Health, Wealth & Leadership [5 May 2024]
Every Sunday I share lessons on how to be healthier, make more money and lead by example. This week we talk about the impact of consuming Fiber on anxiety and depression, changing your perception of how much money you can make and the need to exercise as you age.
You can access previous editions of my weekly emails here.
(1) Can consuming more Fiber reduce anxiety and depression?
182,045 adults were studied to answer this question.
Greater consumption of fiber was associated with less depression and less anxiety among the observational studies. Observation studies observe individuals without intervention or manipulation. They are non-experimental and often used to measure the effectiveness of an intervention in real world settings.
However fiber supplementation did not reduce depression or anxiety in the Randomized Controlled Trials. In Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) researchers intervene and randomly assign participants to different groups, one receiving intervention and other not. This is considered the gold standard for evaluating interventions and health care.
Conclusion: Although observational data suggest a potential benefit for higher fiber intake for depressive and anxiety outcomes, evidence from current RCTs does not support fiber supplementation for improving depressive or anxiety outcomes.
Here is the study: Fiber intake and fiber intervention in depression and anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies and randomized controlled trials
(2) Reality is negotiable.
When I first started working, my salary was somewhere around 25,000 rupees per month.
Within six months, I was up to 60,000. That number then went up as I started building a business. It was not my business but my entrepreneurship instincts were allowed to flourish.
Every step of the way made the numbers in my bank account grow. At some point I hit the magical crore. Then two. Then three. My mind started seeing the world from a place of abundance instead of a place of scarcity.
I proved to myself that I had the ability to earn enough money if I could create enough value for everyone involved.
My reality changed.
Reality is negotiable.
That's the point that this video also makes.
Everyone has the ability to make more money. But only if they change their lens and get in the ring. If you solve problems, people will pay you for it.
(3) I am 40. I need to make sure I look after my body by exercising.
Over the weekend my 30 year old colleague outworked me at the fag end of the day. It is the first time I realized that the workout routine I have built over the past two decades will help me now more than ever.
My aim is to turn up at least 70% of the time. That is 7 out of every 10 days. Currently I am at 60%. I have turned up 75 out of 116 days.
Here is me turning up today. I have been turning up by running, walking and playing Cricket but the last time I picked up weights was the 10th of April, twenty one days ago. That is unacceptable!
I am back on the bandwagon. Greased my body with Turkish Getups, Snatches and Goblet Squats today.
Your body is lazy. Push it to set a benchmark. And then maintain that benchmark. I can guarantee you that you will work better, think better, and feel better. You want to be proud of the person you see in the mirror.
Other posts on LinkedIn and WhatsApp:
Health: Does eating a variety of fruits and vegetables lower risk of all cause mortality?
Wealth: A question on Marcellus. Knowledge has no boundaries.
Leadership: You are the average of the 5 people you hang out with.
Harsh Batra (LinkedIn)
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