CORVALLIS - When it comes to living a healthy life, it seems
like the experts are always arguing over the latest study or
diet fad, and the rules change constantly. Even today, the Food
and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences raised
the recommended dietary allowances for a number of antioxidant
vitamins, to levels some researchers say are better but still
not high enough. To provide a blueprint for healthy living that
they believe most effectively embodies all the available science
and medical studies, experts at the Linus Pauling Institute at
Oregon State University have developed some basic guidelines.
The guidelines are no guarantee you'll live to be 93, like Linus
Pauling did. On the other hand, it never hurts to try. "We think
all of these guidelines are based in sound science and, if
followed, could make a substantial difference in both the
lifespan and health of average Americans," said Balz Frei,
professor and director of the Linus Pauling Institute. "We do
have concerns that some of t