Newbie with question on micronutrient management

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Hi everyone,

I'm a 41 year old male with an interest in calorie restriction for

prolonging life. I became interested after reading the article in

the WSJ this past Spring.

I am looking to refine the CRON diet that I haphazardly began about 4

months ago after reading the article and some diet books emphasizing

the low fat approach. I have been tracking only macronutients and

total calories, but now am concerned about micronutients after

receiving a blood profile report showing my red blood corpuscle count

and HCT were somewhat below normal (4.50 meg per mcl and 42.8%). Is

this expected for CRONies?

Also is there an easy way for me and others following a CRON

lifestyle to manage this on a daily basis that doesn't take too much

time? I have been successful managing the macro side in large part

due to a Diet/Exercise planner software program that I carry with me

loaded on my PDA. I'm thinking I'd need something like Dr. Walford's

computer program, but I don't think it's available for PDA's. Any

advice?

Thanks.