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If you're eating well but not exercising, or if you're exercising and eating well but not sleeping, if you lack community or purpose— it’s all connected, and you have to figure out where you have the most opportunity.  We have come to learn that exercise and food are medicines for the body, so once you think of them as such things begin to change.   Sugar, processed foods, fried foods, and alcohol are poisons and should be eliminated.    When you are healthy you have a million things to focus on in life, but when you don't have good health, you only focus on one thing, getting better. The blue zone food guidelines: #1, ensure that your diet is 90% plant-based #2 retreat from meat.   Blue zones eat meat about 20 times a year.   Americans average 240 times per year. #3 go easy on fish #4 reduced dairy #5 cut down on eggs #6, eat a daily dose of beans #7 eliminate sugar #8 snack on nuts (and dried fruits with no added sugar) #9 sour bread #10 go whole (eliminate processed foods) #11 drink mostly water (avoid sugary drinks and alcohol)     If you haven't watched the new Netflix special by Dan Buettner  you need to watch it.   The intro reads: Life expectancy of an American born today averages 78.2 years. But this year, over 70,000 Americans have reached their 100th birthday. What are they doing that the average American isn’t? To answer the question, we teamed up with National Geographic to find the world’s longest-lived people and study them.  We knew most of the answers lied within their lifestyle and environment (The Danish Twin Study established that only about 20% of how long the average

From Ippodo Tea Newsletter: Gyokuro is a type of Japanese green tea that is grown in the shade rather than in full sun. The name "gyokuro" translates as "jewel dew" or "jade dew". Gyokuro is considered one of the finest Japanese teas. Gyokuro plants are shaded from the sun for several weeks while the young leaves develop in the spring. This slows the growth, allowing the tea leaves more time to develop flavor and depth. Gyokuro has less catechin (tea tannin) than other teas, resulting in a smooth, oceanic cup. It has a hearty-sweet umami flavor, a dew-like aroma, and less astringency. Gyokuro is very high in caffeine, with 120-140 milligrams of caffeine per cup, which is more caffeine than a small cup of coffee. The long shading process contributes to the high caffeine content. Gyokuro is often made from specialized varieties such as Asahi, Okumidori, Yamakai, and Saemidori. The limited quantity and harvest period, along with the extra labor that goes into cultivating, contribute to the price of Gyokuro. TEA OF THE WEEK Tenka-ichi This week we are exploring Tenka-ichi. For years this has been our most premium regular gyokuro. View Tenka-ichi Tenka-ichi’s name can be translated to “the best under the heavens,” and this blend is the highest-ranking gyokuro green tea in our regular lineup. At Ippodo Tea, our blending team (which includes our president) carefully produces each of our core gyokuro blends, ranging from our lightest, Mantoku, to our richest, Tenka-ichi. Each blend in this core lineup has a consistent character throughout the year. Finding the right gyokuro for the moment is as simple as choosing how light-bodied or rich-bodied of a tea you would like. A shaded gyokuro field. Gyokuro, a Refresher This type of Japanese green tea is

“Doctor” is derived from the Latin verb “docere,” which means “to teach.” The term was first used sometime in the 1300s to refer to a scholar; hence persons with a Ph.D. were called “doctors.” The honorific has been used for centuries by professions other than physicians; it was not until the 1600s that medical schools started referring to graduates as “doctors” as a sign of respect and prestige. In the United States, the M.D. degree became the earliest iteration of the professional doctorate, which is tied to a specific vocation (medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physical therapy, nursing practice, etc.) rather than the research-based and more academically rigorous Ph.D. This change from the bachelor of medicine bachelor of surgery (MBBS), still common throughout many locations colonized by the British Empire, contributed to the colloquialism of the term “doctor.” Attempts by some physicians in modern times to restrict the honorific or call themselves “the real doctor” diminish the scholarship and experience of all others who hold professional or research doctorate degrees. Those with any doctoral degree, whether an M.D., D.O., DNP, Ph.D., DPT, O.D., AuD, DDS, DPM or a PharmD, have dedicated years toward their education and should be able to use the honorific “doctor” in academic and professional settings. Referring to only physicians as “doctors” when other clinicians hold doctorates sends a divisive and hierarchical message that erodes interdisciplinary respect and collaboration. It also enables power dynamics contrary to modern health care’s push to dismantle paternalism.   Juris Doctor (JD): Definition, Requirements, History, and Jobs By JAMES CHEN Updated July 21, 2021   What Is a Juris Doctor (JD)? The American law degree, called a Juris Doctor (JD), is a three-year professional degree. Until the latter half of the 20th

From https://www.space.com/starlink-satellite-train-how-to-see-and-track-it Starlink train visible on March 26, 2020 over the Canadian countryside. (Image credit: Alan Dyer/Stocktrek Images via Getty Images) Jump to: Where to see Starlinks and when Can you spot them when they deobit? Additional resources A vast fleet of Starlink satellites orbits Earth, providing internet coverage on a global scale. On a clear night, you may be able to catch a glimpse of a few satellites in this megaconstellation as they crawl across the sky. And if you're lucky enough to see them shortly after deploying, you might even see them appear as a "Starlink satellite train." While the ever-growing satellite armada is a menace to astronomical observations, it can provide an interesting target for skywatchers if you know when and where to look. Appearing as a string of bright lights in the sky, Starlink trains can look rather "otherwordly" and have prompted numerous UFO-sighting reports when they first took to the skies. But the long lines of lights are only visible shortly after launch. Once the satellites climb to their operating altitude of 340 miles (550 kilometers) they disperse and are far more difficult to differentiate against the backdrop of stars, though a timelapse photograph will pick them out easier. https://www.smorescience.com/easy-constellations-to-find/

MESA VERDE "DUCK HUNT" REPLICA BOWL. 8.25" WIDE 4" TALL This bowl was made after a bowl residing in the museum at Mesa Verde National Park. The painting depicts a duck hunt with 2 figures, one with a bow and arrow and the other with a duck call. Pots representing scenes from every day life are rare in the Four Corners region unlike the mimbres pottery further south.  This bowl has striking black on white contrast. Kelly Magleby made this duck bowl and she is a master at primitive arts pottery.  She writes: All of my ceramics are made using ancient building techniques and sustainably harvested materials. The process includes; hand-building using wild gathered clay, painting using a yucca leaf brush, using plant based or natural mineral based paints, and wood firing in a trench kiln or surface fire. Each pot is unique in form and character, and embodies its own story. She is a big fan of primitive skills gatherings like Boulder Outdoor Survival School (BOSS) where she teaches primitive pottery skills, like the ones she showcases in this video. I recently read this article and it reminded me of this bowl. Men hunt and women gather? Large analysis says the long-held idea is flat-out wrong By Jennifer Nalewicki Scientists studying hunter-gatherer societies around the world discovered the stereotypes that men were hunters and women were gatherers was wrong. The research compiled evidence from around the world to show that women participate in subsistence hunting in the majority of cultures.  It's long been assumed that men were hunters and women were gatherers, but a new study reveals that both sexes have been equally adept at hunting in hunter-gatherer cultures. An international team of scientists

AmAmericae r Get Up and Get Moving... Yes, Americans are getting fatter: The US obesity prevalence was 41.9% in 2017–March 2020 From 1999–2000 through 2017–March 2020, US obesity prevalence increased from 30.5% to 41.9% One fifth of American adults gained 20% of their body weight or more over a 10 year period Nearly 40 percent of Americans were obese in 2015 and 2016, a sharp increase from a decade earlier Four in ten American adults have obesity, and obesity rates continue to climb nationwide and within population groups About 65% of adults and 15% of children and adolescents in the US are overweight or obese Obesity rates are higher in non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and Mexican American adults than in non-Hispanic White adults According to the CDC, 19 states had obesity rates between 35% and 40%, and 22 states ranged from 30% and 35%. The Midwest (35.8%) and South (35.6%) had the highest prevalence. For instance, Missouri has an obesity rate of 37.4%. Obesity rates in France are among the lowest in the OECD, but have been increasing steadily. About 1 in 10 people is obese in France.  To start with, the French tend to eat less of everything because they are served smaller portions in restaurants unlike other American cafes where unlimited or bottomless is the rule. Studies have shown that the portion size served in French restaurants is much less than that in other countries. The physiological mechanism causing the increase in obesity is no mystery: Americans eat more calories than they burn, and the excess energy is stored as fat. Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer. The French are known for their love of food and wine,

BULLSHIT CARD GAME RULES from Game Rules OBJECTIVE OF BULLSHIT: The object of the game is to get rid of all your cards as fast as you can, and before all the other players. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 3-10 players MATERIALS: 52-card deck (no jokers) RANK OF CARDS: A (High), K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 TYPE OF GAME: Shedding Card Game AUDIENCE: Teen, Adult OVERVIEW Bullshit is a shedding card game playable by 3 to 10 players. The goal of the game if to be the first player to empty their hand and be declared the winner. SET UP Split the cards evenly among players. One player may have an extra card depending on how may players there are. All the cards are dealt and there is no stockpile for this game. GAMEPLAY The person that has the ace of spades goes first. To take their turn, a player’s cards are played face down into the discard pile in the middle of the table and announced. For example, the player that throws out the first card would say, “one ace”. The turn then passes to the next player and they are required to throw out the next card in ranking order. In this example, the next card would be a two. The player has the option of throwing out all the twos in his hand in one discard. If a player does not have a two in hand, they must discard an alternative card(s) but still claim it as a two, and hope that the other players believe them. If a player calls BS! then they are allowed to flip the cards over to see if they are actually what they’ve been claimed to be. If the

AAs a teen, I was reading Hemingway, Camut, and other serious works that caused me to question our existentialism.  My teenage daughter has fallen in love with Harlequin romance novels.  As we head into the hottest days of the year, she only has three things on her minds: horses, college applications and romance reads.  Sure, there’s no “bad time” for romance, but like an iced coffee by the pool, summer lovin’ just hits different.  And she's sporting her bikinis from Kulani Kinis,  a trendy beachwear company off the East Coast of Australia. At least she is still reading, because most kids are not reading for pleasure.  Around 25% to 40% of U.S. adults report reading zero books annually, while the percentage reading for pleasure has seen a steep, long-term slump. Daily reading for pleasure has dropped by over 40% in the last two decades. Broader historical data and recent polls outline these shifts: Long-Term Trends: In 1978, a Gallup poll indicated 88% of Americans read at least one book in the past year. By 1992, 61% of adults read a book for pleasure annually. Recent Decades: According to the Pew Research Center, 25% of U.S. adults read no books at all in a given year, 38% read between one and five, and about 13% read six to 10 books. Reading for Pleasure Drop: Data from the American Time Use Survey found that daily leisure reading dropped from 28% in 2004 to 16% in 2023. Harlequin Romance novels are romantic, uplifting, couple-focused stories that invite readers to get swept away to glamorous destinations all over the world, and experience all the intensity, emotion and sparkle of falling in love. The novels are typically characterized by