Issue #269: Thanks
Good morning. It’s Thursday, November 23rd.
Today’s Quick Win
From the Lab: What We’re Grateful For
Speed Read: Why Plants Need Immunity
Thursday Night In: Enjoy Thanksgiving!
Black Friday Deals: Check out these great Health & Longevity brands
“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. You need one because you’re human.”
Studies show that our Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) - a 90-day average of the amount of glucose in our blood and one of the top biomarkers to measure diabetes and metabolic dysfunction - goes down up to 13% from daily gratitude. (Source)
From the Lab
What (who) are you grateful for?
We’ve talked about it in the past (Issue #168) - but today it’s worth the reminder that gratitude is essential to our health & longevity protocol.
It restructures the brain to be more positive
It regulates our parasympathetic nervous system to reduce stress & anxiety
It increases serotonin
It reduces our risk of heart disease and metabolic disease
Oh - and it makes us happier.
Gratitude is about noticing that life is great (even on days it doesn’t always seem like it) and recognizing who makes our life great.
None of us would be where we are in life without the help of others.
So whether you’re with them in-person today or not - make it a point to reach out to the people that are most important in your life.
We’re grateful for all of you that have made it possible for us to get to Issue #269. It’s allowed us to raise outside capital to create new products for Thrive25 and you’ll be finding out much more in the coming weeks and months ahead…
Now either get out there for your Turkey Trot or - if you’re already done - go enjoy some laughs with friends & family.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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Speed Read
Health & Longevity in the News
Post-Workout Carbs: It’s important to replenish your glycogen stores with carbs after a workout to boost muscle protein synthesis. So don’t be shy with the potatoes and beets after your Turkey Trot today! (Outside)
A Plant’s Immune System: Plants have immune systems like animals do, just not exactly the same. A plant is not adaptive - it’s not able to learn from pathogens and protect itself. This leads to the loss of entire crops. Is it a fair fight if the pathogen can evolve but the plant cannot? Scientists think no and have bioengineered a hybrid molecule to give plants a fighting chance. (Big Think)
Bring Back the Seaweed Diet?: Some might say, it never left. But between the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods (several thousand years), seaweed and freshwater plants (lilies and pondweed) were a staple of the European diet. More common in Southeast Asian food, seaweed is full of key vitamins and minerals. (Inverse)
Thursday Night In | Leftovers
No recipe today. Instead, have leftovers and enjoy some great conversation with friends and family!
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