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🦷 What stands the test of time:

Teeth endure for millions of years in the fossil record. Today we struggle to keep them for one lifetime.

We can tell by looking at chemical signatures (stable isotopes and trace elements) that our ancestors' teeth were eating a lot of meat.

Today we're told meat is dangerous and must limit it.

If ~300,000 years of Homo sapiens diet were compressed into a 24-hour day: 

• We ate (mostly) meat for the 1st 23 hours — good oral health
• We started eating grains during the last 1-hour —  rise in cavities
• We started eating ultra-processed food during the last 1-minute — rise of malocclusion

🥩 What does this say about our diet:

Teeth, critical to survival, undergo significant evolutionary pressures. 

No animal's natural diet should rot it's teeth. 

Yet, cavities are the most common disease in the world, malocclusion is the norm, and nearly half of US adults have periodontal disease. 

💪 How to build muscle:

Sam Sulek is the biggest fitness influencer in the world.

Jeff Nippard reviewed his training.

I agree with most everything Jeff said in the video regarding training (but fyi — Jeff and Sam seem to follow more old school bodybuilder type diets which I don't recommend).

💡How to get back on track:

I stopped writing. After one week of travel back in February, I couldn't get back on track. 

I tell myself, "I'm busy," which is true, but it's really just an excuse.

The procrastination is really avoidance, and the avoidance is from perceived difficulty. I've recognized this pattern many times. 

The solution is always to simplify. Shrink. Take one small step.

I have 1472 pages of notes that I want to organize into a book. This creates overwhelm. Like trying to eat an elephant.

But if I scale to the smallest possible next step, I can take it. One bite of the elephant at a time.

🧠 What quote I've been thinking about:

"Your failures serve as a beautiful reminder that you were in the arena trying."

📊 What happens when demand hits fixed supply:

Pension funds are big, holding almost $50 trillion in assets. 

Last week, the world’s largest pension fund, Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, with $1.4 trillion in assets under management, announced that it is exploring Bitcoin as a “diversification tool.” 

As these institutional investors start allocating to bitcoin, the price moves could be larger than most expect. 

That's what happens when demands comes up against a fixed supply held by those reluctant to sell it.

🛒 Do you use self-checkout:

Half the time I use self-checkout, I get an error and a worker has to come help me. Is this normal?

As always, it's an absolute pleasure and honor getting to spend some time with you, hope you have a great weekend!

Kevin

P.S.

Dr. Kevin Stock
Meat Health, LLC

NED LLC (The Snore Solution)
 

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