Jenn was a few days away from her thirty-first birthday when she had a stroke and a significant brain bleed. She spent eleven weeks in the NICU (neurological intensive care unit) and rehab.
Jenn's memoir is written from several points of view: Caryn, her mom David, her dad Amanda, her sister Misha, her boyfriend
This book packs an incredible punch as the medical hits just kept on coming---during the first several intense days and weeks, as well as once Jenn returned home with 24/7 care. Caryn aptly summed it up, with a dry sense of humor, "Seizure the day."
This is a book about rebirth, renewal, and recovery.
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Young is a longevity investor, and he founded the Longevity Vision Fund. He is knowledgeable about many startups in the longevity arena.
The book started off imagining what life would be like when we can live to be 200 years old. The person in this scenario has the biological age of a twenty-five-year-old man with a chronological age of 200. He lives in a sealed bubble and has chips throughout his body. He eats a meal that is prepared specifically for him based on AI. Robots live with him in his bubble that are very similar to humans.
Ugh. I am very interested in extending lifespans to be healthier and longer. This scenario felt too much like a George Jetson look into the future.
Hyman is a physician and author. He is a huge believer in functional medicine which focuses on your entire health, rather than having patients see six different doctors to treat six different diseases. All of the primary, critical diseases occur due to inflammation. Functional medicine focuses on treating inflammation. It's an individualized approach to your health that keys in on prevention rather than reaction.
The primary maxims of living healthy are: * Don't smoke * Maintain your ideal weight * Exercise
We all know these are the three main levers to being healthy, yet sadly we don't always do them. There is massive research being done on aging and longevity. With the current rate of innovation, life might be extended for individuals to live to be over 100 sometime within the next 15 years. But it also requires action on our part.
Some of the key takeaways include: * Use food as your medicine to increase your longevity.
* Powerful medicine is at the end of your fork.
* If your food is wrong, medicine can't help.
* If your food is right, medicine isn't necessary.
* Your body is the smartest doctor. Pay attention to it.
* If you start walking at age 60, your health improves signficantly.
* The way we live and eat is causing a trail of exhaust.
* Our modern diet is pro-inflammatory.
* Toxins damage our DNA and our mitochondria.
* Sugar and starch cause our bodies to age and rage.
* You should have between 12 - 16 hours between dinner and breakfast so that your digestion and brain cleansing occurs.
* 70% of diseases are due to gut health.
* Epigenetic clocks can measure your biological age (compared to your chronological age/date of birth)
* Food can be medicine or poison.
* Daily behaviors determine your lifespan and your healthspan.
* Intermittent fasting can reduce the chance of a heart attack by 40% and the chance of Alzheimer's by 66%
* Tennis players live seven years longer than the average person
One of the best books I have read regarding health. Highly recommend!
Several friends are wearing glucose monitors and I am considering wearing one. AfOne of the best books I have read regarding health. Highly recommend!
Several friends are wearing glucose monitors and I am considering wearing one. After reading Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar, I feel like I have learned an incredible amount about glucose spikes and how to reduce them significantly. I still want to wear a glucose monitor because I want to understand my body's response to specific foods.
This was a book that I could not put down and I highlighted many, many parts of the book. The last chapter has ten Glucose Hacks that are easy to remember and easy to do. The Glucose Hacks that I have already incorporated include:
* Eat foods in the right order: Fiber (veggies), protein, and then starch. Sugars at the end, preferably fruit in its natural state, if needed. If you eat foods in this order, you can reduce your overall glucose by 73%. A research study in 2016 demonstrated that those who ate their food in this order had a significant reduction in their HbA1c level. The author uses fabulous analogies. Think of your stomach as a sink and your intestine as the pipe below the sink. If you start a meal with a vegetable, it has plenty of fiber which goes from the sink to the pipe very slowly....like a mesh lining. This mesh lining makes it harder for glucose to make it to the bloodstream.
*Vinegar: 20 minutes before each meal drink a glass of water with one tablespoon of vinegar in it. Reduces your glucose spike by 30%. Researchers have shown that adding vinegar before meals for three months helped participants lose weight, reduce visceral fat, lower triglyceride levels, and decrease waist and hip measurements.
* Move after you eat. Spend a minimum of ten minutes walking, tidying your house, doing calf raises, etc. Walking after eating can decrease glucose spikes by up to 27%.
He provides realistic suggestions, based on research, for exercise, yoga, massage, and recipes. He mentions that cauliflower and broccoli are good for brain health. MSG is very bad for brain health. MSG is still found in many processed foods.
One of the interesting suggestions is to jump on a mini-trampoline, also known as a rebounder. This activity helps increase the flow of lymph up to your brain. An alternative is to do jumping jacks. Lemole recommends building up to 100 jumping jacks within a five-minute period.
Amanda Becker's book, You Must Stand Up: The Fight for Abortion Rights in Post-Dobbs America, starts off with a bang by illustrating the aftershocks iAmanda Becker's book, You Must Stand Up: The Fight for Abortion Rights in Post-Dobbs America, starts off with a bang by illustrating the aftershocks in a remade landscape after Roe was overturned. Becker focuses on key states such as Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, Kentucky, and Ohio where some state laws reverted to abortion laws implemented in the 1800s. The confusion it causes for women seeking abortions, abortion providers, lawmakers, and citizens is dizzying.
The wording on legislation, amendments, and ballots was purposefully confusing. In many instances, voters were unsure what the proposed legislation meant. Becker describes the importance of canvassing efforts for helping citizens understand proposed legislation. These canvassing efforts don't necessarily help change peoples' minds, but it is effective in increasing voter turnout.
Becker mentions that independent bookstores have taken on the renewed roles as hubs of progressive civil resistance. She highlights the New Orleans Blue Cypress bookstore and its slogan, Bad Bitches Read Good Books.
For me, the book dragged a little in the middle with many state-by-state details compared to the strong opening.
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