#725

That’s not what I said, you’ve misunderstood one sentence…(perhaps I came across brash) I am on a calorie restriction diet for a decade. It works well for me. When I said do your own research, basically what I should’ve said in a nicer way you need to do what’s right for your body there’s plenty of research out there you can gauge the pros and cons. There is no cookie-cutter approach. You’ll hear it time and time again that CR restriction is not all and the evidence in humans is still questionable.-Happy New Year! Be well live long !

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#726

I agree that being Obese is a bad thing. (A thing I have personal experience of) However, I don’t think CR is the best route towards extended healthspan.

#727

CR is complicated and makes life complex, just like low sodium diets (as sodium is in everywhere).
What’s the point of a long life if it’s spent with eyes in the back of your head?

At least taking a few medications aren’t complicated.

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#728

I disagree. It can be really quite complex if you are trying to nudge your metabolism in an direction that works more effectively.

On the other hand it is worth the effort.

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#729

I’m thinking out loud. I guess trying to be average for the sake of average is pretty boring, hence making certain things ‘complicated’, might be worth the effort.

I think I like how I feel on low sodium diets.

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#730

I end up supplementing sodium, but also I drink a lot of alcohol from time to time (such as now)

#731

If you think that will increase your overall wellbeing under the curve then that is good.

#732

Can’t agree more!…….

#733

Yes, you’re absolutely right…“If someone makes a black and white statement, with absolute certainty, and if they don’t show their reasoning and proof for the statement, then it’s easy to assume they don’t know what they’re talking about as they based their statement on basically nothing.”

I think the evidence for a delicious diet can be relatively low and still be persuasive. This systematic review is quite thorough (but 5 years old now)

#734

@AnUser, I’m on day 3 back to a low sodium diet and this time it seems way easier. I haven’t had one issue and my face definitely looks less puffy. It’s almost like sodium is a mild poison to me for some reason. It’s truly as mind bending as finding out I had celiac and realizing that something I ate every day of my life (and that most people eat freely) was so horrible for me! I can’t believe after a year of eating low sodium that I got lazy and abandoned it. I’m very grateful you brought this topic up otherwise who knows how long it would have taken me to realize it was causing me issues. I just simply feel (and look) much better.

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#735

It might be affecting people with a high genetic loading for autoimmune disease differently, including myself. The difference is night and day to me, so most people probably aren’t affected by sodium this way. Only way I could replicate the feeling is to drink plenty of water to get well hydrated.

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#736

Thank you sir, that’s me as well.

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#737

Is there a chance that genetic factors might be involved in their longevity?

#738

Is it taurine? Or is it iodine? As you mentioned the people of Japan and Hong Kong eat a diet high in seafood and seaweed. On average they consume much more iodine than in the western diet. Depending on what source you read maybe over 100 times more. Around 13mg per day. The rda in the US is a mere 0.15mg and on average we don’t consume much more than that. Several months ago I started taking Iodoral 12.5mg daily. FWIW, I also take 3gm taurine every day.

https://oawhealth.com/article/iodine-the-universal-nutrient/

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#739

what are the different factors, that drive the high Life Expectancy in some countries? And what causes Low life expectancy in other countries?

General access to high quality health care or not.
Poverty vs wealth? It takes money to fund a good healthcare system.

#740

Looking at the top 10 countries, they’re all located along a sea or ocean except Switzerland. Probably the seafood is a major factor.

Maybe you need to find a place to live on a mountain next to an ocean?

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#741

Don’t want to live in Africa. Which is where we came from supposedly.

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#742

Don’t waste your money on expensive EVOO or ‘high polyphenol’ olive oil!

EVOO is one of the biggest scams right now, based on current information. Sorry not sorry.

You can buy no-added sodium olives. Eat a couple of olives and get more polyphenols than in daily consumption of Bryan Johnson’s high polyphenol EVOO! Not to mention the better fat composition, and benefits in rct’s with canola over olive oil.

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#743

If you want to reduce apob, evoo may be a better bet than canola oil.

“Results of this study showed that CO consumption significantly reduced TC (-7.24 mg/dl, 95% CI, -12.1 to -2.7), and LDL (-6.4 mg/dl, 95% CI, -10.8 to -2), although it had no effects on HDL, TG, Apo B,”

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#744

I have to say I’m impressed by his new longevity supplement coming out. Great price too.

It has Creatine, Ca-AKG, Glucosamine, Taurine, Glycine, L-Lysine, Ashwagandha, L-Glutathione, L-Theanine, Hyaluronic Acid, Vitamin C, and Magnesium Citrate in decent dosages.

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