Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1996. He is the author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, and What the Dog Saw. Prior to joining The New Yorker, he was a reporter at the Washington Post. Gladwell was born in England and grew up in rural Ontario. He now lives in New York.

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Paul Pitchford studied and apprenticed with masters of pre-Revolutionary* Traditional Chinese medicine, nutrition, and Tai Ji and Chan (Zen) meditation. His landmark book, Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition (North Atlantic Books, soon to be available in 7 languages, including Chinese), forms the foundation of his unique dietary teachings, which unify Eastern and Western therapies.
His work has become a primary impetus behind the most fundamental, clinically effective, and innovative dietary movement today, widely known as whole foods nutrition. He sees a universal shift to whole foods nutrition as essential for overcoming ecologic ravages to the Earth as well as quelling pervasive disease and degeneration among her people.
Paul has been teaching nutrition in the context of foundational healing for several decades. This approach prioritizes three basic integrative steps in a persons pathway to enduring health: a) awareness practices, b) mindful movement including yoga, Tai Ji and Qi Gong, and c) nutrition based on regional, unrefined (whole) foods.&nbsp;
He receives invitations to teach worldwide and currently resides in the Denver, Colorado, area. Teachings developed prior to the Chinese Cultural Revolution incorporate an abundance of ancient methods and traditional values.

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Timothy David Noakes (born 1949) is a South African scientist and an emeritus professor in the Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine at the University of Cape Town. He has run more than 70 marathons and ultramarathons and is the author of several books on exercise and diet. He is known for his work in sports science and for his support of a low-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF, Banting) diet, as set out in his books The Real Meal Revolution and Lore of Nutrition: Challenging Conventional Dietary Beliefs.
Noakes was born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (today Harare, Zimbabwe), in 1949 and moved to South Africa at the age of five. His father had arrived in what was then Southern Rhodesia in 1946, establishing a successful tobacco exporting company that he sold in 1954. As a young boy, his main sporting interest was cricket. Noakes attended boarding school at Monterey Preparatory School in Constantia, Cape Town.
One year was spent as a foreign exchange student at Huntington Park High School in Huntington Park, California. Diocesan College followed prep school. He has earned an MBChB (1974), MD (1981), and DSc (Med) (2002). In 1980 Noakes was tasked to start a sports science course at the University of Cape Town. Noakes went on to head the Medical Research Council-funded Bioenergetics of Exercise Research Unit, which was later changed to the MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine.
In the early 1990s, Noakes co-founded the Sports Science Institute of South Africa with former South African rugby player Morne du Plessis. He is a leading researcher on the condition now known as exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH). He first recognized this condition in a female runner during the 1984 Comrades Marathon and published his findings in 1985 in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Noakes hosted the 1st International Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia Consensus Development Conference in Cape Town in May 2005.
In 1996 Noakes published his theory of the "central governor." The theory proposed that fatigue is a "protective emotion" rather than a physiological state. In 2005 he undertook a series of experiments in the Arctic and Antarctic on South African (British-born) swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh to understand the human capability in extreme cold. He discovered that Pugh had the ability to raise his core body temperature before entering the water in anticipation of the cold and coined the phrase 'anticipatory thermogenesis to describe it. In 2007, Noakes was the expedition doctor for Pugh's one-kilometer swim at the Geographic North Pole.

Adam Grant is an American psychologist and author widely known for his work on the science of giving, creativity, and organizational psychology. He is the top-rated professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a former professor at the University of Michigan. His first book, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success, was a New York Times bestseller.
Grant is a leading authority on the science of giving, creativity, and organizational psychology. He has written or co-written six books, including Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World and Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy. He has also written for The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, Harvard Business Review, and other publications.
Grant's research focuses on how giving, taking, and exchanging advice affects an individual’s success. He has studied how to maximize the benefits of giving, how to encourage more successful collaborations, and how to foster an environment of innovation and creativity. He has also explored how to assess and develop leadership potential within organizations and how to build workplace cultures where employees are empowered to do their best work.
Grant has received numerous awards and honors, including being named one of the world's 40 most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50 in 2015, one of the world's 50 most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50 in 2018, and one of the world's most influential management gurus by The Observer in 2018. He is a recipient of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Mentoring and was named the Most Influential Thinker of the Decade by Poets &amp; Quants in 2020.
In addition to his academic and writing career, Grant is a frequent speaker for organizations, universities, and conferences around the world. He has presented to audiences of thousands at TEDx events, and he has been featured on television and radio programs such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, 60 Minutes, and NPR’s Fresh Air. He has also served as a visiting professor at Stanford, Cornell, and INSEAD, and he is currently a visiting professor at the London School of Economics.

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Steven Gundry is a cum laude graduate of Yale University with special honors in Human Biological and Social Evolution. After graduating from Alpha Omega Alpha from the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, Dr. Steven Gundry completed residencies in General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery at the University of Michigan. He served as a Clinical Associate at the National Institutes of Health for years.&nbsp;
There, he invented devices that reverse the cell death seen in acute heart attacks; variations of these devices subsequently became the Gundry™ Retrograde Cardioplegia Cannula. It has become the world's most widely used device of its kind to protect the heart from damage during open-heart surgery.&nbsp;
After completing a fellowship in congenital heart surgery at The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, in London, Dr. Gundry was recruited as Professor and Chairman of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Loma Linda University Medical Center. He and his partner, Leonard Bailey, pioneered infant and pediatric heart transplantation there. Together, they have performed more such transplants than any other transplant surgeon in the world.&nbsp;
During his tenure at Loma Linda, Dr. Gundry pioneered the field of xenotransplantation, the study of how the genes of one species react to the transplanted heart of a foreign species. He was one of the original twenty investigators of the first FDA-approved implantable left ventricular assist device (a kind of artificial heart).&nbsp;
Dr. Gundry is also the inventor of the Gundry Ministernomy, the widely used minimally invasive approach to aortic- or mitral-valve repair, the Gundry Lateral Tunnel, a "living" tissue that can rebuild parts of the heart in children with severe congenital heart malformations; and the Skoosh™ venous cannula, the most widely used cannula in minimally invasive heart operations.&nbsp;
One of the fathers of robotic surgery, and a consultant to Computer Motion (now Intuitive Surgical), Dr. Steven Gundry, received early FDA approval to use robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery for coronary artery-bypass and mitral-valve operations. He holds patents on devices for connecting blood vessels, and coronary artery bypasses without sutures and repairing the mitral valve without the need for sutures or a heart-lung machine.&nbsp;
He has served on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASIAO) and was a founding board member and treasurer of the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS). He recently completed two successive elected terms as President of the American Heart Association, Desert Division Board of Directors.&nbsp;
Dr. Gundry has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Cardiology, the American Surgical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the College of Chest Physicians. He is a member of numerous other surgical and medical societies. As a medical researcher, Dr. Gundry has published three hundred articles, chapters, and abstracts in peer-reviewed journals on surgical, immunology, genetics, nutrition, plant-based diets, and lipid investigations.&nbsp;

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Jonathan Gottschall (born September 20, 1972) is an American literary scholar specializing in literature and evolution. He holds the title of Research Fellow in the English department of Washington &amp; Jefferson College in Pennsylvania. He is the author or editor of seven books. He completed graduate work in English at the State University of New York at Binghamton, where he worked under David Sloan Wilson.
Gottschall was profiled by The New York Times and The Chronicle of Higher Education. His work was featured in an article in Science describing literature and evolution. His work The Rape of Troy: Evolution, Violence and the World of Homer describes the Homeric epic poems Iliad and Odyssey in terms of evolutionary psychology, with the central violent conflicts in these works driven by the lack of young women to marry and the resulting evolutionary legacy, as opposed to the violent conflicts being driven by honor or wealth.
Literature, Science and a New Humanities advocate that the humanities, and literary studies in particular, need to avail themselves of quantitative and objective methods of inquiry as well as the traditional qualitative and subjective, if they are to produce cumulative, progressive knowledge, and provides a number of case studies that apply quantitative methods to fairy and folk tale around the world to answer questions about human universals and differences.
Gottschall's book, The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human (Houghton Mifflin 2012), is about the evolutionary mystery of storytelling—about the way we shape stories, and stories shape us.[9] A review by The Virginian-Pilot said, "Gottschall assesses and accounts for that powerful narrative attraction in a compelling chronicle of his own...and it is a certifiable knee-slap, three-pipe, blue-moon ripsnorter. The Storytelling Animal was a New York Times Editor's Choice selection and a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist.
In the book The Professor in the Cage: Why Men Fight, and Why We Like to Watch (Penguin 2015), Gottschall describes the three years he spent at a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) gym trying to learn how to fight. He uses this experience as a way to explore the evolutionary psychology of violence, masculinity, and sports.
In 2021, Gottschall published The Story Paradox: How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears Them Down. The book received a harshly critical review by Timothy D. Snyder in the New York Times. This led to letters to the editor by Steven Pinker, his work also being critically in the article, and Gottschall.

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Nancy Leys Stepan is Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University. She is the author of Eradication, "The Hour of Eugenics": Race, Gender, and Nation in Latin America and Picturing Tropical Nature.

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Arnold Ehret received his degrees at 21 and taught college until he was drafted for military service. Released after nine months because of “neurasthenic heart trouble,” Ehret resumed his teaching career at 31 despite chronic ill health, suffering from kidney trouble with consumptive tendency. Under the care of 24 different physicians at one time or another, Ehret finally turned to natural methods, vegetarianism, and mental healing, but still without completely satisfactory results.&nbsp;
A sojourn in Nice, living on a radical milk-and-fruit diet proved helpful but only partially beneficial. The following winter, Ehret traveled to Algiers, living almost exclusively on the plentiful native fruits. His condition rapidly improved, and he was emboldened to try short fasts, hopefully desiring to assist Nature in the cleansing properties of fruit and climate.&nbsp;
Success crowned his efforts, for not only did he regain good health, but also unbelievable energy, strength, and joy of living. He and a companion undertook an 800-mile bicycle trip from Algiers to Tunis, returning completely exhilarated by their feat! Through years of continuous experimentation on himself and others, studying diets in Central and Southern Europe and the Middle East, Ehret successfully developed his MUCUSLESS DIET HEALING SYSTEM.&nbsp;
Thousands of patients were taught these methods of regaining health in what he called his “Fruit Fasting” Sanitarium in Switzerland. Coming to the United States just before World War I (which conflict later necessitated his remaining there), Professor Ehret embarked upon an immensely popular lecture tour. Who was Arnold Ehret? was written by Fred Hirsch, an associate and student of Professor Ehret.&nbsp;
Fred graduated from Ehret’s Mucusless Diet Healing System class of 1922. Carrying the Torch At fifty-six, while enjoying a superior state of health known to only a few people, he met an unfortunate accident, suffering a basal fracture of the skull, which caused almost instant death. After Ehret died in 1922, Fred Hirsch continued Ehret’s life work. Fred maintained the club and published Ehret’s books.&nbsp;
Today this legacy lives on through the members of the Arnold Ehret Health Club and Ehret Literature Publishing Company. This article was written by Fred Hirsch, an associate and student of Professor Ehret who, after Professor Ehret’s untimely death, took over as the head of the Health Club as well as publisher of his books.&nbsp;
Fred Hirsch graduated from Ehret’s Mucusless Diet Healing System of 1922 and went on to live a shining example of Ehretism. Fred tells us about Professor Ehret’s early days and his personal experiences in learning these lessons for himself. Professor Arnold Ehret founded The Club in the early 20th century.&nbsp;
Today the goal of The Club continues to assist people in their quest for better health through Professor Ehret’s teachings. The Club is where Ehretists and people interested in their health can work with other similarly motivated people to gain that edge. You are all welcome to be a part of this exciting club that was designed by Ehret to unlock healthfulness in all of us.

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Jocko Willink is an American retired Navy Seal officer, author, podcaster, and public speaker. He is best known for his involvement in the Battle of Ramadi, his success in the Navy SEALs, and his leadership philosophy, which is based on discipline, hard work, and respect for others.
Willink was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, on September 8, 1971. He joined the Navy in 1990 and, after graduating from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training, was assigned to SEAL Team 3. During his service in the Navy, Willink completed multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and was eventually assigned to Task Unit Bruiser, the most decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War. During the Battle of Ramadi, Willink and his team helped to clear the city of insurgent forces, and their exemplary performance earned them the Navy Cross.
Willink retired from the Navy in 2010 and soon after began to share his leadership philosophy. He has authored several books, including Extreme Ownership, Leadership Strategy and Tactics, and Way of the Warrior Kid, as well as co-hosting the popular podcast Jocko Podcast.
Willink is also a respected public speaker, giving talks all over the world on topics such as leadership, discipline, and team building. He is a sought-after keynote speaker for both corporate and military events.
Willink is an advocate for physical and mental fitness, often speaking about the importance of proper nutrition and exercise. He also encourages people to push themselves and strive to become the best versions of themselves.
Willink is a highly respected figure in the military and business worlds, and his words have been an inspiration to many. His leadership philosophy is one that emphasizes discipline, hard work, and respect for others, and these values are ones that have served him well throughout his career.

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Tim Ferriss is an American author, entrepreneur, and public speaker. He is best known for his bestselling book, The 4-Hour Workweek, and for his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show. Ferriss has been featured in the Time 100 Most Influential People list and has been recognized as one of Fast Company's "Most Innovative Business People."
Ferriss was born in East Hampton, New York, in 1977. He attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and graduated from Princeton University with a degree in East Asian Studies in 2000. After college, he worked in sales and marketing for a data storage company before starting his own business, BrainQUICKEN, which he eventually sold.
In 2007, Ferriss wrote The 4-Hour Workweek, which became an international bestseller. The book proposed a new way of working that focused on efficiency and productivity and encouraged readers to pursue their dreams and passions. The book was credited with launching the "lifestyle design" movement and has been translated into 35 languages.
In 2010, Ferriss launched his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which is now one of the most popular podcasts in the world. He interviews high-profile guests from various fields, including business, sports, and entertainment. Ferriss has also written several other books, including The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans, and Tribe of Mentors.
Ferriss has been an active investor, advisor, and board member for a number of companies, including Uber, Evernote, Shopify, and Duolingo. He is a founding member of the Silicon Valley investment firm K9 Ventures and is also a venture partner at the venture capital firm Collaborative Fund.
Ferriss is active in the philanthropic community and has been involved with a number of charities, including DonorsChoose.org, The International Rescue Committee, and the Michael J. Fox Foundation. He is also a member of the Clinton Global Initiative.

Arianna Huffington is a Greek-American author, syndicated columnist, and businesswoman. She was born Arianna Stassinopoulos on July 15, 1950, in Athens, Greece. She moved to the United Kingdom with her family when she was 16 and later studied economics at Girton College, Cambridge.
After graduating, Huffington began her career as a writer and commentator and was a prominent conservative commentator in the UK during the 1970s and 1980s. She later moved to the United States, where she continued her career as a political commentator and became a naturalized citizen in 1990.
In 2005, Huffington co-founded The Huffington Post, a news and opinion website, with Kenneth Lerer and Jonah Peretti. AOL acquired the site in 2011 for $315 million. She served as the site's editor-in-chief from 2005 to 2016.
Huffington is also a prolific author and has written several books, including "The Sleep Revolution," "Thrive," and "The Fourth Instinct: The Call of the Soul." She is also a public speaker and has delivered speeches on various topics, including well-being, media, and politics.
In 2016, Huffington resigned as editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post to focus on her health and wellness startup, Thrive Global, which focuses on reducing workplace stress and burnout. She is still the CEO of Thrive Global.
AOL acquired the Huffington Post in 2011 for $315 million. In 2016, she stepped down as editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post to focus on her new startup, Thrive Global, which aims to end the "epidemic of stress and burnout" by offering corporate wellness programs and products. Huffington is also an author, having written 14 books, including the best-seller "Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder."

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Bijal P. Trivedi is an award-winning freelance journalist specializing in long-form narrative features about biology, medicine, and health. She currently works as the senior science editor for National Geographic. She has just completed her first book, Breath from Salt: A Deadly Genetic Disease, a New Era in Science, and the Patients and Families Who Changed Medicine Forever.
Trivedi’s writing has been featured in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012, National Geographic, Scientific American, Wired, Science, Nature, The Economist, Discover, and New Scientist. Her work has taken her from the Mexico-Guatemala border, where she covered the use of genetically modified mosquitoes for fighting the dengue virus, to the scenes at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she watched trauma surgeons test hypothermia to save pigs with life-threatening injuries to Moscow’s Star City where she blasted off with space tourism entrepreneurs on the “Vomit Comet” for astronaut training.&nbsp;
She also edited the NIH Director’s Blog and, prior to that, helped launch the National Geographic News Service in partnership with the New York Times Syndicate, which she wrote for and edited. Her undergraduate fascination with biochemistry and molecular biology at Oberlin College compelled her to pursue a master’s degree in molecular/ cell/developmental biology at UCLA. Her love of writing drew her to journalism rather than to a lab bench—and to a second master’s degree in science journalism from New York University.
Trivedi has focused on long-form feature stories on complex scientific topics, from genetic testing and art authentication to the carbon footprint of our diet and genetically modified mosquitoes. Her New Scientist story “Slimming for Slackers” won the 2006 Wistar Institute Science Journalism Award. “Life on Hold,” also written for New Scientist, won the 2005-2006 Michael E. DeBakey Journalism Award. “The Rembrandt Code,” published in Wired, was tagged “Outstanding story on any subject: Print” by the South Asian Journalists Association.&nbsp;
Trivedi co-authored “A Guide To Your Genome,” which won the 2009 National Institutes of Health “Gold” Plain Language Award. Most recently, her feature “The Wipeout Gene” was selected for The Best American Science and Nature Writing: 2012. Trivedi taught in New York University’s graduate Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program from 2007-2012. Trivedi has lived in the UK and Australia and is now based in Washington, DC.

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a Lebanese-American essayist, scholar, statistician, and former trader and risk analyst whose work focuses on problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty. He is the author of several books, including "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable," which was published in 2007 and became a bestseller.
Taleb is a former trader and risk analyst and has worked as a professor of risk engineering at New York University's Tandon School of Engineering. He has a background in mathematics, statistics, and computer science and has published numerous papers in academic journals on topics related to randomness and uncertainty.
Taleb's main area of research is the study of "black swans," which he defines as rare events that have a large impact and are typically not predictable. He argues that traditional risk assessment methods, such as using historical data to predict future events, are inadequate because they fail to consider the possibility of black swan events.
Taleb is also known for his criticism of the concept of "normalcy" in statistics and his skepticism of the use of mathematical models in finance and economics. He has argued that the assumptions made in these models are often unrealistic and can lead to dangerous oversimplifications.
In addition to his work in academia, Taleb is also a public intellectual and has written several books for a general audience. His books have been widely discussed and debated in the media and have been translated into multiple languages.
Taleb is a strong advocate for antifragility, a concept he has developed and popularized in his books. Antifragility is the property of a system or entity that improves when subjected to volatility, shocks, stressors, or disorder and doesn't just remain indifferent to them.
Taleb's writing style is often characterized as provocative and contrarian, and he is known for his strong opinions on a wide range of topics. His work has been influential in the fields of economics, finance, and risk management and has also been discussed in the broader cultural and intellectual conversation.

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Chris Anderson is the Head of TED, a non-profit organization devoted to spreading ideas through short, powerful talks. He is also the founder of TEDx, a program that allows communities and organizations to host TED-like events.
Anderson has been involved with TED since 2001 and took over as Head of TED in 2002. Under his leadership, TED has grown into a global phenomenon, with talks being viewed by millions of people in more than 100 languages. He has also been instrumental in expanding the reach of TED by making the words available for free online and by launching the TEDx program.
In addition to his work with TED, Anderson is also an entrepreneur and author. He is the founder of several successful companies. In addition, he has written several books, including "The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More" and "TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking."
Anderson is a firm believer in the power of ideas to change the world, and he has dedicated his career to promoting this idea through TED. He is a charismatic and dynamic speaker and has been praised for his ability to bring together diverse groups of people to share their thoughts and inspire change.
Anderson is also known for his innovative approach to curation, which has helped to make TED one of the most respected and widely-watched platforms for ideas. He has a keen eye for identifying new and emerging trends and is always looking for ways to bring fresh perspectives and voices to the TED stage.
He has also been a champion of using technology to democratize knowledge and ideas, making them more accessible to people worldwide. In addition, he has been an early adopter of new technologies, such as online video and social media, to help spread TED's message and reach new audiences.
Various organizations and publications have also recognized Anderson's work with TED. He has been honored with numerous awards for his contributions to the field of communications and education and has been named one of the most influential people in the world by Time Magazine.
In addition to his role at TED, Anderson is a sought-after speaker and advisor and has been invited to speak at conferences and events worldwide. In addition, he is a regular contributor to various publications, where he shares his insights on the future of technology, business, and culture.
Overall, Chris Anderson is a respected leader and a thought leader in the field of ideas and education, and he continues to inspire and innovate in his role as Head of TED. His work has helped make TED one of the most critical and influential platforms for sharing knowledge and ideas, and his contributions to the field will continue to be felt for years.

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Marika Sboros is an investigative health and medical journalist who commutes between London and Johannesburg. She is co-author with Tim Noakes of Lore of Nutrition and Real Food on Trial. Marika edited and contributed to Healthy Eating: The Big Mistake by UK food scientist Dr. Verner Wheelock. She is the founder and editor of the Foodmed.net website.
Sboros has a BA degree from the University of the Witwatersrand with a major in English. She describes herself as "one of South Africa's top writers on medicine for health in body and mind." She has no qualifications in medicine or nutrition but spends her time attacking the medical community and promoting Big Pharma conspiracy theories. She has written health articles for BizNews. Sboros says if anyone can "provide solid science to disprove benefits of LCHF, she’ll publish it." Do You Believe That?

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Thomas J. Bollyky is the director of the global health program at the Council on Foreign Relations and its senior fellow for global health, economics, and development. He is also an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University. Bollyky’s work has appeared in publications such as the New York Times, Washington Post, and the Atlantic, as well as scholarly journals such as Foreign Affairs, Science, the Lancet, the New England Journal of Medicine, and the Journal of the American Medical Association.&nbsp;
Bollyky has served in various positions in the U.S. government, including at the White House. He lives with his wife and children in Washington, DC.&nbsp;
In 2019, Library Journal listed his book Plagues and the Paradox of Progress as one of the top ten-selling health and medicine books, and Bill Gates listed the book on his reading list for 2020. In 2013, the World Economic Forum named Bollyky as one of its global leaders under forty.

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The Inner Game of Tennis is a revolutionary program for overcoming the self-doubt, nervousness, and lapses of concentration that can keep a player from winning.  The Inner Game of Tennis is now available in a revised paperback edition and can change the way the game of tennis is played. 

Nat Eliason is a highly successful entrepreneur, CEO, and founder of Growth Machine, an SEO-focused growth agency, and co-founder of Cup &amp; Leaf Tea. He is an experienced digital marketer, content strategist, and growth hacker.
Nat has a background in engineering and mathematics, which has helped him to become an expert in data analysis and optimization. He is a firm believer in using data to inform decisions and maximize returns. His work is highly sought after by major companies, startups, and individuals looking to improve their SEO presence and reach.
Nat is passionate about helping others grow their businesses and make the most out of their SEO efforts. He is constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with SEO and is an advocate for the use of SEO to increase website visibility and traffic. He is also an expert in content marketing and has helped countless companies develop effective content strategies that have helped them to reach their goals.
Nat has been featured in prominent publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Inc. Magazine. He has also been a featured speaker at many tech conferences, such as SXSW, MozCon, and Content Marketing World.
Nat is passionate about giving back and is a supporter of numerous charitable causes, such as the World Wildlife Fund and the International Rescue Committee. He is also a co-founder of Cup &amp; Leaf Tea, a specialty tea company that donates a portion of its profits to organizations that support refugees.
In addition to being a successful entrepreneur, Nat is a family man. He is the proud father of two young boys and is devoted to his wife and children. He is an avid reader and a lover of the outdoors. He is also a passionate traveler and has visited many countries around the world. Nat loves to share his experience and knowledge with others and is an inspiring leader in the tech community.

Josh Waitzkin is an American chess prodigy, international martial arts champion, and author. He was the basis for the book and film “Searching for Bobby Fischer”, which portrayed his childhood rise to the top of the competitive chess world. Waitzkin has since become a successful author, public speaker, and entrepreneur.
Waitzkin was born in New York City and began playing chess at the age of six. He quickly rose to prominence, becoming the youngest U.S. Chess Federation master in history at the age of nine. He went on to become the National Chess Champion three years in a row, and at the age of twelve he achieved the rank of International Master.
In addition to his success in the competitive chess world, Waitzkin also trained and competed in martial arts. After becoming the National Tai Chi Push Hands Champion and the National Tai Chi Chuan Champion, he went on to win the World Championship of Tai Chi Push Hands in 1997.
Waitzkin retired from competitive chess at the age of sixteen to pursue other interests. He attended Columbia University, where he majored in English and studied philosophy and psychology. After college, Waitzkin immersed himself in the world of poker. He became a professional poker player and won the 2006 World Series of Poker.&nbsp;
In addition to his professional successes, Waitzkin is an accomplished author. He wrote the book “The Art of Learning”, which explores his journey to mastery in both chess and martial arts. He also wrote “The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence” and “The Art of Learning Journal”. Waitzkin has been featured in numerous publications, including The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.&nbsp;
Today, Waitzkin is a sought-after public speaker and consultant, as well as a business coach. He has spoken at a variety of conferences and events, including TEDx and the World Economic Forum. In addition to his public speaking engagements, Waitzkin is the co-founder of the Waitzkin Institute, which provides consulting and coaching services to individuals and organizations. He also serves as the chairman of the board of directors for the International Chess Federation.&nbsp;
Josh Waitzkin is an inspirational figure who has achieved success in multiple fields. His dedication to excellence, combined with his ability to adapt to new challenges, has enabled him to achieve a level of success rarely seen in any single field.

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Patrick Collison is an Irish entrepreneur, programmer, and philanthropist who co-founded Stripe's financial technology company with his brother John. He currently serves as the company's CEO.
Born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1988, Patrick Collison was a precocious child who began coding at the age of 10. He was accepted to MIT at age 16, where he studied theoretical physics. While a student at MIT, he and his brother John founded their first company, Shuppa, a web development agency. After graduating from MIT in 2009, he and John decided to focus on the payments industry and founded Stripe in 2010.
At Stripe, Patrick is responsible for setting the company's vision, developing strategy, and overseeing the day-to-day operations. Stripe has emerged as one of the world's largest and most successful financial technology companies and is now valued at over $35 billion.
Patrick is also an active philanthropist. He is a board member at the charity DonorsChoose.org, which helps public school teachers fund projects in their classrooms. He is also a trustee of the Thiel Foundation, which provides grants to young entrepreneurs. He has also donated to the SENS Research Foundation, which is dedicated to finding treatments for age-related diseases.
In addition to his business and philanthropy, Patrick is an avid reader and a prolific writer. He has published articles on topics ranging from the future of the internet to the power of technology to improve our lives. He also writes regularly on Medium and his personal website.
Patrick Collison is an inspiring figure in the tech industry, and his work has made a lasting impact on innovation and entrepreneurship.
In addition to his work as an entrepreneur and philanthropist, Patrick is also an avid public speaker. He has spoken at a variety of events and conferences, including the 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the 2019 TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, and the 2018 Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. He has also appeared on the podcast The Tim Ferriss Show and the TV show The Big Bang Theory.
Patrick is also a passionate advocate for open-source software. He is a strong proponent of the open-source movement, which encourages the sharing and improvement of code among developers. He has provided financial support to a number of open-source projects, including the JavaScript programming language.
Patrick is also a vocal champion of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. He is an investor in several cryptocurrency projects, including Ethereum and Zcash, and he is a frequent speaker on the topic. He has also written a number of articles on the potential of blockchain technology and its applications in the financial sector.

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Dave Elitch is an American drummer and percussionist best known for his work with the Grammy Award-winning alternative rock band The Mars Volta. In addition to his work with The Mars Volta, Elitch has also collaborated with a number of other musical acts, including Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake, and Marilyn Manson.
Born in Los Angeles, Elitch began playing drums at the age of six. He studied at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood and was a member of the Musicians Institute Drum Program faculty for two years. He has also studied with noted drummers Matt Sorum, Dave Weckl, and Mike Portnoy.
Elitch has developed a unique style of drumming that is highly influenced by funk, jazz, and world music. He is known for his use of unusual time signatures, intricate rhythms, and syncopated grooves. He is also well-versed in electronic music and is able to create and manipulate beats with electronic drum pads.
Elitch has performed at many of the world’s most prestigious music festivals, including Coachella and Bonnaroo. He has also performed numerous other high-profile acts, including Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and System of a Down.
Elitch’s influence on modern music is evident in his work with The Mars Volta, which earned him a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. His innovative approach to drumming and appreciation for a wide range of musical styles has made him a sought-after collaborator. He continues to tour, record, and write music with a variety of artists and projects.
Elitch has also released two solo albums, ‘The Fourth Movement’ and ‘The Drum Chakra’, which showcase his talents as a drummer and composer. He is also active in the online drumming community, frequently uploading instructional videos and offering tips and advice to aspiring drummers.&nbsp;
Elitch is also an active member of the Music Production &amp; Engineering program at Los Angeles College of Music, where he teaches audio production and engineering courses. He is also a frequent lecturer at music industry seminars and conferences across the United States.
Elitch is an advocate for the use of modern technology in music production and is a firm believer in the power of collaboration in the creative process. He continues to push the boundaries of modern music and is an inspiration to aspiring musicians all over the world.

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Brad Feld is an American entrepreneur, author, and venture capitalist. He co-founded Foundry Group, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies. He is also a co-founder of Techstars, a mentorship-driven startup accelerator that has helped launch over 1,200 companies. In addition, he is an active blogger and author, having written several books on entrepreneurship, venture capital, and startups.
Feld has had a successful career as a venture capitalist, with many of the companies in Foundry Group's portfolio having gone public or being acquired. He has also promoted the startup ecosystem and is a well-known figure in the technology industry. Feld is considered a leading expert on venture capitalism and startup mentorship. He's been a regular speaker and mentor for many startup events and conferences, sharing his knowledge and experience to help other entrepreneurs.
Feld is a strong advocate for the startup ecosystem and has been actively involved in various organizations that promote entrepreneurship, such as Startup Colorado and The Startup Collective. His experiences and knowledge of the startup ecosystem are well respected, and he is considered an influential figure in the startup scene.
Brad Feld is an author and has written several books on entrepreneurship, venture capital, and startups. Some of his notable works include:
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<li>"Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist" (with Jason Mendelson)</li>
<li>"Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City"</li>
<li>"The Startup Community Way: Entrepreneurial Management in the 21st Century."</li>
<li>"Do More Faster: Techstars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup" (with David Cohen)</li>
<li>"Investing in Entrepreneurs: A guide to Venture Capital" (with Jon Finkel)</li>
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His books are considered valuable resources for entrepreneurs, investors, and people interested in the startup ecosystem. They cover various aspects of the startup journey and provide insights, strategies, and real-life examples that are relevant and actionable. His books are well-received by both the startup community and the business world. He uses his own experiences and the experiences of the companies in his portfolio to share his knowledge and make it easily accessible to people interested in the startup world. He's considered a respected author in the field and continues to write and share his knowledge.

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W. Timothy Gallwey emphasizes the importance of trusting your instincts. He believes that your body naturally knows what to do, and overthinking can often lead to mistakes. So, next time you're in a tricky situation, try to relax and let your instincts guide you.

Trust Your Instincts

Gallwey encourages readers to focus on the process rather than the outcome. He suggests that by concentrating on the task at hand, rather than worrying about the result, you can perform better and enjoy the activity more. So, next time you're under pressure, remember to enjoy the journey, not just the destination.

Focus on the Process, Not the Outcome

One of the key takeaways from The Inner Game of Tennis is the need to silence your inner critic. Gallwey explains that self-doubt and negative self-talk can hinder your performance. So, take a moment to check in with yourself and quieten that inner voice of doubt.

Silence Your Inner Critic

Gallwey suggests that we can learn a lot through observation. Instead of trying to correct your mistakes, he advises to simply observe them. This can lead to self-discovery and improvement. So, next time you make a mistake, don't beat yourself up. Instead, see what you can learn from it.

Learn Through Observation

The Inner Game of Tennis explores the concept of non-judgmental awareness. Gallwey believes that by being aware of our actions and thoughts without judging them, we can improve our performance and overall well-being. So, why not give it a try? Start practicing non-judgmental awareness and see how it can transform your life.

The Power of Non-Judgmental Awareness

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W. Timothy Gallwey (born 1938 in San Francisco) is an author who has written a series of books in which he has set forth a methodology for coaching and the development of personal and professional excellence in various fields that he calls "the Inner Game." Since he began writing in the 1970s, his books include The Inner Game of Tennis, The Inner Game of Golf, The Inner Game of Music (with Barry Green), Inner Skiing, and The Inner Game of Work.&nbsp;
Gallwey's seminal work is The Inner Game of Tennis, with over one million copies in print. Besides sports, his training methods have been applied to the fields of business, health, and education. In 1960, Gallwey was captain of the Harvard University Tennis Team. In the 1970s, he learned meditation techniques which Gallwey said enhanced his powers of concentration in a manner that improved his game.
The "inner game" is based upon certain principles in which an individual uses non-judgmental observations of critical variables with the purpose of being accurate about these observations. If the observations are accurate, the person's body will adjust and correct automatically to achieve the best performance. Gallwey was one of the first to demonstrate a comprehensive method of coaching that could be applied to many situations. He lectured more often to business leaders in the U.S. than sports people.

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