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🫐 Urgent news for Southern state readers: The FDA upgraded a Publix blueberry recall to Class I, its highest risk level. Frozen GreenWise Organic Whole Blueberries and Whole Mixed Berries, all lots, tied to an E. coli outbreak that's sickened 12 people across 8 states. But also: check your freezer, not your fresh berries. This is a Publix house-brand issue, not a blueberry-wide problem. Which is different than a wide blueberry problem, to be clear…
While we’re talking about what not to consume, how about the internet?
💥 Peter Thiel limits his kids to 90 minutes of screen time a week. Evan Spiegel kept screens away from his kids until they were basically teenagers.
💥💥 Meanwhile, Meta is on trial facing record-breaking penalties over allegations that it deliberately designed Instagram and Facebook to hook kids.
💥💥💥And, following lawsuits over AI chatbots' lack of safety measures, said to contribute to teen suicides and other mental health harm, OpenAI just rolled out ChatGPT for Teens with heavier guardrails.
Three stories, same week, the punchline kinda writes itself.
Ladies, a word.
Midlife weight gain is real, and the frustration around it is earned. I’m not here to knock anyone’s search for a solution, but there’s chasing it blind and then there’s chasing it smart. GLP-1s and fasting protocols are the quick fixes on trend now, but the hidden costs are in the fine print while your readers are in the other room. 👓
Under-fuel your workouts, and your endocrine and nervous systems pay the price.
Dr. Stacy “Women Are Not Small Men” Sims, Our Lady of Exercise Physiology and research that actually pertains to women, has been saying this for years: women don’t get the fasted fat-burning bonus that fasted-cardio culture promises. Training on empty tanks your intensity and tells your body it’s under threat, not building strength. Further, she cites a 2021 stud where fasted exercise resulted in less movement and higher hunger as the day went on.
💪🏻 Before strength training, 15g protein minimum: Protein shake, Greek yogurt, two hard-boiled eggs.
🏃🏽♀️Before cardio, add 30g carbs to that protein: 2 dates, half a bagel, small banana.
🥤Genuinely not hungry? Liquid goes down easier. Pre-make a smoothie the night before and grab a few sips. It doesn’t need to be a full breakfast to blunt the cortisol spike.
To hear more from Dr. Sims and others in person, the Eudēmonia Summit is back in West Palm Beach this November, and I’ve got the best deal around:
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Visit Seconds for details on how to get your badge ASAP as this deal won’t last.
🎧 Turn it up, enjoy the weekend, and eat something, dahlings. 🫶🏻
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