The all too familiar theory that one can live longer through calorie restriction is often touted by the media as the only scientifically-based way to increase one’s lifespan. The main proponent and the one who came up with this theory, Roy Walford, died in 2004 at the age of 79, although he had expected to live well past 100. Due to malnutrition, he looked physically wasted and chronically ill. The same applies to his daughter, who also espouses her father’s theory and as a result looks like a chronically ill 60-year-old, even though she is only around 40.
And they’re claiming that such a diet is healthy? Anybody who looks ill isn’t healthy! Among other things, a protein-deficient diet leads to insufficient quantities of hormones being produced. This not only causes the body to age faster, but also to die sooner due to lower resistance.
Many supposedly “natural” cosmetic and functional problems of aging are in fact symptoms of chronic deficiencies of certain hormones. A diet intended to slow down aging must therefore provide the nutrients, calories, and proteins needed for optimum hormone production. Furthermore, there is more and more evidence that intermittent fasting – as practiced in medicinal and religious traditions worldwide – may be advisable.
In New Cosmetic Surgery, we use bioidentical hormones to raise aging-induced low hormone levels back up to their individual optimum values, which frequently leads to a remarkable rejuvenation effect. Hence the widely-held assumption that rejuvenation is still an impossibility is not true – through the balanced use of bioidentical hormones, it can be achieved and experienced today! However, in some cases liposuction with microcannulas can help to get rid of the signs of aging. Aside from rejuvenation of the body, bioidentical hormones are one of the pillars of Weight Loss by DDr. Heinrich.
DDr. Heinrich, MD