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Re: Staying Healthy and Sane At a Startup

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Post by Quiark »

timcederman wrote: post #44
tmountain wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Without sufficient hydration, metabolic wastes stay around longer than they should. Most toxin removal is performed by the kidneys. Keeping your body hydrated assists the kidneys in their normal functioning and ensures that toxins acquired through food consumption are rapidly eliminated. At an optimal level of hydration, this occurs naturally; however, most people are at least somewhat dehydrated a large majority of…

What toxins? By the way, I mentioned specifically too much water. You only need to drink when you're thirsty. I'm asking what benefit you get from drinking water when you're not thirsty. By the way, "people are dehydrated a large majority of the time" -- citation needed.

From what I know, the statement "You only need to drink when you're thirsty" is incorrect. Also, you are unlikely to "drink too much" when you just have water at your desk.

Toxins? Again, no specific answer, but the food is not necessarily "clean", so that's what our kidneys and liver are for.

Re: Staying Healthy and Sane At a Startup

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Post by vitolds »

tremendo wrote: post #74
dgallagher wrote: post #48

Exercise is basic necessary maintenance required by the human body. You either do it and have a happy/healthy body, or you don't. Eating healthy is just as important, separated into two categories: overall caloric intake, and nutritional content. Car analogies are a dime a dozen in computing, but they apply here as well. Not exercising is like changing the oil in your car every 10,000-15,000 miles, instead of every 3…

I'm not a doctor. I can't help but notice that when you mention the things your Father eats too much of, the problem may very well be the high refined carbohydrate content, not the saturated fat. It could very well be that the combined presence of both is more detrimental too. In any case, it would be wise to actually measure arterial plaque over time, and other risk markers (Lp-a triglycerides, C-reactive protein, h…

Good point. From the literature I've encountered it also folows that nonfat icecream is not the solution, it's the problem.

Re: Staying Healthy and Sane At a Startup

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Post by arethuza »

pierrefar wrote: post #87
tremendo wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Being knocked off my bicycle by a car door finally convinced me, after too many uncomfortably close encounters, that I was somehow invisible to drivers. Today I believe that for my well-being the risks of biking far outweigh any potential benefits.

1. You, the cyclist, need to be driving very defensively. Read the road and always assume you have not been seen and take action to do fix that. Here in the tiny streets of Cambridge, UK, I sometimes feel cycling in the middle of the street is the best option. BTW, an equally big risk to cyclists is pedestrians who, by sheer stupidity or collectively having death wishes, start crossing the road without looking. It's…

I used to commute by bicycle about 20 miles a day (total) from the East side of Edinburgh, through the middle of town and out to the West (to the Riccarton Campus) - I worked late a lot so I was often returning in the dark.

Best thing I ever did was get an extremely powerful set of lights (Vistalite I think) - they were very expensive but I'm sure they saved my life on multiple occasions. I used to have one light angled so that it illuminated the road with the other pretty much shining into the faces of car drivers - probably not legal but at least I knew I could wiggle the handlebars to shine a light into a drivers face if they were about to do something that would cause a problem.

Unfortunately, bright lights can't protect you from other road hazzards - kids throwing a brick at me being an example of what cyclists have to put up with.

Re: Staying Healthy and Sane At a Startup

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Post by tjogin »

tomjen3 wrote: post #85
dgallagher wrote: post #48

Exercise is basic necessary maintenance required by the human body. You either do it and have a happy/healthy body, or you don't. Eating healthy is just as important, separated into two categories: overall caloric intake, and nutritional content. Car analogies are a dime a dozen in computing, but they apply here as well. Not exercising is like changing the oil in your car every 10,000-15,000 miles, instead of every 3…

I don't exercise for one simple reason - its a temporary solution to a permanent problem and as a geek I hate, hate, hate those with a passion. I don't mind things that are hard, or things that are difficult or things that take a long time or even things that are all three; what I hate is things that doesn't last - once you learned to drive, you can drive, etc. Combine that with the fact that it sucks doing exercise…

Do you also not change the oil of your car, since that's just temporary?

Re: Staying Healthy and Sane At a Startup

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Post by city41 »

ptn wrote: post #64
city41 wrote: post #28

I ride my bicycle just about everywhere: to the office, grocery store, restaurants, everywhere. It's a great way to get exercise and doesn't cut into your schedule all that much, because due to traffic lights you can often get to where you are going on a bike only slightly slower than in a car. Also starting the day after my 7 mile commute is fantastic, my brain is rocking and ready.

My problem with riding my bike to the office is that I arrive all sweaty. I can change my T-shirt (I don't have to wear a suit), but I'll still smell afterwards.

Showers at work are helpful. In the morning i just wake up, throw on my bike clothes and go, and finish my morning routine once at work.

Re: Staying Healthy and Sane At a Startup

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Post by city41 »

billpaetzke wrote: post #61
city41 wrote: post #28

I ride my bicycle just about everywhere: to the office, grocery store, restaurants, everywhere. It's a great way to get exercise and doesn't cut into your schedule all that much, because due to traffic lights you can often get to where you are going on a bike only slightly slower than in a car. Also starting the day after my 7 mile commute is fantastic, my brain is rocking and ready.

Where do you live and where do you work?

I work in downtown Denver and live nearby. Denver is a pretty bike friendly city.

Re: Staying Healthy and Sane At a Startup

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Post by sandGorgon »

Evgeny wrote: post #92
papa wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For a sobering look at the impact of dietary sugar in the American diet (particularly fructose), check out this informative lecture by UCSF Professor Dr. Robert H. Lustig: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM (argues that current U.S. obesity epidemic is largely the result of low-fat, high sugar diet)

Add to that "Good Calories, Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes and that's a start! http://www.amazon.com/Good-Calories-Bad-Controversial-Scienc...

Add to that Jamie Oliver's TED Award acceptance talk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIwrV5e6fMY

Re: Staying Healthy and Sane At a Startup

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Post by tjogin »

al3x wrote: post #42
keyle wrote: post #39

90 minutes gym sessions? That's ridiculous. 45 and you should be out of there! You're on the way to over train which will lead to negative results on your body. 45 max and you will feel so much more energized. Not to mention that there is no way a geek can keep up with 90 minutes of gym 3 or 4 times a week without loosing his mind and dropping the idea. Also dropping carbs is a very bad idea, reducing it is good. But…

Here's where I get 90 minutes: stretches, about 30 minutes on an elliptical, another 25 on an exercise bike, then weights, then crunches, then stretches. I mean 90 minutes for the entire gym-going process, not like 90 minutes of flat-out cardio or heavy-duty lifting. That would indeed be ridiculous for someone who isn't a professional athlete. Like I said, that routine works for me; it's what I need to feel like I go…

First, numerous studies have shown that combining aerobic and anaerobic exercise is less efficient than just doing anaerobic excercise. Combining the two makes the exercise worse, not better.

Second, assuming you can do at least 20-30 crunches in one set, (normal) crunches are basically a waste of time as the resistance is too small.

Third, that you feel you've had a good workout at the time you're doing it doesn't mean it is. For instance, sweat, tiredness, or an elevated heart rate isn't even an indication that you've actually had a good workout.

Just lift heavy weights. That's the most efficient use of your time and effort. Everything else you do in a gym can be good for the purpose of keeping you motivated, or whatever, but it's all quite a bit less efficient than just lifting weights. Keep it under 60 minutes, followed by intake of protein and carbs. The science behind this is well established.

Re: Staying Healthy and Sane At a Startup

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Post by RiderOfGiraffes »

ckuehne wrote: post #96
city41 wrote: post #28

I ride my bicycle just about everywhere: to the office, grocery store, restaurants, everywhere. It's a great way to get exercise and doesn't cut into your schedule all that much, because due to traffic lights you can often get to where you are going on a bike only slightly slower than in a car. Also starting the day after my 7 mile commute is fantastic, my brain is rocking and ready.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9n_V6XDrL8 . Couldn't resist.

  > Couldn't resist.
Try.

  Yoda:
    > Do, or do not.
    > There is no try.
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