Red Meat = Increased Mortality?
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One common issue with nutrition is that there is so much information projected from the misinterpretation of studies.
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About five years ago, The Harvard School of Public Health linked red meat to higher rates of mortality. The study tested over 100,000 people. With this large sample size, it seemed like their claim was unquestionable.
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A quick review of the methods and results sheds more light on the dubious accusations. How did the researchers test the dangers of meat? Through a survey and questionnaire. There wasn't any deep and complex lab work done.
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Also, the study shows some confounding variables that make it harder to believe that meat consumption is the real problem. The researchers stated in their report: “In addition, a higher red meat intake was associated with a higher intake of total energy but lower intakes of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.”
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One could just as easily argue that it was the lack of fruits, or vegetables, or whole grains or all of them combined that contributed to the negative health assertions made by the researchers. Or we can also surmise that that the people who were eating more red meat were also consuming a diet that was low in micronutrients. (Sounds like a fast food-type diet.)
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CONCLUSION: What you eat is up to you. As a practical way to ensure your health: eat a variety of different meats, stay active, eat fruits and vegetables, sleep more, and enjoy your burgers on a bed of greens (instead of a bun) 🥗👍🏽
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“Coconut Oil Isn’t Healthy. It’s Never Been Healthy,”
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The USA Today released a story entitled “Coconut Oil Isn’t Healthy. It’s Never Been Healthy,” asserting that coconut oil is dangerous because “it’s almost 100% fat” citing a report from the American Heart Association (AHA).
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Saturated fat has been blamed (inaccurately) for a lot of health problems, but that does not mean you can eat as much as you want. Going from one extreme to the other is an overreaction that you want to avoid. If you really want to know how much saturated fat you can have, go see a doctor and test your lipoprotein levels (apoB/LDL-P). This will indicate how much eating saturated fat affects your body.
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The next best thing you can do is to balance out your daily intake of fats. That means to ingest a balance of certain foods so that your proportion of polyunsaturated, monounsaturated and saturated fats are about equal.
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If you like coconut oil, the research cited in the report does NOT suggest you must stop using it completely (even if the headlines make it sound like it). But it does suggest that "hydrogenated" coconut oils (and really anything that's hydrogenated) can be an issue for your heart health. So if you buy coconut oil, be on the safe side and only get the "extra virgin" version. If you read nothing else, that's a tip that will provide some insurance to upgrade your shopping behavior.
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Superheroes And Our Desire for Bettering Ourself
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This is an exciting time with all the new superhero action movies hitting the big screen. Superheroes, like all heroes, appeal to us on a number of levels; they excite because they are cool, but they also appeal to us on a deeper level.
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In hero stories, the hero is identifiable, immediately, as an extension of ourself. As a watcher, we are drawn to the hero, learn things as s/he learns them, see the story from her/his perspective. Eventually, we identify with her/him, because s/he stands for ideals we stand for and embodies everything we see or would like to see in ourselves.
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In a sense, hero stories are not only inspirational, but aspirational; they allow to see the potential for change, first within ourselves, and in the world.
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And being inspired is what it’s all about; superhero movies can teach us to want to develop ourselves so that we can help others; they encourage us to be a hero so that we can be heroic, for others. In the context of training, they encourage us to get better so that we can be better, for others.
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