| There are a number of anti-aging techniques that | | | | you should work closely with a dietician to |
| people are using these days, but one that seems | | | | determine which foods you must include and |
| to be very effective is calorie restriction. This | | | | which ones should be avoided. You want be able |
| theory, proposed by Dr. Roy Walford of the | | | | to cut out everything, but you have to make |
| UCLA Medical School, a well respected | | | | every single calorie you consume really count. You |
| gerontologist isn't fully understood yet, but is | | | | won't have any room for empty calories and |
| definitely worth considering. How does a diet like | | | | should avoid meal replacement options since these |
| this help with the fight against aging? While there | | | | normally don't offer the benefits of good, |
| is clear evidence of it happening, most doctors | | | | wholesome nutrition. It pays to learn which foods |
| don't understand exactly why it happens. Dr. | | | | are considered to be super foods; those with low |
| Walford explains that an individual that follows a | | | | calories and high nutrient levels. |
| calorie restriction diet for the anti-aging benefits | | | | If you decide to use calorie restriction to fight the |
| would gradually lose weight that's needed to reach | | | | signs of aging, be sure to consult with your |
| a point of metabolic efficiency and optimal health. | | | | physician. You will want to carefully look at |
| Under Nutrition without Malnutrition | | | | exactly what you are eating, not just cut back on |
| Not only does calorie restriction seem to extend | | | | how much you consume. The idea is not to |
| life, but it helps delay the onset of disease as well. | | | | starve yourself, but to replace the bad, high |
| It is thought that a low calorie, high nutrient diet | | | | calorie foods, with lower calorie choices that are |
| that lowers the total number of calories | | | | packed with nutrients. |
| consumed will also reduce the insulin the body | | | | This calorie restriction diet that has been theorized |
| produces. With reduced insulin production, you will | | | | to fight aging, has years of longevity research |
| begin to see a reduction in the signs of aging. This | | | | and experiments conducted by Dr. Walford behind |
| is because insulin is known to accelerate the aging | | | | it. Not only has Dr. Walford emphasized the |
| process. | | | | importance of the high-low diet, but suggests |
| When the number of calories that are consumed | | | | using vitamin and mineral supplementation along |
| each day are lowered you will also benefit from | | | | with anti-aging exercise. Follow up studies have |
| lower oxidative stresses. Undoubtedly you've | | | | been conducted, that conclude that moderate |
| heard of the health benefits of antioxidants. When | | | | calorie restriction can extend the life span. The |
| you eat less calories, there's a lessened | | | | most notable of these studies were conducted by |
| opportunity for the "bad" to enter the system, | | | | Dr. Sonntag and a team of researchers at Wake |
| which increases the odds of the antioxidants | | | | Forest University School of Medicine. For many, |
| getting in. This will help increase the overall | | | | calorie restriction is an ideal method for defying |
| wellness of your body. | | | | the signs of aging. |
| In order to put a calorie restriction diet to work, | | | | |