Re: Caloric restriction and longevity?



"osteo" <osteo4n6@xxxxxxxxx>
yeah, I dont know how much stock I would hold in the idea of reducing
my caloric intake by 50% my entire life (and therefore not enjoying
such goodies as beer and chili) just so that I could die at 79 from
resp. failure due to....(fill in the blank from any number of
complications) or just die in a violent wreck on my way to work monday
morning..

JE:_
You do not have to reduce your calorific intake by 50% by just reducing your
intake of simple carbohydrates, simply substitute simple for complex i.e.
eat whole grain products. These provide a satisfying and _balanced_ meal
which can drastically reduce carbohydrate intake over time.

I live in multi cultural Australia where every type of cuisine is available
in a "non Anglicized" way. My experience of the USA is that of a country
addicted to simple carbohydrates (the white four products etc favored by
Queen Victoria as "pure"). During the industrial revolution these over
refined foods were provided very cheaply and in massive quantities. Simple
carbohydrates run the pancreas in overdrive (and probably the aging clock
along with it). Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and some forms of diabetes
can be common side effects of this addiction which is based on the need of
the pancreas to correct ballooning blood sugar levels within the tight
limits set by brain cells. Simple carbohydrates flood the bloodstream with
sugars. The pancreas ends up taking out TOO MUCH of these sugars because it
panics. It is simply NOT ADAPTED to a quick influx of sugars into the blood
via simple carbohydrate ingestion. The enormous quantities of simple
carbohydrates we see available today did not exist until after the
industrial revolution invented things like the steel mill for flour milling.
Hypoglycemia may result in producing a cycle of tiredness and craving for
sugar (the addiction cycle) until the pancreas gives up. I contend that the
pancreas is the key to many other modern afflictions such as heart disease
and cancer (via immune system degradation).


Regards,
John Edser

Independent Researcher

edser@xxxxxxxxxx





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