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What's crackin? Happy Tuesday everyone š„ An Open Letter To HR On Behalf Of All Employees: š©Putting t
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August 4 · Issue #58 · View online
The latest things I've dug into including books, quotes, songs, gadgets and other things I've found interesting.
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Whatās crackin? Happy Tuesday everyone š„ Itās all fun and games til it happens to you! I spoke with an acquaintance who is curious why some people donāt respect COVID-based behavior change measures. For one, many people donāt know anyone who has had COVID. This prevents realness from sinking in. Itās like getting sad when āourā dog dies, but not when someone elseās does. To date I know 1 person in my circles whose had COVID, and he didnāt know he had it! There wasnāt testing available and he was bedridden for 2 days. He discovered it thanks to a test months later due to his own curiosity. While I canāt say for sure that Iāve had it, Iāve been experiencing flu-like symptoms for a few days. Other viruses donāt go away just because COVID is now here. I wanted to share what Iāve been doing to prepare myself. Disclosure: Iām in the herd immunity camp- change my mind š
- 5,000 IU daily vitamin Dā for those who think vitamins are expensive pee, let me explain newfound understanding thanks to Rhonda Patrick. This is my paraphrasing. Lets say that for 1,000 IU you get 1,000 IUs of bioavailability. For 2,000 you get 1,500. 3,000 you get 1,750, etc. While there are diminishing returns, higher doses do give you more of the essential nutrient. According to the Institute of Medicine, 4000 IU is the safe upper level of daily vitamin D intake. However, doses up to 10,000 IU have not been shown to cause toxicity in healthy individuals. š
- Lots of daily sun and walking. Letās just say I get enough sun that neighbors often ask how much I walk and refer to me as the naked guyā I wear only shorts and shoes for these walks to soak up as much sun as I can. āļø
- Daily epsom salt baths- this is a 4 banger. Magnesium (epsom salt is magnesium sulfate). I meditate in there and zone out. Itās good for exercise recovery, and I just like it! š
- Grounding- been a disciple for a while and am doubling down after watching this documentary. Many novel insights are interdisciplinary, and the man responsible for popularizing earthing followed a hunch from his days as a cable tv installer, frequently grounding wires. The doc shows people with obscure health conditions cured by grounding. They are in dire straits and willing to try anything as long as it works. I like this approachāits about as close to dogma and bias free as we get. Grounding is for healthy normals too, and boosts general performance. A woman in the film lost 50 lbs. in 6 months thanks to grounding. How my mind has changed- I intend to make āgroundedā my default state and non-grounded the exception. š
- Breath work- playing the didgeridoo and Wim Hof breathing, in addition to some other experiments Iāll share in the coming weeks.
- Cold baths/showers- Hereās a free ~50 page book if I havenāt beaten this dead horse enough. āļø
New website is up! Stegdrew.com is now live. There youāll find all of my writing and more, and I intend to make it better with time. If youāre not embarrassed by your first version, you waited to long to ship. The site isnāt perfect, but Iām glad its out there and am excited to improve :)
Patreon is no more! My experience with them, and for a number of the folks supporting me has been a real doo doo extravaganza, or shit show. š© Rather than wedding myself to more future headaches, Iām taking my talents elsewhere. Iāll share more in the coming weeks. Be well, Drew
PS-Ā If youāve been enjoying this, please pass it along to someone else you think would, as well. Itād mean a lot to me, and maybe them, too. ā¤ļø
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