Status Updates From Como Não Morrer (Portuguese...

I’m already nonstop eating fruits and veggies. I’ve read this before and I think it’s SUCH an important read. Some of you may think it’s boring but I think the way the author speaks in the audiobook makes it much more captivating.

“Studies have repeatedly shown that antioxidant supplements have no beneficial effects on respiratory or allergic diseases, underscoring the importance of eating whole foods rather than isolated components or extracts in pill form.”

“Removing eggs and dairy from the diet has been shown to improve asthmatic childrens’ lung function in as few as 8 weeks.” - the thin layer of fluid in our lung walls that affects lung function/free radicals entering our lungs is affected by diet because of the antioxidants and other properties we gain from fruits and veggies

Fascinating info on how the fumes of grilling meat are carcinogenic and are more carcinogenic than the fumes of grilling tempeh or tofu (though these are mildly carcinogenic and it’s best to avoid fried foods) - but FUMES? Crazy.

Test subjects who ate broccoli before being exposed to carcinogens through smoking absorbed less of the carcinogens / broccoli may make us resistant on a sub-cellular level to carcinogens

Whitewashing/ white coat washing: 1980’s, Philip Morris (prominent cigarette manufacturer) launched the notorious white coat project. Corporation hired doctors to publish ghost written studies purporting to negate links between second hand smoke and lung disease. Papers cherry picked reports to conceal and distort damning evidence of the dangers of secondhand smoke