Johnny Belgium

❗️Warning!!!: If you eat mostly plants, you need to plan carefully and supplement!  Click here to read my complete but concise guide to eating mostly plants.  SHORT VERSION: I developed this delicious breakfast based on science. It's good for your whole body, but especially your brain. 🧠 It consists of a Yogurt Mix and a Chocolate Drink. Yogurt Mix:  1. Berries (frozen is cheaper),  2. Soy Yogurt,  3. Oatmeal and  4. Ground Flaxseed.  (Optionally some Nuts. Walnuts and Pistache are particularly beneficial.) Chocolate Drink:  1. A big spoon Cacao Powder, A spoon tip of: 2. Ginger Powder,  3. Black Cumin Powder,  4. Tumeric Powder,  5. Garlic Powder,  6. Cranberry Powder  (buy them in bulk from the internet, keep them dry in tupperware),  7. A dusting of Ground Black Pepper,  8. And mix it all with Soy Milk. ❗️Do not combine this breakfast with plants high in PPO (Polyphenol Oxidase), like Banana, Apple, Pear, or ...

Is it Nature or Nurture? Is a person just a genetic robot, or can they choose their destiny? The answer seems to be both. We have genetic baggage, but we also have a great capacity to change. Some pop scientists relentlessly push for the Nature argument. Everything about you is inherited. Your bank account is just because of your innate IQ.  What is the point of pushing this message, if people have no ability to learn and change their behavior? No article or book can alter our destiny, if the biological determinism is true. So it's just a money-grab, then? "You are not a successful engineer because you studied engineering.  You were just born with the ability to engineer." And yes, these pop science geniuses do say "100% nurture". Fully determined by genes. People love simplistic black and white narratives. Stupid people, anyway. Stupid people like me, when I fell for biological determinism.  We have the ability to change. But you won't change a person with ...

!WARNING!: If you eat mostly plants, you need to plan carefully and supplement. You need to eat plenty of legumes (Beans, Chickpeas, Greenpeas, Lentils, Soy Products | dried raw legumes need to be soaked in plenty of water for minimun 12 hours, then cooked for a minimum of 60 minutes), Whole Grains, Vegetables, Dark Leafy Greens, Mushrooms, Fruits, Nuts and Seeds, Herbs and Spices. You need to take a multivitamin that includes Vitamine B12, Vitamine D, Calcium, Zinc, Selenium, Iodine… Also take an algea sourced Omega 3 DHA and EPA supplement. Do not exceed the daily recommendations of supplements! If you are not used to eating lots of fiber, introduce whole plants into your diet slowly, to give your gut bacteria time to adjust. Be aware that you may need to avoid certain plants that you are alergic or intolerant to. Only use stainless steel or glass cookware. Aluminium, copper or non-stick pots and pans leech toxic chemicals into your food. Use stainless steel or wooden utensils. Plast...