Happy Weekend 👋

It’s the end of the month; a perfect time to reflect on your healthy habits and what’s gone well for you so far, and what could use an extra boost in the month ahead.
For ideas, see: Your Health Audit, From Head To Toe

In today’s email we cover hygiene and allergies, lifestyle vs multiple sclerosis, and how bones can get stronger with osteoporosis.

“I’m always very regretful for your presence” ~ This writer’s friend, who actually said “grateful”, not “regretful”, but guess who has bad hearing?
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Today’s Main Feature

Does “A Little Dirt” Help Or Harm, vs Allergies?

The science is clear:

Healthy Tips To Live By

Whole grains play an important role in metabolic health because they retain the bran and germ, which contain fiber, vitamins, and minerals.

Research shows that higher whole-grain intake is associated with improved blood sugar control and lower risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Refined grains, on the other hand, do the opposite.

That’s why paying attention to grain choices matters at the shopping stage. Nucona helps you uncover how often whole grains versus refined grains appear in your grocery shopping patterns, making it easier to align everyday purchases with long-term health goals:

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More Than A Hobby

Art and music therapies can be life-changing for people with disabilities:

Lifestyle vs Multiple Sclerosis & More

Dr. Stancic was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and wasn’t impressed with the results from the treatments offered, so (after 8 years of pain, suffering, and many medications, only for her condition to worsen) she set about doing better with an evidence-based lifestyle medicine approach.

After 7 years of her new approach, she would go on to successfully run a marathon and live symptom-free:

Watch and Learn

How Bones Can Actually Get Stronger With Osteoporosis 

Dr. Alyssa Kuhn explains:

Prefer text? The above video will take you to a 10almonds page with a text overview, as well as the video!

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This or That?

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Yesterday we asked you to choose between grapes and lychees—we picked the lychees (click here to read about why), as did 49% of you!

Now for today’s choice:

Click on whichever you think is better for you!

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Wishing you a healthy month ahead,

The 10almonds Team

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