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I’m going to reply to you from the perspective of someone who managed various General Nutrition Centers for 19 years, saw 30 customers a day, spoke with 20 of them, and had real conversations about health and lifestyle with 10-12 of them.
So roughly 49k conversations about all kinds of various health and lifestyle stuff. From gym bros to elite athletes to grammas to kids.
It doesn’t matter.
Keto diet? People will swear they’re on the keto diet but then break down their diet and … I dunno they’re just eating slightly less carbs?
Mediterranean diet? Maybe they eat fish twice a week.
Oh I eat healthy? Yea then why did you describe for me the last three days of what you ate and it included one veggie and no fruit?
Oh you exercise daily? Oh you eat enough protein? Oh you’re on a low salt low fat low cholesterol low whatever chuckle fuck thing you think? K
People’s interest in nutrition are very peculiar and the way they go about adapting the various good, healthy things they are supposed to be doing is vaguely wrong on every level.
That’s ok - none of us are perfect, usually not really that good, and frankly trying to claw our way off the side of the road covered in shit.
(all metaphors and judgements are solely based on nutrition, health, and exercise … but probably apply to everything)
I hope one day we have perfection when it comes to health understanding, so that everyone can individually strive for whatever they want, and we can all live healthier and happier lives.
I read Outlive and generally enjoyed a large number of media health things throughout the years.
My Big Beautiful Recommendations for Live Long and Prosperly are as follows:
Sleep 7-9 hours. Don’t eat breakfast. Eat 5 veggies & 5 fruits every day. 75% of your bodyweight in protein. Stretch for 2 hours a week. Lift weight for 2 hours a week. (More than walking) Cardio 2 hours a week. Eat fatty fish 5x a week. Maintain a healthy BMI (you are not an outlier).
That’s it.
If I were the President I would put this in every single school. I would tell people who read Outlive to shut the fuck up (just so we’re clear, this includes myself!) Nutrition is for the nerds - the ITFYM dorks - the specialty athlete - gym bros - whatever.
I want those people to take us into immortality, or as close to being old and healthy as can be possible until we lose the weakness of our flesh and turn to the beauty of metal.
I’m a bit burnt out on health, nutrition, and wellness. There’s no such thing. There’s just doing the best you can.
I would say 2% of us fall into my recommendations - honestly I think it’s closer to zero … out of the 49k people I spoke to it was definitely close to 0. Does that make my recommendation stupid? I don’t think so - just means we have to do better.
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