The Billionaire Who Is Planning His 125th Birthday

Post by _b8r0 » Sat, Mar 05, 2011, 2:39 PM UTC

AngryParsley wrote: post #23

He doesn’t count calories or believe in extreme caloric restriction as a way to extend life. Not only has caloric restriction been shown to work in mammals (including primates), but it has known mechanisms of action. That's some hefty evidence to ignore. But he does believe that excess weight is a sure way to abbreviate it, and reprimands friends, acquaintances and even strangers who are heavy. The latest studies ( h…

Post by _b8r0 » Sat, Mar 05, 2011, 2:46 PM UTC

lionhearted wrote: post #15

Whenever a thread comes up about someone taking a sincere interest in nutrition and making difficult sacrifices to try to enjoy a better life, you start to see people come out and mock it and make jokes and assert a certain "well I'm having more fun" type superiority. Well, I'm not so sure about that. Most of the people I know who work to live really healthy have the guts to go counter-cultural/counter-mainstream in…

Post by StavrosK » Sat, Mar 05, 2011, 3:16 PM UTC

_b8r0 wrote: post #43

lionhearted wrote: post #15

Whenever a thread comes up about someone taking a sincere interest in nutrition and making difficult sacrifices to try to enjoy a better life, you start to see people come out and mock it and make jokes and assert a certain "well I'm having more fun" type superiority. Well, I'm not so sure about that. Most of the people I know who work to live really healthy have the guts to go counter-cultural/counter-mainstream in…

I'm not so sure if I agree with what you're saying. I have few vices. I cook everything from scratch, don't smoke, rarely eat red meat and have a very nutritious diet. My main vices are a lack of exercise and alcohol (as I like to make cocktails, learn new ones and experiment I probably drink more of them than most). Exercising more would probably give me more enjoyment, but at the opportunity cost of what I'm doing…

Post by ZoFreX » Sat, Mar 05, 2011, 4:33 PM UTC

_b8r0 wrote: post #41

AngryParsley wrote: post #23

He doesn’t count calories or believe in extreme caloric restriction as a way to extend life. Not only has caloric restriction been shown to work in mammals (including primates), but it has known mechanisms of action. That's some hefty evidence to ignore. But he does believe that excess weight is a sure way to abbreviate it, and reprimands friends, acquaintances and even strangers who are heavy. The latest studies ( h…

> This makes it clear he has no idea what he's talking about. I propose that we check on him on his 125th birthday to find out. If he's dead, then you're right. If he's alive, then you're wrong.

Post by elai » Sat, Mar 05, 2011, 4:48 PM UTC

robryan wrote: post #9

I think for most people, if these extreme measures brought them another 50 years it may be worth the effort of being perfectly disciplined. But even if he is onto something, which may think they are using conflicting methods, it's probably going to buy him an extra few years over just being healthy without being obsessive.