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Saturday, November 04, 2006 Of Mice 'n Men The day began with a fantastic walk at Bedford Reservation. Yup, waterfalls 'n everything. There are hundreds of acres there to explore and only rarely do we see anyone else. This morning the ground was hard, the air fresh and autumnal. Fallen leaves crunched under foot, and when we arrived there was a thin veneer of ice on the shallowest pond which had all but surrendered to the morning sun by the time we left. The trailhead we use is under ten miles from the house. It's part of the greater Emerald Necklace that encircles a massive area of Northern Ohio. It's no Chugach, but for Ohio not too shabby. Resveratrol is back in the news. New research reported in the journal Nature last month showed that resveratrol, in addition to its well known cardioprotective and anti-cancer qualities, extened the lifespan of mice about fifty-two percent. Google returned over 599 hits to various newsfeeds that picked up on the discovery. The highest concentration of resveratrol is found in the skins of grapes, making red wine a fantastic source, but you'd have to drink about 3000 glasses to get the dose the mice were given. A quick web search turned up a whole bunch of "natural medicine" sites that sell reseveratrol in supplement form. The highest concentration I found was 50 mg/tablet. If memory serves that's about the concentration the mice were given. Given the Bacchanalian amounts of red wine consumed in this house you'd think Master 'n Mom might be shoe-ins to become Centarians. Probably not given the low concentration in wine, but chase a 50 mg supplement with a glass of Pinot (pictured) once daily and it might well happen. Reserveratrol hasn't been tested in dogs yet. Hmm. Think the world's s ready for the first ever one hundred year old Airedale? 7:01:45 PM    Comments disabled © Copyright 2008 Rufus. Nonsense, distribute widely and freely! Last update: 7/26/2008; 10:59:28 AM.			Readers Amused       Home About Me Airedale Philosophy How this all got started       FAQ What's an Upright? Upright: noun : a by and large bipedal companion, also referred to as a human being. What's a Cheechako? Cheechako: noun : a person new to Alaska who has come with the intention to live here. Who's Master? Master: pronoun : just the finest upright on the face of the earth, that's who! To read him is to love him. What's Dogdom? Dogdom: noun : Life's venue from a dog's point of view. What's a Sourdough? Sourdough: noun : A long time Alaskan who has an automatic suspicion of cheechakos. What does Outside mean? Outside: noun : A provincial reference to somplace other than Alaska; usually the lower 48. What's Breakup? Breakup: noun : A uniquely Alaskan season between winter and spring when the snow and ice begins to melt for good. Where is SquareBanks? SquareBanks: slang : A self-evident euphemism for a place widely known as Fairbanks, AK. Where can I read the Houston Trip? Houston Trip: vignette : Here What digital camera do you use? Camera: hardware : Canon Powershot A80 (4.0 MP) Who's Mom? Mom: Hottie : Have A Look What's a Squeakamunka? Squeakamunka: noun : your ordinary gray squirrel which can be seen everywhere in our Cleveland neighborhood! « Alaska Blogs »  Stories Fiction Boy Wonder Bat Girl Objects in Mirror Are Larger Than They Appear Used To Be Fish Skin Deep Essay Life Is Good Desert Nostalgia A Voice of Reason Fictional Four Realms of Darkness Poetry Lucky Chain  The Cycling Pages 1999 Canadian Tour 2000 Tour of Alaska "Yooper" : 2001 Tour of WI/Michigan UP 2001 Spine of Italy Tour 2002 Tour of New England 2004 Tour of New Zealand (coming soon!) 2005 Tour Of Nova Scotia Conways Game of Life (needs java plugin) Sometimes Interesting Billy Greg (Hiatus) Virginia Postrel Wendy McElroy Samizdata Atlantic Monthly Reason No Treason Slashdot Derke Lowe Heather Champ (Photo blog) T.C. Boyle Liquid Generation Improved Clinch Exquisite Corpse, A. Codrescu Fred On Everything Assymetrical Information The Daily Ablution (Hibernation) Lileks Frank Kelly (Hiatus) Up In Alaska