Exercise, Calorie Restricted Diet, Red Wine, and the Hybrid Car

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Notes by odie: Wouldn't it be nice to know the formula for maximum health and longevity? Perhaps you are expecting the same old sermon: eat right, exercise, and maybe have a glass of red wine on occasion, and that is all one can do for maximum health. Many of us just do

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Wouldn't it be nice to know the formula for maximum health and longevity? Perhaps you are expecting the same old sermon: eat right, exercise, and maybe have a glass of red wine on occasion, and that is all one can do for maximum health. Many of us just don't have enough faith in this formula to initiate a program that, at least initially, demands discipline, sacrifice, and hard work. Furthermore, why should we believe such a program will actually improve our health?

Some recent research pulls together the three elements of this formula and gives us more reason to believe. Numerous studies have demonstrated the positive health effects of exercise, calorie restricted diet, and a compound in red wine. All three components appear to exert at least some of their health-promoting effects through a common biochemical pathway. For example, a calorie restricted diet activates the production of a messenger molecule, nitric oxide (NO). NO, in turn, activates the synthesis of an additional cellular messenger, cyclic GMP (cGMP). This messenger activates a number of biochemical pathways that culminate in various effects, including increased synthesis of mitochondria, those cellular organelles involved in the production of virtually all cellular energy. An increase in the number and size of the mitochondria present in the cell has been shown to improve the efficiency of the conversion of food to energy.

The Calorie Restricted Diet Connection

Research has shown that a calorie restricted diet significantly extends the life of virtually all living creatures. Although a calorie restricted (CR) diet has not yet been shown to increase lifespan in humans, it clearly improves markers of health in humans, such as cholesterol, blood pressure and several other indicators of health, suggesting it eventually will prove to be a life-extender in humans, too (see our article on Caloric Restriction, for additional information on this diet).



		Intermittent Fasting Works, Too Caloric restriction can be achieved with an every-day low-cal diet, or intermittent fasting. Think of our hunter-gatherer ancestors, who might have killed wild game, eaten well for a few days, and then had to fast when food was scarce. Today, we can eat a normal diet one day, then the next day eat very lightly (but enough to stave off light-headedness).

The recent research also helps explain the paradox of the calorie restricted diet. This diet increases the utilization of oxygen by the cells of the body. This in turn should produce more toxic oxidants or free radicals, since we know that free radical production is associated with increased oxygen consumption. According to the free radical theory of aging, an increase in free radicals promotes cellular aging, yet the calorie restricted diet inhibits cellular aging.

How is this possible? It turns out that the greater the number and size of the mitochondria, the more efficient the cell is at converting food to energy. This means that although more oxygen is consumed per cell, fewer free radicals are generated due to improved energy efficiency. In a way, this is analogous to the energy-efficient hybrid car, which has two engines. In the cell, multiple engines working to convert food to energy emit fewer toxic fumes than a single energy-producing engine.

Another important consideration is that multiple engines located in numerous energy-consuming cellular compartments provide an immediate source of energy where it is most needed. This too can help decrease the level of toxic products, as it takes an immediate source of energy to produce the antioxidants required to clean up any toxic spills.

Additional evidence indicates that the caloric restricted diet promotes health by stimulating the burning of fat for energy, which is believed to be the consequence of the diet-promoted synthesis of another cell-regulator described below.

The Red Wine Connection

The CR-stimulated synthesis of NO and cGMP also promotes the synthesis of another factor, SIRT1, an enzyme involved in the regulation of genes that promote longer life. SIRT1 may be associated with a metabolic switch telling the cell to burn fat rather than carbohydrates for energy. (The analogy here is the hybrid car switching from gasoline to electricity.)

This is where the red-wine connection enters the story. The active ingredient in red wine is the polyphenolic compound, resveratrol, which has previously been demonstrated to stimulate the synthesis of this longevity factor, SIRT1. The recent research mentioned above indicates that the mechanism by which resveratrol activates the cell to produce this longevity gene product is via the production of NO and cGMP. This makes a lot of sense, since moderate consumption of red wine has been associated with improved cardiovascular health, which in turn is at least partially the consequence of a resveratrol-induced increase in cGMP and NO. cGMP also has the property of lowering blood pressure, which is important for cardiovascular health.

The Exercise Connection

Physical exercise has also been shown to increase NO-cGMP production by muscle cells. This too fits into the scheme laid out in this review. It is an established fact that exercise stimulates the synthesis of mitochondria. The mechanism is likely to be the exercise-induced activation of the NO-cGMP biochemical pathway. This is at least one of the mechanisms involved in promoting the well-known positive effects of exercise on health, especially cardiovascular health.

Interestingly, earlier research demonstrated in animal studies that the number of mitochondria per cell decreases with age. An increase of the production of free radicals accompanies the age-associated decrease in mitochondrial number. This all fits into the overall picture described above, namely that energy efficiency improves with greater numbers of mitochondria per cell, and the number per cell is inversely proportional to the age of the animal, including humans.

In summary, exercise, diet and red wine all improve health at the cellular level by activating the synthesis of the messengers, nitric oxide and cyclic GMP. These messengers activate additional cellular events that culminate in increased mitochondrial number, lower blood pressure and numerous additional markers of good health. They also ultimately increase the synthesis of longevity factor, SIRT1, which, in turn, increases the burning of fat for energy, thus decreasing fat stores, and improving cellular health.

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We're not sure, but we think Cinnamon Spice Alternative Bagels may have been put on Earth for the sole purpose of becoming HG Cinna-Bagels... Mmmmmm!

Ingredients:

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1/8 tsp. cinnamon

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Split bagel in half, and then spritz each half evenly with 8 sprays of butter spray. In a small dish, stir to combine Splenda and cinnamon. Sprinkle Splenda-cinnamon mixture over bagel halves. Spray each bagel-half again with 4 sprays of butter spray. Heat in the microwave (for a soft Cinna-Bagel) or in the toaster oven (for a crunchy Cinna-Bagel). Weeee!

Hunka Hunka Breakfast Love

(entire recipe: 225 calories, 4g fat, 615mg sodium, 40g carbs, 3g fiber, 13g sugars, 12g protein = 4 Points)

"The King" used to enjoy sandwiches loaded with peanut butter, banana and bacon. We think Elvis would have loved this HG concoction!

Ingredients:

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1/2 cup light vanilla soymilk

1/4 cup banana slices

1 ounce extra lean turkey bacon

1 tbsp. sugar-free maple syrup

Directions:

Place cereal in a bowl, and top with banana slices; set aside. Prepare bacon according to package directions (either in the microwave, or in a pan with nonstick spray). Top cereal with soymilk. Plate bacon and drizzle with syrup. Enjoy!

Creamy Crunchy Freeze-Dried Frenzy

(entire recipe: 165 calories, 0.5g fat, 180mg sodium, 40g carbs, 7g fiber, 12g sugars, 11g protein = 3 Points)

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Ingredients:

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Directions:

Place half of the yogurt in a bowl or parfait glass, and top with half of the fruit and then half of the cereal. Repeat, then devour.

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What Your Doctor Hasn't Told You About Low-Calorie Diets

If you've failed on every diet you've ever tried, it's not your fault.

Learn the truth about low-calorie and low-fat diets - and discover the only diet that works for natural, permanent weight loss.

The good food you eat on this healthy diet boosts your metabolism, controls your appetite, and improves your moods. And the healthy, nutrient-rich foods keep your kids from getting fat and protects them from diabetes.

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What Scientists Know about Low-Calorie Diets, but Your Doctor Never Told You

For years we've been told that we get fat because we eat too much, and we'll lose weight when we eat less. That's the theoretical basis for almost every reduced calorie diet you've ever tried.

The theory seems obvious - but it isn't actually true. It's only 'obvious' in the way that it was once 'obvious' that the Earth is flat. Careful scientific study has never been able to prove that low-calorie diets work.

In fact, highly respected scientists proved they don't work in the early 1900's. We are only now beginning to hear about these studies in the national press, because most 'leading authorities' have ignored them.

Even more importantly, the authorities also ignore the historic evidence that obesity is a modern illness. Instead of looking for the foods in our modern diet that cause us to gain too much weight, scientists, obesity experts and doctors usually blame us for not having enough self-control to stay thin. They say you can eat anything as long as you cut back on the calories.

In this article you'll read why this assumption about calories and obesity is incorrect. You'll see why you inevitably gain weight after the diet is over. And even more importantly, some of these dietary mistakes can cause nutritional deficiencies in both adults and children, and can lead to chronic illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

And low-calorie diets can lead to the sugar cravings that plague so many of us, and which contribute to the illnesses associated with insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome.

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