This issue of The Immortalist is a milestone of sorts. It’s the first issue with a full color, full page, PAID advertisement! In case you missed it, it’s on the outside rear cover, a Life Extension Foundation (LEF) ad. The ad is the result of a conversation Ben Best had with Bill Faloon, LEF’s President, when he was in South Florida recently. Good job Ben! And as they say in the business, "support our advertisers!" The CI ad that was formerly on the rear cover has been moved to the inside front cover.

With all the food manufacturers jumping on the low carb bandwagon, it’s good to remember that just a few short years ago, anyone who even mentioned Dr, Robert Atkins and his revolutionary weight loss ideas, was branded a quack and a nutcase. He wrote his first book about the "Low Carb Lifestyle" thirty years ago. Atkins died this past April after slipping on a patch of ice in front of his Manhattan office. It’s only been recently that his ideas have been vindicated. It’s a shame he couldn’t live to see how things have changed.

One wonders if the change in the public perception of cryonics will happen just as quickly, or will it take a prolonged period.