My health philosophy lately

 I wasn't going to write any more essays except travel ones, but thought I will share this. 

I don't give medical or nutrition advice to anyone because I am not qualified. But I need to follow some guidelines for myself. Here is what I try to follow.

  1. Eat a well-balanced nutritious home cooked meal with minimum processed foods and use organic ingredients where possible. Limit meats to eggs, chicken, fish and turkey when used. Make sure there is a protein source in the meal (typically a legume or meat). Beans especially high in protein are black gram bean (urad), edamame, and green gram bean (moong - especially if sprouting).
  2. Take no supplements except 1 multi vitamin multi mineral pill a day. But do take your doctor prescribed medications or supplements.
  3. Exercise.
  4. Live a normal life with normal safety precautions and don’t become a germaphobe or become obsessed with health.
  5. Never ever take nutrition or health advice from anyone except a doctor who knows you well (not a podcast) or certified nutritionist who knows you well. Everybody is unique.
  6. Avoid health podcasts because the material cannot be interpreted properly and put in the right context by laymen. The body is very complex and intricate with many interacting elements and all of it taken together in context is important. 
  7. Get 7 to 8 hours of sleep.


Besides physical health, mental health is also important but that is out of scope here. 

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