Two depressing facts seem so well-known that I won't bother digging up references for them.
1) Men die younger than women. 2) The only method that is generally known to increase longevity in various species is long-term maintenance on a severely low-calorie diet, i.e. to live in a state of semi-starvation. Not an attractive option, is it? But I've just been led to an old paper which convincingly reports a different effective method for increasing the longevity of men, and only men. The method leads to an increase in the median age of dying by an impressive 13.5 years. Who wouldn't want to increase their lifespan by that much! Moreover, the technique resulted in the men who received it outliving women. So there's hope for us feeble guys after all. And what is this remarkable technique? Castration. Now, who's first? -Stephen Hamilton, J., & Mestler, G. (1969). Mortality and survival: comparison of eunuchs with intact men and women in a mentally retarded population. Journal of Gerontology, 24, 395-411 ______________________________________________________________ Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. tel: (819) 822-9600 ext 2470 Department of Psychology fax: (819) 822-9661 Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Dept web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy TIPS discussion list for psychology teachers at http://www.frostburg.edu/dept/psyc/southerly/tips _________________________________________________________ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
