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Dear Mark: Gender and Retirement Mortality, Muscle-Sparing Keto, Freezing Keto Recipes, Net Carbs, and Carb Timing

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For today’s edition of Dear Mark , I’m answering 5 questions from readers. First, are there differential mortality effects of mortality on men and women? What role do social networks play? Second, is ketosis muscle-sparing? Yes, and here’s why. Third, which of the recipes in  Keto Reset  can be made ahead of time and frozen? We’ve got some busy parents here, after all. For the fourth question, I clarify my stance on net carbs and whether or not to count vegetables. And last, I explain how is is not necessarily  ought. Let’s go: Sheila asked: I noticed that the retirement paragraph was about men. I’m betting that women do better in retirement than men. Perhaps because women often have a better social network?? Great question. Turns out that you’re right—women suffer no hits to mortality with early retirement, whereas men do. In one study of blue collar workers, each additional year of early retirement increased the risk of early death by 2.4 points in men. Women were unaffecte

Mug Shot

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This was a popular mug shot on Instagram! Sadly I didn’t buy the mug (it was a gift), so I don’t know where it came from. I love it, though! We had the coziest fall weekend, and made the most of colder temperatures and gray skies. I forgot to share a Halloween photo with you, so here is a belated mug shot of Batman himself! On Friday evening we went out to a friend’s Harvest Party and watched the sun set with these beautiful mountain views. I took a Tuscan salad (that I am sharing more about later this week!) and had yummy chili too. On Saturday morning we were up bright and early for Mazen’s soccer practice. I’ve been into toast with classic peanut butter and jelly this week! I was so proud of my little man who scored 7 goals in his game – go Eagles! After soccer we went to Barnes and Noble to pick out a book as a treat for getting shots on Friday. I was very enthusiastic about all the books, but I knew it was all over when we saw the huuuuuge shelf of Legos. Ultimate

Clean Eating Sage Butternut Squash Fries Recipe

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This clean eating sage butternut squash fries recipe is the perfect snack for an autumn afternoon. They make a great after-school snack and adults will love them just as much as kids! And what a… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry http://ift.tt/2zAPols