Here’s a legitimate concern that someone recently raised as they came across my recent TEDx video. The basic premise that I advocate is to spend less and thereby invest more to become financially independent (all the while becoming happier and healthier in the process). The viewer seems to agree that this could work for any …
It was not always a dream of mine. I didn’t even imagine it was possible. But there I was, giving a talk at TEDx Northwestern University. Let me take you on the journey of how it all came to be. The Book: Health in Flames Three years ago in August 2021, I published my first …
Chickens… often times are so top heavy that they are unable to stand. To save space, the birds are cramped into cages on top of one another and cannot even spread their wings.
Pigs, which are intelligent and sensitive animals, live their life in confinement without fresh air or sunlight, much less windows. They can barely turn around in their cages. In fact, the only time they do so is on their way to the slaughter house. A milk cow fares no better (read more)…
We obviously have a mental health crises. It is worsening over time. I’ve alluded to this in previous posts. Briefly, here’s how are politicians are addressing the issue: The Left’s Solution More funding, expanding coverage via Medicare/Medicaid/Obamacare, expanding coverage for substance abuse, emphasizing social determinants of mental health – education, poverty, housing. The Right’s Solution …
The Enlightenment was an era (around the 17th/18th century) that changed people’s trust from authority to science and reasoning. That was revolutionary for the time. But while we do rely much more on reasoning than the dictates of a King or ruler to tell us what is right or wrong, in general we lack self …
What health related progress have we made over time? As I mentioned in a previous post, rates of infectious disease have plummeted dramatically over the last few decades. Life expectancy has increased (at least until very recently). Why? Mostly this is due to vaccinations, antibiotics, food security, basic healthcare and sanitation. It really had very …
Last week’s post included a list of various chronic diseases that we are suffering from at higher rates than our paleolithic ancestors. Included in that list, to the surprise of many, were certain types of cancers. We have good evidence to link colon, breast, lung and prostate cancers to modern lifestyles. These are all among …
Best estimates are that homo sapiens have been roaming the Earth for ~315K years. For >95% of that time we lived as hunter gatherers. In comparison to our paleolithic ancestors we suffer from a large number of diseases that used to be rare. How do we know that? Obviously there are no writings from that …
Once in a while someone will come along having watched some sort of health documentary asking if its true that doctors don’t learn about nutrition in medical school. If not, they take it as a fact that medical schools are not particularly interested in nutrition or even worse are aligned with Big Pharma to push …
This is part 2 of a post I wrote a few months ago. I think this is fundamental and wanted to explain what I mean a little more. I believe that we have too many regulations in place. My friends on the political right tend to agree. But I also agree w/ my friends on …
