'Dr. Mercola' refers to those practicing CR as foolish

[Guest guest]

Thought you might find this somewhat amusing (or maybe annoying):

As some of the greatest minds active in researching

anti-aging are painstakingly trying to understand the efficacy of CR,

'Dr. Mercola,' a widely followed health guru, has convinced

himself that it's simply due to reducing insulin, and that

calorie restriction is unnecessary -- even a foolish approach!

He states:

" You may have also heard of studies that show lowering your caloric

intake can slow aging and extend lifespan. I suspect the majority of

the benefits from calorie restriction are related to its influence on

insulin, as reducing calories also reduces insulin. There is bulk of

new evidence that supports this. So you don't have to torture

yourself to live longer. Most people would never do it anyway as

they would wisely realize this was a foolish endeavor, but there are

quite a few extremists who have chosen to eat far less to live longer.

They have made a foolish choice because it is not lowering your

calories that causes you to live longer, it is optimizing your

insulin and leptin levels. Calorie restriction will do this, but it

does it at an enormous price, both psychologically and

physiologically. Removing the joy from eating is a major issue and

when you don't eat enough you will miss certain key micronutriients. "

-Dave