Kevin Kelly said:
I read a lot of history. The degree of hopeless in the past, which we overcame, puts today’s despair into perspective. Also, I have children.
Category: Wanderings
These 5 habits will help you avoid dementia and other diseases
1. Exercise regularly (few times a week)
2. Don’t smoke
3. Consume alcohol moderately (about 3 units/day or 1 drink)
4. Eat a healthy diet
5. Maintain body weight (depends on your height)
While specifics about how much or how little can be debated, with every study science keeps making a strong case to follow these 5 things blindly. Consider this recent large-scale study which showed reduction in diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer, if men practised 4 out 5 of these habits.
Following the lead
In this highly complex world, it is extremely difficult to be able to make rational choices for even the most basic of human actions.
Take the consumption of food: what is the best food to eat to minimise our impact on the environment and improve our health? The answer “be a vegan” is not as simple and straightforward. Many have put forth convincing cases against.
While this topic is something I’ve followed for quite sometime and hold views about, there are many others that I can’t spend the same amount of time analysing. In those cases I’m not afraid of following the lead of some trustworthy “thought leaders”.
Akshat Rathi 