I've been in contact with a researcher in Leeds who who studies athletes, energy restriction, anorexia etc... She is interested in the differences between these and how Calorie restriction with optimal nutrition differs, if at all! She wants a bunch of CRONies to undergo some tests... I haven't yet replied back to her last email, but spoke to Bob via email and hes going to draft out an email and send it to the list.
This was at the end of her email.
Cathy "All-in-all it’s a complex area. I am sure we could arrange some measurements of BMD, hormone status and bone health (etc.) in a group of CRs if you and your friends are interested to travel to Leeds for these?"
I believe she also mentioned looking at immune function too. Although I'll have to check back on my emails about this. So anyone in the UK interested, please respond to Bob's email!
Edit: From another email
"I would be interested to conduct some research in this field, especially on bone health and immune function. As far as I’m aware, there is no research of this nature occurring in the UK."
Doctor Cathy Zanker
http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/carnegie/czanker.htm
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
Protect your hearing
I would like to post this because I think it's important for those rocking out hard with your guitar up loud, or drums, or going to loud concerts all the time. Tinnitus affects 50 million people in the U.S and around 10 million in the UK. For some reason about three months ago I developed tinnitus... it came out of the blue and no idea what caused it. My ENT doctor said my hearing is excellent in the right ear and slightly lower than it should be in the left, but still normal. Also an ear pressure test was abnormal in the left ear (can suggest ear fluid). Then he said that he did see fluid in both ears and can take many months to clear... and that it might be from a viral or that sinus problems I had. he think this is what is causing the mild tinnitus. It almost sounds like a high pitched noise coming from an old CRT monitor. I'm a fairly optimistic person, and tinnitus hasn't really increased anxiety levels or anything because I've just learned to get used to it! Until there is a cure there is no point in worrying about it because there is nothing anyone can really do says my doctor and ent doc.
Watch this video and see what I hear 24/7! -- This noise can be caused by excessive noise levels, bacterial or viral ear infections, allergies, antibiotics, chemotherapy, tumors and anxiety or stress can make it much louder. Anemia is also another cause of this problem. Tinnitus is not a disease, but a symptom of a problem which is usually benign. New research suggests that the brain is involved in picking up this noise that is supposed to be filtered out. In fact, if you stick anyone in a sound proof room for 5 minutes they will also begin to hear these high pitched noises. However this leaves them as soon as they are exposed to the natural environment again. 30% of those coming home from iraq also are suffering from tinnitus... and with all the kids now playing their music players up loud, there will be many more.
Protect your ears :)
I've almost got some people to join my new rock band. I'll definitely be wearing proper protection this time!
Watch this video and see what I hear 24/7! -- This noise can be caused by excessive noise levels, bacterial or viral ear infections, allergies, antibiotics, chemotherapy, tumors and anxiety or stress can make it much louder. Anemia is also another cause of this problem. Tinnitus is not a disease, but a symptom of a problem which is usually benign. New research suggests that the brain is involved in picking up this noise that is supposed to be filtered out. In fact, if you stick anyone in a sound proof room for 5 minutes they will also begin to hear these high pitched noises. However this leaves them as soon as they are exposed to the natural environment again. 30% of those coming home from iraq also are suffering from tinnitus... and with all the kids now playing their music players up loud, there will be many more.
Protect your ears :)
I've almost got some people to join my new rock band. I'll definitely be wearing proper protection this time!
Friday, October 12, 2007
I thought so, I am programmed to love chocolate
Two of the findings in this study was that those who love chocolate, eat it daily, have a different metabolic profile. Those who really like chocolate have marginally high levels of albumin (yes so do I), they also have really low LDL cholesterol (I have that too). If I could I'd eat many bars of chocolate a day, but sadly I have to limit my intake of dark chocolate. However when I do eat it, it's always Lindt Dark chocolate! Yum :D
People 'programmed to love chocolate'
Friday, 12 Oct 2007 08:18
Story can be found here
Being a chocolate lover is down to a chemical signature in the brain, scientists have found. Their discovery, the first to link chocolate preference to a chemical process, explains why some people love the food while others are indifferent to it. Swiss and British researchers behind the finding argue it could be used to help design healthier diets customised to an individual's needs.
They studied 22 volunteer men, half of whom are indifferent to chocolate and half who love it. The men ate chocolate or a placebo over a five-day period while their blood and urine samples were tested. Chocolate lovers were found to have lower levels of 'bad' cholesterol and marginally elevated levels of albumin, a beneficial protein. They expressed this protein even when they ate no chocolate and activity of the gut microbes in the chocolate lovers was also found to be distinctly different from the other participants.
"Our study shows that food preferences, including chocolate, might be programmed or imprinted into our metabolic system in such a way that the body becomes attuned to a particular diet," said researcher Sunil Kochhar, a scientist with Nestle Research Centre in Switzerland. "We know that some people can eat a diet that is high in steak and carbs and generally remain healthy, while the same food in others is unhealthy.
"Knowing one's metabolic profile could open-the-door to dietary or nutritional interventions that are customised to your type so that your metabolism can be nudged to a healthier status."
The findings are published in the Journal of Proteome Research.
People 'programmed to love chocolate'
Friday, 12 Oct 2007 08:18
Story can be found here
Being a chocolate lover is down to a chemical signature in the brain, scientists have found. Their discovery, the first to link chocolate preference to a chemical process, explains why some people love the food while others are indifferent to it. Swiss and British researchers behind the finding argue it could be used to help design healthier diets customised to an individual's needs.
They studied 22 volunteer men, half of whom are indifferent to chocolate and half who love it. The men ate chocolate or a placebo over a five-day period while their blood and urine samples were tested. Chocolate lovers were found to have lower levels of 'bad' cholesterol and marginally elevated levels of albumin, a beneficial protein. They expressed this protein even when they ate no chocolate and activity of the gut microbes in the chocolate lovers was also found to be distinctly different from the other participants.
"Our study shows that food preferences, including chocolate, might be programmed or imprinted into our metabolic system in such a way that the body becomes attuned to a particular diet," said researcher Sunil Kochhar, a scientist with Nestle Research Centre in Switzerland. "We know that some people can eat a diet that is high in steak and carbs and generally remain healthy, while the same food in others is unhealthy.
"Knowing one's metabolic profile could open-the-door to dietary or nutritional interventions that are customised to your type so that your metabolism can be nudged to a healthier status."
The findings are published in the Journal of Proteome Research.
Friday, October 05, 2007
Some try extreme calorie restriction for long life
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20746251/
The link above is to the article on Paul and Meredith who have been doing CR for quite a long time now. It also contains two new videos which you can view on that page.
As I type this, 42% say they would try calorie restriction if it meant they could live a longer healthier life. There are have been 1794 votes in so far on the MSNBC story. So it looks good... but saying I would do it is an entirely different thing from being able to do calorie restriction for the long term ;)
I would also encourage you all to do something that wont take more than a few seconds. Go to this linkand share your CR experiences.
Also you can go over to this blog to comment back at some of the people who don't understand cr that well.
The link above is to the article on Paul and Meredith who have been doing CR for quite a long time now. It also contains two new videos which you can view on that page.
As I type this, 42% say they would try calorie restriction if it meant they could live a longer healthier life. There are have been 1794 votes in so far on the MSNBC story. So it looks good... but saying I would do it is an entirely different thing from being able to do calorie restriction for the long term ;)
I would also encourage you all to do something that wont take more than a few seconds. Go to this linkand share your CR experiences.
Also you can go over to this blog to comment back at some of the people who don't understand cr that well.
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So is this guy for real, he claims he has been doing Calorie Restriction since his 20s and is now 52 years old in that photo. I think one pe...
