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@Mirror of Confusion the thing with any oil that it is a highly dense source of calories stripped of nearly all of its nutrients. A lot of oils that are not "cold pressed" are processed on high heat and you know you are asking for trouble when heating fats to high temperatures. Also the reason that Mediterranean diet is considered so healthy is not high oils but a lot of fruits veggies , legumes, nuts and seeds. Yes, they do eat meat and some dairy but the staple foods are plants. Plus these people are very cheerful, social, get a lot of sunshine , exercise and swim in the sea which is incredibly healthy and ionising.They generally enjoy live more than us in colder climates. I've spent 6 months in Greece as an exchange student back in 2013 and literally every second person is ripped and fit as f**k. These people are an epitome of health. Greeks more than Italians from what I've noticed as italians tend to smoke and drink way too much, not to mention all the cheese they consume.

good luck getting your question answered there is literally like 1000 questions added every minute. ..actually thee is a queue even hours before the Q&A !! people keep asking same questions over and over again

@Leo Gura most kids who go to college still have no idea what they want to do or sense of direction and are just following their parent's advice who may not know any better themselves. I've lost 5 years studying business this way. How would you suggest the pre-college folk go about figuring out what they want to do in life before they get sucked in the academia. I have a cousin in that age who is quite lost in life but don't really have any advice for him, I doubt he would consider something like life-purpose course.

@Feel Good hey dude if you can ever find that article again, please share it here. I am genuinely interested. Always thought this stuff is quite healthy but perhaps not so. Thanks

Sprints are great, I try to do them at least once a week. They work all your leg and abdominal muscles and help develop your fast twitch muscle's oxygen efficiency and mitochondrial density. I am finding that they also build willpower because after few sprints, you need to push yourself mentally quite hard to do more because they are so freaking tough and painful. Sprinting is a furnace for calorie burning and is a great way to "shock" the body. Beware though because hard activities like springing release a lot of cortisol and adrenaline and if you do it too often you may start weakening your adrenal glands. Also there is a lot of impact on knees especially for those who don't have a good technique, good shoes and who run on pavement. A great alternative is uphill sprints, ideally on dirt surface up on hills somewhere. Also agreed on the mindfulness part, it is like vigorous swimming, hard for mind to wonder when your body is in so much discomfort.

Yeah Bragg's is one of the biggest brands. Not sure if they filter out the culture inside though.

Guess you can always enter a monastery and trade peace and tranquillity for some manual labour..think I suggested that to you before. I have no idea if this is possible outside of Asian countries but might be worth exploring.

@Popeye good that you let it happen. She knows that she did not miss on much and she saw that you were cool with her exploring other "areas". Probably a good relationship strengthening experience. Next time she comes back with this, tell her you want to participate

Make sure you purchase the purest one which contains "the mother", the gross-looking sediment at the bottom of the bottle which is supposed to be quite good for the gut bacteria. Lots of benefits of ACV, haven't explored them myself but people say its really good for stomach problems and digestion.

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Realise that anger is like whipping your own back. It never hurts anyone else besides you. It clouds the judgment, compassion and understanding and is a purely egoically driven response regardless of how humble the cause might be. It does not matter who is right and who is wrong in any case. You can forgive by understanding where these people come from. Everybody is just doing the things that they believe will make them happy...even if they seem like the most evil person, they have their reasons. You don't have to like them, just understand them -> this is the first step to remedy. People treat animals poorly because they don't know any better, remember when you were once the same. Many dairy and meat farmers have been doing this their whole life, their dad and grandad did, nobody showed them any other way. And when a band of vegans marches in forcing their agenda, everybody gets emotional because they all lack understanding for each other. Believe it or not, most people do not realise that the piece of steak on the plate once had a heartbeat. We unconsciously filter these facts out because they are disturbing. I am not defending the meat industry, just like you, it concerns me and it is one of the reasons I have gone plant based but at the same time realise that these things happen for a reason and have to be there because its just the way world is right now

why bother going to youtube then? People will sense that you are just fulfilling your selfish needs as honourable as they may be. Just like all these shits that won't disclose a single tip unless you pay them or sign to their newsletter & buy their product. In my opinion you want to give massive amount of free content with a lot of value and maybe later on, create a product and offer it, not push just offer....but maybe that's not how it works and I have no idea what I am talking about

@SelfHelpGuy Yeah, I guess its a mental thing most of all. You may find book "war of art" quite interesting. It talks about all the resistance faced by people with strong life purpose and ambitions. I believe it has been reviewed in the Books section on this forum couple times as well.

There are all sorts of alternative products on the market. Make sure to avoid Parabens, SLS, Sulfites, Alluminium (especially important to avoid in deodorants for ladies) and Alcohol (that list is much longer but can't remember more). The less ingredients the better. There are a lot of these soapy types of products that you rub on your head &body when wet, that are made from herbal ingredients like levander or eucalyptus, do a bit of a research and find a reputable conscious company, these will be small businesses, often they sell on Amazon as they have no distribution infrastructure of their own. One thing I've noticed is that these products don't really give you the smooth feeling on your hair as all the chemical ones so using something like Castor Oil, Jojoba Oil or Coconut oil on your hair every once in while may also help. also agreed with @Feel Good, some households instal reverse osmosis filters to get a pure water but that can be pricey.

Ideally, you should be below 70 on that but it is very individual. But it would be good to find out your BP. Basically, anything below 120 indicates adrenal weakness. Anything below 90 indicates severe adrenal weakness. But it is possible that it has nothing to do with your body and is more mental thing.

just wondering, what is your resting Heart Pressure, do you know? Often people struggling to get up have weakened adrenal glands and a low systolic BP is a good indication of this.

You probably have mild intollerance to lactose or casein or maybe something else in the milk. This is causing a lot of irritation and intestinal spasms -> hence the diarrhoea. It is very common problem these days with all the pasteurised milk. Probably best to replace it by plant milk so that you don't end up with leaky gut or IBD/IBS due to constant irritation. Also make sure to replace electrolytes if the diarrhoea is particularly heavy. Things like celery & carrot juice are good or there are electrolyte drinks available.

Diarrhoea would be more of an intestinal reaction. Where in the body do you feel the discomfort?

It's obvious that this "wealth" is not giving this person much pleasure. If it did, they would not feel a need to brag about it online. Clearly they are missing a deeper spark in life that no amount of materialism can fill in. This person needs a hug, a lot of love and compassion. These people are not really buying the stuff for itself but for the excitement they feel when they get it... this is the "life experience" they talk about. I get that feeling every time I walk into a bookstore and get a new book, that feeling is equal to getting a new laptop or camera in my opinion, the later just lasts a bit longer. Imaging you can work yourself up to turquoise and live this 100% of time. That's what we are trying to achieve here and that's what will probably remain hidden from this poor soul.

Driving books are redundant and overfilled with garbage, they could easily make it 1/3 of what it is now..at least in my country. Find someone on youtube who does free drive-guide videos, there's gotta be thousands of vids out there going through all the basics, signs, crossroads .... also I found quite helpful to do all the tests and redo them until you get 100% scores. You can also find those online. that being said, you may need to work on your concentration if you are about to become a driver or you'll end up dead or in jail if you fall asleep or enter the fairytale land during long driving journey.

@CroMagna if you want some tangible tips: * set up a linkedin profile (you can also look for part time jobs) with decent picture and organised page. You may try paying the premium * try also other job sites like Monster or Hays * construct a decent CV and covering letter * look for positions like admin assistant, admin support, coordinator, data logging etc. Linkedin is good for keywords. Most companies will not want you to work from home all the time but some small businesses may. You could also try something like working in library, a night security somewhere where its safe like one of the corporate buildings. All this sounds very low-concious and it probably is but it might be some starting point before you figure out how to do something more meaninglful.

How about Europe? I find that the door in most of our countries are more open than the tough immigration policies of US. Perhaps not UK with this Brexit madness anymore but Germany or Scandinavian countries are worth investigating.

wonder if Leo is reading this and sniggering while munching on a steak

Hope it will get better soon. All the best !

@Charlotte Ah, I see. Yes a strain most likely potentially damage to either tendon or a muscle, sort of a microtear that would take longer to heal. If you are saying that it's been nearly 3 weeks and the pain hasn't even decreased than it might be worthy for you to get x-ray and examine the local area for any more severe damage.