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In todayâs email we cover cinnamon-related health risks, how to do a forward fold, and biohacking to âfutureproofâ your health.
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Todayâs Main Feature
Remember When We SaidâŚ
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One Ring To Track It All
Do you remember the article we wrote about fitness trackers excel at establishing patterns that you can then act upon? But that, for example, your phone is probably not the best at knowing how well you slept?
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Watch and Learn
How To Do A Forward Fold For The First Time
Often considered to be an important test of flexibility (âcan you touch your toes?â), hereâs how to do it:
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One-Minute Book Review
Futureproof: Build Resilience, Feel Younger, Live Longer â by Davinia Taylor
The goal here is to put tools in the readersâ hands to (per the subtitle) âbuild resilience, feel younger, live longerâ. The author herself is not a doctor or scientist, but a supplement company CEO and social media influencerâwhich means that in this book youâll find quite a bit of awareness of health science advances made in the past 15 years, and no hard science.
In terms of health advocacy, one strength of this book is how it highlights, and puts into numbers, the time lag in âtranslational researchâ. What that means is that the most ground-breaking research discovering things now, wonât actually make its way through the system to become advice your doctor gives, for about 17 years on average. Which might be longer than you want to wait to address some problem.
She also, while not advocating for extreme changes, does tackle the idea of ârelax, have fun, enjoy a little treatâ when very often the âlittle treatâ in question is alcohol addiction or obesity or a sedentary lifestyle or suchâthings that while they may present their comforts, often do not correlate to improving quality of life on balance, and indeed, often quite the contrary.
Her dietary advice is a little hit-and-miss; while she discourages ultraprocessed foods, she encourages getting plenty of dairy, something strongly associated with inflammation.
The style is very direct and personable, and/but has a normal British amount of casual swearing that might shock some American readers. The book is very jargon-free, and scientific concepts are presented in very simple terms, making this accessible to all. There is a modest bibliography, mostly to back up statistics.
Bottom line: if youâd like a book that has a fair âfinger on the pulseâ of modern longevity-promoting biohacking, but that isnât a very dense read, then youâll enjoy this.
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Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday full of wellness,
The 10almonds Team