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The Long Haul: Organic Food
Read this in your browser Welcome to The Long Haul! Every week, I’ll explore a longevity topic and then give a roundup of the big news in longevity. (Were you forwarded this email? Please subscribe here.) The TL;DR 🌎 The EU has a precautionary approach to banning pesticides and substances. The US has an innocent until proven guilty substance system, resulting in 72 EU-banned pesticides being legal in the US ⚗️USDA organic regulations still allow some synthetic substances to be used in growing...
The Long Haul: Stretching
Read this in your browser Welcome to The Long Haul! Every week, I’ll explore a longevity topic and then give a roundup of the big news in longevity. This week I wanted to understand why everyone cares so much about stretching. (Were you forwarded this email? Please subscribe here.) The TL;DR 🧘 Stretching pulls muscles to their full length, helping realign disorganized fibers that have been altered by muscle growth or damage 🥼 Maintaining flexibility is associated with lower mortality rates in...
The Long Haul: Superfoods
Read this in your browser Welcome to The Long Haul! Every week, I’ll explore a longevity topic and then give a roundup of the big news in longevity. I think superfoods are kind of BS. (Were you forwarded this email? Please subscribe here.) The TL;DR 🍌 Superfoods have no scientific definition, the marketing word was created to sell more bananas post-WWI 🥼 Most of the health claims of superfoods are based on studies done on lab animals 🫐Antioxidants have no stand-alone value (they only work...
The Long Haul: Cold Plunge
Read this in your browser Welcome to The Long Haul! Every week, I’ll explore a longevity topic and then give a roundup of the big news in longevity. This week, I’m telling you why you should consider cold plunge. (Were you forwarded this email? Please subscribe here.) The TL;DR ❄️ Cold plunge is defined as immersion in water below 60°F (16°C) for a short period (20 seconds - 10 minutes) 🥼 Most research on cold plunge is not from strong scientific studies but evidence still suggests benefits...
The Long Haul: Blood Sugar
Read this in your browser Welcome to The Long Haul! Every week, I’ll explore a longevity topic and then give a roundup of the big news in longevity. This week we’re breaking down sugar. (Were you forwarded this email? Please subscribe here.) The TL;DR 🍬 Sugar levels in food are rated using the glycemic index (GI), indicating how much our blood sugar rises when we eat something 🥕 Eating lower GI foods helps us feel fuller longer and is shown to be one of the most effective ways to lose weight...
The Long Haul: Corn🌽
Read this in your browser Welcome to The Long Haul! Every week, I’ll explore a longevity topic and then give a roundup of the big news in longevity. My tin foil hat may have been on writing this, but corn additives (products made from corn that end up in our food) suck. (By the way: Want to get your message in front of 3000 health nuts? Sponsor an issue of the Long Haul! Email [email protected]) The TL;DR 🌽 Corn is a cheap way manufacturers emulsify, sweeten and preserve food 🧪 When making...
The Long Haul: Sleep Chronotypes
Read this in your browser Welcome to The Long Haul! Every week, I’ll explore a longevity topic and then give a roundup of the big news in longevity. Writing about longevity was all fun and games until I realized something I do is really not good for me... I think I have to stop being a night owl. (By the way: Want to get your message in front of 3000 health nuts? Sponsor an issue of the Long Haul! Email [email protected]) The TL;DR 💤 Being a morning or evening person (AKA your “sleep...