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Coffee

I do a very different coffee these days. I’m very focused on polyphenols and their benefits. Turns out that organic coffee that is lightly roasted has the most polyphenols. Organic because it won’t have toxins that non organic coffee contains. The more the coffee is roasted, the less polyphenols it contains. Dark roasted coffee will have little. So I go with light roasted to maximize the polyphenols.

I add to the coffee a teaspoon of pure cacao. Pure cacao is extremely high in polyphenols as well, and this has the advantage of creating a mocha like taste to the coffee.

I also add a teaspoon of turmeric to reduce inflammation as well as a teaspoon of creatine, which improves the efficiency of your mitochondria. And finally I add some Ceylon cinnamon powder for taste.

To the best of my calculation, this mixture is less than 10 calories, a pittance (so little to no impact on intermittent fasting), but incredibly high in those magic polyphenols. Polyphenols are beneficial to your microbiome, but due to hormesis, they are a major boost to your longevity/health.

Old Age

Russia’s Concern

Russia saved the world from the Nazis with Stalingrad — the true turning point in the war. The cost of World War 2 to Russia was 27 million dead. That’s MILLION.

It is not difficult to understand Russia’s concern about European expansionism and imperialism toward Russia. First there was Napoleon, then more aggression from Europe toward Russia in World War 1, and then Hitler and the Nazis and that huge loss in lives in the millions. Now we have NATO and the US waging a proxy war in Ukraine — a covert invasion of Russia.

In much the same way that the Cuban missile crisis was existential for the US, this proxy war in Ukraine is existential for Russia. Russia will not tolerate having American missiles in Ukraine, that close to their capitol — thus their point of view that Ukraine cannot be a member of NATO.

No way Russia will back down from this conflict without complete capitulation by Kiev. That’s the only deal out there acceptable to Putin.

Putin’s Restraint

Color

I’ve noticed that a person’s color preferences are heavily influenced by their hair color.

For instance, blondes have a natural inclination toward blue, while red heads (who often really have orange hair, although a minority have actual red hair) have a natural inclination toward brown.

Poison?

Dish Detergent

Now they are pointing out that dish detergent leaves a residue of chemicals on the plates, silverware, etc. that is extremely harmful to humans and causes inflammation. So they encouraging people to wash all dishes and silverware with tap water before use to get rid of this harmful residue.

I’ve never ever used dish detergent for this very reason. It occurred to me very early on that one would be digesting some really crazy chemicals from the residue from dish detergent. I have always just washed everything with tap water, which is also not a complete solution as tap water without a filter will have chlorine that negatively impacts your microbiome.

Sometimes, there is no good solution.

Strength and Old Age

No-Brainer Supplements

Resveratrol, sulforaphane, turmeric, milk thistle, garlic, magnesium, chlorella, glutathione.

Resveratrol because of its intense antioxidants and because it is linked to longevity — a longer life span, probably because of the antioxidants.

Sulforaphane because of its proven ability to fight cancer cells. The pharmaceutical industry has poured billions into the study of sulforaphane for this very reason.

Turmeric because of its proven ability to suppress chronic inflammation, which is so common.

Milk thistle because of its proven benefit to promote the health of the liver. You are only as healthy as your liver.

Garlic because of its proven antiviral impact.

Magnesium because of its proven ability to create calmness — a natural sedative.

Chlorella because of its unique mineral content from the sea.

Glutathione is the body’s main antioxidant — the body produces its own glutathione to suppress oxidative stress, but you can also buy it as a supplement in order to boost this defense against cancer and inflammation.

For those people who say that supplements are useless, I say nonsense.

Food Choices

Fat Complexity

There are certain types of saturated fat that are harmful, because they reduce the LDL receptors on the liver, and so cause an increase in blood cholesterol because the HDL returning LDL to the liver to be disposed of can’t get in. This causes a buildup of blood cholesterol in the blood vessels.

On the other hand, there are certain types of saturated fat — like that found in dark chocolate — that don’t have this effect, and so do not pose a threat to promoting clogged arteries.

Sorry, but nutrition is complicated.

Nutrition and Health