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“A meta-analysis of over six hundred thousand adults found that overwork is associated with increased risk for heart attacks and strokes.”
― Timothy R. Jennings, The Aging Brain: Proven Steps to Prevent Dementia and Sharpen Your Mind

“A twin study revealed that when physical activity was conducted outdoors it resulted in significantly lower rates of depression than when exercise occurred indoors.”
― Timothy R. Jennings, The Aging Brain: Proven Steps to Prevent Dementia and Sharpen Your Mind

“It’s vital to remember that the daily counts on the news of the ‘28-day’ death figures do not represent deaths that happened in the last 24 hours, but those newly reported. Figure 11–1 shows a clear weekly cycle: the daily figures tend to be higher on Tuesdays and Wednesdays because of reporting delays over the weekend. This has led to some dramatic differences in England: there were 560 deaths reported on Monday, 18 January 2021, jumping to 1,507 the next day. Since all these numbers are released at around 4 p.m. each day, they become ‘news’ and so are given prominence by journalists, regardless of their relevance.”
― David Spiegelhalter, Covid By Numbers: Making Sense of the Pandemic with Data

“Around 75 per cent of the wet weight of faeces is bacteria; plant fibre makes up about 17 per cent.”
― Alanna Collen, 10% Human: How Your Body’s Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness