To Live Longer, Cut Calories Wisely

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Do you want to live a longer life in good health? Simple practices can make some difference, such as exercise or calorie restriction. But over the long haul all that really matters is progress in medicine: building new classes of therapy to repair and reverse the known root causes of aging. The sooner these treatments arrive, the more lives will be saved. Find out how to help »

(From mercola.com). We all know that calorie restriction is currently the only proven, accessible way to extend healthy lifespan. Getting started can be a little intimidating, however. In this article, Dr. Mercola offers thoughts, advice and a lot of good references on starting calorie restriction. While making best use of these calorie restriction resources, remember that modest improvements to healthy lifespan today are just a part of the Longevity Meme. We must also actively support medical research to develop the effective, long term healthy life extension therapies of tomorrow.

Link: http://www.mercola.com/2003/sep/17/cut_calories.htm