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#1 exapted

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Posted 19 May 2005 - 12:40 PM


Dear All,

I'm trying to soak up as much practical life-extension information as I can. Already I have read a very informative book called Brain Longevity, and someone just gave me a copy of The Anti-Aging Plan. This forum has also provided me with a multitude of topics to research and ponder (thanks).

I am planning to borrow the books listed below in order to really map out an anti-aging and life enhancement plan for myself and a few friends (I'm just going to show them my own plan. We are all going to consult a doctor we know.). The purpose is to understand the biology of aging from a layperson's perspective and apply this understanding to the synthesis of my nutrition and supplementation plans. What I might be missing is a practical guide to daily nutrition. Please let me know if you have read any good books for this purpose. And if you know any good books on stress management, meditation, or organization, those should also be useful. I have taken 2 university biology courses and I completed a research postraduate degree in computer science, so I am hoping I will be able to handle the more scientific books. I don't know if I need some kind of biology handbook/textbook to help me along.

Gracias amigos


The Books :

Caloric restriction : a key to understanding and modulating aging
Edward J. Masoro
BOOK COLLECTION QP86 .M268 2002 AVAILABLE

The retardation of aging and disease by dietary restriction
by Richard Weindruch and Roy L. Walford
BOOK COLLECTION QP86 .W45 1988 AVAILABLE

Cognitive enhancing drugs
edited by J.J. Buccafusco
BOOK COLLECTION RM334 .C64 2004 DUE 16-06-05

Diet-brain connections : impact on memory, mood, aging, and disease
edited by Mark P. Mattson
BOOK COLLECTION QP376 .D53 2002 AVAILABLE

The Oxford book of health foods
J.G. Vaughan and P.A. Judd
BOOK COLLECTION TX369 .V38 2003 AVAILABLE

Nutraceuticals in health and disease prevention
edited by Klaus Krämer, Peter-Paul Hoppe, Lester Packer
BOOK COLLECTION QP144.F85 N885 2001 AVAILABLE

Your miracle brain
Jean Carper
BOOK COLLECTION QP376 .C37 2000 AVAILABLE

Stress, the aging brain, and the mechanisms of neuron death
Robert M. Sapolsky
BOOK COLLECTION QP356.4 .S37 1992 AVAILABLE

The memory bible : an innovative strategy for keeping your brain young
Gary Small
BOOK COLLECTION QP376 .S637 2002 AVAILABLE

Carnitine today
edited by Claudio De Simone, Giuseppe Famularo
BOOK COLLECTION QP772.C3 C37 1997 AVAILABLE

The mitochondrial free radical theory of aging
Aubrey D.N.J. de Grey
BOOK COLLECTION QP86 .D4 1999 AVAILABLE

How and why we age
Leonard Hayflick ; with a foreword by Robert N. Butler
BOOK COLLECTION QP86 .H39 1996 AVAILABLE

Telomeres and telomerase
editors, Derek J. Chadwick and Gail Cardew
BOOK COLLECTION QH600.3 .T455 1997 AVAILABLE

Handbook of the biology of aging
editors, Edward J. Masoro and Steven N. Austad ; volume associate editors, Judith Campisi, George M. Martin, and Charles V. Mobbs
BOOK COLLECTION QP86 .H35 2001 DUE 24-06-05

#2 scottl

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Posted 19 May 2005 - 03:09 PM

A bit (OK more then a bit) technical and out of print (available on amazon) is:

Total Wellness : Improve Your Health by Understanding the Body's Healing Systems
by JOSEPH PIZZORNO ND

You will at some point need/want to understand hepatic detoxification, phaseI/II etc and if you find it explained better anywhere else let me know.

The rest of the book is excellent also, I just happen to remember that part as I continue to refer to that section.


You may want a basic physiol e.g. guyton is probably still around and "basic" biochem. You can search the avant forum for other re3commendations for basic physiol/biochem.


For meditation:

http://www.thewayofs...meditation.html

and

http://www.thewayofs...meditation.html

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#3 jolly

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Posted 20 May 2005 - 06:07 PM

Two of the best books I've read -

The edge effect, by dr. eric braverman - real good for figuring out various neurotransmitters and their effects, had it recommended off the avant labs wiki.

More in general -
Dr. Dharama Singh Khalsa..... Brain Longevity

#4 scottl

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Posted 20 May 2005 - 06:13 PM

"The edge effect, by dr. eric braverman"

Yup, highly recommended.

#5 lynx

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Posted 20 May 2005 - 06:29 PM

A freebee available on the web is http://www.benbest.com, very detailed and pretty up to date.

#6 exapted

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Posted 21 May 2005 - 06:41 AM

Thanks for all of the replies. I think I'll order The Edge Effect. I already finished reading Brain Longevity and it was informative.

How about Smart Drugs II? I sense that I can get the same information on the web, and more up to date. Is this correct, or is Smart Drugs II worth purchasing?

#7 exapted

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Posted 21 May 2005 - 06:55 AM

A bit (OK more then a bit) technical and out of print (available on amazon) is:

Total Wellness : Improve Your Health by Understanding the Body's Healing Systems
by JOSEPH  PIZZORNO ND


I should be getting this one today.

#8 LifeMirage

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Posted 21 May 2005 - 07:24 AM

How about Smart Drugs II? I sense that I can get the same information on the web, and more up to date. Is this correct, or is Smart Drugs II worth purchasing?


While I normally keep a balanced view Smart Drugs 2 is one of the stupidest books ever made.

#9 dirac

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Posted 21 May 2005 - 09:36 AM

While I normally keep a balanced view Smart Drugs 2 is one of the stupidest books ever made.


That is putting it lightly.

#10 exapted

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Posted 21 May 2005 - 11:23 AM

While I normally keep a balanced view Smart Drugs 2 is one of the stupidest books ever made.

I have heard bad things about it. However it seems to be one of the only popular reviews of the research with nootropics. I will get a copy of Cognitive Enhancing Drugs, but I was hoping that I could get a more practical nootropics book to start with. I'm a computer scientist and a business person - not a biochemist. Any suggestions?

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#11 LifeMirage

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Posted 21 May 2005 - 12:17 PM

Smart Drugs 1 is a good first timer book.

Also LEF put out its own "Smart Drug" book but it is hard to find.




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