Sandy Shaw: When we first became interested in life extension in , the [lack of scientific information was the main obstacle preventing] the extension of lifespan. Now, the major limit on what can [be done] to extend lifespan is government regulation.
It isn't enough to conduct aging research and discover what causes aging and how to intervene to prevent it. Those research and clinical findings should be able to translate into therapies that people can [utilize]. The government, especially the FDA, has long stood as the major obstacle to that translation.
In trying to exercise its regulatory control over information on dietary supplement labels and ads, the FDA has really opened up a can of worms for itself. It was inevitable that it would be challenged in court, because the FDA is so far behind in terms of approving health claims. Recently, the FDA lost a big case when.
Remember, lovastatin is an FDA approved prescription drug, which now has no protection against its dietary supplement competitor.
The pharmaceutical industry has supported the FDA. That protection, at least as it relates to dietary supplements, is breaking down. Durk Pearson: That's right, [it has to do with the intent to require dietary supplements to] go through the drug approval process. Fortunately, declaring a compound to be a drug because of what a manufacturer says about it-i. SS: Only companies with very large amounts of money, big. DP: Well, according to the FDA's rules, it is just as illegal to make a truthful statement about the health benefits of the product without FDA approval as it is to make a fraudulent statement.
This really provides a perverse incentive to hype a product, since there is so little truthful information allowed out there to counteract the effect of the false information. SS: In order to make any health claim for a dietary supplement-[whether it be for the] treatment or prevention of a disease, FDA approval [is mandatory], and that is almost impossible to obtain. There is [virtually] no level of evidence that is adequate to get their approval. In the eight years since the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act was passed, in which Congress mandated that the FDA review and approve health claims, only two such claims have been approved for dietary supplements: folic acid reduces the risk of neural tube defects; calcium supplements may reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
And that's it. The FDA has been ordered by Congress to approve health claims now since And here we are. We have two. LEM: What about low dose aspirin, making claims that it actually prevents cardiovascular disease, by preventing blood clots? SS: We have written extensively about the aspirin effects on platelet aggregation, which leads to blood clotting, and this has been known now for decades. The FDA has finally approved aspirin-for communication to doctors, but not to the general public-as an aid to help prevent further damage, prevent a first heart attack and promote survival in people who are having an acute heart attack.
But why can't the information be communicated to the public? Under the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, the federal government is told that Congress can "make no law.
This restriction on the communication of information about aspirin is clearly unconstitutional. DP: It does not say "some" laws or "few" laws.
It says "No laws. DP: Well, in fact, that is exactly what we're doing. First, this Supreme Court has. In fact, in a recent legal newspaper there was an article by a very concerned liberal [stating] that the Supreme Court has gone too far in protecting the First Amendment in commercial speech. Since the early 's, there has been a bias against commercial speech in the courts, as if it weren't deserving of First Amendment protection.
Now, though, the decisions have begun to support protection for all truthful speech, regardless of whether it is involved in the sale of a product or not. SS: Exactly. That somebody might profit from his or her speech somehow means it should not be free speech.
Well, speech is speech. Either it's true or it's not true. That is the issue involved in our FDA suit. If [a statement] is true, then the federal government has absolutely no constitutional authority to interfere with it. And the Supreme Court is beginning to agree with that. She also proclaimed that the right amounts of minerals and vitamins could prevent and cure almost every disease and ailment.
Physicians who later investigated her work found that her cited references often bore no support for the claims she made. She often said she never saw anyone get cancer who drank a quart of milk a day, as she did. She died of bone cancer at age The verdict: What Davis did right was to help make the public more aware of the nutritional quality and safety of the food they buy.
That message has had a lasting influence, said Miriam Nelson, director of the John Hancock Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition, and associate professor of nutrition science and policy at Tufts University.
That advice was at times harmful, and misconstrued nutrition and took the focus off whole, real food, where it belongs. The father of fitness, Jack LaLanne advocated exercise and weight training long before they were in vogue. He was among the first to encourage women to lift weights -- and to dispel the misconception that it would make them look masculine.
He opened his first health spa, in Oakland, in , and later had more than health clubs. At age 42, he set a Guinness world record for fastest completion of of 1, push-ups 23 minutes. He has defined age as not being able to do things you used to, saying people can ward off age, reverse it and prolong life through exercise. His longevity advice boils down to weight training, aerobic activity, plus a good diet that includes a lot of fruits and vegetables. Decades ago, he was onto the most important ways we can influence aging, by exercising and eating fruits and vegetables.
Instead, he began studying cultures that had low rates of heart disease -- and created his own diet. The resulting Pritikin Program advocated regular exercise and a low-fat, high-fiber diet as a way to improve health, prevent heart attacks and extend life.
Pritikin also outspokenly recommended that heart doctors focus more on nutrition and exercise, and less on drugs and surgery. Soon, Pritikin was a household word. Using these principles, in he founded the Pritikin Longevity Center in Miami, which still operates as a medical spa that attracts people seeking a longer, healthier life.
Pritikin was a contemporary and public adversary of Dr. Robert Atkins, who held a different view of diet and disease. Pritikin committed suicide at age 69 while suffering from leukemia.
In doing so, he fueled the low-carb diet craze that continues today; its proponents emphasize a diet high in protein and low in carbohydrates, with an abundance of vegetables and a moderate intake of fats. Atkins died of a brain injury that caused bleeding under the skull after he fell on ice and hit his head while walking to work. He was With his team he has studied both methods extensively. Reply to author. Report message as abuse.
Show original message. Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message. Hello, As I went to lifeservices. Gene Haywood. Saw a photo of Durk in a newspaper a few months back. These flashbulb photos are never flattering but he looked like a 65 year old probably 10 to 15 years older than his actual age grossly obese man.
You cannot accurately assess the results of a regimen upon a select few and extrapolate this to the whole We cannot know that they would in fact be in even WORSE shape had they not been doing what they do. Coyote" wrote:. Joann Evans. Richard Steven Hack. Dirk was born in I happen to know both Durk and Sandy. Studied with them in the 80s. If you knew these two very humble kind persons you would not entertain all this negative babble. I have taken their super foods since the 80s and can testify to good health a sharp mind and energy that makes younger constituents marvel.
Instead of running these two genuinely honest persons down try having an open mind. Try the WOW and Inner power. It will clear your befuddled minds. You might gain clarity and live a longer life. John H. On or Close to Topic. Awesome answer. I was exposed to their products decades ago and still look for them online. I have been using Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw supplements ever since.
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