Living Longer
May 25, 2009 (800 words)
by Art Kunkin
Spinning In The Tibetan Fountain Of Youth
In this little article I will begin to present what I know about five ancient Tibetan rituals or yogic exercises said to help a person become an immortal, looking and feeling years younger than their chronological age. These exercises first came to the attention of English-speaking people in a charming book by author Peter Kelder titled “Ancient Secret Of The Fountain Of Youth.”
Successive editions of this book have been highly recommended by such notables as popular actor Martin Sheen, famous medical doctor Bernie S. Siegel and well-known author John Gray (“Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus”). Testimonials by readers at the front of one edition say that the exercises make one’s hair dark, improves vision and memory, gives relief from arthritis, provides weight loss, etc.
Unfortunately, while this book is deserving of attention (more…)
Living Longer Column by Art Kunkin (500 words)
May 18, 2009
DCA: Is This Really A Cure For Cancer?
When the news came from the University of Alberta in Canada in 2007 that a cheap and safe chemical with the name of Di-chloro-acetate had been proven to cure many types of cancer in animals, thousands of deathly sick cancer patients rushed to the internet to locate the miracle medicine that possibly could give them prolonged life. And the internet discussion forums that were then started by those users of DCA have since actually shown that people can be cured of cancer in a few weeks of treatment and at a cost of less than $5 a day. (more…)
Living Longer
By Art Kunkin
A Review of “Ending Aging” by Aubrey de Grey
(405 words)
In his 2007 book, “Ending Aging,” Cambridge University geneticist Aubrey de Grey says that the technology required for letting us be biologically young for an indefinite time is now almost fully developed. According to de Grey, this biological engineering is so close to completion that the first people who will live to 1000 years of age may be alive today.
De Grey explains (more…)