French women dont get fat. They also dont work out, or diet, and the same goes for their men. Clearly they know something we don’t...
These 6 subtle changes in perspective & habits will have your body riviera ready this summer 🚬 🇫🇷🧵
Mireille Guiliano, CEO of Veuve Clicquot US, wrote these tips after spending some time in the US and ballooning in weight.
When she came back to Paris, her Father exclaimed “Tu resemble un sac de patat!” (you look like a sack of potatoes) in response to her weight gain...
1: BE A SNOB about sourcing. Eat fresh, seasonal and high quality food, believe everything else is trash.
Go to the farmers market as often as possible to get the freshest produce & meat, turn up your nose at processed food & factory farms.
2: Eat satiating foods, rich in animal protein, saturated fats and high quality carbs.
The French consume the most saturated fat on Earth and have the lowest incidence of heart disease.
Grassfed butter & sourdough are key, indulge proudly, guilt leads to snacking on trash later
3: The French eat their largest meal at lunch, and have a light breakfast (yogurt and toast) and a light dinner (an omelette or soup).
There is evidence that it’s beneficial to get most of your calories earlier in the day, rather than close to bed
4: Embrace the ritual of communal meals. Set the table, light some candles, make a production of it.
By setting high standards for presentation, you’re less likely to tolerate shameful binging and snacking.
5: Walk everywhere, and walk briskly. 65% of French take a long brisk walk 7 days per week, while only 50% of Americans do so 5 days per week.
Paris is a highly walkable city which forces this upon them, but you can find time for a high-speed lindy walk throughout the day.
6: BE A SNOB about high quality mineral water, in glass bottles if possible.
The French drink tons of high quality bottled water daily, carbonated and still which helps keep their electrolytes balanced and gives them something to look forward to other than food.
🚬 & 🍷: French cigarette smokers have longer life expectancy than many American nonsmokers.
Cigarettes may help keep their metabolism high and appetite suppressed, and they generally only smoke organic tobacco, often hand-rolled.
The French are known for drinking high quality & biodynamic wines on a daily basis. These wines are high in resvratrol and other beneficial antioxidants which may contribute to health & longevity
It's all about breaking the cycle of extremes, binging/fasting, overexertion vs sloth, and settling in to a more dignified lifestyle that allows for small indulgences everyday.
& being a snob about what goes in your body, only the best, DEFINITELY NO SEED OILS 🇫🇷 🫡
That beer you're sipping on is making you impotent, moody, and feminine.
It's not the manly drink you think it is...
In fact, it's quite the opposite.
Here's the truth about beer's estrogenic effects—and how to choose the ones that won't emasculate you:
First, let's talk about hops.
Hops are cone-shaped flowers of the Humulus lupulus plant (part of the cannabis family).
They're used in beer to add bitterness and aroma, balance the sweetness of malt, and act as a natural preservative due to their antimicrobial compounds.
Why is this important?
Hops contains two extremely potent phytoestrogens that are known as:
Animal studies link it to lower testosterone, disrupted hormones, and even reduced fertility.
It's marketed as a plant-based zero-calorie sweetener, but it's really just a glorified contraceptive.
Here's everything you need to know:
Before it was a fixture in wellness products, stevia was studied for its effects on fertility.
In the 1960s and '70s, researchers in Paraguay and Brazil reported that female rats given daily doses of stevia extract experienced:
↓ Fertility
↓ Litter sizes
↓ Conception rates
Newer research demonstrates similar findings as well.
According to a 2025 study:
"Stevia disrupted fertility, reducing pregnancy rates, litter size, and male offspring, while extending gestation. Prolonged exposure worsened these effects, highlighting stevia's impact on reproduction and prenatal development."
Most decaf coffee in the U.S. is made with a cancer-causing chemical found in paint stripper.
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Methylene chloride is used to strip caffeine from green coffee beans. The FDA says up to 10 ppm of residue in your cup is acceptable.
That limit was set in 1984, when people weren’t walking around with ventis. Today we’re drinking more (and bigger) cups of coffee.
Since 1980, at least 85 people in the U.S. have died from methylene chloride exposure, mostly on the job, stripping paint in poorly ventilated rooms.
The EPA: banned methylene chloride almost everywhere.
The FDA: still ok for food.
Inside your body it can break down into formaldehyde.
Dr Peter Attia: “…I have posed this question to every friend of mine who is more steeped in nutrition than I am & I still don’t have a great sense of how to explain these results”
The MCE is one of the most egregious examples of data suppression and cherrypicking in modern medicine.
The data “confusing” because they fly in the face of the “heart healthy” omega-6 fats narrative, taken objectively the results are clear as day.
The gold standard for scientific research is a “Randomized Control Trial”, in which treatment and control groups are randomly assigned, and the intervention, be it diet or drugs is tightly controlled.