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[Matt]

I think it may have been in the Calorie Restriction Society's email group threads via embed or link (I subscribe to both the regular and lite versions of the threads)...and you are definitely WELL on your way to becoming an antiaging prodigy. There is no magic minimum age, but 30 is probably a typical threshold. As of now, you are looking mid to late teens.

Yeah thats about where people usually put me... you know lack sleep can have literally add a few years to you in a short space of time, so when everything is going well I usually get away with 16... Just the other day at work a girl asked me my age and she was quite surprised really, she thought I was about 17. I guess I can't expect a huge number yer because like you said I'm still pretty young. When I'm 30 it will probably be better to judge how well I'm doing.

Actually, I may have seen it on your site.

Maybe, I also posted them here on this thread I believe.

He is another prodigy and inspiration, though I admit needing a few moments to acclimate myself to his appearance.

Yes Michael I think looks pretty good for his age too, he must be very close to being on CR for 10 years now and also looks about the same age as my friends who are around my age.

And, I am a fanatically obsessive dieter: strict vegan since 1995, vegetarian since 1987. Nut butters, tofu, beans, organic muffins and cookies, hummous...you know? The vegan stuff, but in odd proportions and at angular times.

Thats really good, because just having a youthful appearance doesn't protect you from the diseases that kill most people! Most people just by all these face creams, do plastic surgery and all kinds of stuff, but biologically they're old. I've been vegetarian now for 1 year.

But i'm in no rush to get old to prove how youthful I can look, just hurry up with the real rejuvenation therapies! :D

[Dmitri]

I would like to hear about ways in which the members here keep themselves looking young. I have posted my skin care regime in the Personal Regime section.

-Exercise
-Supplements (which I posted in the regimen section)
-Body lotion which I apply on my face and body which contains Vitamin E, B5 and A, among other chemicals
-Night moisturizer which contains fruit acids and white tea antioxidant
-Day Moisturizer (contains the same thing as the night one, except the day one has UV protection) I alternate between this and the body lotion
-eat fruits that are good for your skin (such as peaches)

[Matt]

I forgot to mention earlier that the ligthing is SO IMPORTANT in photographs. A lot of people tend to like natural lights rather than straight on flash camera, which sometimes can alter the way you look a bit. Some people hate it because it can make them less photogenic.

[VictorBjoerk]

Matt did you look younger than your age when you were in your teens as well? I would have guessed you to be of my age!

however internal health is what matters,some very fit people can look old due to genetics and sun damage etc although being very healthy.

[Matt]

Matt did you look younger than your age when you were in your teens as well? I would have guessed you to be of my age!

Yes all my life, though lately the gap is extending... as more people my age start to look like 'grown men' I just seem to be staying the same. Also as I've said previously, I have always been skinny and always been very fit all my life. Not sure if this had a contribution. Some days people guess my age at 16, sometimes its 18, is has never been above 18 when people meet me. So even 6 years is still quite good considering my age I guess. There are so many factors that comes into play and you can look older in a week if you do the wrong things

Edited by Matt, 03 August 2008 - 12:17 AM.

[Matt]

I uploaded some new pics, but wont plaster them all over imminst. These are much more clearer and can be viewed on my facebook. So be my friend! lol

Matthew Lake (from Cardiff) or just use my email address matt AT matthewlake.plus.com in FB search.

[HereInTheHole]

I would like to hear about ways in which the members here keep themselves looking young. I have posted my skin care regime in the Personal Regime section.

I originally posted this in the Supplements section, but it's more appropriate here.

I've discovered something that works better than olive oil: turmeric. Before bed, I sprinkle some in one palm, wet the powder until it's a thin paste, and then apply it the problems areas. After about 5 minutes, I rinse off -- without soap -- some of the turmeric. My wife couldn't help giggling at the turmeric-yellow skin, but it's only temporary. When I shower in the morning, I soap off the remaining turmeric. Sounds goofy and a (temporarily) yellow face looks even goofier. But it completely evened my skin tone and somehow fixed the patches of dry, flaky skin. I'm still using olive oil after the shower.

Turmeric is good stuff. An Indian co-worker suggested using it on cuts. Just sprinkle the stuff on an open wound. I doubted it. Turns out she was right.

Role of curcumin, a naturally occurring phenolic compound of turmeric in accelerating the repair of excision wound, in mice whole-body exposed to various doses of gamma radiation

The healing of irradiated wounds has always been a central consideration in medical practice because radiation disrupts normal response to injury, leading to a protracted recovery period. The quest for clinically effective wound healing agents is important in the medical management of irradiated wounds. Therefore, the present study was conceptualized to investigate the effect of curcumin (natural yellow, diferuloylmethane), a major yellow pigment and an active component of turmeric on wound healing in mice exposed to whole-body γ-radiation. A full-thickness wound was created on the dorsum of mice whole-body irradiated to 2, 4, 6, or 8 Gy. The progression of wound contraction was monitored periodically by capturing video images of the wound. The collagen, hexosamine, DNA, nitric oxide, and histological profiles were evaluated at various postirradiation days in mice treated and not treated with curcumin before exposure to 0 or 6 Gy. The whole-body exposure resulted in a dose-dependent delay in wound contraction and prolongation of wound healing time. Irradiation caused a significant reduction in collagen, hexosamine, DNA, and nitric oxide synthesis. Pretreatment with curcumin significantly enhanced the rate of wound contraction, decreased mean wound healing time, increased synthesis of collagen, hexosamine, DNA, and nitric oxide and improved fibroblast and vascular densities. This study demonstrates that curcumin pretreatment has a conducive effect on the irradiated wound and could be a substantial therapeutic strategy in initiating and supporting the cascade of tissue repair processes in irradiated wounds.

Curcumin improves wound healing by modulating collagen and decreasing reactive oxygen species

Wound healing consists of an orderly progression of events that re-establish the integrity of the damaged tissue. Several natural products have been shown to accelerate the healing process. The present investigation was undertaken to determine the role of curcumin on changes in collagen characteristics and antioxidant property during cutaneous wound healing in rats. Full-thickness excision wounds were made on the back of rat and curcumin was administered topically. The wound tissues removed on 4th, 8th and 12th day (post-wound) were used to analyse biochemical and pathological changes. Curcumin increased cellular proliferation and collagen synthesis at the wound site, as evidenced by increase in DNA, total protein and type III collagen content of wound tissues. Curcumin treated wounds were found to heal much faster as indicated by improved rates of epithelialisation, wound contraction and increased tensile strength which were also confirmed by histopathological examinations. Curcumin treatment was shown to decrease the levels of lipid peroxides (LPs), while the levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), activities were significantly increased exhibiting the antioxidant properties of curcumin in accelerating wound healing. Better maturation and cross linking of collagen were observed in the curcumin treated rats, by increased stability of acid-soluble collagen, aldehyde content, shrinkage temperature and tensile strength. The results clearly substantiate the beneficial effects of the topical application of curcumin in the acceleration of wound healing and its antioxidant effect.

[Ben]

I read of tumeric for acne but what I read said that it can cause a long lasting yellow tinge to the skin. Are you a bit yellow?

I originally posted this in the Supplements section, but it's more appropriate here.

I've discovered something that works better than olive oil: turmeric. Before bed, I sprinkle some in one palm, wet the powder until it's a thin paste, and then apply it the problems areas. After about 5 minutes, I rinse off -- without soap -- some of the turmeric. My wife couldn't help giggling at the turmeric-yellow skin, but it's only temporary. When I shower in the morning, I soap off the remaining turmeric. Sounds goofy and a (temporarily) yellow face looks even goofier. But it completely evened my skin tone and somehow fixed the patches of dry, flaky skin. I'm still using olive oil after the shower.

Edited by Ben - Aus, 26 August 2008 - 01:32 AM.

[missminni]

There must be others here that look exceptionally young for their age? Considering most probably look after themselves?

I look very young for my age. I've always taken care of my skin....different products at different times, including Retina A,
Vitamin E, and in the past ten year so so, La Mer. I am very interested in trying Juvess. Is there a discount coupon for Imminst?

The picture below is from two years ago and the one below that is from last year. I am now 62 and look the same.
I have some fine lines by the corner of my eyes (crows feet...very light) and one on the left side of my mouth (from smiling) that don't show up in the pictures, but most people take me for 40 something. My dad is going to be 93 and gets taken for sixty something, so I guess it's genetics. But the hands are the give-away. I abuse my hands too...cause I do so much work with them.

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Edited by missminni, 27 August 2008 - 12:59 AM.

[forever freedom]

62?? wow i definitely wouldn't have guessed.

[wydell]

62?? wow i definitely wouldn't have guessed.

Agreed

[missminni]

62?? wow i definitely wouldn't have guessed.

Nobody does. It's an odd advantage that's gets me in
some embarrassing situations.

[HereInTheHole]

I read of tumeric for acne but what I read said that it can cause a long lasting yellow tinge to the skin. Are you a bit yellow?

I originally posted this in the Supplements section, but it's more appropriate here.

I've discovered something that works better than olive oil: turmeric. Before bed, I sprinkle some in one palm, wet the powder until it's a thin paste, and then apply it the problems areas. After about 5 minutes, I rinse off -- without soap -- some of the turmeric. My wife couldn't help giggling at the turmeric-yellow skin, but it's only temporary. When I shower in the morning, I soap off the remaining turmeric. Sounds goofy and a (temporarily) yellow face looks even goofier. But it completely evened my skin tone and somehow fixed the patches of dry, flaky skin. I'm still using olive oil after the shower.

Ha. No. "You look so healthy -- and so yellow." The color can be washed off with soap and water. The first pass with the soap doesn't get it all. Takes a second try to remove all the yellow. You might think all that soap would dry the skin. My skin is already dry, but after a turmeric-night, my skin feels extra smooth and taut but not tight.

Unfortunately, scientific studies aren't usually performed for the purpose of making us pretty. But if skin cancer concerns you, here are two turmeric-related studies to think about (there are a lot more):

Inhibitory effect of curcumin and some related dietary compounds on tumor promotion and arachidonic acid metabolism in mouse skin.

Topical application of curcumin, the major yellow pigment in turmeric and curry, has a potent inhibitory effect on 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced tumor promotion in mouse skin. The structurally related compounds chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid and ferulic acid are less potent inhibitors. Curcumin is a potent inhibitor of TPA-induced ornithine decarboxylase activity and inflammation in mouse skin whereas chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid and ferulic acid are only weakly active or inactive. Curcumin is a potent inhibitor of arachidonic acid-induced inflammation in vivo in mouse skin, and this compound is also a potent inhibitor of epidermal lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase activity in vitro. Although chlorogenic acid is only weakly active as an inhibitor of epidermal lipoxygenase activity and TPA-induced ear inflammation, it is more active than caffeic acid and ferulic acid. The inhibitory effects of curcumin, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid and ferulic acid on TPA-induced tumor promotion in mouse skin parallel their inhibitory effects on TPA-induced epidermal inflammation and epidermal lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase activities. Examination of the structural features of curcumin required for its biological activity indicate that free hydroxyl groups on the benzene rings are not required for inhibition of TPA-induced ornithine decarboxylase activity and inflammation in mouse skin.

Inhibitory effect of dietary curcumin on skin carcinogenesis in mice.

Laboratory animal model studies have suggested that curcumin may play an important role in inhibiting the process of carcinogenesis. Curcumin, the yellow pigment that is obtained from rhizomes of the plant Curcuma longa Linn (Family Zingiberaceae), is commonly used as a spice and food coloring agent. The present study was designed to investigate the chemopreventive action of dietary curcumin on 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-initiated and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-promoted skin tumor formation in male Swiss ablino mice. At 6 weeks of age, groups of animals were fed the standard (modified AIN-76 A) diet or a diet containing 1% curcumin. At 8 weeks of age, all animals, except those in the vehicle (acetone)-treated groups, received 100 microg of DMBA dissolved in 100 microl of acetone in a single application to the skin of the back. From 1 week after DMBA application, tumor promoter (2.5 microg of TPA dissolved in 100 microl of acetone) was applied to the same areas on mouse skin twice a week for 26 weeks. All groups continued on their respective dietary regimen until the termination of the experiment. The results indicate that dietary administration of curcumin significantly inhibited the number of tumors per mouse (P < 0.05) and the tumor volume (P < 0.01). The percentage of tumor-bearing mice tended to be lower in the mice on the curcumin diet than those on the standard diet. There was no difference in growth between mice of the standard and 1% curcumin groups. The results indicate the safety and the anti-carcinogenic effect of curcumin in mice.

Edited by NarrativiumX, 27 August 2008 - 02:04 AM.

[HereInTheHole]

62?? wow i definitely wouldn't have guessed.

Nobody does. It's an odd advantage that's gets me in
some embarrassing situations.

You look awesome. How do you feel? I can't imagine anyone getting to 62 looking like that and being unhealthy. But still, I'm curious.

As you can see from my picture to the left, I too look young.

Edited by NarrativiumX, 27 August 2008 - 02:06 AM.

[missminni]

62?? wow i definitely wouldn't have guessed.

Nobody does. It's an odd advantage that's gets me in
some embarrassing situations.

You look awesome. How do you feel? I can't imagine anyone getting to 62 looking like that and being unhealthy. But still, I'm curious.

As you can see from my picture to the left, I too look young.

Thanks. I feel great and never get sick, except for a bout with eczema that began in Jan due to incredible stress and that
I am just now overcoming. I still do back bends and handstands. In my late thirties I began to feel the beginning of arthritis in my fingers and right hip. At that point I started eating fresh aloe vera and within a few weeks the arthritic symptoms were gone...never to return. I still put fresh aloe vera in my smoothies on a fairly regular basis. I started hi-dose resveratrol last year. I think with resveratrol, pregnenolone and exercise I could probably maintain status quo.

[Matt]

missminni, as others have already said... you definitely look younger than your age, I wouldn't have guessed it!

[Brafarality]

I uploaded some new pics, but wont plaster them all over imminst. These are much more clearer and can be viewed on my facebook. So be my friend! lol

Hmmm...a bit more self promotion and narcissism would be greatly appreciated here!

[VictorBjoerk]

I'm simply confused, 62, are you joking??,

Helen Mirren also look younger than 62....

[missminni]

I'm simply confused, 62, are you joking??,

Helen Mirren also look younger than 62....

No, I'm serious. I'll be 63 in Jan. 60's the new 40 .
My dad looks very young too. He's going on 93 and looks 60 something. It's genetic.
I posted a picture of him in another thread and everyone was shocked.
Since I' m planning on living to at least 150, it's a good thing I look so young,
Now I just have to maintain it.

[Matt]

Last pictures from me until i'm 25 years old. I don't think i'll age at all in the next 2 months hardly.. so here you go, some updates pics with a hair cut lol.





I'm 24 years old on october 21st.

Edited by Matt, 29 August 2008 - 11:35 AM.

[JLL]

You do look very young... and the blue eyes + haircut add to the effect.

I'm 27 and people usually think I'm between 17 and 24, but I think anything less than 20 is an exaggeration in my case. You could pass for a 17 year old, though.

[mustardseed41]

Matt you could easily pass for 14-15 years old. Are you often treated by people as someone this age?

[missminni]

Matt you could easily pass for 14-15 years old. Are you often treated by people as someone this age?

Easily. I think he could pass for 11 or 12. He looks the same age as my neighbors 12 year old son.
How tall are you Matt?

[Matt]

I'm only 5ft 7" , I stopped growing when I lost a bit of weight during my late teens while all my friends passed me... The only thing I have a big problem with is the 'gaunt' look, but I'm willing to just put up with it (cos of CR). Plus photos as confirmed by friends do not seem to capture me that well, in both how I generally look and how young I look. So it's difficult... Some are photogenic some are not.

Edited by Matt, 29 August 2008 - 04:00 PM.

[Matt]

Matt you could easily pass for 14-15 years old. Are you often treated by people as someone this age?

It really depends on how well things are going for me i.e level of stress or sleep, and how well I'm eating at the time. I absolutely avoid sun now all the time now, especially on the face... Forget elixxir just wait until I reach 50 lol And yes people who don't know me believe I could still be in high school.

Edited by Matt, 29 August 2008 - 04:29 PM.

[missminni]

I'm only 5ft 7" , I stopped growing when I lost a bit of weight during my late teens while all my friends passed me... The only thing I have a big problem with is the 'gaunt' look, but I'm willing to just put up with it (cos of CR). Plus photos as confirmed by friends do not seem to capture me that well, in both how I generally look and how young I look. So it's difficult... Some are photogenic some are not.

I don't think CR is appropriate or necessary for you...especially if you feel you stopped growing. Were you doing
CR as a teen too? Looking young is great, but you still want to mature in a healthy way...I would think. Are you basically healthy?

[Matt]

I'm only 5ft 7" , I stopped growing when I lost a bit of weight during my late teens while all my friends passed me... The only thing I have a big problem with is the 'gaunt' look, but I'm willing to just put up with it (cos of CR). Plus photos as confirmed by friends do not seem to capture me that well, in both how I generally look and how young I look. So it's difficult... Some are photogenic some are not.

I don't think CR is appropriate or necessary for you...especially if you feel you stopped growing. Were you doing
CR as a teen too? Looking young is great, but you still want to mature in a healthy way...I would think. Are you basically healthy?

I been on CRON for 3.6 years, and CR for 5.6 years. I also been skinny all my life (spent at least 1/2 of my life being underweight), because of exercising and because of a limited diet (hardly ever eating meat, skipping meal times all my life, and living on cereals as a teenager). I'm not going to grow anymore as I'm 24 almost, so that would be useless going off CR. As for being healthy, yes I feel quite healthy now, back last year no because I had a reaction to a medication. Otherwise I'm fine now.

Edited by Matt, 29 August 2008 - 04:17 PM.

[missminni]

I'm only 5ft 7" , I stopped growing when I lost a bit of weight during my late teens while all my friends passed me... The only thing I have a big problem with is the 'gaunt' look, but I'm willing to just put up with it (cos of CR). Plus photos as confirmed by friends do not seem to capture me that well, in both how I generally look and how young I look. So it's difficult... Some are photogenic some are not.

I don't think CR is appropriate or necessary for you...especially if you feel you stopped growing. Were you doing
CR as a teen too? Looking young is great, but you still want to mature in a healthy way...I would think. Are you basically healthy?

I been on CRON for 3.6 years, and CR for 5.6 years. I also been skinny all my life (spent at least 1/2 of my life being underweight), because of exercising and because of a limited diet (hardly ever eating meat, skipping meal times all my life, and living on cereals as a teenager). I'm not going to grow anymore as I'm 24 almost, so that would be useless going off CR. As for being healthy, yes I feel quite healthy now, back last year no because I had a reaction to a medication. Otherwise I'm fine now.

I grew in my 30's....almost an inch...when I started doing backbends, but that was probably due to muscle building up
around my spine and holding me straighter.
You look so young, I wonder, do doctors ever mention it to you? At my age it is always mentioned. My dad too.
Do other members of your family look so young?

[Heliotrope]

Well Matt, keep doing CR then, but there may still be chances to increase your height (though your height certainly helps making you look child-like/youthful etc, getting your children-price bus tickets), mostly increasing your height through surgical procedures.

I've heard there's leg breaking involved, so it may not be worth it, they'd methodically break your leg bones, carefully and then when the fractures heal, almost too scary to contemplate. I'd trade a couple of inches in height for just 5 extra years of life, or even an inch for a year. I dont mind being a bit shorter or taller, if I accidentally break one of my legs, I'd ask the doctor to break the other one in the same place probably, heal and increase height etc, more symmetrical this way.

Edited by HYP86, 29 August 2008 - 05:23 PM.

[Matt]

You look so young, I wonder, do doctors ever mention it to you? At my age it is always mentioned. My dad too.

They're surprised at my previous blood results yes but never commented that I looked young. Everyone else does though, I don't think there was a single day at college for a few weeks where I didn't have people being shocked that I still looked like a kid in college and was 22 at the time lol.

Do other members of your family look so young?

I'd be lying if I said they didn't. All my father side of the family looks 10-15 years younger than their age. My sister gets mistaken for being around 16 but shes 22 now (23 in october). My father never gets sick, he laughs at the fact that he has similar health biomarkers at me but doesn't even try to CR. He did eat very healthy and was stick thin in his 20's and 30's and thats when he literally stopped looking like he was aging. He lived on veggies, fruits, nuts. He eats a lot of fruits and veggies now but also eats junk food too. Still it doesn't seem to make any difference in his health biomarkers.

I've actually tried to increase my muscle mass several times and each time was a failure even with lots of protein powders and stufff, my body just doesn't like to build additional muscle lol. Maybe when I tried when I was younge I wasn't taking in enough calories, but I can't say for certain.

As for my height, I actually like my height...

Edited by Matt, 29 August 2008 - 05:34 PM.