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Sifu Slim and Brent CMT on Is Coffee Bad For You part 1 video

Sifu Slim and Brent CMT on Is Coffee Bad For You part 1 Coffee is a neuro-transformer and may contain contaminants used or contracted on its way from farm to store. Don't forget how molds and fungi may (and frequently do, see the available literature on this) proliferate in moist growing areas, ship hulls, and storage facilities. Sifu Slim, a proponent of natural living, understands the coffee break. But, what's in far too many break rooms: donuts, machine snacks, coffee, soda, water kept in plastic and more items of poor nutrition. What do you think should be available in break rooms at your job? For more on these related topics read SEDENTARY NATION on ...

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Bert & Ernie Sifu Slim & Matt Boeck Discuss Sedentary Lifestyles vs. movement video

Bert & Ernie Sifu Slim & Matt Boeck Discuss Sedentary Lifestyles vs. movement Matt Boeck, the organic horticulturist, stopped by to discuss how different he felt while spending several days in a hotel conference. Normally, Matt moves 8 to 10 hours per day. At the conference, he was mostly sedentary. He also ate the hotel food. The double whammy. The hotel lifestyle can mess us up. Matt was not comfortable nor a happy camper in a 5-star hotel in ...

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Karōshi or a Left Turn à la French image

Have you heard about what the Japanese call karōshi, death by overwork? What westerners call occupational sudden death typically results from heart attack or stroke due to stress and exhaustion. And the statistics from Japan are startling—from overwork, people are suffering death or breakdown while still in their 20s and 30s. Stereotypically, it has long been held that Japanese businesspeople show pride in their work and in their companies. It is common to hear stories of them working excessive hours to win the day or earn their keep. But, if the end of the day results in physical or mental breakdown, is the reality check worth paying? One fifteen-year-old Japanese exchange student I met found it interesting that I knew the ...

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