Let me introduce myself. My name is Mark Sisson. I’m 63 years young. I live and work in Malibu, California. In a past life I was a professional marathoner and triathlete. Now my life goal is to help 100 million people get healthy. I started this blog in 2006 to empower people to take full responsibility for their own health and enjoyment of life by investigating, discussing, and critically rethinking everything we’ve assumed to be true about health and wellness...
Episode 106: Bethany Hamilton — This episode from the archives features an inspiring discussing between host Elle Russ and surfing champion Bethany Hamilton. Despite losing her arm to a 14-foot tiger shark at age 13, Bethany was back in the water a month after and took home her first national surfing title a little over a year later. Get yourself a daily dose of inspiration and give this episode a listen.
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“How about a combination of adventurous tasks? Spelunking while eating ghost pepper-marinated gizzards and yodeling? If that doesn’t bring forth new perspectival horizons, I don’t know what will.”
– Agreed. That is a legitimate example of adventure, Alex.
“Omega-6 fats hinder incorporation of omega-3s into red blood cells. Saturated fats augment it.”
–Ah, now I see why the Kitavan’s are cockoo for coconuts!
The part about the French diet makes me think I shouldn’t have attempted this PB diet, which mostly failed (lifestyle part of PB has been great though!), I should have stuck with the common sense healthy traditional French diet we have here (I am French), the article is relatively accurate, we do eat a lot like this in my family
Super interesting link about fMRIs. Much of the work I do is diagnostic, but it involves observation, testing, history review, talking, and scratching my head in confusion. I occasionally get kids who have been “assessed” with an MRI for ADHD, etc. Nothing worse to me than something that appears very sciency, but is in fact fallacious. Parents buy into it because they’re desperate for an answer. I had a kid come in recently who was assessed with “fire ADHD.” Knew within a minute that he was on the spectrum, and sure didn’t need a brain scan.
I like the story of Canuck punching the bear and winning, a testament to our ancestors fighting back and surviving so they could pass those wonderful Grok genes on to us.
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“Omega-6 fats hinder incorporation of omega-3s into red blood cells. Saturated fats augment it.”
–Ah, now I see why the Kitavan’s are cockoo for coconuts!
The part about the French diet makes me think I shouldn’t have attempted this PB diet, which mostly failed (lifestyle part of PB has been great though!), I should have stuck with the common sense healthy traditional French diet we have here (I am French), the article is relatively accurate, we do eat a lot like this in my family
‘Whats old is new again’ – so much truth, great read!
Super interesting link about fMRIs. Much of the work I do is diagnostic, but it involves observation, testing, history review, talking, and scratching my head in confusion. I occasionally get kids who have been “assessed” with an MRI for ADHD, etc. Nothing worse to me than something that appears very sciency, but is in fact fallacious. Parents buy into it because they’re desperate for an answer. I had a kid come in recently who was assessed with “fire ADHD.” Knew within a minute that he was on the spectrum, and sure didn’t need a brain scan.
I like the story of Canuck punching the bear and winning, a testament to our ancestors fighting back and surviving so they could pass those wonderful Grok genes on to us.