Pesticide use has increased 105% over 30 years.

Pests are still destroying 20-40% of our crops, exactly the same as before.

An interesting theory talks about why: Despite using more pesticides on less farmland (1 million sq km decrease), crop losses remain exactly the same, according to a 2021 study in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

A theory from 1985 suggests why this might be the case:

Modern chickens grow 500-800% faster than they did in 1925.

What used to take 4 months now takes 6 weeks. Even "organic" chicken reaches the market in 8 weeks.

So what's making them explode in size? 🧵 In 1925, it took 112 days (16 weeks) to raise a 2.5-pound chicken.

By 1950: 12 weeks for 3 pounds.

Today: 47 days for 6.5 pounds.

Nattokinase is the #1 supplement for cardiovascular health.

It reduces plaque, dissolves clots, and lowers blood pressure. In trials, it reduced arterial plaque 36.6% (vs 11.5% for statins).

Here's everything you should know: 🧵 In 1987, Dr. Hiroyuki Sumi at University of Chicago had a mission to find nature's most powerful clot-buster.

He tested 173 different foods on artificial blood clots.

One food dissolved clots in just 18 hours, faster than anything else he tried.

That food? Natto.

40+ million Americans take statins for heart health, yet heart disease remains our leading cause of death.

If statins are the solution, why is this?

The truth is more complex than it seems.

Here’s what we need to understand about statins: 🧵 2/ The statin story starts with a controversial scientific study in the 1960s.

John Yudkin (blaming sugar) vs. Ancel Keys (blaming fat/cholesterol).

Keys won with his "Seven Countries Study", which EXCLUDED countries that didn't fit his hypothesis.

What did the study say?

Singapore spends 4% of GDP on healthcare; the US burns 18%.

Yet Singaporeans enjoy some of the world’s lowest chronic-disease rates.

Prevention is baked into their daily life: from school meals to city design.

The urban-health model we should all study: 🧵
2/ It starts young.

Singapore has mandatory fitness testing from primary school.

School meals follow strict nutrition rules.

Until 2007, kids over a 110% BMI had to join TAF Club (Trim and Fit), but it was replaced with a holistic program to prevent stigma.

Between 1950 and 2007, melanoma rates skyrocketed. Ironically, during the same period, sunscreen use went through the roof.

Could the very thing meant to protect us be contributing to the problem?

Let’s explore the connection: 🧵
2/ Between 1950 and 2007, there was a great increase in melanoma cases:

• More than 17-fold increase for men
• More than 9-fold increase for women

Before 1950 (and the adoption of modern sunscreen), these rates were significantly lower.

Here's why:

American farms pump 6.1 million kg of antibiotics into HEALTHY animals each year, DOUBLE what Europe allows.

This is the meat Americans eat every day.

Here is what this means for your health: 🧵 2/ The 80% of all antibiotics in the US are fed to healthy animals.

Why? To maximize profits.

Due to this, every 15 minutes someone in America dies from a drug-resistant infection (according to CDC).

The antibiotics meant to save us might no longer work.

In 1962, kids got only 7 vaccine doses in childhood.

Today, American children get 73... while Switzerland, Japan & Austria administer HALF as many.

Are other developed nations "anti-science" or is Big Pharma to blame?

A nuanced look at vaccine policy: 🧵 The vaccine conversation today is so polarized.

Every conversation goes one of two ways:

1. Vaccines are completely safe with no risks

2. Vaccines are pure evil, they are solely responsible for autism, obesity, inflation, and every Bad Thing of the past decade.

Italians aren’t counting calories at all. They eat pasta, cheese, gelato and stay thin.

When Americans eat similarly, they get morbidly obese and sick.

What on Earth is going on?

The flavor-nutrition disconnect, explained: 🧵
2/ Imho, the "flavor-nutrition disconnect" is the most profound nutrition discovery of our time.

For millennia, flavor signaled nutrition.

A sweet berry meant energy (sugar!), a bitter leaf meant medicine.

Today, these ancient connections are broken.

Singapore created the world's most efficient healthcare system from scratch in one generation.

They spend $4,000 per person on healthcare. We spend $15,000.

Their secret?

The exact opposite of what American "experts" recommend: 🧵
2/ First, the stats that matter for context:

• Pre-1960: Singapore had <50 medical specialists for 2M residents
• 1964: GDP of $0.89B
• 1983: GDP grew to $18B
• 2011: Nearly $279.4B

This economic foundation was crucial. Here's why:

Ozempic isn't a miracle weight loss drug.

It’s medically induced anorexia.

Most doctors won't tell you this, but this weight loss comes with a terrible price.

Here's the real truth about Ozempic: 🧵 2/ Let's be clear: Ozempic is everywhere.

Half of Hollywood is on it. Your favorite celebrities swear by it. It's the "miracle" weight loss solution du jour.

But America has a long, dark history with weight loss drugs.

And we never seem to learn. Now you will 👇🏽

David Protein Bar.

At first glance, their marketing might convince you that it's healthy.

In reality—it's a nuclear bomb for your gut, metabolism, and overall health.

Here is a breakdown: 🧵 2/ Their claim is the highest protein per gram of any protein bar. Here's what's actually in it:

• Milk protein isolate, collagen, whey
• Allulose, polydextrose, glycerin
• Modified plant fat (EPG)
• Natural flavors
• Cocoa processed with alkali

Why do the French eat cheese, butter, and drink wine—but still have lower rates of heart disease than Americans?

After some digging, I found out what was going on...

The “French Paradox”—explained: 🧵
2/ Americans spend $10,000 per person annually on healthcare, more than any other nation on Earth.

Meanwhile, the French spend far less while consuming "dangerous" amounts of saturated fat.

Our entire theory of cardiovascular health falls apart when we examine the data…

As a new administration comes in, I expect to hear more about how banning seed oils or disincentivizing ultraprocessed foods is "unscientific".

Here's the story of how "scientific consensus" kept trans fats legal for 60 years: 2/ Modern medicine excels at acute care.

Car accident? You're in good hands.

But with nutrition science, research has been corrupted by corporate interests, leading to decades of harmful dietary guidelines.

There are 40,000+ chemicals in American products, food, and water that have never been safety tested.

And tens of thousands more toxic chemicals (like glyphosate) that are considered safe due to low exposure levels.

Ever wonder how these safe exposure levels are determined? Spoiler: It's not as scientific as you'd hope.

The process, roughly, goes like this:
-ChemCo invents a chemical that makes your eggs not stick
-ChemCo runs their own tests, tells FDA it's safe
-The novel chemical hits the market

The average 22-year-old male has the same testosterone as a 67-year-old male...

In the year 2000.

Just 23 years ago.

Why is this happening, and what can be done about it? It's impossible to overstate the importance of testosterone.

It is crucial to your:

• Energy
• Mood
• Muscle growth
• Libido
• Cognitive function

Basically, name a bodily function, and there's a good chance testosterone affects it.

I've started 2 consumer brands (@kettleandfire and @perfectketones) that each have done $100mm+ in sales in less than 5 years.

If you’re starting a consumer brand, here are the 7 key areas to focus (thread): 1/ CHOOSE A TREND

Big CPG is incredible at optimizing the hell out of their existing products. They’ve got supply chain and manufacturing know-how for days.

Where they’re less incredible?

Innovation.

1/n A tweetstorm about a little-discussed factor that’s destroying American health: vegetable oils. 2/ Something bad is happening in American health, and I don’t mean just COVID.

https://twitter.com/jwmares/status/1224821330933096454?lang=en

1/ Some thoughts on the relationship between wealth and happiness:

(Inspired by the @naval and Joe Rogan podcast of a few days ago) 2/ The latin term “via negitiva” means “by subtraction”. Often used in context of bettering your life: instead of focusing on adding, try to subtract negative.

End a toxic relationship? Leave a bad job? That'll improve your happiness “via negitiva” - happiness by subtraction.

1/ In my last thread (below), I talked about the health drawbacks of Beyond Meat ($BYND) and Impossible foods.

Now let’s talk about the health of their businesses.

https://twitter.com/jwmares/status/1133449746792767488

2/ Spoiler alert - I am incredibly skeptical, and am short $BYND (as 44% of $BYND shareholders appear to also be).

seekingalpha.com/news/3465691-b…

1/n A quick tweetstorm about why I think Beyond Meat ($BYND) and Impossible Foods are the trans fat purveyors of our generation. 2/ Let’s start with Beyond Meat. For those that don’t know, $BYND’s flagship product is their Beyond Burger - a pea-protein product that’s supposed to replace the standard ground beef patty.