Not Hair Loss News – Eat Less, Live Longer
Snippet from the article:
Scientists have shown a link between long-living calorie-restricted mice and the types of microbes residing in the guts of those mice. The finding, published last month (July 16) in Nature Communications, suggests a novel mechanism of living longer by establishing the right kind of microbes in our gut through a low-calorie diet.
“[The study] underlined the effectiveness of the healthy modulation of the gut microbiota along with diet specificities,†Jean-Paul Vernoux, a professor of food toxicology at the University of Caen in France who was not involved with the study, said in an email to The Scientist.
Caloric restriction has been known to extend life span in a variety of organisms, including humans, though the molecular mechanisms of this effect are not known. Recent research has begun to outline the role of the apparently innocuous microbes of the gut in modulating metabolism and immunity of their host. Based on these findings, Liping Zhao of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and his colleagues wondered if caloric restriction may prolong life span by modulating the type and composition of gut microbes.
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Mice on a low-cal diet live longer. How does that translate to humans? We’ll see.
One question not answered is how exercise was applied. In general it seems
eating less = longer life, but
exercising more = longer life as well, but
exercising more + eating less = other problems.
I bring this up not to troll but because it reminds me of the words of a colleague of my hair doc who did two procedures on me. He said supplementing protein may not necessarily help men prevent hair loss but the composition of hair, and for that matter, skin, is largely a mix of amino acids, as in protein. In addition, exercise increases blood flow which can’t hurt. After my first HT I increased my protein and water intake as well as my exercise level.
To my surprise, my chronic knee tendonitis went away. I also lost weight while gaining strength, flexibility, endurance, and a much more positive outlook on life that HT alone would not have done. Initially I tried to keep my caloric intake steady, but after as my fat stores decreased I had to increase caloric intake to fuel exercise which was improving my health…