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Today’s 30-Second Summary
If you don’t have time to read the whole email today, here are some key takeaways:
When it comes to joint mobility, the neck is often neglected.
Today’s video has a 3-minute drill to change that!
Because turmeric’s absorption is greatly increased by the presence of black pepper, these are best taken together
Tea is a very healthful drink, with many benefits to body and mind alike.
Check out today’s sponsor section for a chance to uplift your daily tea-making with Mosi!
Mediterranean diet shown to be good for health and also the weekly budget too
The diabetes drug Canagliflozin may be good against an assortment of autoimmune disorders
Read on to learn about these things and more…
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Try This 3-Minute Neck Mobility Drill!
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It’s Q&A Day at 10almonds!
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In cases where we’ve already covered something, we might link to what we wrote before, but will always be happy to revisit any of our topics again in the future too—there’s always more to say!
As ever: if the question/request can be answered briefly, we’ll do it here in our Q&A Thursday edition. If not, we’ll make a main feature of it shortly afterwards!
So, no question/request too big or small 😎
“I liked the info on Turmeric. The problem for me is that I do not like black pepper which should be ingested with the turmeric for best results. Is black pepper sold in capsule form?”
Better than just black pepper being sold in capsule form, it’s usually available in the same capsules as the turmeric. As in: if you buy turmeric capsules, there is often black pepper in them as well, for precisely that reason. Check labels, of course, but here’s an example on Amazon.
“I would like to read more on loneliness, meetup group’s for seniors. Thank you”
Well, 10almonds is an international newsletter, so it’s hard for us to advise about (necessarily: local) meetup groups!
But a very popular resource for connecting to your local community is Nextdoor, which operates throughout the US, Canada, Australia, and large parts of Europe including the UK.
In their own words:
Get the most out of your neighborhood with Nextdoor
It's where communities come together to greet newcomers, exchange recommendations, and read the latest local news. Where neighbors support local businesses and get updates from public agencies. Where neighbors borrow tools and sell couches. It's how to get the most out of everything nearby. Welcome, neighbor.
“It was superb !! Just loved that healthy recipe !!! I would love to see one of those every day, if possible !! Keep up the fabulous work !!! 😃”
We’re glad you enjoyed! We can’t promise a recipe every day, but here’s one just for you:
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Making and drinking tea is an act that engages all five senses, and can be a ritual unto itself!
It can be good, then, to make the tea you drink a little special too.
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Whether you go for strong, black, green, light, spiced, sweet, bold, or delicate, there's something here for everyone.
They also offer a variety of tea-related paraphernalia, ranging from cold brew infusers to matcha sieves and more, so you can elevate your tea-drinking experience and add an extra touch of class to your morning or evening routine.
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What’s happening in the health world…
Importance of analyzing the impact of life stressors on those with Multiple Sclerosis
Immune system’s ability to respond to spinal cord injuries reduces with age, research suggests
Mediterranean diet shown to be good for health and also the weekly budget
Common diabetes drug could be repurposed as a treatment for autoimmune disorders
More to come tomorrow!
📖 ONE-MINUTE BOOK REVIEW
A Guide to Rational Living - by Drs. Albert Ellis and Robert Harper
We’ve talked before about the evidence-based benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and this book is indeed about CBT. In fact, it's in many ways the book that popularized Third Wave CBT—in other words, CBT in its modern form.
Dr. Ellis’s specific branch of CBT is Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, (REBT). What this means is using rationality to rewire emotions so that we’re not constantly sabotaging ourselves and our lives.
This is very much a “for the masses” book and doesn’t assume any prior knowledge of psychology, therapy, or psychotherapy. Or, for that matter, philosophy, since Stoic philosopher Epictetus had a lot to say that influenced Dr. Ellis’s work, too!
This book has also been described as “a self-help book for people who don’t like self-help books”... and certainly that Stoicism we mentioned does give the work a very different feel than a lot of books on the market.
The authors kick off with an initial chapter "How far can you go with self-therapy?", and the answer is: quite far, even if it's not a panacea. Everything has its limitations, and this book is no exception. On the other hand...
What the book does offer is a whole stack of tools, resources, and "How to..." chapters. In fact, there are so many "How to..." items in this book that, while it can be read cover-to-cover, it can also be used simply as a dip-in reference guide to refer to in times of need.
Bottom line: this book is highly recommendable to anyone and everyone, and if you don't have it on your bookshelf, you should.
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Wishing you a healthy mind in a healthy body,
The 10almonds Team