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Nanotech May Extend Life!?
So some of you may get freaked out by this… In 30 or 40 years, we’ll have microscopic machines traveling through our bodies, repairing damaged cells and organs, effectively wiping out diseases. The nanotechnology will also be used to back up our memories and personalities. But I personally am all for it! How very cool…
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Why a calorie isn’t just a calorie
Count the calories. Watch the carbs. No, just the fat. Actually, pay attention to the protein instead. Scratch that. Go back to what we said before. Just count the calories. Confused? I sure am. This could be why I am so focused on diet in a blog about curing Death. …does it matter if you…
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World Anti-Aging Congress 2009
The 17th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine’s Spring 2009 Session was held April 23-25th 2009, the event sponsored by The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine: More than 2,600 participants from the medical, scientific, and business arenas convened for the 17th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine’s Spring 2009 Session. Held April 23-25th in Florida,…
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Calorie restriction appeals to people who want healthier — and perhaps longer — lives
I’m still thinking about the Calorie Restriction Diet and to be honest, I’m still not sold: “Living longer is certainly tantalizing, but anyone who is doing this to slow their rate of aging might be on a goose chase,” said Bob Cavanaugh, spokesman for the Calorie Restriction Society, a nonprofit organization. You may find this…
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When unhealthy foods hijack overeaters’ brains
http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2009/04/20/when_unhealthy_foods_hijack_overeaters_brains/?rss_id=Boston.com+–+Health+news Food hijacked Dr. David Kessler’s brain…(Former FDA Commissioner)…research suggests millions share what he calls “conditioned hypereating” — a willpower-sapping drive to eat high-fat, high-sugar foods even when they’re not hungry. Sound familiar? “The food industry has figured out what works. They know what drives people to keep on eating,” Kessler tells The Associated Press.…
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Ersatz calorie restriction
Is living longer worth the price of spending it in perpetual dietary misery? Janet Raloff poses this exact question on Science News – http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/43015/title/Coming_Ersatz_calorie_restriction Janet was covering the Experimental Biology meeting in New Orleans. She picks out a nugget concerning Avacados, which may offer an alternative. She describes the potential for a dietary supplement that…
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Who decides when you die?
A heart wrenching article from the Boston Globe today. The article was titled – Who decides when you die? …recount how an 83-year-old woman who had survived melanoma for more than seven years arrived in the hospital’s intensive care unit with an array of other ailments including kidney failure. The woman, speaking with great clarity,…
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Daffodil Days
The American Cancer Society’s Daffodil Days are here… As the first flower of spring, the daffodil is a symbol of hope. To the American Cancer Society, it represents the hope we all share for a future where cancer is no longer a life-threatening disease. You can provide hope to all people affected by the disease…
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Ending the Atrocities of the FDA
From NaturalHealthNews.com, a new resource to this most humble web log… Ending the Atrocities of the FDA; Life Extension Urges Immediate Petition Action for Health Freedom (NaturalNews) What follows is a call-to-action article by William Faloon, founder of the Life Extension Foundation (www.LEF.org). NaturalNews and LEF are working together to publish this information as widely…
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What are the benefits of Mind Uploading?
Michael Anissimov from the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies poses the question: What are the benefits of Mind Uploading? Universal mind uploading, or universal uploading for short, is the concept, by no means original to me, that the technology of mind uploading will eventually become universally adopted by all who can afford it, similar…