Issue #204: From Presidential Chef to Health Advocate
Good morning. It’s Saturday, June 24th.
Today’s Quick Win
Inspiration: Presidential Chef
What We’re Listening To: Dhru Purohit and Bryan Johnson
Bucket List: Adventure Capital of Europe
Brain Games: Huh?
Question: BBQ Techniques
“I love the culture of grilling. It creates an atmosphere that is festive but casual.”
The safe internal temperature for chicken. See the chart at this link for other proteins. (USDA)
This Week
This week we covered the social and nutritional benefits of grilling.
Issue #202 - optimize your summer grilling for health and flavor - discover the importance of Omega-6/polyunsaturated fats, smoke points and trans fat in selecting the right oil
Issue #203 - elevate your barbecue game today with high-quality meat! Explore the importance of the 9 essential amino acids and why to choose organic and grass-fed options for superior taste and nutrition
Click HERE to check out previous issues in the Thrive25 archive.
Inspiration | Sam Kass
Imagine going from making dinner for the President to collecting food waste from grocery stores.
Meet Sam Kass.
A lot of chefs talk about health and sustainability - but this takes a back seat to wanting to win awards. Not Kass.
After moving with the Obamas into the White House he became Executive Director of the “Let’s Move” campaign to fight childhood obesity.
Here’s his impassioned Ted Talk - “Want kids to learn well? Feed them well”
Today Kass is the Chief Strategy Officer of Do Good - which is working to eliminate food waste by collecting leftover food from retail stores and repackaging this as feed for chickens.
According to Kass, “if one in five chickens Americans ate were Do Good chickens, we would solve retail food waste.”
All of these efforts led to Kass being named to Fast Company’s “Most Creative People” (2011), receiving a James Beard Foundation Leadership award (2015), and being named to the World Economic Forum Class of Young Global Leaders (2017) - which recognizes people under 40 who “push boundaries and rethink the world around them.”
I don’t think my grilled chicken will ever be served to a President and I’m probably not going to win a James Beard award - but I already got the acclaim that I was after.
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What We’re Listening To | Dhru Purohit
Check out this intriguing interview with Bryan Johnson - you might recall we profiled him and his “Blueprint” to reverse his aging back in Issue #115. The calendar says he’s 45, but he says that many of his biomarkers would suggest he’s only 10.
Regardless of what you think of the science, it’s a captivating interview from someone who spends millions of dollars to optimize his health.
Bucket List | Interlaken, Switzerland
No matter where you might visit in Europe this summer, Switzerland is right in the middle and easily accessible from just about anywhere. Interlaken is the home of adventure sports. Whether you want to try paragliding, canyoning, rafting or even sky diving - there’s plenty to get your heart pumping. Or just enjoy one of the most beautiful mountain ranges in the world with some hiking and biking.
Need more? Check the famous Canyon Swing - jump off a 300 ft platform to swing through a tiny canyon with a moment of complete weightlessness before reaching speeds of 75 mph. Check out the video.
Brain Games | Huh?
What has a mouth, but cannot eat; moves, but has no legs; and has a bank, but cannot put money in it?
**For answer, scroll to the bottom of the post
Weekend Q | BBQ Techniques
Which style of BBQ do you enjoy the most? Is there a new BBQ technique you’ve perfected as grill master?
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** Brain Games Answer **
A river.
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