We’re slowly beginning to think that we’re doing something good here. In this year’s January-February issue we pointed to the current issue of WIRED reporting on the advantages of taking two supplements, Acetyl L-Carnitine and Super Alpha Lipoic Acid, something that we had reported a year before, thanks to Peter Christiansen.

In this issue we report on the eight page spread in the July 13 issue of NEWSWEEK praising the virtues of statins in maintaining cardiovascular health, something that Doug Skrecky did in an Immortalist article at least a year ago.

Now comes a looser FDA ruling, reported in FLORIDA TODAY on how much scientific evidence is required to put a health claim on food packages. The first beneficiary of the ruling are the packers of nuts, specifically almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios, walnuts and peanuts. The list does not include macadamias, because of their high saturated fat content.

Packages of these nuts may now bear the following line: "Scientific evidence suggests but does not prove that eating 1.5 ounces per day of most nuts as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease."

Glory be!! At least a year ago Doug Skrecky was urging Immortalist readers to eat a handful of peanuts a day as part of a heart healthy diet!!