Quotes of the Day

Want a scientific immunity test? You can get your C-reactive protein (CRP) tested. This protein in the blood becomes elevated when one or more of the immune systems is overactive. Overactivity is a marker for disease. High levels of CRP can signal pending high blood pressure or stroke, Alzheimer's macular degeneration, or colon, prostate, or other cancers. Even better, ask your doctor for a high-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) test to determine your true immunity level. [2009] - Frances Sheridan Goulart

We recommend that employees be with the business for six months before being eligible for paid vacation. They will then get one week in the second half of the year. Generally speaking, employees need to be with you for six months to qualify and get six paid days of sick leave each year. [2004] - Gary Keller

If you try to exercise on a full or even partly full stomach, there is a greater risk that certain movements or types of movement will lead to increased pressure on the Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES), which if compromised will let in gastric acid and tissue-damaging pepsin. To prevent this from happening, be sure to exercise only after at least two hours have passed since you’ve eaten, and three hours for larger meals. Depending on your schedule, this may require you to work out on an empty stomach before breakfast. Try to drink 16 ounces of water (about two glasses) upon rising to ensure that your body is hydrated before you start exercising. [2017] - Jonathan Aviv

Low-protein (9 percent), very high-fat (90 percent) keto diets are therapeutic in certain circumstances, such as for the treatment of epilepsy in children; and very low-carb, low-energy diets can help reverse the symptoms of type 2 diabetes; but neither is sustainable nor desirable for most of us as a regular diet. Even somewhat less extreme low-carb, high-fat diets have low compliance—most of us soon drift back to a more balanced mixture of macronutrients. The longest-lived, healthiest populations on the planet are those who consume a lower-protein, high-carb whole-food diet. [2020] - David Raubenheimer

I recommend not risking more than 2 percent of your equity on any single trade. [2009] - Kathy Lien