Karl Niebuhr En los pasajes de abajo que son del libro Comer para no morir, Dr. Michael Greger explica como se puede revertir diabetes del tipo 2 con una alimentación basada en plantas. Hace unos años, Millan, una de las integrantes de la comunidad de <NutritionFacts.org>, tuvo la amabilidad de compartir su historia conmigo. Cuando tenía treinta años, … Read more
Learn how to be yourself Most of us don’t live out their true desires but instead, live according to other peoples rules. The problem with trying to fulfill other’s expectations, however, is that we will never satisfy them all and even if we do, we are still not funfilled because we don’t really like what … Read more
In the following excerpt from Dr. Garth Davis’s book Proteinaholic he explains how to recognize valid research and manipulated/biased/sponsored research. Research Truth and BS: How to Speak Science In Chapter 3, I told you about my rapid transformation from sick, overweight, and sluggish patient to healthy, lean, energetic triathlete. Had I been an accountant, a bricklayer, … Read more
Learn how to start your own journey towards happiness What is the greatest good in life? For thousands of years, philosophers and other intellectuals have tackled this question. Most of them, including Aristotle, declared that happiness was the summum bonum, that it is the sense and purpose of the entire human existence. Gretchen Rubin, the … Read more
I’ve read many books about motivation, drive and willpower, but I had never seen lack of motivation from the stress angle. It makes a lot of sense, as I myself feel more energized and motivated since I switched to a plant-based diet. Brendan Brazier’s explains in his book Thrive that stress is a big deal … Read more
In this excerpt from The Art of Happiness the Dalai Lama explains the difference between beneficial and less beneficial desires. Crossing the hotel parking lot on my way to meet with the Dalai Lama one afternoon, I stopped to admire a brand-new Toyota Land Cruiser, the type of car I had been wanting for a … Read more
This is from one of my favorite books The 7 habits of highly effective people. When we make deposits of unconditional love, when we live the primary laws of love, we encourage others to live the primary laws of life. In other words, when we truly love others without condition, without strings, we help them … Read more
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First destiny, Milan I wasn’t so interested in visiting this city but my travel partner chose this city as the first destiny. After all, I liked the city, it has a lot of very beautiful architecture. The city expresses a romantic vintage ambient. The street running is from 1890 or something and has incandescent light … Read more
In this post, I want to comment on Eli J. Finkel’s article How to Fix the Person You Love. I’ll just change the focus and use the title, how to grow in a Relationship. Eli elaborates on two different types of relationships. The first one represents a partner which makes us feel loved and valued, … Read more
Después de ser bloqueado de algunas páginas de “fitness y salud” en las redes sociales al desenmascarar sus conclusiones sobre el reciente estudio PURE (Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology), me vi obligado a hacer este post. Algunos de los expertos en Facebook no dejaron pasar la oportunidad para proclamar que PURE asocia a dietas altas … Read more
Learn how to live a long, healthy life Foreword by Karl: Did you ever feel discouraged about the apparently contradictory information about nutritional science out there? The media seems to catch every opportunity to make yet another sensational headline with diets like the Paleo diet, the Ketogenic diet, low carb diets, high carb low-fat diets, … Read more
In this excerpt from the book Total Recall, Arnold made me think with a brilliant statement. He exemplifies with his own experience that we feel bad after failure, not due to the failure, but because we haven’t done everything we could to get a successful outcome. “That afternoon at the gym, I thought more about my loss … Read more
In the following chapter from the book Finding Ultra, Rick Roll tells how changing to a plant based diet flooded him with so much energy that he started running for hours without effort. This sudden rise in energy ultimately made him an Ultra Man and EPIC5 CHALLENGE champ [BIO]. Furthermore, he was named one of … Read more
The following excerpt is from the book Finding Ultra. MY SECRET WEAPON Power in Plants It’s 1984, a Tuesday, 7:15 A.M., and two high school students stand in line at Montgomery Donuts, out Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda, Maryland. Marking time, my swimming buddy Brian Nicosia and I consider the merits of ordering chocolate-covered custard … Read more
Learn about highly important leadership skills A great leader is like the captain of a sailboat, able to navigate the stormy sea and keep the boat on course. Working under a great boss not only is great because your institution most likely will get where it wants to, it is also a pleasure. A good … Read more
Escrito por Michael Greger MD FACLM en 29 de agosto de 2017 Artículo original. Traducido por Karl Niebuhr (Karlbooklover.com) Un estudio de la Universidad de Carolina del Norte no encontró asociación entre la ingesta de fibra dietética y la diverticulosis. Compararon aquellos que comieron la cantidadmayor de fibra, 25 gramos, con personas que comieron cantidades tres veces más bajas, solamente 8 … Read more
Learn to think differently about failure Usually, failure is considered as the opposite of success. But this is not true. Failure is not to be avoided but to be embraced because it is a necessary part of success. If we learn to embrace failure we will be able to become stronger in the future. In … Read more
La mayoría de personas tienen esta noción de “todo en moderación” cuando de alimentación se trata, es lo más sano. Ese argumento no hace mas sentido que decir que fumar en moderación es sano. Hay cosas que no son sanas por más que se consuman en moderación incluso si formen parte de la dieta estándar … Read more
The following excerpt is from Dr. McDougall’s latest book, The healthiest Diet on the Planet. Damned lies harm the public and planet Earth. In June 2015, the Journal of the American Medical Association, in a reckless opinion piece, called for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) … Read more