| This is one of those surprising things that can make | | | | younger than age. |
| you leaner and get you pointed in the right direction. | | | | Furthermore, many medical conditions such as chronic |
| There is an interesting study that 37-year-old | | | | headaches, arthritis pain and sleep disorders gone |
| scientist Johannes Bauer, Ph.D. New to the biology | | | | away without taking a medication. After going with |
| department at SMU carried out how calorie restriction | | | | fewer calories for only a short time many of them |
| affects the life longevity of the flies. | | | | felt themselves more physically stronger and started |
| The results of the study where surprising but clearly | | | | to feel much happier, and even more spiritually aware |
| indicate that eating less is better. | | | | as if a brain fog has lifted. It turns out that calorie |
| Bauer feed his flies every other day with a mixture | | | | restriction helped to awake the creativity while |
| of sugar and yeast. He's found that when the | | | | others felt restful and calmer than ever. |
| Drosophila Melanogaster fruit fly consumed 30 to 50 | | | | Apparently there is a scientific explanation for all of |
| percent fewer calories a day they lived 10 to 40 | | | | this. |
| percent longer than their natural lifespan and this the | | | | Bauer said that "Restricting calories just a little bit |
| equivalent in humans of living 120 years or more. | | | | puts your body in a state of stress, which makes |
| Bauer said that flies fed less were more alert, more | | | | you a little bit healthier". |
| active but they were not as fertile. | | | | It seems like even a slight reduce of caloric intake, |
| Although semi-starvation doesn't sound like a party, | | | | even by as little as 10 percent a day, forces the |
| but calorie restriction (scientific term for | | | | body's cells low level of stress that in turn is |
| under-nutrition) is now being taught as the latest | | | | strengthening them when high stresses occur. |
| fountain-of-youth secret for prolonging the human life | | | | The moderate stress just like the one caused by |
| span and extending the "health span". | | | | simple exercise helps improve the health and eating |
| Furthermore, many scientist engaged in calorie | | | | less calories seems to force the body for more |
| restriction studies on lab animals, are quite certain | | | | efficient metabolic processes that puts the brakes on |
| that they've identified an effective way to stave off | | | | aging. |
| many ailments such as diabetes, arthritis, cancers, | | | | Just to sum up all said above: "It takes a special |
| heart disease, Alzheimer's and others. | | | | person to be hungry... and an even greater one to |
| Some of the researchers go even beyond this | | | | stay that way". |
| exciting discovery and suggest a staying hungry and | | | | If you want to stay healthier and prolong your life |
| living lean, as the only effective and scientifically | | | | span, stay hungry in two ways: In how you workout |
| known mechanism even to slow down the aging | | | | and literally... stay a bit hungry before you go to bed. |
| process. | | | | Not "starving"... just a bit hungry. |
| ... And, it often helps prevent age-related illnesses | | | | How to stay hungry at night? |
| too... | | | | Do consult your doctor about taking 500mg of |
| Many other color restriction approaches such as raw | | | | potassium and 1000mg of magnesium/calcium a few |
| foodism and veganism, are telling similar stories about | | | | hours prior to bed as this can help you with the |
| how affective they are for weight loss and how | | | | hunger pangs. |
| people who follow these approaches begin to look | | | | |