US Leaving The WHO: Pros & Cons

Happy Friday 👋 

We’re now approaching the last week in January, so how have things been going, in terms of any new healthy habits? Now’s a great time to assess what’s working and what’s not, and make adjustments ready to make February even better!

In today’s email we cover world health news, Ozempic mistakes, and AFib.

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Watch and Learn

10 Ways To Sabotage Your Ozempic Progress

Ozempic has a good reputation for getting reliable results, but there are ways to mess it up:

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One-Minute Book Review

The AFib Cure: Get Off Your Medications, Take Control of Your Health, and Add Years to Your Life – by Dr. John Day & Dr. Jared Bunch

The authors—cardiologists and AFib specialists—make the case that if you have atrial fibrillation, you do in fact have more options than “take these pills and suffer”.

To be clear: they’re not anti-medication per se and they also acknowledge that for some people the meds may still have their place (safety first, and all), but they do fall on the side of “it would be nice to not have to, if possible, so let’s see what we can do”.

Rather, they recommend lifestyle adjustments (no surprises there), and certain biomarker optimizations (this is where it gets more in-depth), which have a good record of reducing symptoms to the point of remission and freedom from medications.

The book is first a primer on the topic of AFib, and then a how-to manual of fixing the problems that you now understand, by biomarker monitoring, lifestyle optimization, and if those things don’t work, ablative therapy which they argue is safer, easier, and more successful than you might think.

The style is clear and easy to understand, with frequent scholarly citations throughout. On the downside, the tone can sometimes be a little on the pushy side for this reviewer’s tastes, but if one overlooks that, it doesn’t detract from the useful content.

Bottom line: if you or a loved one have AFib and would like more treatment/management options than have hitherto been presented, this book will give you that.

Click here to check out The AFib Cure, and look after your heart!

Penny For Your Thoughts?

May today see you well-prepared for the coming weekend,

The 10almonds Team