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Live
Long And Prosper
Would
you like to live to be 120?
I'm
not talking about a vegetable staring off into space,
but a vital healthy doing individual? I recently interviewed
Dr. Henry Mallek, a pioneer in the field of
nutritional science, who says it is definitely possible.
Dr. Mallek holds a Ph.D. in nutritional biochemistry
and metabolism from M.I.T. and has a clinical nutrition
practice. He is widely published in scientific journals
and is the author of The Woman's Advantage Diet.
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Mary
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Dr.
Mallek says that it all depends on several factors from food and
lifestyle to diet. Many trend diets restrict at lease one food
group…no carbohydrates or no fat or greatly reduced caloric intake.
Dr. Mallek told me the key to long life is staying thin, but here's
the part that put a big fat smile on my face. His book, The
New Longevity Diet (to be published December, 2001) lets us
enjoy the fun foods we like…red meat, poultry, fish, cheddar cheese,
egg yolks, potatoes, and peanuts. And this one made my heart jump
for joy…CHOCOLATE !!! I just knew that any food that tastes that
good can't be all bad.
In The New Longevity Diet, Dr. Mallek reveals a ground
breaking anti-aging program. He told me it's all due to twenty-one
little known but essential nutrients…longevity nutrients…that
stand between me and 123. They stop the affects of aging, boost
immune system health, and promote weight loss. He certainly got
my attention. He went on to say that he developed a sensible and
accessible plan that can stop the aging process in its old tracks.
How you ask? It's all in the foods we eat…literally. We can live
not only a long life, but a life of mental and physical vitality
too.
That's all well and good, I told Dr. Mallek, but how do I know
what foods have which nutrients and how much of each nutrient
do I need to keep the 'ole bod running like a top? Don't worry.
He covers all that in The Longevity Diet with delicious and simple
recipes incorporating life extending foods. The bottom line is
that this diet reduces our weight without running the health risks
inherent in eliminating essential food groups. His plan shoots
not only for lean and mean…but healthy and energetic for a long
time. Yeah, a very very very long time!!!
Don't know about you, but I've come to hate the whole regimen
of taking a hot new vitamin for one ailment, something else for
energy, another for anti-aging, and on and on and on that claim
to slow down mother and father time. Dr. Mallek quickly pointed
out the fact that they CLAIM!!! Is there scientific evidence?
He went on to say it takes a multi-factoral nut to stabalize DNA…the
factor in cells…to keep that brain and those muscles strong. He
made it clear it takes a full array to empower the body to prevent
aging.
So don't think vitamins. Think foods and moreover, nutrients…supplements,
hormones, and drug-free. There are twenty-one of these nifty nutrients
to keep us young, healthy, slim, and truckin' til we're 120. This
is only a cursory description of all the nutrients and the foods
they are in to achieve the plan.
Dr. Mallek has created a twenty-one day diet that concentrates
a day on each of these twenty-one nutrients:
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NUCLEOTIDES:
PARTS OF THE DNA BUILDING KIT. Protein foods and some high
fiber carbohydrates…fish, beef, legumes, baby corn, and asparagus.
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SAPONINS:
LOOK LIKE SOAP BUT TASTE PRETTY GOOD. Try dry beans from pinto
to garbanzo and lentils. |
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PHYTATES:
ANCIENT LIFE EXTENDING COMPOUNDS. How about whole grains like
sunflower seeds, peanuts, bran cereals and muffins, wild rice,
and my favorite…chocolate. |
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PROTEASE
INHIBITORS: PROTECTS DNA. Prolonged heating of
these foods inactivates them. That includes frying, boiling,
and baking. Cauliflower, spinach (Popeye had it right) peaches,
plums, legumes, sweet potatoes, and corn. |
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GLUTAMINE:
GREAT ANABOLIC EFFECTOR. You can enjoy flavor enhancers like
Parmesan cheese and tomato sauce, beef, lamb, chicken breast,
turkey, and some seafood. |
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CARNOSINE
(EXORPHINS): PLURIPOTENT ANTI-AGING. Have at chicken,
turkey, lamb, or beef. |
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PYRROLOQUINOLINE
QUINONE (PQB): VITAMIN IMITATOR. Have various veggies
and fruits like kiwi and papaya, green tea, and spinach. |
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ARGININE:
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH. Would you believe meat, fish, cereals,
crackers, wheat foods, nuts, and legumes. |
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INULIN
AND OLIGOFRUCTOSE: NEVER NEGLECT YOUR COLON. Jerusalem
and globe artichokes, chicory, dandelion greens, and garlic.
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TAURINE:
AGE PREVENTION. Dark meat chicken, turkey, beef, pork, or
veal, oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops. |
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TANINS:
ANCIENT COMPOUNDS WITH NEW AGE-PREVENTION ROLES. This one
is simple really with a variety of teas, red wines, currants,
and blueberries. |
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MONOTERPENES:
KNOCKOUT PUNCH. Look for products with peels like tangy citrus
fruits. |
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CONJUGATED
LINOLEIC ACID: ONE OF MILK'S FINEST LONGEVITY NUTRIENTS.
Dairy products, sour cream, even lamb. |
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GLUTATHIONE:
POTENT MULTIPURPOSE LONGEVITY DIET. Fruits like peaches and
melons, veggies from squash and broccoli to spinach. Oh boy,
I think Popeye sure knew what he was talking about!!! Spinach
comes up again and again. |
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ORGANOSULFER
COMPOUNDS: ZEST FOR LIFE. Onions, garlic, shallots,
scallions, chives, and leeks. Better hope the love of your
life is on the same smelly diet that day. |
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LIGNANS:
A HORMONE AND AN ANTIHORMONE AT THE SAME TIME. Grains like
flaxseed, barley, and whole wheat. |
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QUERCETIN
OR FLAVINOIDS: Here come the onions again and teas
like black tea, also apples, and red wine. |
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PHYTOESTROGENS:
GENITEIN AND DAIDZEIN. Sounds good to me in soy foods, tofu,
soy milk, even soy sauce. |
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ISOTHIOCYANATES:
TOXIN ZAPPERS. Buy brussel sprouts and collards. |
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CARNITINE:
I'm lovin' this one…ice cream…hooray! Okay, beef, chicken,
and fish too. |
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PHYTOSTENOLS:
CHOLESTEROL'S DISTANT COUSIN. Go for veggies from brussel
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Got all that straight? Don't worry, Dr. Mallek goes into a lot
more detail with menus and some 200 recipes, eating plans, even
an exercise program. Definitely no starving here, but it is all
inclusive with exercise to keep that 120 body fit as a fiddle.
Dr. Mallek tells us how to stay young, stay healthy, and stay
slim by eating the foods we love. That's what The New Longevity
Diet is all about. I'm a happy camper.
Chocolate is in, and I'm in Truffle heaven! LIVE LONG AND PROSPER!!
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Mary
Jane Popp
is a woman for all media. She has produced and hosted both radio
and television programs for over 25 years from magazine shows
to hard-hitting controversial issues. As an Anchor, Talk Shows
host and Reporter, Mary Jane has interviewed the famous and the
infamous. Her lively articles appear in several syndicated publications.
Presently, she hosts the Poppoff Radio Show.
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