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I know that some people here have visited his web site and read some of his advice on diet and lifestyle. I encourage people to wish him well. Cheers to all!

Wow, that Facebook post and comments sure makes it feel like a hit job on AG's career. It's kind of sad to see what looks like a future of the small amount of research money being split in even more ways, since I expect AG to continue on forming another similar enterprise in the near future. I had high hopes for the SENS approach and they are diminished now.

Based on a Robert A Heinlein story "All you zombies". This is the IMDB link for Predestination, though I think I've seen it on youtube also. https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3633950489?playlistId=tt2397535&ref_=vp_rv_ap_0

Sad to hear of his passing. I remember him telling of how he used to run around the outside of his place in HI (pineapple farm?) for exercise about 8 years ago and his desire to reverse the effects of his smoking and other prior lifestyle habits. RIP

[Admin Note: This post was moved from this thread, since this is the more appropriate home for it. - Dean] Thanks for your response above, Dean. I have to say that I'm still not willing to dump the calorie restriction portion of CRON, despite your answer. The excellent metrics from medical tests in humans on CR will, I believe, lead to a healthier life. If I don't have to suffer at the end of life, then I think it's the right choice for me. One more question to anyone who knows the answer. Deficiency of B12 or folate creates high homo-cysteine levels and this has been suggested to cause heart problems in many of the vegans and some vegetarians in the EPIC study. So why isn't homo-cysteine a test that is regularly done? This link says that 47 million americans are B12 deficient. Is there some reason that the test for it is inaccurate, or highly variable? I note that Private MD tests do include one for $63, so it's not awfully expensive.

Dean, It seems like your position on this is that a well balanced lifestyle without CR, such as exemplified by by the SDA group, is the optimal for life extension. My question is do you think that it's also the best for disease avoidance? Are the SDA disease rates for heart disease, cancer, alzheimers and diabetes comparable to the to the rates shown by CR studies in both people and the recent monkey studies. If I recall correctly, the monkey studies clearly showed that disease was less common in the CR group, even though it didn't translate into extra longevity compared to the control group. I wouldn't trade more food for a sicker life myself. CR hasn't been shown in the monkey studies to shorten life after all. Thoughts?

I follow mostly 15% Protein, 35% Fats and 50% carbs. Once I balanced out my fatty acid intake (5:1 ratio or less) and fat consumption, my cholesterol numbers went from bad to good. My saturated fats are around 10 g per day and cholesterol intake is < 200 mg. I eat mostly vegan. I brought my HDL from 27 up to 58 or so and I'm quite happy with that.

It's simple green cabbage 90% and carrots 10% shredded. Sometimes you can get red cabbage in it too. I get it prepackaged with no dressing at all in my local supermarket.

Hi All, I thought I'd share what I have daily as a part of my lunch at work. This salad only takes about 5 minutes to make and has enough taste to satisfy me late in the day. Sometimes I vary the amount of flax oil depending on the rest of my diet. I hope you enjoy it! Cheers, Keith Simple CR Salad Coleslaw 70 g Fresh Spinach 30 g The Dressing: There are 2 alternatives that I've used: 1st Dressing: 30 g calorie corrected salsa 30 g soy yogurt 1 g paprika 1 g chili powder 2 g sunflower seeds 2 g pumpkin seeds 5 g raisins 2nd alternative dressing: 30 g avocado 30 g soy yogurt 1 g paprika 1 g chili powder 2 g sunflower seeds 2 g pumpkin seeds 5 g raisins Nutritional Info: 1st Dressing and salad 141.9 calories 3.4 g protein 19.6 g carbs 6.3 g fats Mono fats: 2.8 g Omega-3 0.5 g Omega-6 1.4 g Saturated fats 0.9 g Cholesterol 5.6 mg Fiber 3.2 g Significant B6, Folate, Vitamins A, C and K and manganese, iron. Nutritional Info: 2nd alternative dressing and salad 180.1 calories 3.6 g protein 20.2 g carbs 10.7 g fats Mono fats: 5.8 g Omega-3 0.5 g Omega-6 1.8 g Saturated fats 1.5 g Cholesterol 5.6 mg Fiber 4.7 g Significant B6, Folate, Vitamins A, C and K and manganese, iron.

The ability to create a blog functionality doesn't seem to be enabled. Can you see if you can make it appear?

http://www.mprize.org/blogs/ April's CR diary is a good place to start as she often posts recipes on her blog. You may also want to search for recipe in the CRSociety archives too. Tim, Can you create a spot on the site where people can post recipes with nutrition profiles, pictures and free form text?