take us WAY off topic. Follow the link if you are so inclined. The best documented way to slow aging and extend the life span is to follow a low calorie, nutrient rich diet. The resulting slow metabolism has been believed to play a role in the longevity effect by reducing free radical damage, etc. But the 'uncoupling to survive' hypothesis comes to a very different conclusion. If this hypothesis is right, the lucky b@stards that can eat tons of food and magically burn it off are also more likely to live longer, healthier lives. Indeed, the authors of this study found that "Mice in the upper quartile of metabolic intensities had greater resting oxygen consumption by 17% and lived 36% longer than mice in the lowest intensity quartile." Interestingly, the scientists found increased levels of uncoupling protein-3 (UPC3) in the skeletal muscle of the long lived mice. Starvation and thyroid hormone increase UPC3 in muscle tissue. (Starvation decreases UPC3 in brown adipose tissue, but that's another story.) So maybe the old low-calorie, nutrient rich diet wasn't so far off the mark after all. Indeed, it is just a small jump to conclude that bodybuilders have been right all along: a can of tuna, ECA, a boat load of supplements, and a pinch of thyroid hormone is a time-honored, and highly effective, method of melting the blubber off before bodybuilding contests. But seriously, is uncoupling and thermogenesis the key to a long and healthy life? Well, if you burn off a bunch of excess weight, I'd say probably. As for the
"uncoupling to survive" hypothesis, it is certainly interesting and well worth watching. But remember the
eggs and take everything with a grain of salt, and give the scientists some time
to figure all this life extension stuff out. But it sure would have been cool to see the advertisements,
if the FDA hadn't banned ephedra supplements:
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