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Irvine, CA (June 3, 2008)– Why are almost all “anti-aging gurus” from the late Atkins to Sears to Pritikin to Ornish fervently against wine or alcoholic beverage of any kind? All except one — Elixxir of The Elixxir Program — who is unabashedly pro-wine.

http://elixxir.com

Recently, Francisco J. Ayala, a distinguished evolutionary biologist at UC Irvine, praises wine, especially red wine, as “the elixir of life.” A recipient of the 2001 National Science Medal, Dr. Ayala points out wine “increases (average) life expectancy.” How? By greatly cutting our risk for cardiovascular disease, “which happens to be the greatest cause of mortality among humans in developed countries.”

Few remember the late Dr. Atkins wrote a book called “Dr. Atkins’ Age-Defying Diet.” And claimed to be a bona fide “anti-aging guru.” Two years after the book came out, Atkins suffered clinical death due to cardiac arrest. A year or so later, he was not just clinically dead, but dead dead. A good number of years short of the average U.S. lifespan.

Not very “age-defying.”

But anyway, anyone who knows anything about The Atkins Diet knows that alcohol is verboten.

With his “Pritikin Longevity Centers,” Nathan Pritikin also claimed to be an “anti-aging guru.” And again, as anyone who knows anything about Nathan Pritikin’s diet knows, alcohol is verboten.

The Ornish Diet is also deadset against alcohol. Why? When its argument is that it is good for the heart. That it can even “reverse” heart disease. Anything that can “reverse” heart disease is anti-aging. So Dr. Ornish’s claim makes him a bona fide anti-aging guru.

But surely the good and learned Dr. Ornish knows of the great body of peer-reviewed scientific research and evidence on wine’s dramatic protection against heart disease and stroke?

The same goes for Barry Sears of The Zone Diet who also wrote “The Anti-Aging Zone” and therefore qualifies as a bona fide anti-aging guru. Or at least claims to be one.

Now let’s give credit where credit is due. Pritikin and Ornish Diets are good for the heart. (Unlike The Atkins Diet, which is extremely bad, as a new study shows.)

But an eating program like The Elixxir Program is at least as good for your heart as Pritikin and Ornish and you don’t have to give up one of the great pleasures of life–for the rest of your life.

So do Pritikin and Ornish really have to be Prohibitionist to protect its customers from heart disease and stroke? The scientific answer is a resounding NO.

Dr. Ayala does not stand alone on this issue. Scientific research has shown again and again over decades that wine and alcoholic beverages in general provide very strong protection against heart attacks and strokes etc

Last but not least, there is ample evidence wine can extend average life span. That it is therefore anti-aging. So once again the 64 million dollar question: why are “anti-aging gurus” Atkins, Pritikin, Sears & Ornish hellbent against wine?

Elixxir (and The Elixxir Program) is apparently the only anti-aging guru who stands up for wine, Calvados, Champagne and its anti-aging, heart-protecting benefits.

http://sciencedude.freedomblogging.com/2008/05/20/is-wine-lifes-elixir/