Category: Motivational

We asked one of the world’s experts: Dr. Brenda Eskenazi.

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Michael Faraday, the son of a blacksmith, left school at 13 and was working as an apprentice bookbinder when he attended electrochemical lectures. He penned very careful notes and presented one of his notebooks to Davy, hoping for a job at the Royal Institution despite his working-class background and rudimentary education.

When a lab assistant at the Institution got into a brawl and was fired in February 1813, Davy remembered the 22-year-old Faraday and offered him the job – which involved taking a pay cut, but gave the young man access to the laboratory, free coal, candles and two attic rooms.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/15/notebooks-michael-faraday-victorian-scientist-einstein

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14455801/NEAT-daily-movements-burn-calories-workouts.html

* standing instead of sitting in the office, the body uses more oxygen and in turn, burns more calories

* changing your posture, instead of sitting in the same position for hours

* leaning side to side in your chair, tapping your foot, shaking your leg, wiggling your toes, twirling your hair and shoulder rolls can keep the body active and burning calories

* browsing aisles at the supermarket or walking a few blocks to your bus stop can expend energy

* pacing around your home while you talk on the phone can burn calories

* domestic activities such as cooking your own meals, doing a bit of cleaning and hand-washing dishes can massively increase energy usage

* making beds, gardening, washing windows, carrying out the trash and scrubbing surfaces all burn calories and work muscles

* clean the bathtub, lift the mattress to make the bed, haul heavy trash bags from the kitchen to the curb and climb the stairs repeatedly in your house, you’re working out without even noticing

* digging, weeding, raking and planting, which can be considered moderate-intensity exercise

* stairs over an elevator in your office building, a doctor’s office, the mall or subway station can help you lose

* doing simple things with your pets such as throwing a ball or taking them on a casual walk can also help with weight loss

This cohort study found that healthier diets and lower WHR (waist to hip ratio) throughout midlife were associated with better brain and cognitive health in older age.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2831324

The ideal WHR for health is 0.7. Read about it here:

https://nypost.com/2024/11/11/lifestyle/mathematicians-claim-to-know-the-formula-for-the-perfect-female-body-its-not-as-exact-as-they-thought/

Viewer’s Comment:

A doc told me decades ago: to
maintain health, do not smoke, if you drink alcohol drink moderately, avoid fast foods, eat wholesome non-processed foods, and finally he said, avoid doctors and hospitals if at all possible. Imagine a doctor that honest!