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Natto, Taurine + Black Pepper, And Other Game-Changers
Plus: the stress-free way to get medical appointments
The 10almonds Team
June 01, 2023
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⏰ IN A RUSH?
Today’s 30-Second Summary
If you don’t have time to read the whole email today, here are some key takeaways:
Natto is a very healthful Japanese food you may not have heard of—learn about that and more in today’s video!
While they narrowly missed the cut in yesterday’s article, pecans are great for the health too—especially heart health! See today’s main feature for more.
Seeing a doctor sooner rather than later means better health outcomes, and—in the long-run—is better for the pocket too.
Today’s sponsor Sesame Care offer a good/quick/cheap (yes really: all three!) online service to quickly and easily get you the medical appointments you need, with less stress and expense.
Taurine and black pepper (as a combo) has been found to give extra benefits to heart health, compared with either alone (or none). See today’s “in the news” section for more on that!
Read on to learn about these things and more…
👀 WATCH AND LEARN
92-year-old fitness instructor Takishima Mika talks diet and lifestyle!
Meet the amazing Takishima Mika, the incredible 92-year-old fitness instructor! She's Japan's oldest fitness instructor who is still active, and she's an inspiration to all of us.
You might be wondering how she keeps herself healthy and energetic at her age. Here's a quick overview:
PS, if you want to give natto a try but don’t think your local stores will sell it, you can get it online here!
❓ MAIN FEATURE
It’s Q&A Day at 10almonds!
Have a question or a request? You can always hit “reply” to any of our emails, or use the feedback widget at the bottom!
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 😎
❝Loved the info on nuts; of course I always eat pecans, which didn’t make the list of healthy nuts!❞
Dear subscriber, pardon the paraphrase of your comment—somehow it got deleted and now exists only in this writer’s memory. However, to address it:
Pecans are great too! We can’t include everything in every article (indeed, we got another feedback the same day saying the article was too long), but we love when you come to us with stuff for us to look at and write about (seriously, writer here: the more you ask, the easier it makes my job), so let’s talk pecans for a moment:
Pecans would have been number six on our list if we’d have written more!
Like many nuts, they’ve an abundance of healthy fats, fiber, vitamins, and minerals.
They’re particularly good for zinc, which is vital for immune function, healing (including normal recovery after normal exercise), and DNA synthesis (so: anti-aging).
Pecans are also great for reducing LDL (“bad” cholesterol) and triglycerides (which are also bad for heart health); check it out:
We also received subscriber requests for main feature articles on 1) osteoporosis and 2) BMI’s flaws and what—if anything—it is good for.
We’ll give those due diligence in their own main features, but we will say as a teaser:
Osteoporosis is about so much more than calcium intake (or lack thereof)
BMI’s flaws go way beyond “muscle weighs more than fat”
Now we’re going to turn the tables and ask you a question!
At what age do you think it's important to start worrying about osteoporosis?We'll post results tomorrow and talk about this! |
❤️ OUR SPONSORS MAKE THIS PUBLICATION POSSIBLE
Sesame Care: Get That Doctor Appointment The Quick & Stress-Free Way
It’s a sad sign of the times that it’s become normal to put off getting a medical appointment, often because it’s expensive and/or stressful.
And yet… We all know that seeing a doctor sooner rather than later means better health outcomes, and—in the long-run—is better for the pocket too.
So to cut through this procrastination, Sesame Care are offering a service that’s:
Good
Quick
Cheap
Yes, really: all three. They’re able to do this by starting the process with a very inexpensive telehealth appointment. Many things can be resolved with just that, especially if it’s just a quick and easy prescription that needs fulfilling.
But what if more is needed that telehealth can’t cover? That’s fine, they have an army of specialists too, and also can easily arrange a referral to a local clinic if an in-person appointment is needed (can’t take your blood over the phone, for example).
This service is available throughout the US and Canada
🌍 AROUND THE WEB
What’s happening in the health world…
More to come tomorrow!
📖 ONE-MINUTE BOOK REVIEW
Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life - by Max Lugavere
There is a lot of seemingly conflicting (or sometimes: actually conflicting!) information out there with regard to nutrition and various aspects of health. Why, for example, are we told:
Be sure to get plenty of good healthy fats from nuts and seeds, for metabolic health and brain health too!
But these terrible nut and seed oils lead to heart disease and dementia! Avoid them at all costs!
Max Lugavere demystifies this and more.
His science-led approach is primarily focused on avoiding dementia, and/but is at least not bad when it comes to other areas of health too.
He takes us on a tour of different parts of our nutrition, including:
Perhaps the clearest explanation of "healthy" vs "unhealthy" fats this reviewer has read
Managing carbs (simple and complex) for healthy glucose management—essential for good brain health
What foods to improve or reduce—a lot you might guess, but this is a comprehensive guide to brain health so it'd be remiss to skip it
The role that intermittent fasting can play as a bonus extra
While the main thrust of the book is about avoiding cognitive impairment in the long-term (including later-life dementia), he makes good, evidence-based arguments for how this same dietary plan improves cognitive function in the short-term, too.
Speaking of that dietary plan: he does give a step-by-step guide in a "make this change first, then this, then this" fashion, and offers some sample recipes too. This is by no means a recipe book though—most of the book is taking us through the science, not the kitchen.
Bottom line: this is the book for getting unconfused with regard to diet and brain health, making a lot of good science easy to understand. Which we love!
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Wishing you an amazing month ahead,
The 10almonds Team