Wisdom From The Yeast

Recent research has found that yeast cells have two systems in place that seem to ‘program’ their lifespan or mortality ‘clock’. These latest findings, from research conducted by Vladimir Titorenko and his team at Concordia University in Montreal, show that cells with higher level of certain types of lipids (fats) die younger than those with less fats, and that the mitochondria in ‘leaner’ cells are more efficient ‘powerhouses’ for their cell and better able to cope with stress and trauma. Yeast given a calorie-restricted diet were healthier for longer than their well-fed counterparts.

Keeping carbohydrates, sugars and fats low in the diets of more complex organisms, such as worms, fruit flies, mice, rats and dogs, has resulted in measurably increased lifespans and levels of well-being. This does indicate that the beneficial effects work across species, from single celled organisms, simple invertebrates, right up to complex mammals…


This is yet more evidence to back up the work of pioneering life extentionist Roy Walford (image above, (C) 1999, Roy L Walford Living Trust) who advocated “under-nutrition without mal-nutrition" as one of the steps we can take to increase the duration of healthy life.

Well they say, “Live’n’learn,” eh?
The more we live the more we can learn.

Learn more about living long here:

Aging Gets With The Program from ‘Science News’

We Will Be Able To Live To 1,000 by Dr Aubrey de Grey, University of Cambridge

Roy Walford Wikipedia Entry and Roy Walford’s Website