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From: marysue@hpfclp.UUCP (marysue)
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Subject: Re: Life Extension
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Date: Fri, 13-Jul-84 17:40:00 EDT
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Getting back to the original question, that of reviewing the
Life Extension Book...

I have not read it cover-to-cover, but have skimmed certain chapters.
I was not very impressed with what I saw.  The best way to extend your
life is by eating properly, getting exercise, and trying to enjoy life
(i.e. stress management).  I'm not an expert, but these authors are
telling you that it's ok to smoke, drink, and not exercise, as long as
you take the right drugs to counteract the effects.  I can't believe that
taking certain hormones (or whatever the biological activity of the drugs
they were advocating) will be a substitute for exercise.  I believe strongly
in supplements to an already-balanced diet, but NEVER in supplements to
substitute what we know to be a goot diet.

I could be oversimplifying (it's hard not to in 100 words or less), but my
impression of the book was that they were promising you cake and eating it
too, which never seems to work in practice.

Mary Sue Rowan
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