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Happy Monday 👋

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In today’s email we cover continuous blood glucose monitoring, rapamycin, and sciatica.

Each day this week starting today, we’ll be sharing a healthy weight loss tip from our partner Alygn 😎
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Today’s Main Feature

Why You Might Not Want A Continuous Glucose Monitor

There can be drawbacks to using one:

Healthy Tips To Live By

Find What’s Best For You

Sometimes, science is very clear on how things work. What often doesn’t make it into the headlines, however, is what factors affect how well something works (or not) for a specific individual.

The science is usually there for that too! But headlines have to speak to the masses, and short articles can rarely go into how genetics, health conditions, medications, lifestyle, food preferences, sleep, stress, activity level, and previous dieting experiences can all influence what works for an individual.

For this reason “one size fits all” advice such as “fast 16 hours” or “cut carbs” or “eat little and often” can be unhelpful, if not outright conflicting sometimes (hard to eat little and often when fasting, for instance).

Instead, a good approach can be to look at the options, figure out what appeals to you and fits in with your life, and do what’s sustainable for you.

Alygn can help with this, by actively turning your personal factors into weight-loss guidance that can work best for you:

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Recommended Reading

The Pressure Is On

Do you take your own blood pressure at home?

Here’s how to choose the device that fits your arm best:

Rapamycin Can Slow Aging By 20%

Rapamycin is generally heralded as a wonderdrug that (according to best evidence so far) can slow down aging, potentially adding decades to human lifespan—and yes, healthspan.

But…

Watch and Learn

Why Does Sciatica Improve When You Stretch One Day—But Not The Next?

Dr. Amy Konvalin explains (and what to do instead):

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Wishing you the most well-informed start to a healthy week,

The 10almonds Team