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August 30 · Issue #18 · View online
Think a long life has to come with losing your mind or your body?
Think again! Tips for how to live a long, healthy and balanced life on your own terms. đȘ
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Here at Uplift weâve cultivated a deep love & connection to our health. Educating and experimenting on ourselves has lead to the desire to share what weâve learned with others. Thatâs why we created Longevity by Uplift. đ A platform of all things health to help the world live long and most importantly, live healthy. This month: - we challenge you to rethink your relationship with dairy. - weâre encouraging everyone to eat MORE chocolate. - we expose a crucial tip on becoming a genius. - we give you an excuse to exercise LESS. (And still feel healthy!) Are you a procrastinator? If youâre a human, chances are the answer is yes. What if we told you thereâs a way to beat procrastination? Read more below to start KICKING ASS and following through. * More updates coming soon, as we keep striving to improve our Company Newsletter. Our goal is to connect & engage more with our audience and offer more suggestions, both business & personal, through our own life experiences & experiments. Stay tuned! Do you have suggestions?! Please, help us improve! Weâd love to hear what it is youâre looking for and what youâre interested in knowing more about!
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Dairy Alternatives: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Conventional dairy products are often one of the first substitutes a family makes when transitioning to a healthier lifestyle. Thankfully, alternatives have been produced but, as with any new product, the question always remains â is the producer hell-bent on creating a high quality product, or riding a profitable trend to the promise land, leaving ethics behind?Unfortunately, it seems itâs mostly the latter. However! There are some great alternatives and weâve got the low down on a list of them right here.
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The Truth About Fish Oil
To date, no one has succeeded at pinpointing the exact cause of sudden cardiac death. But a significant amount of medical researchers think it might have something to do with the omega-3 fatty acid. So what is the omega-3? What does it actually do in the human body and in the natural world? Whatâs its relationship to omega-6? Turns out, the ratio between the two is critical and in America, itâs really out of balance. What would human health look like in a world where omega-3âs were the core of the food system, rather than relegated to a corner of a supplement shop?
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Hereâs Why You Shouldnât Have Sweet Drinks on an Empty Stomach
Consuming high amounts of sugary drinks â as well as doing it on an empty stomach â could be linked to problems not only in the liver but also in the gut microbiota. Our microbiome is designed to never see sugar. But as soon as you drink the soda or juice, the nutrient is introduced. Given that excessive fructose consumption is linked to metabolic disorders, including obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and fatty liver disease, it is of critical importance to understand how dietary fructose is processed and how the body may protect itself from the its damaging effects.
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What exactly is the Microbiome? And could it be the cause of your weight gain?
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How to Rebuild Worn Down Cartilage and Feel Like Your Joints Are New Again
Osteoarthritis is a painful joint disorder and is actually the most common joint disorder in the United States. 10% of men and 13% women over age 60 have knee osteoarthritis. Thatâs just one joint! Many more suffer from osteoarthritis in the hips, shoulders, and other joints. Osteoarthritis is a widespread problem and it is often caused by the loss of the cartilage within the joint. Fortunately, when we lose the cartilage within the joint itâs not gone forever. Certain nutrients can be used to trigger the rebuilding process.
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Experts Claim Pills Made from Plants Can Prevent Pregnancy
Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley claim that a pill made from ingredients such as aloe vera, the vine of tomatoes, olives and grapes could be just as effective as Plan B by limiting the spermâs function to push through to the egg. It could also become the first unisex pill, able to be taken by both men and women without the current side-effects of heart disease, blood clots and depression caused by additional hormones.
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Whatâs in Your Water: 6 Reasons Why You Should Never Drink from the Tap
While the tap seems like an easy and hassle-free way to drink water, itâs anything but. Itâs filled to the brim with dangerous contaminants that have no business being anywhere near your body. In California, theyâve even started recycling sewer water into tap water. Gross! Looks like itâs past time to look for some really great water filters & other alternatives.
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7 Proven Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate
Dark chocolate is loaded with antioxidants and beneficial nutrients. Made from the seed of the cocoa tree, it is one of the best sources of antioxidants on the planet. This article reviews 7 health benefits of dark chocolate or cocoa that are supported by science. I donât know about you but weâll take all the excuses we can get to start eating more chocolate! đ
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How Much Salt Do You Need to Survive?
Your body needs the nutrients in salt to survive â particularly sodium, which plays a role in many health functions. People can get by on 500-1500 milligrams of salt in order to survive. And yet, as important as sodium is, most Americans consume way too much of it.
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Candida Symptoms & 3 Steps to Treat Them Naturally
Are you exhausted? Do you experience fuzzy thinking or brain fog? Do you suffer from muscle weakness and joint pain? These are just a few health issues associated with the most common type of yeast infection found in the mouth, intestinal tract and vagina. Thatâs right. Yeast infections can occur in women AND men and they can happen in a few different places. Itâs a serious health epidemic in todayâs fast-paced society. So what exactly is candida and what causes it? Read more here and figure out what you can do to get rid of this infection.
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Detox Your Body Naturally: 8 Herbs That'll Do the Trick
Feeling fatigued, bloated, lacking energy, experiencing hormonal imbalances or skin disorders can all be attributed to an overburdened liver. There are many beneficial herbs that are incredibly detoxifying and also help to support the liver and kidneys in flushing waste from the body. These 8 herbs will help you detox your body naturally. Learn how they work and how to incorporate them into your lifestyle.
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How Dental Amalgam Fillings Destroy Gut Health and Immune Function
Mercury, a neurotoxic heavy metal, is so dangerous that the World Health Organization says there is no safe level for exposure. Yet over 180 million Americans currently have restored teeth, many with dental amalgam fillings which can contain up 50 percent mercury. Mercury-based, dental fillings have been linked to neurological problems, infertility, birth defects and heart disease. You can now add âleaky gutâ syndrome, as well as a host of other gastrointestinal diseases to the illnessess that can be triggered by exposure to mercury. Find out why these fillings are so dangerous.
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Cancer-Linked Glyphosate Found In Cheerios, Doritos, Oreos, and More
General Millsâ Cheerios are typically one of the first solid foods many parents feed to their children. Despite their GMO-free status, testing completed at Anresco, a laboratory registered with the U.S. FDA, found glyphosate residues in Cheerios as well as other popular foods. Glyphosate is the most used agricultural chemical in history and the International Agency for Research on Cancer determined it is a probable carcinogen. Time to rethink this food introduction.
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How Potatoes Can Increase Risk of Cancer Cell Growth
A chemical reaction takes place when certain carbohydrates, proteins and starchy foods are heated, producing a compound called acrylamide. Acrylamide was designated a probable carcinogen after research confirmed a correlation with cancer cell growth. Cooking potatoes and other foods at high temperatures can increase your risk of getting cancer. Increased awareness can hopefully cause more of us to think twice before indulging in these foods.
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Want to Remember Everything You'll Ever Learn? Surrender to This Algorithm
Human forgetting follows a pattern. We forget exponentially. But Piotr Wozniak has developed a program that essentially turns people into geniuses. SuperMemo is based on the insight that there is an ideal moment to practice what youâve learned. Everyone is different but Piotrâs algorithm beautifully predicts the future state of a personâs memory and schedules information reviews at the optimal time.
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The Akrasia Effect: Why We Donât Follow Through on Things
Human beings have been procrastinating for centuries. The ancient Greek term âakrasiaâ helps explain why we donât follow through on things. Why DO we do this? Read this article to learn how akrasia works and how you can beat procrastination.
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Psychobiotics: Use the Gut-Brain Connection for Mental Health
Thereâs a 3-pound part of you that affects your thoughts and feelings, and runs your life more than you would expect. Surprisingly, itâs not your brain; itâs the total biomass of bacteria that lives in your intestines. A new kind of probiotic called psychobiotics, specifically bestow mental health benefits. Psychobiotics are intestinal bacteria and are currently at the frontier of mental health care research. They may be the next generation of treatment for anxiety and mood disorders.
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Brisk Ten Minute Walk Just as Good as 10,000 Steps
Itâs hailed as the magic number to reach every day if you want to stay fit and healthy. But health officials say we donât have to notch up 10,000 steps⊠a brisk ten-minute walk could be just as good. They want people to increase the intensity of their walking, rather than just focus on the distance. Good news! Just ten minutes of brisk walking (around 1,000 steps) can cut our chances of an early death by up to 15 percent, according to new guidance from Public Health England.
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How was it? Let us know how weâre doing as we embark on our new plan! Weâd love to connect. Reply and tell us what you plan on doing or changing as a result of what we shared. You can also directly email us here: office@uplift.agency. Until next time! Thanks for sticking around! P.S. If youâre only looking to receive Uplift updates in your inbox, no hard feelings! Send us a simple email and let us know.
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