I was able to finish the Broad Street Run 5 minutes and 2 seconds faster than I did last year. I took 247th place. I think it is due to two reasons:

1) I have been taking micronized resveratrol through the buccal muscosa, and
2) I went through a divorce

The resveratrol may increase my endurance. I was taking resveratrol last year, but I was swallowing a capsule that was not micronized. The resveratrol I take now, and the way that I take it, should increase the bioavailability of it.
I have also been running regularly since getting divorced, to blow off steam and stay healthy.

Today maoxian asked me what I ate for breakfast and I told him oatmeal.
Oatmeal is without a doubt the best thing to eat for breakfast. There is no better alternative in terms of cost and health.
Oatmeal has a high amount of soluble fiber, which can lower your cholesterol. It also contains beta-glucan and a high content of complex carbohydrates, which is healthy.
On a cost per serving basis, oatmeal is one of the least expensive foods. White rice and flour is about the only thing less expensive.
If I have some, I love to sweeten it with pure Vermont maple syrup. A little cinnamon also makes it more exciting. Recently I have bought a bag of frozen organic blueberries from Trader Joe’s and add some to the bowl each morning. Raisins or sliced banana also works well.
It is also a very quick meal. I simply pour some of the hot water from the tea pot each morning into the quick oats - mix it up and it is ready to eat.

Thanks to pythagoruz for the video link. I have been taking micronized resveratrol through the buccal mucosa on a daily basis for the last few months and feel great.

Zombies Meet Resveratrol!!! - The most amazing bloopers are here

So I’ve started taking micronized resveratrol through the cheek. I read that “the most efficient way of administering resveratrol in humans appears to be buccal delivery, that is without swallowing, by direct absorption through the inside of the mouth.” You can read more about it on wikipedia.
Oral bioavailability of resveratrol is low because it is rapidly metabolized in the intestines and liver, so hopefully this will help me to get more into my blood stream and to keep it there longer.

That is about half a dark chocolate bar per week (and it must be dark chocolate). Anything more and the health benefits disappear.

Researchers wanted to sweep all the doubts away. They took into account that chocolate lovers might consume other healthy food too, as wine, fruits and vegetables. Or they might exercise more than others people do. So the observed positive effect might be ascribed to other factors but not to cocoa itself. “In order to avoid this- researcher says- we “adjusted” for all possible “confounding” parameters. But the beneficial effect of chocolate still remained and we do believe it is real”.

Professor Peter Weyand thinks that humans will soon be able to greatly enhance our strength with gene therapy, which would “enable speeds of 45 miles per hour and 5 seconds times for 100 meters”:

The fast four-legged runners or quadrupeds do seem to be advantaged versus bipeds in terms of the mechanics allowed by their anatomy. So to go even faster would require people to successfully adopt the running mechanics of four legged animals (running on hands and feet).

DARPA is also spending 3 billion to enhance strength and endurance. So endurance enhancements combined with the muscle speed enhancements could allow sprinting for an entire mile run. This would mean 80 seconds to run one mile. 1 minute and 20 seconds. It could also mean about 40 minutes to run a marathon.

The post also provides links to some articles about cognitive enhancement.

Tomorrow I will double my intake of resveratrol from 250mg to 500mg. If that goes well, then I will most likely bump it up to 750mg after a few weeks. Why? Because even though it is an experimental supplement with potentially dangerous side-effects, I have been taking it for about a year and I think my health has only improved because of it. For example, I ran the fastest pace I’ve run before - without training. Also, I’d like to start taking the Transmax along with the one capsule of Bioforte that I am currently taking daily.
This will be pretty extreme resveratrol consumption - the equivalent of about a million glasses of red wine or something like that. I’d like to try it through at least one bottle of Transmax, though - to see if it really can stop my aging.

I’ve been taking a high dose of resveratrol every day for about a year now, so I was happy to see this article in wired about new strong evidence of its benefits in anti-aging.

“For the first time, we can mimic caloric restriction in an otherwise healthy animal,” said study co-author David Sinclair, a Harvard University biologist and co-founder of Sirtris Pharmaceuticals. “That’s been the goal of the field for decades. We didn’t know it was possible to let an animal eat whatever it wants, but still get the benefits. We now have evidence.”

Regardless of mouse weight and diet, resveratrol worked wonders. At two years of age, or the mouse equivalent of senescence, the mice were more coordinated than their non-dosed counterparts. Their bones were thicker and stronger, their eyes free of cataracts, their hearts beating strong. At the cellular level, tissues displayed gene-level changes almost identical to those produced by caloric restriction.

“The mice had tremendous health benefits from taking resveratrol,” said de Cabo. “If any of those parameters translate to humans, it will be tremendous.”

New studies show that brief, intense exercise benefits the heart. “Six weeks of intense sprint interval exercise training improves the structure and function of arteries as much as traditional and longer endurance exercise with larger time commitment.” So I could save about 30 minutes a day just by hopping on the ROM for 4 minutes. Ray Kurzweil uses it.

KURZWEIL: Well, I don`t actually buy that either. I do it for four minutes. But I have added it to my other routine. I still walk and I still work out with weights.

BECK: Why would you do that for four minutes in that ad.

KURZWEIL: It is a good four minutes. If you are going to exercise four minutes. I recommend it.

Supposedly it gives you “a complete non-impact cardio, resistance- and flexibility workout” - in just 4 minutes!
The only problem is that they cost exactly $14,615 a piece. Wondering why it is so expensive? Just go to whyisitsoexpensive.com.
You can get a DVD or video about it for free, though, or just watch this: