What can I do to fight aging?

[Eli]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Avoid high cholesterol foods (check the nutritional information on packages - I was really surprised to find out which foods had high cholesterol (yogurt) and which had none (potato chips)).

I can't agree with this statement. The dietician fear-mongering doctors started that trend... Cholesterol is good for you and so is saturated fat, in moderation. Your body needs it for the rigidity of cell membranes and other connective tissues. The amount of cholesterol in your diet actually has nothing to do with the cholesterol levels in your blood stream. Eggs for example are high in cholesterol, but eating a ton of them doesn't increase your cholesterol because your digestive system breaks it down.

"Bad" cholesterol actually is generated by your own liver!

Was going to say basically the same thing.

Just like "fat" isn't bad for you, neither is "cholesterol". Neither are "carbs", for that matter.

You have to differentiate. That's one of the most fundamental flaws of the so-called Food Pyramid.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
I've been told not to eat too much fruit as they contain high sugar content, is this true? I love fruit, and wouldn't mind replacing red meat with fruit

Fruit sugar is good for you. It's all that bleached and processed nutritionless cane sugar (and high fructose corn syrup) that is causing today's health problems. Of course bleached wheat flour is about as bad, it's basically another form of worthless sugar.

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

What can I do to fight aging?

Stop time.

/obligatory

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
I found this out while listening to Dr. Dean Edell a few weeks ago. From a recent study. AFAIK, the SPF of a sunblock refers to UVB, although it may say full spectrum which includes UVA - there is no regulation for how strong it is. So you can be getting good protection from UVB for 4 hours, while the UVA protection is weak and cooking your insides - but without your skin burning you'd never know.

Fixed. Dr. Dead Edell just sounds so wrong.

 

[rh71]

more sleep.. less UT.

 

[Ninjja]

Originally posted by: phantom309
Avoid responsibility.

hahaha. good advice.

 

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: rh71
more sleep.. less UT.

never!

 

[guyver01]

die early.

 

[ggavinmoss]

Stay out of the sun.

-geoff

 

[PunDogg]

take some anti-oxidents vit a, e, c take those and u will be young again

dOGG

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
I've been told not to eat too much fruit as they contain high sugar content, is this true?

I love fruit, and wouldn't mind replacing red meat with fruit

It's not that the high sugar is so bad for you, as it can be a waste of calories. Vegetables are generally superior to fruit. Less calories, and lots of minerals/vitamins.

good post, but the one about the fillings...explain! ouch!

Some people report that the mercury from these can seep into one's blood and cause issues. It's hard, as with anything, to say how serious this issue is. I think most dentists are not recommending removing all mercury fillings and replacing them. At the same time I think few dentists are still giving mercury fillings. I've still got one or two, but they're being replaced (since they are falling apart, and I'm having to get refilled - my mouth is almost entirely white now as opposed to metallic that it used to be .

There was a thread awhile back that actually showed scientific evidence of mercury forming liquid droplets on the serface of amalgams, showing that it does in fact leak into your system. Previously it had already been shown that mercury leaked as a vapor when you chewed - but that was shrugged aside as an unharmful amount by the dental community.


mercury amalgams

I came across some other sites trying to convince the reader this is all a myth and unsubstantiated - and also saying that amalgams are stable and will never leak mercury, the same way water doesn't leave hydrogen and oxygen. The problem with those sites (besides lack of chemistry education), is that amalgams are an alloy, not a molecular compound. If that were true, Steel would never rust. The mercury in amalgam is suspended, not attached.

 

[saxophonoia]

Originally posted by: guyver01
die early.

Easiest way to combat aging.

 

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
I've been told not to eat too much fruit as they contain high sugar content, is this true?

I love fruit, and wouldn't mind replacing red meat with fruit

It's not that the high sugar is so bad for you, as it can be a waste of calories. Vegetables are generally superior to fruit. Less calories, and lots of minerals/vitamins.

good post, but the one about the fillings...explain! ouch!

Some people report that the mercury from these can seep into one's blood and cause issues. It's hard, as with anything, to say how serious this issue is. I think most dentists are not recommending removing all mercury fillings and replacing them. At the same time I think few dentists are still giving mercury fillings. I've still got one or two, but they're being replaced (since they are falling apart, and I'm having to get refilled - my mouth is almost entirely white now as opposed to metallic that it used to be .

There was a thread awhile back that actually showed scientific evidence of mercury forming liquid droplets on the serface of amalgams, showing that it does in fact leak into your system. Previously it had already been shown that mercury leaked as a vapor when you chewed - but that was shrugged aside as an unharmful amount by the dental community.


mercury amalgams

I came across some other sites trying to convince the reader this is all a myth and unsubstantiated - and also saying that amalgams are stable and will never leak mercury, the same way water doesn't leave hydrogen and oxygen. The problem with those sites (besides lack of chemistry education), is that amalgams are an alloy, not a molecular compound. If that were true, Steel would never rust. The mercury in amalgam is suspended, not attached.

interesting...hmm makes me want to replace all my fillings, ouch! I wonder is my insurance covers these replacements...probably not