“Based on USDA data, the US per capita consumption (pounds per person per year) of beef from 1970 to 2020 fell an annual average of 34 percent with no health or environmental benefits. Yet we still blame red meat for nearly all health problems. This terrifies me as a physician.”
― Forever Strong: A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well
― Forever Strong: A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well
“Essentially, chronically wanting to do something and not doing it can cause the type of low-grade background stress that leads to burnout, health issues, and generally just feeling awful.”
― 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success
― 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success
“Wars of the Roses, The Far too hard to explain. There are just two things to remember. Firstly, it was the basis for Games Of Throne, except that the man who wrote that, Sir George RRRRRR Martin, changed the names so he wouldn’t get sued, and made it more realistic by filling it with dragons and dwarves and loads of tits. Lastly, the most violent event of the Wars of the Roses was the Battle of Bosworth, which Richard III tried to escape by burrowing under a car park. He hid there for centuries, but eventually we found him. Alas, it was too late, and he’d died of tarmac inhalation.”
― Cunk on Everything: The Encyclopedia Philomena
― Cunk on Everything: The Encyclopedia Philomena
“2 cups water 1 tablespoon whole cloves 1 teabag green tea 1 teaspoon FOS powder 2 teaspoons allulose (optional) Additional sweetener to taste 1 cinnamon stick (optional) In a small saucepan, combine the water and cloves and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and cover to maintain a low simmer for 10 minutes. Add the teabag in the last 1–2 minutes of simmering, then remove from heat. Discard teabag. Stir in the FOS, optional allulose, other sweetener, and optional cinnamon stick, and serve or sip throughout the day. MATCHA,”
― Super Gut: A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight
― Super Gut: A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight
“Actually, it might even do the opposite.” Model Builder: “Our bodies turn anything we eat into the proper food it needs. You can lose weight eating whatever you want as long as you count calories and take a vitamin pill. We all know that.”
― DON'T DIE: Dialogues
― DON'T DIE: Dialogues
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