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Dr Kate Parker

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Purely Me ✌️ Sharing the latest evidence and personal practices for living a healthy and happy life!

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Three striking (concerning/sad) findings by Jean Twenge and colleagues: 1⃣ Teenage loneliness has increased since 2011 2⃣ Teenage in-person social interaction has decreased since 2011 3⃣ Teenagers with little in-person social interactions and high social media use report the

Three striking (concerning/sad) findings by Jean Twenge and colleagues:

1⃣ Teenage loneliness has increased since 2011
2⃣ Teenage in-person social interaction has decreased since 2011
3⃣ Teenagers with little in-person social interactions and high social media use report the
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Among young people: 🧠1 in 7 experience mental health problems worldwide 🪑More than 50% of awake hours are spent being sedentary (i.e., sitting). This is seriously concerning given evidence that higher sedentary time is associated with higher: - Depressive symptoms - Anxiety

Among young people:
🧠1 in 7 experience mental health problems worldwide 
🪑More than 50% of awake hours are spent being sedentary (i.e., sitting).

This is seriously concerning given evidence that higher sedentary time is associated with higher:
- Depressive symptoms
- Anxiety
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Our latest paper out today in The BMJ with editorial, we report on the observational meta-analytic evidence associating ultra-processed foods with a range of health outcomes. bmj.com/content/384/bm…

Our latest paper out today in <a href="/bmj_latest/">The BMJ</a> with editorial, we report on the observational meta-analytic evidence associating ultra-processed foods with a range of health outcomes.

bmj.com/content/384/bm…
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New findings from a pooled sample of 2.6 million adults! ⬇️ risk of death from all-causes with participation in: 🚴‍♀️Cycling by 21% 🏃Running by 23% 🏊‍♂️Swimming 24% Specific benefits: 🏃Running improves body composition, resting heart function and cardio fitness  🏊🏻Swimming

New findings from a pooled sample of 2.6 million adults!

⬇️ risk of death from all-causes with participation in:

🚴‍♀️Cycling by 21%
🏃Running by 23%
🏊‍♂️Swimming 24%

Specific benefits:

🏃Running improves body composition, resting heart function and cardio fitness 

🏊🏻Swimming
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What an amazing high school project! Massively insightful and important message to spread far and wide about the damage caused by the ultra processed food industry. Highly recommended viewing!

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TLDR; Four real deals for increasing your health and lifespan: 💪🏼 Muscle mass 🏋️ Strength 🏃 Cardiorespiratory fitness 🧘 Mobility/stability Striking statistics in this brilliant thread reiterating the importance of being active in a variety of ways.

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As a cardiologist, here is what I tell my patients To help them lose weight and maintain muscle mass using nutrition. Because most people have this all wrong. 📕Make Sure To Retweet✅ 🧵👇 /1

As a cardiologist, here is what I tell my patients 

To help them lose weight and maintain muscle mass using nutrition. 

Because most people have this all wrong. 

📕Make Sure To Retweet✅

🧵👇

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We looked at what is influencing fruit and veg consumption among adults living in rural Victoria, Australia. Having access to community gardens is one big helping factor that stood out to me! There are so many added benefits of gardening, particularly with others - social

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“The first wealth is health” ~ Ralph Waldo Emmerson What’s this quote all about? 1. **Health as Primary Wealth** Emerson suggests that before considering any other form of wealth, such as money, property, or social status, we must first possess good health. This is because

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Increasing processed food intake by 10% is associated with a higher risk of cognitive impairment. Processed food intake is also associated with a higher risk of stroke. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38776524/ Joe Rogan Max Lugavere Dr Jordan B Peterson Mikhaila Peterson

Increasing processed food intake by 10% is associated with a higher risk of cognitive impairment. 

Processed food intake is also associated with a higher risk of stroke. 

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38776524/

<a href="/joerogan/">Joe Rogan</a> <a href="/maxlugavere/">Max Lugavere</a> <a href="/jordanbpeterson/">Dr Jordan B Peterson</a> <a href="/MikhailaFuller/">Mikhaila Peterson</a>
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Tonight’s view from my front porch 🥰 The sunsets in the country are one of the many reasons I LOVE this lifestyle! You just don’t see them like this in the city!

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Physical activity reduces disease risk—but it’s only part of the equation. Even in those meeting physical activity guidelines (>150 minutes of moderate-vigorous activity per week), excessive sedentary time (>10.6 hours/day) increases the risk of future cardiovascular disease:

Physical activity reduces disease risk—but it’s only part of the equation.

Even in those meeting physical activity guidelines (&gt;150 minutes of moderate-vigorous activity per week), excessive sedentary time (&gt;10.6 hours/day) increases the risk of future cardiovascular disease: