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ReviewLive to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
This is a short video series that studies "blue zones", which are communities where it isn't unusual to find people who are both quite aged (often 100+) and quite healthy. It's currently airing on Netflix in the US. I was especially fascinated by some of the things Singapore is doing for its citizens, imo these are the kinds of things governments should be doing instead of taking payouts from big pharma so they can turn their citizens into pill buyers.
Really enjoyed this, been thinking about my movement habits and how I can incorporate more unconscious exercise. And drink more wine.
Yes to all of the above. I'd like to try and duplicate the wine making, starting with my own grapes.
This Blue Zone study has been highly debunked for cherry picking the studies they based their findings on. ie. the most eaten food in Okinawa is actually pork. I have had posts removed here for discussing food but - I do believe strongly that deterring women from eating animal foods, the very foods that replace the heme iron and minerals lost during monthly menstruation, the very foods that build strength, muscle and bone, are misogynist. These "no animal" diet leaders also prey on "be kind" virtues in the same way the trans rhetoric does and ultimately keep women weak and meek. My ethos is: eat plenty of meat and train to be strong and confident and express yourself and protect yourself and others.
Tbh the focus on veganism was probably my least favorite part. I know Asian diets are also high in salt, so I took the focus on vegetarianism with a grain of it. I'm also extremely fond of meat in general 😋, and I think food is very personal and can't be generalized by saying "being a vegetarian is better". And as someone who deals with food allergies I'm not about to try to eliminate meat.
good to hear!
Most eaten in what, quantity?
That, I doubt.
While there are cultures that mostly subsist on meats, pigs eat pretty much the same things as humans (only thing I know of that pigs eat and humans can't is acorns, and that is only partly true, in some parts of the world, humans DO eat acorns), so growing food to feed it to pigs and then eat the pigs is not very effective.
It is only very recently that people can afford that kind of ineffectiveness where you feed corn to cows and then eat the cows.
Pigs eat food waste. Grass. Nuts, roots, and seeds that humans find inedible. Expired dog food. Carrion. You name it. There's a pig farm in Vegas that runs almost entirely off of casino restaurant food waste. The pig is perhaps the most efficient animal at converting waste and scraps into nutritious, calorie rich meat. The meat of choice in the Okinawan diet is pork above all other because it is an incredibly efficient animal to grow that requires relatively little feed inputs for how much consumable output it produces. And Okinawans eat pretty much every single part Also.. acorns are perfectly edible for humans. The tannins are processed out and the nuts are typically roasted or ground into flour.
great insight