Re: How do you know if you're on CR?

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I received these questions off list from a newbie:

> I know this is a real newbie question but if you put aside set point how do

> you know:

> 1) When you have " crossed over " so to speak, into a weight/caloric intake

> zone where you are experiencing the health benefits of cr?

>

> 2) How do you know when you have gone to far?

1) If you've read Walford, then you know there's a series of blood tests

that will confirm you're truly on CR as well as some tests you can do

yourself - such as blood pressure for one. There is a site that gives you

all the tests you should take:

http://www.infinitefaculty.org/sci/cr/bloodtests.htm. If you also have the

bloodwork done pre-CR, which is highly recommended, you'll have a basis to

gauge changes.

2. As to how you'll know if you've gone " too far " - you don't. We are

human guinea pigs. Unfortunately some cronies have gone too far with some

bad results: anorexia (ask Alan Pater), osteoporosis (several of us), to

name two unfortunate health risks of overdoing it. The best thing,

therefore, is to eat a wide variety of foods, go slow, and take everything

in moderation, moderation, moderation.