Saul Kent

Puts life extension theory into practice. The author is a California lifestyle extension guru, supporting his guide book with 283 References and an Index.

Does not support the elimination of Sugar from the diet. No studies show sugar causes atherosclerosis or even diabetes. Basically, recommends reduction of quantities -- eat less. For example, cancer is inhibited by a low-calorie diet.

Very focused on free radicals. Transforming food into energy generates unstable chemical fragments called free radicals, which have been shown to cause cancer. Eating less, causes fewer free readical to be produced, diminishing cancer-causing activity. Free radicals also contribute to atherosclerosis, arthritis, and accelerated aging. [37] Vitamin C and other anti-oxidants inhibit free radicals. Low-dose Selenium extends life dramatically - in the rat studies, many "Methusalahs" [220].

What to eat? "There are no specific life-extension foods." [43] Important to eat a variety. For example, of the amino acids -- the building blocks of protein we consist of -- we know of 21 in humans. Ten are called "essential", and must come from food. We can make the other eleven amino acids from the essential ones. While the Kent does not recommend a particular vegetarian diet, he repeats the fact that "neither corn nor beans provide all the essential amino acids, but they do if eaten in combination". [44]

Provides specific "therapies", including vitamins and life-style changes, to slow the aging process. For example, drawing upon the B6 deficient brain studies, and the use of pantothenic acid in treating arthritis. [209]

Improving Memory. The brain is a prime target for free radical damage because it contains a large quantity of polyunsaturated fats. Lipid membranes surround each brain cell. Kent advises taking vitamins A, B5, B6, C and E, as well as minerals Zinc and Selenium, and the amino acid Cystine. He does admit that the effort to improve intelligence is "uncharted territory". [172]

I suggest you take this book to the nearest Vitamin Shoppe, and lard up.… (mehr)