X-Message-Number: 23464
From: "Reason" <>
Subject: RE: many more life extensionists than cryonicists
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 09:48:51 -0800

> Message #23455
> Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 12:49:52 -0800 (PST)
> From: Doug Skrecky <>
> Subject: many more life extensionists than cryonicists
>
> In Message #23447 "Graham Hipkiss" wrote:
> > When we talk to people about making provision for something
> that we hope may
> > come about in a hundred years or more, is, I believe, when all
> but a tiny
> > few switch off their interest.
> >
> People trying to increase their length of stay on earth might be
> classified according to a pyramid, with cryonicists at the top.
>
> CRYONICISTS, and CR practitioners
> Supplement takers spending more than $40/month, and serious exercisers
> Supplement users spending $10 - $39/month, people on very "healthy" diets
> Occasional supplement users <$10/month, and avoiders of some "junk" food
>
> There are differences of opinion here, but IMHO, of the all the
> interventions, the one with the best evidence of a clear benefit, and yet
> incurring both minimum cost and effort would be policosanol supplements.

I think you miss out an important category of people: those working on,
advocating or supporting medical research into aging, anti-aging therapies
and regenerative medicine. In the grand scheme of things, supplements and
diet are only the first small step on the boostrapping ladder:

http://www.fightaging.org/archives/000006.php

Reason
Founder, Longevity Meme

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