Because a reduced Carbohydrate/ Higher protein diet is more satisfying to your body, you generally end up eating less than you would if you ate like so many others.

This has the marvellous effect of reducing your calorie intake. (That’s how low carb diets work by the way)

Research from the University of California has shown that a reduction in calorie intake by as little as 5% give your body’s cells more time to repair any damage to its DNA. If this was not repaired then a mutated cell could reproduce and thus starts the first step towards cancer developing.

Professor M Hellerstein the University of California Berkley explains that – Normally, a cell will try to fix any damage to its DNA. But if it divides before it has a chance to fix the damage then it becomes memorialised as a mutation in the resulting offspring cells. Slowing down the rate of cell proliferation essentially buys time for the cells to repair generic damage.

Obviously, we only want healthy cells to reproduce. There are two trains of thought here. If the body is not overloaded in having to process unused food, then more resources are available for it to look after itself more efficiently. Also, eating too much means that the body almost immediately converts the unwanted food to fat – that’s building cells in rapid succession, thus reducing the time available for proper DNA formation.

Trials on mice have shown that reducing calorie intake by only 5% was almost as effective as a 30+% reduction. In reducing the amount of (malformed) cell proliferation in skin, breast and T cells, another effect was an increase in life span.

Here are the warning signs that you are overdoing it and probably have been for some time.

No one can squeeze more hours into a day, but we certainty try. Unfortunately, too many of us extend the hours of our day by cutting back on sleep. Here are the warning signs that you are overdoing it and probably have been for some time.

You Need an Alarm Clock to Wake Up

If you can’t wake up on time without electronic help, this is a sign that you’re sleep deprived. If you’re jolted out of a deep sleep every workday or feel the need to repeatedly hit the snooze button, you’re not getting enough sleep.

Impaired Decision Making

Chronic sleep deprivation impairs our ability to make minor decisions. The decisions could be as inconsequential as where to sit in a movie theater, what movie to see, or whether to take a window or an aisle seat on a flight.

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Big news for the Right to Know movement! Awareness regarding the dangers of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has mushroomed, forcing the world to finally put genetically spliced food under the microscope.

Organizers announced in London on November 11 that they will be performing the world’s first ever comprehensive and independent study on the safety of GMOs and their associated pesticides. Referred to as “Factor GMO,” the project has already begun the preparatory phase, but the full-blown experiment is expected to launch in 2015.

The $25 million study will be the first long-term combined GMO/pesticide safety study involving multi-generational, toxicology and carcinogenicity arms. “Neutral” scientists with reportedly NO ties to the biotech industry or anti-GMO movement will be monitoring 6,000 rats fed GM corn over a three-year period.

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