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➗ What everyone is missing in the macronutrient debate:
This week I filmed the Macronutrient Presentations for Meat Health Academy. It's one of my favorite sections of the program because I think it's one of the most misunderstood aspects of diet/nutrition. There are some people that think all that matters is getting enough protein, others that high fat / low carb is the only way. Others say high carb / low fat. And there are others somewhere in between that say, "if it fits your macros" you're all good. However, each of these
positions is missing a critical component. Macronutrients aren't created equal. And what I mean by this is that 1 gram of fat doesn't necessarily equal another 1 gram of fat. The same goes for proteins and carbohydrates. For example, if
you're eating beef, most of the fat is saturated and monounsaturated. If you're eating vegetable oils, you are eating a lot of polyunsaturated fat (as well as a ton of omega-6 fatty acids). The difference in health outcomes from a diet composed of beef fat vs seed oil fats is vast. One will lead you towards metabolic health, the other towards metabolic dysfunction. If you just focus on hitting certain macronutrient ratios you are missing the forest for the trees.
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😨 What big fat lie we've been told:
I don't want to leave you hanging as to which kind of fat I'd recommend eating :) So I'll leave you with this Big Fat Lie we've been told.
Renowned cardiologist, Dr. Deepak Natarajan, says "There is no need to stay away from meat, butter, cheese and eggs."
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🔁 How to reinvent yourself:
It's never too late to reinvent yourself. And "reinvent" isn't even the right word. It's easy to discount your experiences. But the value of your experiences are often disguised until you look back and connect the dots. Short story, with numerous life lessons I enjoyed here:
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🦻 What was the secret to Beethoven's creativity:
I'm fairly convinced that a person's best work comes from their struggles. I loved this article on the secrets of Beethoven's creativity. It tells how his biggest obstacle may have been his biggest gift. It also gives a couple other "tricks" to
enhance the creative juices.
"History is witness of the fact that, behind every genius there is an unique habit..."
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🧠 What quote I've been thinking about:
"As a writer, I find gardens essential to the creative process; as a physician, I take my patients to gardens whenever possible. All of us have had the experience of wandering through a lush garden or a timeless desert, walking by a river or an ocean, or climbing a mountain and finding ourselves simultaneously calmed and reinvigorated, engaged in mind, refreshed in body and spirit. The importance of these physiological states on individual and community health
is fundamental and wide-ranging. In forty years of medical practice, I have found only two types of non-pharmaceutical 'therapy' to be vitally important for patients with chronic neurological diseases: music and gardens."
– Oliver Sacks
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⛵ What name we'll get to know:
Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bill Gates. The titans of tech. We know their names. But there is a name that is more obscure today, that I think we'll all get to know much better over the next decade. Michael Saylor. What Jeff Bezos did to business (spearheading the movement from brick-and-mortar to e-commerce via the internet), Saylor is doing to finance (spearheading the corporate movement from centralized fiat to decentralized digital via bitcoin). This week he
talked with over 1000 corporations and unveiled his playbook for adopting bitcoin. And he would know. His company has already purchased over $1B in bitcoin. If you get a chance to check out this video, the 1st chat between Michael Saylor and Ross Stevens is one of the best introductions to bitcoin I've ever seen.
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😊 100 ways to hack happiness:
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As always, it's an absolute pleasure and an honor getting to spend some time with you, hope you have a great weekend!
Kevin
A Saturday morning roundup on health and wealth, art and science, creativity and innovation, laughs and life by Kevin Stock.
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