The power of raw dairy + how to hold your opinions loosely

Written By Samuel Finn

Sam’s bi-weekly newsletter - Edition 07 - February 27th, 2024

One learning/discovery

I’ve been paying more attention to the dairy products I consume to ensure they’re high quality. 

My guideline: Consume dairy products from raw grass fed milk (ideally whole milk).

Why? Because raw dairy contains healthy bacteria and enzymes that help improve digestion. Also, it doesn’t contain any additives or preservatives. 

It’s not always easy to find such products at the grocery store and I like to keep things simple and flexible. When I see the terms 'unpasteurized’, ‘grass-fed’ or ‘raw milk’, it passes my quality test (meaning it doesn’t need to meet all criteria, which would greatly limit the availability of products). 

I fell in love with this cheddar cheese made with unpasteurized milk.

You have to try it (good luck not adding cheese to every meal!). 

One question

What fact would change my opinion? 

Nowadays, there seems to be two widely opposing sides to every subject. You’re either for this, pro that or against this, anti that.

The world is too complex to form such unwavering for or against opinions (on most subjects). 

When you don’t agree with someone else’s opinion, ask yourself the question above. Try to find what experience the other person has had that differs from yours. One fact could completely change your perspective. 

We don’t see things as they are, we see things as we are. 

One workout

5 sets, rest 2 minutes between sets

  • 5 heavy Squats (back squats, front squats, goblet squats… you choose)

  • 5 high jumps (keep it simple, jump as high as you can 5 times)

8 sets of 8 thrusters (with dumbbells or a barbell) - start new set every minute for 8 minutes

  • Exemple: start at 0:00 and perform 8 thrusters. If it takes you 20 seconds, you have 40 seconds to rest until the clock hits 1:00, at which point you start another set of 8. And so on for 8 minutes. 

15 min non-stop work

No rest between exercises or sets during this 15-minute block, but don’t rush it either. This isn’t a Crossfit workout where you try to go as fast as possible. Make every rep a quality rep, but don’t stop moving. 

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Samuel Finn
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