Anti-aging

I am not all that comfortable with the developing idea that man can somehow mess around with our genes to increase longevity.  I suggest looking outside the labs of our modern Frankensteins at nature and healthy living.

While it is true that numerous studies have demonstrated that caloric restriction is a key to living longer, I also suggest that what calories we take in and which ones we don't are equally, if not more, important.  Look for example at the nutrient-dense diet of some of the longest lived peoples on earth in the Mediterranean region - where you also find quite a proportion of pretty rotund people. Clearly much of their health and longevity does not come from caloric restrictions alone.

Suggested reading:

The Nature of Aging by Jon Barron

Living Longer with L-carnatine

A Plan for Living a Long & Healthy Life - Pt 1

A Plan for Living a Long & Healthy Life - Pt 2

A Plan for Living a Long & Healthy Life - Pt 3

A Plan for Living a Long & Healthy Life - Pt 4

Anti-Aging & Longevity

All the best,

Tony