Preface When I was in my twenties, I came up with a theory about life. I assumed that our lives revolve around our belief systems, which I still believe today, but I hypothesized that the number of belief systems we…
I consider myself lucky to have had the chance to get to know all four of my grandparents. My maternal grandfather was not actually my mother’s biological father—we won’t go into that here—but he was a wonderful man, a talented…
Preface I spent most of my life believing that people can be taught anything, something my father had passed on to me in my youth. As part of my personal journey through life – trying to learn more about life,…
What are UPFs? Let’s start with a definition of what an UPF (Ultra Processed Food) is: According to the NOVA Classification Reference Sheet, which can be found here: https://ecuphysicians.ecu.edu/wp-content/pv-uploads/sites/78/2021/07/NOVA-Classification-Reference-Sheet.pdf, ultra-processed foods are industrial formulations made entirely or mostly from substances…
Preface As we move forward in this journey of life, we keep learning new things that help us in different areas of life. When I was younger, I found out that I really loved working my muscles and lifting heavy…
Preface About ten years ago I found out that what I really like to do is learn new things.My learning process is very different from most. I do not take courses at the local university, I do not have a…
Preface Toward the end of the 20th century, an all-out war was declared on cholesterol, a kind of waxy substance found in our bloodstream and body cells, but scientific evidence and some collected facts about cholesterol (that were conveniently forgotten)…
Preface This post is a little different, this is me reflecting on the concept of time as a constant and the amount of effort that has been used to make us build our entire lives around it and how healthy…
Preface The world we live in has a few basic rules. They’re not always obvious, but if you’ve been keeping up with global trends, you’ll probably see them. One rule is that there’s always a set of “trending concepts” being…
