Tim Spector, renowned epidemiologist and author, has recently addressed the alarming reduction in dietary diversity due to modern eating habits. What he means by that is adding as many different foods to your diet as possible is the best path to health. Specifically, he focuses on the advantages of consuming insects. Spector suggests five actionable tips to enhance dietary diversity, which include experimenting with new food sources, exploring local markets, and embracing seasonal ingredients.
In another inspiring chat, Stephanie Romiszewski takes us on an exploration of the science of sleep hacking. She investigates how sleep trackers, supplements, and alcohol influence sleep quality. Her advice to all parents is to reduce screen time activities in the 60–90 minutes before children go to sleep. Romiszewski suggests an easy three-step plan to create a more sleep-friendly environment by lowering the temperature, controlling noise, and reducing caffeine consumption.
Spector takes on the ongoing fight over organic fruits and vegetables. He asks if the premium is worth it, arguing that consumers should consider the value versus their wallet. He emphasizes the important place of making sure to consume at least 30 different plants per week to help support a flourishing microbiome. This dietary advice is only enhanced by his understanding of how food fermentation can be used to promote gut health through fermentation.
Moving from features to references to countries and cities, let’s look at entrepreneurship Steven Bartlett’s creative three ‘M’ framework for sustainable productivity. And finally, he wants us to focus on mindset, methods and measurement in order to get smarter to see big payoffs personally and professionally. Bartlett makes the case for developing a strong business climate culture. Tons of great advice on how to do a better job nurturing this environment as well.
Given the current economic climate, of course, Bartlett argues that in times like these we should take advantage of the moment and start something new. He offers aspiring entrepreneurs practical steps for validating business proposals and finding honest feedback. In addition, he covers tactics for finding the funding you need to get businesses up and running.