Here is something to ponder.

[Guest guest]

My 80 year old grandfather passed away yesterday from prostrate and

bone cancer. Let me give you some facts first and then you can

ponder how on earth this man lasted as long as he did?

First off - he was around 6'2 " tall and probably weighed no more

than 160 pounds his entire adult life. He seemed to get skinner as

he aged. He was a WWII veteran with a heavy heart. He began drinking

and smoking heavily in his teens and never quit until his cancer

came a couple years back. He was a heavy drinker and his food

quality never consisted of a healthy variety of nutrients. He was

the one who taught me to eat the fat off the steak because it was

good for me. As long as I can remember this man drank and smoked

heavily for the past 60+ years. He had a heavy heart from the war,

which I feel contributed to the years of alcohol abuse. He lived a

frugal life, he left this world with nothing. I can still remember

him being physically fit and having to work up into his 70's. When I

last saw him, his faced looked 100, yet he had fine muscle tone and

somewhat of a six pack stomach. Pretty amazing for a man who did

nothing but abuse his body. Yet - he remained underweight and never

put on the weight through adulthood.

What makes me a true believer that living less than your ideal

weight will prolong life is my grandfather. Here is another

situation to ponder.

My best friend in the whole world died at age 43 due to a massive

heart attack. She left four small children behind. Her diet

consisted of a coke for breakfast, Mcdonalds, Pizza Hut, donuts,

trans fats and sugar. I do not recall her ever eating healthy. She

was overweight when she died, i.e. 5'4 " and 235 pounds. Her heart

simply gave out.

Comparing her to my grandfather you can really see the human body

can take massive amounts of abuse before it gives out. Clearly the

skinny one will still outlast the fat one. Does that mean by being

super skinny we actually have a hand up on life? Cleary, an obese

person will give out much sooner than an thin person no matter how

much abuse is placed on the body.

Since discovering CRON, I realize that the numbers on the scale

really mean something. I spent years wondering how my grandfather

was still alive and that his liver wasn't giving out on him. It must

have been his weight. I believe it was the single most important

factor in keeping him alive--no matter how much abuse he gave his

body. If he was overweight, could one speculate that he would have

died in his 40's, 50's or even 60's?

Here we are as Cronies. We spend countless days measuring nutrients,

vitamins, minerals and calories for that prolonged life. We strive

for spiritual sanity, less stress, and happier lives. If you think

about it in terms of my grandfather, we have to be doing something

right. Just being skinny does make a difference, and we really do

have a step up on longevity. No matter what as long as we stay below

our ideal weight we are doing something worth while, even if we

didn't get all our nutrients in for that particular day, or our

sanity takes an unexpected turn. My grandfather made it to 80, that

is a miracle. I truly believe I will be seeing you guys in my 100's

because all this extra hoopla will be our saving grace.

I don't need research or medical doctors to prove CRON works. I feel

its truth in my heart and in my soul. When I finishing giving birth

at the end of this month, I will be super psyched to get back to my

ideal CRON weight. Of course, I will have extra benefit of

breastfeeding.

I thought this might give you something to ponder. Life in the

skinny lane sure does seem funner than life in the fat lane. I guess

working CRON will put us in the category with the Okinawans, versus

just doing CR, which puts us the category of the regualar Japenese

folks.

Have a wonderful day - Ann