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We’ve graduated as a species from brutally killing each other to mindlessly killing ourselves.
Think the body like a business. Its main goal is reproduction. There are 37 trillion employees - the cells. And calories are the currency.
Extra is deposited into checking account - glycogen, or savings - fat.
If a deficit is too severe or lasts too long, the manager will take action and change how the energy is spent.
— Feb 14, 2022 12:34PM
Think the body like a business. Its main goal is reproduction. There are 37 trillion employees - the cells. And calories are the currency.
Extra is deposited into checking account - glycogen, or savings - fat.
If a deficit is too severe or lasts too long, the manager will take action and change how the energy is spent.
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Cooking for yourself more often can help, as most restaurants design their foods to be delicious and over eat.
Today, the fruits and vegetables we find in the market look like grotesque energy packed carnival freaks compared to they wild ancestors.
Since health trajectories are shaped since childhood, we should make school nutrition a priority.
— Feb 14, 2022 12:39PM
Today, the fruits and vegetables we find in the market look like grotesque energy packed carnival freaks compared to they wild ancestors.
Since health trajectories are shaped since childhood, we should make school nutrition a priority.
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Highly palatable foods, typically a combination of fat, carbs and salt, activate our reward systems like a symphony orchestra.
Wondering the isles of processed foods at your supermarket with your Paleolithic food reward system and hypothalamus is like bringing a stone hand axe to a gun fight.
“Bet you can’t eat just one” - they know how deep the odds are stacked in their favor.
— Feb 14, 2022 12:38PM
Wondering the isles of processed foods at your supermarket with your Paleolithic food reward system and hypothalamus is like bringing a stone hand axe to a gun fight.
“Bet you can’t eat just one” - they know how deep the odds are stacked in their favor.
