Saturday 7

Published: Sat, 08/31/24

Updated: Fri, 09/06/24

Good morning!

Here's your Saturday 7 roundup!

🥩 What happened after 2 years of eating 3 foods:

My 2-year, 3-food, carnivore bulk then cut experiment concludes today!

I will shoot a wrap up video in the next week or so with the results.

Here's the video series thus far to catch you up to speed.

This also marks about 90-months of eating carnivore.

But I recommend most people just start with a 90-day challenge.

Right now is one of the best times to do it.

Summer is winding down. Holidays are months away. School is starting, and The Ultimate 90-Day Challenge is like getting your PhD in meat-science :)

You can enroll in the life-changing 90-Day Challenge here.

🧠 Who was right again:

For the FIRST time a federal agency has determined — “with moderate confidence” — that there is a link between fluoride exposure and lower IQ in kids. (r)

Looks like the conspiracy theorists were right again.

🍵 What I add to my coffee:

While I don't think coffee is a health food, it doesn't seem to negatively effect me and I enjoy it, so I drink it.

But I read an article this week about an ingredient you have to add to it.

Apparently, adding this ingredient is an age-old practice, endorsed by modern chefs and food experts to enhance its flavor profile.

Luckily, I already add this special ingredient...

What is it???

Chocolate LMNT.

(Well, salt...but the LMNT is crazy good).

A sprinkle of this and the sodium ions from the salt bind with receptors on the tongue and block bitter signaling, dramatically enhancing the flavor.

WARNING:

I can't drink coffee without it now, so use at your own peril.

💡Is this the most important question:

“The Most Important Question of Your Life” by Mark Manson.

I wanted the reward and not the struggle. I wanted the result and not the process. I was in love not with the fight, but only the victory.

🧠 What quote I've been thinking about:

"A true indicator of free speech is whether someone you disagree with is permitted to express views you dislike."

– Elon Musk, on censorship and identifying if free speech exists

📈 Is it risk-on now:

With the labor market cracking, Jerome Powell said,

“The time has come for policy to adjust.”

Rate cuts incoming.

Upon hearing the news, risk assets like bitcoin and stocks jumped.

Lower rates = cheaper borrowing, which tends to boost spending and investment. It also tends to hurt the returns on savings and bonds.

The questions that remain are how big and how fast will the rate cuts come? Will they be enough (along with the ongoing fiscal dominance) to prop up markets if/when a recession hits?