Research of the Week
Physical frailty predicts COVID-19 outcomes.
If you’re lifting, getting 1.62 grams of protein per kilogram of bodyweight is a nice target.
After new analysis, Ireland reduces its “excess deaths from coronavirus” numbers. Still 13% higher than normal, but lower than previous estimations.
Evidence for coronavirus presence in Brazil as early as November 2019.
New Primal Blueprint Podcasts
Episode 431: Gina Devee: Host Elle Russ chats with author Gina Devee.
Primal Health Coach Radio, Episode 67: Laura and Erin chat with Jen James about heart-centered entrepreneurism.
Media, Schmedia
Why dads need to roughhouse with their kids.
Is there another pandemic coming?
Interesting Blog Posts
Those pesky PSCK9 inhibitors: so effective on paper, so useless (and sometimes deadly) in real life.
Social Notes
Some awesome ideas for games to play with your kids.
Don’t let this be you.
Everything Else
Science is humanity’s highest pursuit.
Got arthritis? Try barefoot.
Things I’m Up to and Interested In
I’m not surprised: Humans use smell to get around.
Interesting finding: Very low LDL is not associated with lower cardiovascular mortality. It is associated with higher all cause mortality.
It’s just everywhere these days: Plastic found in vegetables and fruits.
Another reason everyone should exercise: It improves the quality of breast milk.
A nice piece on importance of megafauna in human diets: How eating (and killing) the megafauna changed humans forever.
Question I’m Asking
Did you roughhouse as a kid?
Recipe Corner
Time Capsule
One year ago (Jun 28 – Jul 3)
Comment of the Week
“Plastic rain sounds like our version of lead pipes for the Romans.”
– We will see, Chris.
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