We here at GadgetManiac don’t offer health advice very often - it’s just too ungadgety - but here are 2 items that have some creds… Want to live longer? - then eat about 1/3 less calories than suggested by the DRI guidelines, and drink more red wine, or at least eat red grapes.

The Wall Street Journal had a recent article extolling the benefits of CR, which stands for calorie restriction, which is a fancy way of saying eat less. And today’s New York Times states that giving mice massive doses of Resveratrol (found in the skin of grapes & in red wine) significantly extended the lifespan of those mice.

Standard disclaimers apply - this has yet to be proven in humanoid life-forms.

Researchers Seek Key to Antiaging in Calorie Cutback - Wall Street Journal, October 30, 2006

Substance in Red Wine Extends Life of Mice - New York Times, November 1, 2006

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