Fewer and Shorter
This is a pretty good example of someone taking an incomplete look at a subject and making a simple conclusion that has some truth in it but is sometimes completely wrong so as to cause confusion. I feel for people trying to get educated on how to live the healthiest life when confronted with partial truths and contrary or completely incorrect data.
Now I have given you my opinion (and label it as such) what is the data behind me forming that opinion?
30 years ago Dr Graeme Romans told me, “Get as wide a range of foods into you as possible.” So instantly Dr James hits up against a datum I had been given and taken aboard.
So, when confronted with two datums in conflict, how do you resolve it rather than rejecting the latter outright? You look for more data that supports either to determine which is correct and you look at the purpose the person had in offering you the data.
16 years ago when I first started making an energy bar for my daughter, I researched the health benefits of each of the ingredients I used. I then broadened my learning and looked at the health benefits of each type of nut and was surprised to learn each nut had a different health benefit to the body. Each dried fruit had a different health benefit. And the more I read, the more I was amazed at the powers inherent in different plants.
The top level of classification of nutrients is fat, protein, carbohydrates and water.
The next level is Vitamins (about 16) and Minerals (over 70).
The third layer is phytonutrients or phytochemicals. There are, I have read, about 40,000 of them of which we have identified and know something about 10,000 of them. So there is far more we don’t know than there is that we do know!
Hence why having a broad range of foods in your diet leads to a wider range of nutrient intake and a potentially better health outcome.
So what point is Dr James making and why? He is, I presume, talking about highly processed foods formulated by a food chemist with the intention of finding the “bliss point” where the food tastes so good it is (almost) addictive and will last a long time on the shelf without going bad.
These purposes are great for a food manufacturer but not so great for a consumer. You may have seen a previous meme, “The longer the shelf life, the shorter yours!” referring the the harm done to the body by preservatives.
But Dr James’ simple statement erroneously miscategorises products like my NutriBlast Greens+ that has 205 ingredients and my Bug Out Bar with 235. Not a preservative or artificial colour or excitotoxin amongst them!
The Artist
“Musicians, (singers, painters, ALL artists) are some of the most driven, courageous people on the face of the earth.
They deal with more day-to-day rejection in one year than most people do in a lifetime.
Every day, they face the financial challenge of living a freelance lifestyle, the disrespect of people who think they should get real jobs, and their own fear that they’ll never work again.
Every day, they have to ignore the possibility that the vision they have dedicated their lives to is a pipe dream. With every note, they stretch themselves, emotionally and physically, risking criticism and judgment. with every passing year, many of them watch as the other people their age achieve the predictable milestones of normal life – the car, the family, the house, the nest egg.
Why? Because musicians are willing to give their entire lives to a moment – to that melody, that lyric, that chord, or that interpretation that will stir the audience’s soul.
Musicians (and artists) are beings who have tasted life’s nectar in that crystal moment when they poured out their creative spirit and touched another’s heart.
In that instant, they were as close to magic, God, and perfection as anyone could ever be.
And in their own hearts, they know that to dedicate oneself to that moment is worth a thousand lifetimes.”
—David Ackert, LA Times.
How Is The Project Going?
I have two project managers, a senior engineer, an IT manager, a hockey coach and four mothers in the family. They will all snicker at this. (I hope.)
Therapy In The Garden
Stay Above Fear
Shine Your Light
Be Yourself
As a side-note, be the best you that you can be. Always be working on improving/upskilling you. Get rid of the things that have been added to youn an attempt to be what others consider more desirable/appropriate/optimum.
Prepper Post
Saw this in an American video and thought it worth sharing. Never hurts to over prepare.
1. Stock up on shoes socks and underwear.
2. Forward pay rent, mortgage, property taxes.
3. Stock up on food and water. Start growing vegetable crops.
4. Stock up on ammo and defense and upskill.
5. Band aids, bandages and medical supplies.
Understand You
There is some truth in this but it does not address the necessity to improve the quality and quantity of whatever the product is that you produce. Or the fact that much gain can be had from increasing your knowledge, awareness and competence.