title: A traditional Tibetan medical response to advancements in basic longevity research.
abstract: This paper is intended to serve as a traditional Tibetan medical response to advancements in basic longevity research, with particular attention to current models of caloric restriction. This is a complicated task, as Tibetan medicine traditionally approaches dietary modification from a radically different perspective, and relies upon a complex model of health and balance in the treatment and prevention of disease. This paper offers a brief overview of the traditional Tibetan medicine (TTM) model and suggests potential areas for collaborative research on dietary modification.
authors.affiliation: Gaia Holistic Health Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Tenzing
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dakpa
authors.forename: Brooke
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dodson-Lavelle
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D031204:Caloric Restriction; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D008136:Longevity; D038861:Medicine, Tibetan Traditional / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends; D012107:Research Design
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts