Thinner and Healthier with a Pill-Part 2

In July I linked to  an article about chemicals that trick the body into losing weight and may even cure diabetes, looks like the science is gaining traction according to Scientific American “The drug works by triggering a protein called SIRT1 that normally kicks in during starvation and tells the body to burn fat and [...]

Two New Drugs Promise Long Longer Healthier Living

“The new drugs are called sirtuin activators, meaning that they activate an enzyme called sirtuin. The basic theory is that all or most species have an ancient strategy for riding out famines: switch resources from reproduction to tissue maintenance. A healthy diet but with 30 percent fewer calories than usual triggers this reaction in mice [...]