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Triage Theory Of Nutrient Utilisation

Triage Theory Of Nutrient Utilisation

(Unfortunately the article this originally linked to is not longer available, so here’s the gist of it.)

Definition of Triage: Medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority for treatment: the separation of a large number of casualties, in military or civilian disaster medical care, into three groups: 
1) those who cannot be expected to survive even with treatment; 
2) those who will recover without treatment; 
3) the highest priority group, those who will not survive without treatment.

I read a very interesting article some time ago that talked about the body doing a triage function on nutrients. Summarized, if you feed it too few nutrients it does not reduce the nutrients needed to fuel basic functions like the heart, lungs and brain, it defers things like cellular repair (like cancer fighting) until the nutrient levels improve. Unfortunately, with most people, they don’t improve their nutrition so we suffer for it and die earlier than we need to.

This is absolutely HUGE! This is the evidence I needed to support the nutrition philosophy I have incorporated into my daily dietary routine for the last decade. I have had people look bug-eyed at the 30 odd supplements I take with breakfast and ask if I notice any difference in taking them. When I say no they ask why I still take them. Well, this is why. If you are noticing a difference in the way you feel with what you eat you are WAY undernourished! Your body has been “running on empty” for way too long!

If you are interested in the subjet, here’s a place to start:

https://www.functionalmedicineuniversity.com/public/1242.cfm

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Grow Food

Grow Food

This week I received this email…

Hi Tom,

It’s been more than 2 years since we hit the road to create this documentary…

…and we’re finally ready to release it into the world.

Grow Food follows the inspiring story of Jim who left a “safe” yet unfulfilling career cleaning pools to pursue something more meaningful.

He became a farmer.

With literally no experience growing food, and no land to grow it on, Jim began hanging signs around town looking for people willing to transform their front lawns into vegetable gardens.

We follow the ups and downs of his incredible journey. We get to experience his struggles and his wins.

We also visited experienced farmers and growers across the country who are truly making a difference in their communities, and are a part of the larger solution worldwide.

What we learned from these leaders was invaluable.

We’re so excited to bring this feature documentary to you, our Human Longevity Project tribe for free.

So without further ado… click here to watch Grow Food! https://growfoodfilm.com/order-nbgf/

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Talk To The Animals

Talk To The Animals

There is a lot of philosophical truth behind the good Chief’s words. It is true that you do not fear that which you can confront and with which you can communicate.

The job of the media is to make it all so bad over there that you cannot confront or communicate with it. But that just drags us downscale.

Why is the suicide rate going markedly up? Lack of confront and ability to communicate. So, face up and speak out!

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Country Maturity Quotient

I stopped by the lounge on my way upstairs from the kitchen and saw a few minutes of the TV show The Big Bang Theory. Maybe because I had the high Intelligence Quotient low Emotional Quotient contrast on my mind but as I was resting for my next counselling session I got to thinking about a measurement scale for civilisations, cultures or countries.

You know how they have these assessment sheets for kids:
Plays well with peers
Respects other’s property
Respects other’s communications
Follows orders
Obeys rules

I wondered if anyone had ever come up with an assessment sheet for countries. Things like:
Does not invade other countries or infringe on their commercial rights
Respects other’s sovereignty, borders and territorial rights
Maintains fair trading relationships
Comes to aid of neighbouring countries in their need
Does not spy on their neighbours
Does not attempt to weaken or diminish the power, resources, population or culture of other sovereign states
Obeys international laws and signed treaties
Enhances rather than pollutes their own and international lands and waters and air
Preserves their indigenous peoples and cultures
Preserves and improves their environment

There would be few that scored well on such a scale methinks.

I think we need to formulate a better process for arriving at who we select to lead out countries as the current processes have not yielded the most desirable result! We need to start selecting leaders on the basis of an excellent production record of leadership and sustainable and viable expansion under their leadership.

That way we would stand a far better chance of having the culture outlive our grandchildren!