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Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Older Bolder Links, Reads, Podcasts, Recipes and More 16 March 2022

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Inquiring Minds Want to Know is Back

After a several month absence posting links, reads, podcasts, recipes and more, we’re back this week with a pretty damned eclectic list of things I’ve been reading and studying the past several months.

There’s a very interesting story behind the pause in posting here on the Older Bolder Life that I’ll share over the next few weeks; we’ve been busier than ever before in terms of our mission to promote and teach tools, concepts, and practical actions to optimize health for those of us over 30 during the pause.

Suffice it to say for now that simply asking hard questions during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic – questions directed toward many of my (former) colleagues in traditional / conventional medicine and related fields – invoked some fascinating and very unexpected reactions and what has been at times even extreme pushback.

It’s a stunning story in some respects and we’re deliberating the best way to tell the tale without being put on big Pharma’s hit list. More to come.

More Shameless Plugs for Exercise Regardless of Your Age

Surprising benefits from playing Pickleball.

Traditional medicine may be coming around on minimalist footwear.

Sisson on simple balance drills and why you should be doing them consistently.

Power walk for your brain health.

More steps, longer life.

Here’s the Lancet reference for the article above.

High intensity exercise preserves bone health better than Pilates in postmenopausal women.

Digging a little deeper on improved brain health from late life physical activity.

An Eclectic Collection of Nutrition and Diet Data

Why I continue to change my diet. A great testament to dropping dietary rigidity for customized nutritional plans.

Olive oil is still a superfood.

More dietary fiber = less dementia risk?

How caffeine plays a role in heart disease risk reduction.

Coffee and tea might lower risk of stroke and dementia.

Does that one extra drink a day matter? Yep, it most likely does.

A major regional health care organization “discovers” that IF reduces inflammation.

Another plug for overall calorie restriction.

Brown adipose tissue reduces insulin resistance.

COVID News You’re Not Hearing in the Mainstream Media

Experts in the UK ask why is infection acquired immunity in COVID-19 being ignored.

An impressive look at natural immunity in COVID-19 and reinfection rates.

Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Older Bolder Links, Reads, Podcasts, Recipes, and More 28 October 2020

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Top of the Fold This Week: Optimizing Shoes, Flu Rates, Fasting, Food and Behavioral Issues, and More

Nifty look at how shoes tuned for walking may not be the best thing for you.

What’s up with the impressive drop in flu reporting so far this fall?

On demand fasting mobilizes fat. (Free Medscape account required)

Inside the fall of the CDC. (Only part of the story, but an interesting read…)

Is there a tie between sugar intake and behavioral disorders?

Sisson opines on the carnivore diet.

Omega 3s for major depression.

A Few Interesting COVID Related Reads from the Week

There’s been an impressive downward trend in COVID death rates.

US Defense study suggests COVID dispersal risk is low on planes.

Older people no more susceptible to COVID, but fare worse.

Are people with blood group O less susceptible to COVID?

Podcasts of the Week: Male Optimization and Aerobic Exercise with Maffetone

Male optimization with Brad Kearns.

Drs. Maffetone and Sinha: Getting Healthy, Fit, and Burning Fat

Food, Glorious Food

Heads up: There’s potentially a kimchi shortage in South Korea – make your own!

Expert corner on using soap to clean cast iron.

Ancho and chipotle glazed beef short ribs.

Our house pesto with a roasted twist.

Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Older Bolder Links, Reads, Podcasts, Recipes, and More 14 October 2020

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Top of the Fold: Is the COVID-19 Game Changing a Bit?

If you haven’t read The Great Barrington Declaration yet, you need too; I posted it a couple of days ago and will have more to say in the next few days.

And of critical import, the WHO has backtracked this week on their previous recommendations regarding lockdowns. Here’s a snippet of an interview that started that ball rolling, and an example of the mainstream media’s take on the issue.

Three More Interesting COVID-19 Pieces You May Have Missed

The challenge of COVID-19: What should we do? (His recommendations on targeting our preventative healthcare efforts make this worth the read.)

Can wearable devices help detect COVID-19?

Weather impact on airborne coronavirus survival.

More Worthy Links: A Win for Walking, Weight Loss for Neuropathies, Cannabis Use in Pregnancy and More

A nice feature showing the power of a walking program.

Weight loss in obese people improves neuropathy symptoms (Not for the reasons you might expect, free Medscape account required).

Plasma exchange shows promise in early Alzheimer’s.

More data tying belly fat to increased all cause mortality.

Cannabis use during pregnancy may increase the child’s risk of psychosis.

Maternal antidepressant use and birth defects.

Hawaiin surfboard travels 8000km to the Philippines.

Were humans walking around Saudi Arabia 120,000 years ago?

One author’s list of purported exercises to lose belly fat.

Two Nifty Reads on Writing and Reading

Right Words: on how to write and what to read.

Why writing by hand makes kids smarter.

Podcast of the Week: Insulin Resistance and Fat Burning

Dr. Benjamin Bikman on Insulin Resistance.

Food, Glorious Food

Greek Chicken Breast Sauté

Back Pocket Balsamic Vinaigrette

Monday Must Read: The Great Barrington Declaration

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If you haven’t yet, you need to take a few minutes this morning and read The Great Barrington Declaration.

At a point in time where much of the very good, very solid science about COVID-19 is being buried by the media and various social media agents and search algorithms, this thoughtfully crafted, plain-spoken piece offering scientifically grounded and common-sense calls to further action, authored by an impeccably credentialed and well respected group of scientists, deserves thoughtful consideration.

I’ll hold off on elaboration this morning so as not to cloud their message; more to come.

Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Older Bolder Links, Reads, Podcasts, Recipes, and More 23 September 2020

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Top of the Fold: This Week’s COVIC-19 Must Read

This week’s must read is an open letter from a Belgian physicians group dealing with COVID-19 issues; a number of physician colleagues have forward this over recently, and several have been censured by their employers for even relaying the message, much less agreeing with the points therein.

This Week’s Eclectic Topic Collection: Vit D, Antioxidants, Cognitive Screening, Happiness and More

Is low free 25(OH)D Vit D the best predictor of all-cause mortality? (Free Medscape account required)

Impressive: A single “dose” of wild blueberries improved cognitive function in middle aged adults.

Are cognitive screening tools any good? (Free Medscape account required)

Time flies, even more so when you’re exhausted.

Condemning canola: How Canada convinced the world to eat engine lubricant.

The happiest states in America. (Looking at the most often weak criteria for lists like these is of course always the key; posted for entertainment value more than anything.)

The healthiest communities in America; see comment above.

Hey California and Oregon: Cattle might be a secret weapon in fight against wildfires.

The Obligatory COVID-19 Links from the Week You Probably Haven’t Seen

Are there ethnic differences in susceptibility to COVID-19?

NIH is “very concerned” about vaccine trial side effects.

A deeper look at a region’s asymptomatic carrier rates; impressive.

Other deadly viruses that vanished without a trace.

Podcast of the Week: Robert Silverman, DC

Robert Silverman, DC on the COVID-19 immune response and the gut-brain connection.

Food, Glorious Food

A nifty article about how sustainable ranching practices can boost quality and production.

Sunday Afternoon Roast Chicken.

Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Older Bolder Links, Reads, Podcasts, Recipes, and More 16 September 2020

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An Eclectic Reading List for the Week: COVID-19, Schooling, American Sports, Farting and More

Has the COVID debacle revealed a stunning productivity conundrum?

Does COVID-19 hit men over 60 harder? The lay story and a deeper look at the data.

Irony of the week: Are statins linked to lower COVID-19 mortality?

Persistent lung damage appears to improve gradually post COVID-19. (Free Medscape account required)

How Mark Sisson would change school.

Opinion: American sports are letting down America.

The health benefits of farting.

Scientists claim to discover the area of the brain that controls sexual desire in men. (And you can’t claim it’s everything between the ears.)

Interesting read on emotional agility.

Podcasts of the Week

How to talk to your kids (or grandkids) about sex and pornography.

Mark Sisson and Tom Bilyeu on living awesome.

Food, Glorious Food

Summer Berry and Ginger Frogurt Bark

Spicy Thai Chicken Zoodles

Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Older Bolder Links, Reads, Podcasts, Recipes, and More 26 August 2020

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Top of the Fold This Week: Short Power Walks, the Power of Honey, Low Carb / High Fat for Mature Folks, and More

A daily 7-minute power walk cuts the risk of early death by 30%?

Interesting claims that honey is better treatment for coughs and colds than antibx. Here’s the study the article is referencing.

Low carb / high fat diets don’t just work in the young. Here’s the study the article is referencing.

Nifty human study review: IF paired with resistance training maintains lean body mass and helps burn fat.

Interesting read: Remote Work Nationalism.

Interesting COVID-19 Roundup from the Week

There’s been a lot of talk (in some circles) of late about T-Cell immunity in COVID-19; here’s a nice lay review, and the research article it’s based on.

Impressive evidence that IV NAC blocks the inflammatory COVID-19 cascade.

Interesting suggestion that breast milk protects against COVID-19 infection and viral replication.

Podcasts of the Week: Two Worth Your Time

Hugh Jackman on Best Decisions, Daily Routines, The 85% Rule, Favorite Exercises, Mind Training, and Much More.

Q&A time with Brad Kearns is always interesting.

Food, Glorious Food

Sous Vide: Not Just the Hunter’s Best Friend

How caffeine changed the world.

Spicy strawberry avocado salsa – maybe the best salsa recipe we’ve ever posted.

Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Older Bolder Links, Reads, Recipes, and More 19 August 2020

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Top of the Fold This Week: Overtraining, Revised Saturated Fat Guidelines, the Bubble Life and More

A timely warning from the American College of Sports Medicine about overtraining.

The American College of Cardiology revises some of the guidelines on saturated fats. (Has hell frozen over this week?)

Don’t live your life in a bubble. (Very good read)

CNN thinks poor diets are a national security risk.

Higher nighttime artificial outdoor light worsens teen mental disorders.

Fitness and Training Roundup: The Real Farm Workout, Tibial Shock, Breast Support and More

Now this is a real farm workout (we ran a family horse farm for years, this is pretty damned accurate).

Tibial shock on the treadmill vs. the trail.

Biomechanics of breast support for active women.

Frequent PT for lumbar spinal stenosis.

Your chronotype impacts your overall movement.

Increased body weight slows brain blood flow and raises dementia risk.

A Few COVID-19 Odds and Ends

So it appears the risk of secondary COVID-19 transmission is actually fairly low in most settings.

Interesting lay person reminder of how anyone can boost their immune function.

How Houston defied doomsday COVID predictions.

Food, Glorious Food

Green Chile Huevos Rancheros.

And holy moly, the spicy strawberry avocado salsa I’m posting on Friday is probably the very best summer fruit salsa we’ve ever tasted, final testing tweaks are in progress today!