by A. J. Jacobs
sweet talk, in AJ’s antisugar drive, 232
sweet tooth, evolutionary origins of, 15
S-word, 125
T, see testosterone
Tabata, Izumi, 253
Taco Bell Drive-Thru Diet, 13
Taft, William Howard, inadequate bathtub of, 10
Talmud, 313
Taoists, eleventh-century view of sex by, 103
taste:
mood and behavior affected by, 294
testing of, 296–97
taste buds, 15, 59
Taubes, Gary, 91
carb-restricting view of, 93, 94–95, 363
on risks of thinking about sugar, 229
taxi accidents, chance of being bombed vs. risks of, 342
teeth, 193–99, 194
bacteria found in cracks of, 195, 197
television viewing, eating while, 21
telomerase, chromosomes capped with, 31–32
telomeres, 112, 155
Tensui Water Filtration System, 274–75
testicles, old-man, 281
testosterone (T), 279–87
aggression linked to, 286
annual loss of, 3, 283
aphrodisiac foods for, 106
factors playing into loss of, 282–83
illnesses linked to low levels of, 282
Italian prime-ministerial level of, 287
low-hanging fruit a sign of shortage in, 281
sex drive aroused by, 107
testosterone supplements, 284
why they may not be in step with the times, 287
see also Clomid
tests:
of brain, 166, 171–73
EHE total report card, 10–11
eye, 327–28
genetic, 300–302
MRI, 218–19
semen analysis, 281–84
smell, 295–96
taste, 296–97
Thaler, Richard, 341
Thanksgiving, fasting on, 20
Thernstrom, Melanie, 115–16, 117, 122–23
Think Smart (Restak), 305
Thoreau, Henry David, 276
Tierno, Philip (Dr. Germ), 76–82, 249
Germ Battle Plan of, 81–82
germproof sheets taken with, 82
hand-washing passion of, 78
Time magazine, 142, 369
misplacing of, 59
on year we achieve immortality, 155
time management, 155–61
time spent:
in AJ’s nightly self-study, 83–84
on a blueberry, 26
in chewing, 23–24
in exercise, 33
on germ warfare, 82
on health project vs. family, 278
in keeping up with health, 155–57, 306
on life’s activities (if efficiently batched), 64
in looking for Lucas’s stuffed elephant, 99–100
in making lunch salad, 59
in raw food preparation, 226–27
in ridding apartment of toxins, 188–89
in sleeping, 265–66
TMZ.com, AJ’s ten-minute reward with, 245
Today show, 76
toilet topics, 23, 131–37, 132
fiber quantity, 135
medical views on S-curve, 135
movement specifics, 135
reading, 134–35
soft-focus approach to, 133
squatting vs. sitting, 136
when to flush, 137
Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The, 21, 307
tooth brushing, 194, 197
modified Bass Method of, 198, 299
toothpaste, 369
Top Gun video game, 330
touching, stress lowered by, 151, 153
toxins, 182, 183–91
body’s removal and excretion of, 272
choosing one’s battle against, 190
five now avoided by AJ, 367–69
juice fast intended for removal of, 268, 269–72
Marti’s household sweep of, 183–86
religious zeal in obsession with, 188
toys, electronic, reducing noise of, 57
Train Your Brain (Kawashima), 169
tranquilizers, best color of, except for one group, 123
treadmill desk, 62, 67–69
AJ’s love of walking on (or with), 222
five tips on, 357–58
jury-rigged, 62, 68
noxious fumes emitted by, 138, 221
pedometer used with, 100
sedentary lifestyle curbed with, 139
stomach-breathing at, 218
thought and movement combined with, 176
treadmills:
history and Sisyphean resistance of, 35
lascivious bar-humping steps urged for, 207
purchase ($300), use (5 mph), and sensible abandonment of (neighbors), 60
trepanning, survival of, 8
tretinoin, 237–38
triathlon, 250–52, 309, 314, 319–24
AJ’s choice of, 251–52
bicycling in, 277, 322
indoor vs. outdoor, 251
origins of, 251
panic and hyperventilation predicted at, 321
running in, 277, 322
smaller one advised for AJ, 251
swimming in, 277, 321
training for, 252–53
wardrobe changes involved in, 322
triclosan, 79, 184, 369
tripping hazards, 338
T-shirts:
antisnore tennis ball taped to, 260
catchy text on, 249
Tudor, Frederic, as “Ice King,” 275–76
Tufts University, 22, 84, 97
turmeric, reasons for eating or avoiding of, 7
23andme, 301–2
2045, year we achieve immortality (Time magazine), 155
typing, thinking about the finger bones while, 27
umami, elusive taste of, 296, 297
underwear, separate washing of, 81
unitasking, art of, 218
United States:
bacterial food poisoning in, 77
destroyer of knees in, 158
European food expenditures vs. food budgets in, 96
45 percent can’t smell androstenone in, 297
hemorrhoid incidence in, 134–35
meritocracy of, 167
observations on walking or standing in, 315
penis fracture rate in, 104
sex frequency in, 105
skin cancer incidence in, 236
smoking deaths in, 187
sunscreen underapplied in, 240
Upper West Side in, 273
workforce tipped to women in, 287
urine:
best color for, 272
diabetic scent of, 294
USDA diet, 13
USDA’s 2011 dietary guidelines, 94
UV light, in tooth-whitening treatment, 196–97
UV rays, clouds penetrated by, 240
Valerie (Kheel’s secretary), 289
vanity, addictiveness of, 238–39
varicocele, 283
vegans, veganism, 13, 17, 90, 92
Paleo dating with, 41
vegetable juice, AJ’s pharyngeal reaction to, 270
vegetable purees, 127
vegetarianism, 184
Vibram FiveFingers shoes, 203, 204, 205, 206
Vice Diet, 13–16, 17
vitamin B12, 227
vitamin C, 60, 72
vitamin D, 347
vitamins, 89
VitaminWater, 95
Vizual Edge, 330
Voronoff, Serge, 283
Vosshall, Leslie, 107
Walden (Thoreau), 276
walking, 33, 353
AJ and Julie spend a few days doing the FitzGordon, 317
calories spent in running vs., 65–66
“falling forward” advised in, 315–16
New York well-suited for, 221, 353
steatopygically, 316
Talmud on, 313
Walking Instructors, 315
wallet, germs in, 75
Wall Street Journal, 278
walnuts:
for breakfast, 17, 363
as sex-drive booster, 106
Wang, Sam, 331
Wansink, Brian, 21, 276, 363
water, 17, 272–76
bottled, imperfect regulation of, 273
iced, pros and cons of, 275–76
mineral-enhanced, 274
recommended daily intake of, 272, 276
tap, prayer for consumers of, 273
for weight loss, 356
what was found living in, 272–73
water filters, 274–75
wealth, health and, 91
weighing yourself, pounds shed in mere act of, 99
weight loss:
cold therapy and shivering advised for, 210–11
contagion of, 162
low-carb diet for, 228
raw food considered for, 227
in smoking, 215
water before meals for, 356
weights, weight training, 2, 33, 127, 180–81
in slow fitness movement, 157–61, 253
Welcome to Your Child’s Brain (Aamodt and Wang), 331
What a Man of Forty-Five Ought to Know (Stall), 103
What to Eat (Nestle), 95, 362
whole foods, 92
Whole Foods (store), 95–98, 188
guided tour of, 95–98
real and faux health food at, 95
Why Dirt Is Good (Ruebush), 80
Why We Get Fat (Taubes), 92
Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love (Fisher), 107
Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers (Sapolsky), 142, 200
Wicked, sitting ovation preferred for, 63
Wii, risks of recreational exertions on, 113–15
Wikipedia, 298, 309
Wilde, Oscar, on moderation, 347
Willett, Walter, 361–62
Willging, Tony, 61, 192, 310
with AJ in triathlon, 319–23
on AJ’s acupuncture treatment, 120
description and fitness philosophy of, 34–35
on the fate of the next triathlon, 324
Williams, Ted, optical coup ascribed to, 330
wine:
low-sugar, 229
red, 14–15, 191, 223
in Vice Diet, 13–15
women:
advised to “strut your stuff,” 316
cigarettes marketed to, for weight loss, 215
commandment on childbirth pain for, 116
community preferred by, 248
daily alcohol allowance for, 14
effect of holding husband’s hand by, 308
effect of men’s B.O. on, 295
fertility-boosting Clomid used by, 284
Okinawan, long lives of, 2
Paleo movement lacking in, 41
in sex-for-calories study, 105
U.S. workforce tipped toward, 287
working out, 29–52, 30, 246, 246–55
damage done by marathon sitting not overcome by, 66
delayed soreness after, 36
Dr. Oz’s guidelines for, 33
fervent sectarianism in, 247
gender stereotypes in, 248
germy gyms as argument against, 32
for hands, 305–7, 309
hyperefficient, 157–61
Jim Fixx argument against, 29–31, 293
LaLanne quoted on, 312
medical advance argument against, 31–32
with odors, 297–98
reviewing the benefits of, 32–33
the senior Jacobses joined by AJ in, 233
variety strategy of, 247–50
see also exercise; gyms; specific programs and people
“Workout Ate My Marriage, A,” 278
World Health Organization, 9, 55, 168, 220, 242
World Series of 1977, 163
worms, on low-calorie diets, 18
worries, see anxiety; guilt; phobias; stress; specific worries
worry-exchange plan, 149–50, 359
wrinkles, observation and treatment of, 237–39
writing, standing while, 67
Year of Living Biblically, The (Jacobs), 5–6, 69, 80, 116, 188, 191, 201, 247, 313
yoga, 315
AJ’s shot at, 247
mainstream route of, 218
You: An Owner’s Manual (Oz), 33
YouTube, 250
Zaidi, Sarfraz, 241
Zen koan, 169
Zen meditation, 218–19
Zenopause, 118
Zeo Personal Sleep Manager, 265–66
Zeratsky, Katherine, 272
Zickerman, Adam, fitness theory of, 158–61, 253
zinc, 60, 72
Ziploc bags, in portion-size control, 230, 355, 363
Zubieta, Jon-Kar, 122
zygomycosis, 27
About the Author
A.J. JACOBS is the author of three New York Times bestsellers, including The Know-It-All: One Man’s Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World, The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally As Possible, and My Life as an Experiment. He is the editor at large at Esquire magazine. He has also written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Entertainment Weekly, and contributed to NPR. He lives in New York City. You can visit his website at ajjacobs.com or follow him on Twitter at @ajjacobs.
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