Meditat...eh, just walk

Good morning 🦁 This is Andrew's Apples, the health email that's like going to the gym just to use the sauna. Feels great and you still feel like you did something. Let's get into it.

1. ✌️ The evolution of Bro. Good piece here. In the 2000s, power sat with the Finance Bro. Then 2007 happened. Tech Bro took the throne, then the Shaman Bro, then the Crypto Bro and, based on crypto prices right now, someone is next in line. W2 Bro? Recession Proof Bro? Hair doesn't stop growing in a recession, so... Barber Bro? Grassmower Bro? The stints last 5-10 years then fall off to be replaced by something "better" until the "better" aspects reveal themselves to have been too good to be true. What made the persona attractive ends up being the driver of demise: mentally, ethically, financially, whatever.

   1. 🍎 Andrew's Take. Piggybacking on a persona will always eventually backfire, because it ain't you, and the ain't-you-ness will inevitably bite you in the ass. I think the Lindy effect applies here: getting sunlight, eating in moderation (occasional starvation is not a crime, esp. in NYC), sleeping well, and doubling down on the shit you really enjoy in the form of movement, film, comedy, and reading.

2. 🚶 Meditat...eh, just walk. If you hang out on Twitter or a Whole Foods magazine rack for two minutes, you'd think that meditation was practiced by every person on the planet every day forever. It's not. Mostly because it's hard to do (and already tired people tend to fall asleep lmao), which is not to say it does not work. It does: research led by the Mass. General Hospital found that ~8+ weeks of meditation induced not only calmness, but also produced positive brain changes. Plus: reduced risk for heart disease by lowering blood pressure, cortisol and heart rate; optimizing LDL cholesterol; improving stress levels. It's real, but you can get all of that by just walking on your feet for 20+ min.

   1. 🍎 Andrew's Take. They say "meet the people where they are"... where they are is hell. Lazy, impatient hell. So just walk. Way easier and probably feels better. A tiny Vietnamese monk said there is peace in every step. He has sold many millions of copies of several books that, in the end, all basically just say you should breathe intentionally and... walk.

3. 🧃 Beets me. New research out of the UK suggests a daily glass reduces harmful inflammation by boosting nitric oxide levels. This promotes healthy blood flow for efficient oxygenation of your tissues and organs (anecdotally, better blood flow tends to feel great, like you have clean potent energy coursing your body). Also, it improves brain neuroplasticity, muscle function, athletic performance and lung capacity. For the paleo/history freaks out there: archaeological evidence shows that beets were cultivated in ancient Greece (~300 BC) and used as medicine and - get this - an aphrodisiac **eggplant emoji, peeled banana emoji**

   1. 🍎 Andrew's Take. Organic beetroot powder is abundant, cheap as hell, and tastes yummy. I have mentioned it before and chose to mention it again because of the latest research. In the morning before first cup of coffee is my move. Look, leafy green vegetables do NOT taste like a Kool-Aid Burst, so accept these salubrious gifts when G*d gives them.

4. 🕊️ Tweet of the Day. We'll never know because polls and surveys are built on half-lies and full lies. But when I ride the NYC subway and observe folks, it's astonishing the percentage of them look not just exhausted and weak, but miserable. Like clockwork, every time I ride.

How about dem Apples? Love hearing from yins.

Your friend,

Andrew🍎

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