Dr Hans Selye, Director, Institute of Experimental Medicine and
Surgery, University of Montreal -
1907-1982 |
Heavyweights
Heroes in the History of
Nutrition
Heavyweight Hitters in the field of Longevity
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Dr Hans Selye, Director, Institute of Experimental Medicine and
Surgery, University of Montreal -
1907-1982 |
Free radicals are atoms or atomic groups that contain unpaired electrons. Since electrons have a very strong tendency to exist in a paired rather than an unpaired state, free radicals rather indiscriminately pick up electrons from other atoms, converting those other atoms into secondary free radicals, and thus setting up a chain reaction that can cause substantial biological damage.
Dr. Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., first proposed a theory of aging as the
indiscriminate chemical reactivity of free radicals possibly leading to random
biological damage. His idea has met with much experimental success, and is now
considered a major theory of aging. The theory implies that antioxidants such as
vitamins E and C, which prevent free radicals from oxidizing (removing electrons
from) sensitive biological molecules, will slow the aging process. Dr. Harman
launched his theory by showing, for the first time, that feeding a variety of
antioxidants to mammals was able to extend their life spans.
In 1970, he founded the American Aging
Association (AGE), an organization of biomedical research scientists bent on
understanding and slowing the aging process. Dr. Harman is a researcher at the
University of Nebraska Medical Center, and is also a co-founder of the
International Association of Biomedical Gerontology.
Durk
Pearson and Sandy Shaw are the
Creators of The Designer FoodsTM Formulas
| Eicosanoids are fatty acid
derivatives which function as endocrine hormones to mediate allergic
response, smooth muscle tone, second messengers, and a host of other
systems. There are at least three major groups: prostaglandins,
leukotrienes, and thromboxanes. |
Dr. Barry SearsDr. Barry Sears is a leading authority in the field of drug delivery systems and dietary control of hormonal response. A former research scientist at the Boston University School of Medicine and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. Sears has dedicated his research efforts over the past 25 years to the study of lipids, and in particular the past 15 years on the development of innovative drug delivery technologies using lipids. Dr. Sears holds 12 U.S. Patents in the areas of intravenous drug delivery systems and hormonal regulation for the treatment of cardiovascular disease.Dr. Sears reasoned that one could apply drug delivery principles to nutrition and control these exceptionally powerful hormonal responses with laser-like precision, in essence by treating food as if it were a drug.
This area of his research has led to various patents in the area of hormonal control by essentially using food as an oral drug delivery system to modulate eicosanoids. This area of research has integrated well into Dr. Sears' research with the intravenous delivery of anti-tumor agents, since eicosanoids are the most powerful biological response modifiers known to medical science, thus offering a multi-factorial (incorporating both intravenous and oral drug delivery) approaches to cancer and cardiovascular treatment.
Since the eicosanoid modulation technology developed has significant implications for increased oxygen transfer, Dr. Sears has tested the same technology on world class athletes as improvement in eicosanoid status (and therefore oxygen transfer capacity) can generate significant improvements in performance. To this end, Dr. Sears has worked closely with the Stanford University Swim teams over the past several years to further refine this dietary technology for its application to cardiovascular and cancer patients. The direct application of Dr. Sears' research resulted in Olympic athletes winning eight Gold medals at the 1992 Olympics, and another nine Gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. In addition, Stanford University has won eight out of the last ten NCAA Swimming Championships in the last five years since incorporating his dietary program in their training.
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Dr. Linus Pauling 1901 - 1994
The late Linus Pauling
was the only man in the world to have won two unshared Nobel Prizes. In 1954,
for Chemistry and in 1962, for Peace. Two Nobel Prizes by one man in one
lifetime! Linus Pauling was globally admired and globally controversial.
Dr. Pauling candidly spoke his mind about peace to presidents, heads of state and all others alike. He hated war. He found it unacceptable.
He shared this devotion to pacifism with his friend Albert Einstein. In 1958, he presented a petition, which was signed by 11,000 scientists, warning the public about the biological danger of radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons testing.
World peace was Pauling's passion, but he was equally as dedicated to chemistry as it helps humanity. His 1954 Nobel Prize was awarded for his work on genetic influences in relation to the atomic structure of proteins in hemoglobin. He discovered that sickle cell anemia is caused by genetic defect.
Professor Linus Pauling was considered the Champion of Vitamin C and its curative powers.
He continued his other scientific work at the Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine in Palo Alto, California. There, he and 35 other researchers researched the basic mechanisms of disease, including the way to decipher human genes.
But what was it that drove Linus Pauling? He had a passion for Discovering the Undiscovered and Total World Peace.
Madame Jehan Sadat and Women's International Center were equally proud to present the Jehan Sadat Peace Award to the great Peacemaker, Linus Pauling.
Linus Pauling died in 1994 at the age of 93.
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