How to study anything ✍️
— Prof. Feynman (@ProfFeynman) September 30, 2023
• Indulge in the joy of discovery
• Embrace uncertainty and doubt
• See every problem as an opportunity
• Be curious about everything
• Love the details
• Think constantly
• Focus deeply
• Reject the "genius" myth
Father’s Day – 2024
Enjoying the weekend with the Tiny Tornadoes.
Teaching myself how to write blog posts on a pad with my arthritic thumbs.
Beans for Breakfast – 06.11.24
Lead author Yanni Papanikolaou and colleagues analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey’s What We Eat in America program to study how often U.S.-based adults consume beans. In their analyses, they focused on how often Americans consumed white and red kidney beans, black beans, chickpeas, and pinto beans. The researchers observed that adults who routinely consumed these beans had improved ratios of polyunsaturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids, and saturated fatty acids compared to those who did not consume beans. Those who ate beans also consumed 30% more fruits and 20% more vegetables. Higher Intake Of Beans Linked To More Nutritious Diet — https://www.forbes.com/sites/anuradhavaranasi/2024/06/11/higher-intake-of-beans-linked-to-more-nutritious-diet/
Remember Research Reveals One Simple Habit That Promotes Longevity AND Provides Extra Income in Retirement.
I’ve expanded my collection of cookbooks in search of more bean recipes.
It’s bean a lot of fun.
Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer? Eat More Plants
In a cohort study of 2062 men diagnosed with nonmetastatic prostate cancer, individuals with the highest intake of plant foods in the overall plant-based diet index had lower risk of prostate cancer progression compared with those with the lowest intake.
JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(5):e249053. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.9053 Plant-Based Diets and Disease Progression in Men With Prostate Cancer — https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2818122?resultClick=24
Rice – The Electronic Sticky Note
Most of us buy, cook, and eat it frequently, but what actually is rice? It’s a starchy cereal grain that comes from a grass species called Oryza sativa (in the scientific world, rice is referred to as Oryza). What are the Benefits of Eating Rice? (Plus, Tasty Recipe Ideas) Rice is everywhere. https://vegnews.com/vegan-health-wellness/benefits-eating-rice-tasty-recipe-ideas
The only reason why I’ve made this post part of my world famous Electronic Sticky Note series is for the Vegan Spinach, Chickpea, and Lemon Pilaf recipe.
Of course I’ll forget about this reminder in a day or two.
Eat The Real Paleo Diet…(eat more plants)
It has long been thought that meat played an important role in the diet of hunter-gatherers before the Neolithic transition. However, due to the scarcity of well-preserved human remains from Paleolithic sites, little information exists about the dietary habits of pre-agricultural human groups. A new study challenges this notion by presenting compelling isotopic evidence of a strong preference for plants among 15,000-year-old hunter-gatherers from Morocco. This is the first time a significant amount of plant consumption has been measured for a pre-agricultural population, shedding new light on the dietary practices of ancient human societies. More plants on the menu of ancient hunter-gatherers — https://www.mpg.de/21865602/more-plants-on-the-menu-of-ancient-hunters-gatherers
Memo to My Younger Self
Tommy Lundberg, an exercise researcher at the Karolinska Institute in Solna, Sweden, and the author of The Physiology of Resistance Training, says that strength training is far more important than most people realize.
“You get improved glucose control, especially if you have Type 2 diabetes,” he says. “You feel better —which is a very important effect, as it can reduce stress levels — and you typically get better sleep. As you age, it helps you function better so you can carry out your daily activities for a longer period of time. It also helps reduce your risk of falls.” https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-news/strength-training-resistance-longevity/2024/01/24/id/1150856/
Quote for Today – 05.24.24
“We’re not born with unlimited choices. We can’t be anything we want to be. We come into this world with a specific, individual destiny. We have a job to do, a calling to enact, a self to become. We are who we are from the cradle, and we’re stuck with it. Our job in this lifetime is not to shape ourselves into some ideal we imagine we ought to be, but to find out who we already are and become it.”
Steven Pressfield
Still Not a Vegan?
On average, 86 percent of people surveyed for Statista’s Consumer Insights in 21 countries said that their diet contained meat – highlighting that despite the trend around meat substitutes and plant-based products, eating meat remains the norm almost everywhere in the world. To satisfy the world’s hunger for meat, 340 million tons of it were produced globally in 2021. Because meat consumption typically increases as countries grow wealthier, that number has been rising.
Eating Meat Is the Norm Almost Everywhere — https://www.statista.com/chart/24899/meat-consumption-by-country/
I had a vegan meal while posting this. Just sayin’.
Can Someone Please Explain This To Me?
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