3 pages tagged with "Science"
The Cancer Code: A Revolutionary New Understanding of a Medical Mystery @ Jason Fung
May 20, 2023 - 62 words - 1 mins
As someone with family history in this area, this book was very important to me.
Together with The Complete Guide to Fasting, it pushed me to make concrete lifestyle changes: cutting sugar significantly and rethinking my eating, sleep, and sports routine.
This had a huge positive influence on my qua…
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The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss @ Jason Fung
March 25, 2023 - 83 words - 1 mins
Jason Fung completely flipped my perspective on weight loss. Growing up with the wrong eating habits into an unhealthy childhood, I used to think it was just about willpower and "calories in, calories out." It's not.
Fung shows that obesity is a hormonal disorder, specifically driven by in…
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind @ Yuval Noah Harari
February 05, 2021 - 82 words - 1 mins
Sapiens feels like a strong argument for optimism about humanity and the long-term direction of the world.
When I first read it, it gave me a real mental boost.
Today, based on what I see globally, I disagree with parts of that optimism. It seems to me that some of the narrative is less grounded in …
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