Walford, Reihard, and the World of Longevity
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 4:25 am
It seems that we often tunnel vision on a few diet genres here. Usually No S v. Low Carb, which might be just fine since some low carbers are pushier than network marketers who live down the road.
Once in a while Dean Ornish comes up, I discovered John McDougall last week, and there has been talk of Julia Child, the French, Wheat Belly, and even the Twinkie Diet (which I might like to try someday owing to my known love for those spongy little cakes of creamy filled goodness...).
One approach I found fascinating a few years back was the longevity diets. The principal, or most well known proponent for longevity diets was Roy Walford. He was the author of the Beyond the 120 Year Diet. It was an interesting read and I pick it up still, now and then, and read parts of it.
The basic premise is we poison ourselves with calories. (Or, calorie poisoning, a term used by Peter Voss.)
As we who have followed No S for any length of time know that Reinhard is onto something. Fewer calories, according to Walford' s research equals better health, and possibly, a significant longer life. So, lowering our calories as we do when we are locked in on No S, might produce the same outcome. It will of course take decades to determine if calorie restriction works on humans, but research shows it has worked for other life forms, mice doubled their life spans.
Mice aren't humans, and some researchers suspect this type of eating could lead to medical problems, or conditions, but for me it is an interesting theory.
Once in a while Dean Ornish comes up, I discovered John McDougall last week, and there has been talk of Julia Child, the French, Wheat Belly, and even the Twinkie Diet (which I might like to try someday owing to my known love for those spongy little cakes of creamy filled goodness...).
One approach I found fascinating a few years back was the longevity diets. The principal, or most well known proponent for longevity diets was Roy Walford. He was the author of the Beyond the 120 Year Diet. It was an interesting read and I pick it up still, now and then, and read parts of it.
The basic premise is we poison ourselves with calories. (Or, calorie poisoning, a term used by Peter Voss.)
As we who have followed No S for any length of time know that Reinhard is onto something. Fewer calories, according to Walford' s research equals better health, and possibly, a significant longer life. So, lowering our calories as we do when we are locked in on No S, might produce the same outcome. It will of course take decades to determine if calorie restriction works on humans, but research shows it has worked for other life forms, mice doubled their life spans.
Mice aren't humans, and some researchers suspect this type of eating could lead to medical problems, or conditions, but for me it is an interesting theory.
