Quotes of the Day

Eat a daily minimum of ½ pound of raw fruit, above pH 5. Fruits are an essential part of a healthy diet. Just as vegetables provide unique vitamins and minerals, fruits do the same. Plus, fruits are hydrating, are low in calories, and provide plenty of fiber (especially whole fruits eaten with the peel). Approximately one cup of chopped or sliced fruit or one medium-sized piece of handheld fruit is equal to ½ pound and will satisfy your fruit serving for the day. For most handheld fruits, the equivalent will be one medium-sized piece of fruit. [2017] - Jonathan Aviv

Not having a job is the number two turnoff for women (number one being over thirty and still living in your parent's wood-paneled basement). [2012] - Christopher Gray

Avoiding diabetes and related metabolic dysfunction-especially by eliminating or reducing junk food-is very important to longevity. There appears to be a strong link between calories and cancer, the leading cause of death. The quality of the food you eat should be as important as the quantity. If you're eating the SAD (Standard American Diet), then you should eat much less of it. Conversely, if your diet is high quality to begin with, and you are metabolically healthy,, then only a slight degree of caloric restriction-or simply not eating to excess-can still be beneficial. [2023] - Peter Attia

Buyers should not assume that real estate will constantly appreciate and never go down, or that if they don't buy "now" the opportunity will never arise again. History shows that real estate markets fluctuate over time. Waiting for the market to slow and correct itself, so real estate can be purchased at more favourable prices, can pay substantial dividends. [2013] - Dan S. Barnabic

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was created in 1896 and still widely followed today-although it really shouldn't be. The Dow includes just 30 companies, hand-picked by a committee, and instead of being weighted according to a company's size, it's weighted by share price. This made sense 120 years ago when the calculations were made with pencil and paper, but it's almost useless today, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is a relic that survives only because it's owned by the same company that publishes the Wall Street Journal. So do yourself a favour: ignore the Dow and avoid index funds or ETFs that track it. [2021] - Dan Bortolotti