So, Barbara Walters is back in the news again. Okay, she's always in the news, but now she's talking about something I actually care about. Resveratrol.

A recent 20/20 investigative report scooped out the possibilities of life extension and (believe it or not) living for ever. They even interviewed Aubrey DeGray, mentioned here in my last post. Barbara Walters led the investigation, and she came out with puppy dog eyes for the new research developing ways for people to live longer. And just about the right time, because I'm not too sure how many years old Baba has left.

One of the gists of the piece was "take resveratrol." As I may have mentioned resveratrol is the potent antioxidant found in red wine and the skins of red grapes. New research is showing how effective resveratrol is at extending the average age of communities who consume a good quantity of the little nutrient. Most of the 20/20 piece was about the resveratrol, but it also mentioned the effects of diet restriction.

Diet restriction is a tricky subject because everybody already has a formed opinion. I'm all for healthy eating, just as long as "healthy" doesn't turn into orthorexia. If you want  to find people who are imasciated, just turn to an orthorexic. It's not as bad as bulemia, but it's still not something I'd choose to be afflicted with.