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Octopus Apprentice
The helping octopus. An octopus was first spotted off the coast of Portugal, hovering near a diver as he worked on underwater repairs. At first, the diver thought nothing of it, until the octopus started helping.
Whenever he reached for a wrench, a bolt, or even dropped a tool, a tentacle would appear, handing it back to him like a silent assistant from the deep.
No one believed his stories when he surfaced, so he set up cameras and recorded everything. The footage, an octopus calmly passing tools to a human, has since gone viral. When asked about it, the diver just smiled and said: “I’m just happy I had help down there.”
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Low Sugar Benefits
New study reveals that limiting sugar in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life has massive life-long benefits by preventing chronic diseases, establishing healthy taste preferences, and supporting proper development. A major study found that early life exposure to lower sugar intake was associated with a 35% reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes and a 20% reduced risk of high blood pressure in adulthood.
The first 1,000 days are a critical window of rapid development for a child’s brain, body, metabolism, and immune system, setting the stage for their future health.
Excessive early exposure to added sugars can irreversibly alter development and lead to long-term health problems.
To elaborate, a child’s palate is very malleable during the first 1,000 days. Repeated exposure to sweet foods trains their taste buds to crave sweeter flavors, making them less receptive to naturally sweet foods like fruits and vegetables. By consistently introducing whole, unprocessed foods, you prevent a child from becoming accustomed to the intense, artificially sweet flavors found in many processed snacks. This helps them appreciate a wider variety of foods even later in life.
Also, a landmark study found that people exposed to lower sugar intake in utero and during the first 1,000 days of life had significantly lower risks of developing type 2 diabetes and hypertension.
Also, reducing sugar intake through the first 1,000 days helps combat childhood and adult obesity. Sugary foods and drinks are often calorie-dense but lack nutrients and fiber, which can lead to excessive weight gain. A high sugar diet in childhood is a major driver of obesity, which carries a host of long-term health consequences.
Furthermore, limiting sugar intake during this critical developmental period improves metabolic health. High sugar intake can disrupt the body’s normal metabolic processes and lead to insulin resistance (a leading cause of PCOS, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses). Limiting sugar helps set a healthy metabolic pattern, reducing the risk of fatty liver disease, PCOS, diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease later in life.
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