Food rules

Don’t eat breakfast cereals that change the color of the milk.

The reason: they have a lot of refined carbohydrates and additives that you simply don’t need.

Be the kind of person who takes supplements - and then skip the supplements.

The reason: Newer research is pointing out something that seems to fly in the face of what we think we know - that people who are taking supplements appear to be healthier than those who don’t (and here’s the kicker ) but studies are also showing that the supplements seem to be largely worthless and ineffective. Maybe the supplement takers are doing something else - exercising, eating thoughtfully, sustainably and healthfully. Maybe supplement takers are more inclined to eat whole grains and avoid artificial faux ingredients.

Although there are a couple of exceptions to the supplement rule - as a cancer survivor I’m sure not going to ignore a significant body of research saying that Vitamin D3 probably does prevent recurrence of cancer and may prevent cancer and I’ll tke my fish oil capsules - I save one heck of a lot of dough on bullshit supplements that I instead spend on first class, fresh, whole foods.