Category: Motivational

2024 Lancet Dementia Research Results: 14 Modifiable Risk Factors

A major 2024 update from the Lancet Commission on dementia found that up to 45% of dementia cases worldwide are tied to 14 modifiable risk factors — things you can actually do something about. Not a cure. Not a guarantee. But real, researched odds you can shift in your favor.

These are 14 lifestyle and health factors WE NEED TO MANAGE OR AVOID to reduce dementia risk:

Early Life

* Less education

Midlife (Ages 40–65)

* Hearing loss (simply wear your hearing aids)
* High LDL cholesterol
* High blood pressure
* Obesity
* Traumatic brain injury
* Alcohol excess

Later Life (Ages 65+)

* Vision loss (simply wear your glasses)
* Smoking
* Depression
* Social isolation
* Physical inactivity
* Air pollution
* Diabetes

It’s never too late! Modify these factors NOW, no matter what your age is. Read more here:

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3 Easy Steps For Weight Loss

  • FILL HALF YOUR PLATE W/ NON-STARCHY VEGGIES
  • REPLACE ALL SNACKS W/ LOADS OF YOUR FAVORITE FRUITS & VEGGIES
  • REDUCE FAT INTAKE

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I fill the OTHER half plate w/ lots beans & starchy veggies:

Tubers & Root Vegetables

  • White potatoes (Russet, Yukon Gold, red, etc.)
  • Sweet potatoes
  • Yams
  • Cassava (yuca)
  • Taro root
  • Malanga
  • Jerusalem artichokes (sunchokes)

Corn

  • Sweet corn
  • Corn on the cob
  • Corn kernels (fresh, frozen, canned)

Peas & Legumes (when eaten as vegetables)

  • Green peas
  • Split peas (dried)
  • Black-eyed peas
  • Lima beans
  • Fava (broad) beans

Winter Squash

  • Butternut squash
  • Acorn squash
  • Kabocha squash
  • Hubbard squash
  • Delicata squash
  • Buttercup squash
  • Pumpkin (lower in starch than most winter squash but still often grouped with them)

Other Starchy Vegetables

  • Plantains
  • Green bananas (used as a vegetable in many cuisines

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For a whole-food, plant-based diet like those promoted by John McDougall, Caldwell Esselstyn, and T. Colin Campbell, starchy vegetables are not considered unhealthy. In fact, they are often encouraged as staple foods because they provide complex carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. AND THEY FILL YOU UP!

If your goal is weight loss, a practical approach is:

  • Fill about ½ your plate with non-starchy vegetables.
  • Fill the remaining ½ with starches (potatoes, sweet potatoes, whole grains, beans, etc.) and other whole plant foods.
  • Avoid adding oils and keep high-calorie toppings to a minimum.

This approach provides plenty of volume and nutrition while helping keep overall calorie density relatively low.

Jack LaLanne Old Man Challenge for 14 Days (My Body Surprised Me)



The creator followed Jack LaLanne’s original morning routine for 14 days to see whether it could improve common aging issues like muscle loss, stiffness, circulation, and energy.

1. Facial & neck exercises (1:22) – Three minutes of exaggerated facial movements and neck stretches to strengthen facial and jaw muscles.

2. Towel isometric pulls (4:04) – Three 10-second maximum-tension towel pulls at different angles to build strength and support healthy blood pressure.

3. 11:00 a.m. first meal (6:41) – Time-restricted eating with two whole-food meals to improve metabolism and reduce blood sugar damage.

4. Fresh celery & beet juice (9:34) – Daily juice for natural nitrates that boost nitric oxide and improve circulation.

5. Countertop plank (12:28) – Fingertip-supported plank to improve grip strength and core stability while reducing joint stress.

Results after 14 days (15:34)

* Stronger grip
* Blood pressure dropped about 8 points
* Better energy and easier walking
* Less jaw tension and firmer facial muscles
* Bloating and acid reflux resolved after eliminating refined sugar and delaying the first meal to 11:00 a.m.

The Scientists Who Don’t Trust Science

July 3, 2026

You’ve probably heard someone end an argument with the words: “A new study found that…” As if that settles it.

It doesn’t.

Some of the sharpest warnings about published medical research haven’t come from outsiders or cranks. They’ve come from the editors of the world’s leading journals — the people who built the system and know exactly where the cracks are.

And there are a ton of cracks.

In this video I react to a short clip from Emily Kaplan, co-founder of the Broken Science Initiative, and then make the case for why a published study is the start of the conversation, not the end of it.

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