Need more inspiration to switch to a plant based diet? Watch Gamechangers this on Netflix:
beans for health
Eat beans for health every day. 1/2 cup cooked beans/lentils daily increase longevity. All the “blue zones” (see article below) include beans in their diet – 4 times as much as the typical American diet. The “blue zones” diet is a good starting point, but I recommend a complete plant based diet. Blue zones diet.
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Infographic on BBC this AM
1q84 – haruki murakami
I read this book in 2012. I loved it. It is among the top 10 books that I have ever read. After reading SUM inspiration struck to start reading it again: Excerpts from the 2012 read: His mind floated in the amniotic fluid of memory, listening for echoes of the past. He went home, went…
sum – david eagleman
David Eagleman is a neuroscientist and an author. He published this collection of 40 tales about the afterlife in 2015. After Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84, this is the most fantastical book I have ever read. 2 hours in the morning – 1 cup of coffee and a bowl of oatmeal did it! Here is one story….
a guide to the good life – william irvine
This book is a good introduction to Stoicism. It is almost a manual on life, but not quite. At the very least, it details the journey of a traveler who has examined the road/s. Before reading the excerpts, here is a short video. Stoicism, understood properly, is a cure for a disease. The disease in…
anything you want – derek sivers
Derek is an interesting entrepreneur. He achieved success and then was able to walk away! What a concept! Derek gets right to the point – his TED talks are short: His podcasts are short as well. His book “Anything You Want” is a short read – simple, profound. I read it in an hour after…
falling upward – richard rohr
Excerpts from this beautiful text by Rohr. Got directed to this book by David Brooks who mentions it in his new book “Second Mountain”. Both books talk about the second half of life and how it complements and completes the first half. Rohr’s book has to be read a couple of times before the message…
vagabonding – rolf potts
Rolf Potts’ website states that he “has reported from more than sixty countries for the likes of National Geographic Traveler, The New Yorker, Slate.com, Outside, the New York Times Magazine, The Believer, The Guardian (U.K.), Sports Illustrated, National Public Radio, and the Travel Channel. His adventures have taken him across six continents, and include piloting a fishing boat 900 miles down the Laotian…
4 hour workweek – tim ferris
Maybe not practical for a physician but an interesting read. I read this a decade ago and thought it was snake oil. Reading this again in 2019, with a fresh perspective, there are definitely some important points he makes… Also check out his latest book Tim Ferris definitely has some unique ideas. Not your typical…