Quotes of the Day

Apple cider vinegar is one of the easiest fermented foods to obtain. You can buy it from almost any grocery store. Add it cold to salads or add a tablespoon to a glass of water. (Take one "dose" per day for better digestion.) [2018] - Steven Lin

It takes roughly seven hours for a woman to be comfortably led from meet to sex. These seven hours can take place all in one night, or over several days: approaching and talking for an hour; speaking on the phone for an our; meeting for drinks for two hours; talking on the phone for another hour; and then on the next meeting, hanging out for two more hours before going to bed together. [2005] - Neil Strauss

Rare coins should represent less than 10 percent of your investments. [2008] - Shayne McGuire

Lavender is a trigger for sleep if you use it consistently in your bedroom, but some small studies suggest lavender might be in and of itself sleep promoting. My favorite lavender spray is the two-ounce Aura Cacia Pillow Potion. I like this because I can keep it in my carry-on (for spraying in my Marriott Hotel room), and it won't get confiscated by the airline TSA agents. [2017] - W. Chris Winter

One small but revealing study found that subjects on an alternate-day fasting (ADF) diet did lose weight-but they also lost more lean mass (i.e. muscle) than subjects who simply ate 25% fewer calories every day. This study was limited because of its small size and short duration, but it suggests that fasting might cause some people, especially lean people, to lose too much muscle. On top of this, the ADF group had much lower activity levels during the study, which suggests that they were not feeling very good on the days they were not eating. [2023] - Peter Attia