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Organic produce is more nutritious and healthier
In 1950 there were 100 varieties of tomato grown in New Zealand; today you can expect around 5. In 1903, in the US there were 46 varieties of asparagus, now there are 3; and there were 164 varieties of celery, there are now 3.
Eat organically grown vegetables when you can
Eating most red meat delivers antibiotic fallout. New Zealand animal farming uses 80,000 kg of antibiotics every year. Hormone growth promotants (HGPs) are still used in areas of New Zealand even though they have been banned by the EU since 1988.
The Jason Shon Bennett ‘Not-A-Pie’ Chart
Here is a reminder of the basic way we have always eaten. Mostly plants. Mostly wholefoods. Greens dominating the plate. Lots of fibre. Lots of colour. This is how I eat. A plant-based wholefood diet. Very cool for your fridge door or wherever the food is!
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There is no replacing sleep. Not with a pill, a book, a food, a supplement, a workout, a prayer, a meditate, a yoga session, a mindfulness exercise; not a thing replaces sleep. We are designed to be asleep in rest and repair around 30% of the time.
‘The less sleep you get, the more your genes contribute to how much you weigh. The more sleep you get, the less your genes determine how much you weigh’ Dr Watson, University of Washington Medicine Sleep Center.
This seminar series is on sleep, why we don’t sleep enough and the cost of being under slept (you will look old, you will gain weight and not be able to lose it, you will lose your youthful glow, and you will be at dramatically higher risk of almost every disease we know of. You will also be grumpy, less happy, less motivated, less satisfied and more sluggish and irritable).
The healthiest longest-lived cultures see sleep as first; everything else second. We see everything first, and if I get time, then I may sleep. Sleep more now or your body will give you a long sleep early (called “dead young”).
Get more sleep. I hope you enjoy this brutal, truthful, insightful and ‘reality check’ presentation as much as I enjoyed writing and delivering it!
There is no replacing sleep. Not with a pill, a book, a food, a supplement, a workout, a prayer, a meditate, a yoga session, a mindfulness exercise; not a thing replaces sleep. We are designed to be asleep in rest and repair around 30% of the time.
‘The less sleep you get, the more your genes contribute to how much you weigh. The more sleep you get, the less your genes determine how much you weigh’ Dr Watson, University of Washington Medicine Sleep Center.
This seminar series is on sleep, why we don’t sleep enough and the cost of being under slept (you will look old, you will gain weight and not be able to lose it, you will lose your youthful glow, and you will be at dramatically higher risk of almost every disease we know of. You will also be grumpy, less happy, less motivated, less satisfied and more sluggish and irritable).
The healthiest longest-lived cultures see sleep as first; everything else second. We see everything first, and if I get time, then I may sleep. Sleep more now or your body will give you a long sleep early (called “dead young”).
Get more sleep. I hope you enjoy this brutal, truthful, insightful and ‘reality check’ presentation as much as I enjoyed writing and delivering it!
Now go to bed!
Namita Singh
