The CR Way

[joefenstenblow]

Decades of research and reproducible scientific tests on animals vs. a guy on YouTube that goes by the monicker QuantumQuacks. You decide.

[ShelterDogs]

Stonewall, thanks for alerting me back to this video five months later. Rereading my question, I know that I was serious when I asked that. I wanted some calorie restriction dieters to reply comment on how much they spend each day on food. I really was curious. Instead, I got thumbed down twice. That's not very helpful.

In any case, you are right in what you are suggesting. I 100% agree that eating unhealthy food will cost one a lot more money than eating healthy.

[Idiopathogen]

You guys did a great job on the script for this video: MAY increase life span, WILL increase parameters of health. So man e-books ads out there are full of false too good to be true statements, but this is a really good and accurate advertisement. I think I will buy a copy.

[ShelterDogs]

How much does it cost to go on calorie restriction diet? Joe Cordell, the guy on CR that was on Oprah, says eats 2 cups of organic wild blueberries a day. That alone right there is going to cost him $4 dollars. Now add on to that raspberries, walnuts etc. This is just for his breakfast. I imagine it cost almost $10 for his breakfast.

[MumblingMickey]

@ShelterDogs Yeah but he can easily offset that against sales of his book, explaining how to fill those cups with his blueberries etc.

Yeah a couple of bucks in the bank would be what you need... or a pill that does exactly what CR does without the need to resort to starvation.

Which is in trials right now :)

[ShelterDogs]

@MumblingMickey The pill you are referring to... is it resveratrol?

[MumblingMickey]

@ShelterDogs well the pill form of resveratrol is mostly useless... since only 5% of the drug actaully ends up absorbed... and nobody will agree to inject themselves twice daily for 20 years... (go figure)

But if it can be trialed successfully on humans then I'm all for it... as it turns out though human physiology gets in the way....as glaxo are finding out!

[ShelterDogs]

@MumblingMickey Okay, so which "pill" were you referring to then in your previous comment?

[MumblingMickey]

@ShelterDogs Theres a few of them...resverterol is one loungevinex another (which did have human trials)... then theres anything at all that stops calories being absorbed... I doubt these things do any more than halt calories from being used in metabolism.... The youth drug is a little ways off yets

[mikecrosby1111]

I just recently started to practice CR. Already I've noticed some beneficial results. Hunger has not been an issue. And I think I'm limiting my calories quite a bit. I have been a mostly vegan for the past 15 years, so I've trained myself (and of course enjoy) to eat nutrient rich foods. I'm really looking forward to seeing the healthy results that I know are measurable, ie lower blood glucose and insulin levels, lowered heart rate, blood pressure etc. At times now I feel momentary pleasure.

[ShelterDogs]

What was your weight before you started, and what is your weight now?

[Omnist]

The calorie restriction is only half the concept, you have to also have adequate intake of nutrients.

It is increasing the value of the calories which you consume, not simply cutting them.

[SethVincent]

What can we eat that is healthy?

[Omnist]

Do not go overboard with fruit.

Stick to vegetables.

Have a bowl of cereal with some fruit for breakfast, and a big salad for dinner.

Simple as that.

[biglmac]

I think the whole name "CR" is a misnomer. Like, I saw an interview where someone was talking about his skepticism about the diet. I'm skeptical like him... but he missed the point totally. It's not just to eat less... it's to eat BETTER. Dr. Oz explained it well on Oprah.

[Stonewalljackson7]

thats why its name is actually Calorie Restriction with Optimum Nutrition (CRON)

[brandonkirk]

Do research. Vegetables have anywhere from 3 to 20 vitamins and minerals per serving. Fruit has far less nutriton than veggies, but fruit is better than junk food.