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Did Our Paleolithic Ancestors Really Only Live to Be 35?

Scott Kustes on 28 Nov 2007

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Art De Vany posted this link a few days ago regarding Longevity and Health in Ancient Paleolithic vs Neolithic Peoples. While I’ve heard talk of our more robust Paleolithic ancestors, I hadn’t seen the stats to back it up. Ward Nicholson has quite an extensive table showing the differences in [...]

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Avoid Sweets, Live Longer (If You’re a Worm)

Scott Kustes on 03 Oct 2007

Here is an article I ran across from Science Daily: Avoiding Sweets May Spell A Longer Life, Study In Worms Suggests
Now the research is preliminary and has only taken place in worms, so let’s not get too excited, but many of the findings mesh with what we see from low-carb diets. For background, a [...]

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