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Actions to increase healthspan based on theories of aging[edit]

User:Rocordman Suggestion for editing 2.1 Available strategies: Sorry I do not edit frequently, but as an emeritus biochemistry professor who has studied nutrition and aging for 40 years, there is much I wish to share. Here is a summary of what I wish to add in the links from this page, or in an added paragraph to 2.1.

There are specific actions one can take to reduce 4 major factors which shorten our healthspan. 1) The free radical theory of aging, proposed first by Denham Harman in 1954, is well documented. One major way hypothesized to reduce free radical damage is by maintaining the maximal level of antioxidant vitamins C and E. The maximal level of vitamin C possible via an oral dosage is 500 mg taken every 12 hours, as reported by Ordman et al., in 1994, and confirmed by Levine et al in a $3 million study at NIH. 2) The effects of inflammation on aging were realized since the 1980s. There are many actions through which can reduce unnecessary inflammation. It is caused by many factors including i)trans fats found in US foods, often only shown as on the ingredients part of a label with the root word hydrogenated, ii)consumption of meat from 4 legged animals, and iii) stress. Inflammation can be reduced by consumption of fish or fish oil, expressing gratitude, and meditating. 3) Telomere shortening is another cause. This has also been shown to be increased by stress. 4) A fourth hypothesized cause of chronic disease is protein misfolding. A major example of this damage is Alzheimer's. In late 2014, Roc Ordman and Rolf Martin are initiating a Teaberry Study, involving the consumption of blueberries and green tea, which are likely to slow the rate of protein transcription and reduce protein misfolding. Likely effects of the specific diet will be preventing osteoporosis, and reducing the risk of Alzheimers disease.

I also hope to set up a Teaberry Trial page on wikipedia so people can inquire about the study and learn of its progress. Rocordman (talk) 19:31, 21 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This article was nominated for deletion on 22 February 2010 (UTC). The result of the discussion was keep.

External links[edit]

I am not happy with the external links here; they already appear on Life Extension, and it would be inappropriate to repeat them on every relevant article. I will remove them unless someone can indicate why they belong. DGG (talk) 08:07, 30 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

After reading Leonard Hayflick's page on Wikipedia, I doubt that he's a "life extension leader". Maybe he should be moved to a new section, titled "life extension critics". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.217.11.173 (talk) 18:22, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Deuterium & Carbon-13[edit]

There has been some new evidence that by replacing some portions of the hydrogen and carbon in one's body with their heavier (non-radioactive) counterparts, one can improve longevity. This works by making stronger hydrogen bonds which cannot be broken by oxygen radicals. Soon, a company called iFood will be selling foods with Deuterium and Carbon-13 in them. I learned about this news right here - but in the actual new scientist magazine, not on-line.... anyway, something about this should be linked to on this page. Timeroot (talk) 02:24, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Guidelines for outlines[edit]

Guidelines for the development of outlines are being drafted at Wikipedia:Outlines.

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The Transhumanist 00:31, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The "History of" section needs links![edit]

Please add some relevant links to the history section.

Links can be found in the "History of" article for this subject, in the "History of" category for this subject, or in the corresponding navigation templates. Or you could search for topics on Google - most topics turn blue when added to Wikipedia as internal links.

The Transhumanist 00:31, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Straw poll and discussion concerning what outlines should be called[edit]

A discussion is underway that may affect the name of this article.

See: Wikipedia talk:Outlines#Should articles named "Outline of x" be renamed to "List of x topics"?

The Transhumanist 04:56, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have reverted this page to the "list of" style as per discussion here (none) and with the community in general, there is no support for these contentious renames. Verbal chat 22:24, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There is no consensus supporting renaming them from outlines. In order to change them from their current names, consensus for the change will need to be attained. The outlines have had their current names for a very long time now, and changing them all, or even all the ones that used to be called lists, would be disruptive. I oppose your renaming of these articles. You can't make such a widespread change in the face of opposition without attaining consensus first. The Transhumanist 17:14, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Er, you moved it to outlines without getting support. Establish support for the rename, do not move war. Verbal chat 18:19, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I apologise, I had misread the logs (I must have looked at a different article). The rename is still far superior in my opinion, but my view is this article is unnecessary and redundant. Verbal chat 18:27, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree. Index of life extension-related articles is an alphabetical list. Outlines and indexes are two very different structures, and are complementary. Each provides benefits that the other does not. The redundancy between them is not a valid argument for deletion. There is plenty of redundancy between the navigation systems of Wikipedia. Wikipedia has a set of indexes and a set of outlines. The existence of one does not preclude the existence of the other. The Transhumanist 19:05, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Outlines are not part of the navigation system of wikipedia. Verbal chat 15:11, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Of course they are, and they have been for years. See Portal:Contents. The Transhumanist 10:34, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Quick explanation of Wikipedia outlines[edit]

"Outline" is short for "hierarchical outline". There are two types of outlines: sentence outlines (like those you made in school to plan a paper), and topic outlines (like the topical synopses that professors hand out at the beginning of a college course). Outlines on Wikipedia are primarily topic outlines that serve 2 main purposes: they provide taxonomical classification of subjects showing what topics belong to a subject and how they are related to each other (via their placement in the tree structure), and as subject-based tables of contents linked to topics in the encyclopedia. The hierarchy is maintained through the use of heading levels and indented bullets. See Wikipedia:Outlines for a more in-depth explanation. The Transhumanist 00:07, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]