Adam Rees

03/16/2024

Blue Zones is back in the headlines again ... is it worth considering, does it have merit, or are there aspects to call it to question?

1. It was a survey, not a study

2. What makes anyone think that food deserves credit?
***There are areas of the world that ate meat and fit the criteria of the blue zones but were omitted. One might ask why?

***Many other vegetarian communities with low life spans exist. Therefore the food eaten in the blue zones must be disqualified as the sole significant contributor to the above average lifespans. As well as bring to question what other contributorS might here be, and how many, and in what capacities?

If the blue zones has any credibility, then food does NOT deserve 100% of the credit. What else was going on in and/or around these groups?

3. This Blue Zones Survey conveniently left out the blue zone communities that ate meat. Weird huh?

Bonus: The longevity of these communities is not due to the food they consumed. What they did all have in common (including the areas omitted that ate meat) was a strong culture of cooperation and connection within their communities that resulted in a very interesting way of dealing with stress.

What else might there be that we can take away from the survey?

02/19/2024

If curious, these were both great reads:

https://amzn.to/3I6OzSQ the paleo title is kind of too bad because it's actually a great book, especially his elimination protocol.

This one gives really nice general perspectives on the relationship of health and medicine within the context of your environment: https://amzn.to/3uwbXpF . If you're over 35, or your work is connected with health, this is a HIGHLY SUGGESTED book to snag

11/28/2023

"Tap Water, Is It Harmful? And which Filter would you use"

For those that want the shortcut, this was the highest scoring option using our criteria: https://bit.ly/49NHwuF

11/12/2023

Just a few weeks ago (July 23, 2023) Raw Milk was finally legalized in Iowa.
The research on Raw Milk is super interesting.
Here are some local options:
- https://www.realmilk.com/raw-milk-finder/
- This is decent website
- Hofmeister Acres: Raw milk from Grassfed cows
- [email protected]
- Springville, IA
- This is the only one that I can say we've tried. So far, we're not dead and the milk is delicious
- Bonus: they have soy free eggs
- Susan at Lucky Star Farm: Raw Goat Milk
- [email protected]
- Iowa City, IA
- ***Seasonal Only
- Atkins Raw Milk Dairy: Raw Dairy (I'm not 100% sure it's 100% grassfed)
- [email protected]
- Atkins, IA

05/24/2022

Most will not benefit from this immediately useable strategy for fat loss because it is too simple

05/07/2022

There's still clarity in nuance

12/12/2021

Update 12/12/21 … BIG NEWS … You ready??

We’re neighbors with the Highlander Hotel off i80

2545 Highlander Pl.
Iowa City, IA

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11/23/2021

https://youtu.be/txJ8mINDti4

02/07/2021

I have no idea what to do with this information

11/03/2020

09/18/2020

Most excuses aren’t reasons to avoid exercise, they’re reasons to exercise.

You just gotta know what to do to get the reward you want instead of the consequences you don’t.

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Coax the Gain: Look, Feel, and Perform in the Life You Want, While Becoming Impervious to Injury

09/17/2020

A comprehensive foam roll doesn’t have to take 20 minutes.

Get at it, move the blood and call it good.

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