Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!husc6!ukma!uflorida!novavax!proxftl!tomh From: tomh@proxftl.UUCP (Tom Holroyd) Newsgroups: sci.bio Subject: Calcification of Mitochondria Keywords: Ca, Mitochondria, Aging Message-ID: <820@proxftl.UUCP> Date: 27 Sep 88 18:47:05 GMT Organization: Proximity Technology, Ft. Lauderdale Lines: 29 I just got a pamphlet in the mail saying that I could become biologically younger by changing my diet to adjust the amount of Calcium that is in solution in and around my cells. The pamphlet says that calcification of mitochondria is a major factor in aging. It also says that every tissue in the body is subject to calcification, and that normally, there are calcium pumps in the cells to regulate the amount of Ca. I know there are Ca channels in neurons, so they might exist in other cells, but are they a factor in aging (like, do they stop working after a while)? Further, assuming all this is correct, what sort of diet would be a good way to keep the Ca levels at an optimum? I'm inclined to think this pamphlet is trash, since it contains statements suggesting that medical science has been keeping the calcification principle secret for political reasons (and I can't imagine what reasons there could possibly be). The pamphlet also suggests that I send money to obtain the secret diet plan. It goes on to cite examples of people who have switched to the diet, and who have become healthier, lost weight, improved their sex life, and even one woman over 60 who started menstruating again! Thanks, Tom Holroyd UUCP: {uflorida,uunet}!novavax!proxftl!tomh The white knight is talking backwards.