Michael Burry is a contrarian investor made famous by "The Big Short." Jim Spellman/WireImage Michael Burry of "The Big Short" says he has a Lululemon shopping bag framed on his firm's wall. He said the bag, featuring an "Atlas Shrugged" quote, was one of many "own goals" for Lululemon. The investor said Lululemon stock looks incredibly cheap and should rebound strongly over time. Michael Burry isn't afraid to be controversial. He was ridiculed by Wall Street and castigated by clients for betting against the mid-2000s housing boom, but his contrarian wager paid off when the bubble burst. Since then, he's come out strongly against many speculative market trends, from meme stocks and SPACs to crypto and NFTs. He's also shorted Tesla and Palantir, leading to clashes with CEOs Elon Musk and Alex Karp, and has warned the AI boom will end badly. The investor of "The Big Short" fame gave a fresh example of his love for controversy in a Substack post on Wednesday. He recalled that in 2011, Lululemon founder Chip Wilson slapped "Who is JOHN GALT" on the athleisure brand's reusable shopping bags. Emblazoning Lululemon bags with the opening line of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" was an alienating move, Burry said. The book is beloved by many conservatives and libertarians, while Lululemon's core demographic is young, progressive, yoga-loving women. Burry swiftly secured one of the questionable bags. "Because my habit is to poke bears, I framed it, and it hangs in my conference room to this day," he wrote. "Yoga and Ayn Rand," he continued. "They do not belong together in the same sentence let alone a tight proper noun phrase." Burry listed the bag's design as one of numerous "own goals" by Lululemon that have turned off customers, squeezed margins, and pulled down its stock price from over $400 to under $120 in the past 18 months. The investor turned writer, who counts Lululemon among his personal holdings, also blamed the company's woes on new taxes and tariffs, product misfires, and a "management vacuum." Burry made the case that Lululemon is out of fashion in the AI era. But he drew a parallel to Ross Stores falling out of favor during the dot-com bubble, only for its stock to compound at nearly 21% a year for more than 25 years — double the S&P's return excluding dividends. Lululemon shares rose nearly 4% on Wednesday to $113. Burry said in his Substack post that at the time of writing, they were trading at around $105 a share or 2.5 times tangible book value, or the value of Lululemon's physical and financial assets. That was the lowest multiple since the first quarter of 2009, he noted, describing that fact as "incredible." "I see a spring-loaded franchise, weighed down mostly by temporary factors," Burry wrote. "I should expect a roughly 18% CAGR over a 15 year holding period if all my assumptions are correct," he added. Burry framed a Lululemon bag on his firm's wall because he enjoyed how contentious its message was. Now he may be courting controversy himself by championing an apparel stock that's faced a raft of issues and halved in value over the past 12 months. Read the original article on Business Insider

"Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" premiered in 2006. Sony; Alyssa Powell/BI "Talladega Nights" director Adam McKay looked back at making the movie in honor of its 20th anniversary. He revealed behind-the-scenes secrets, like which famous scenes were improvised. McKay also addressed where he stands with his creative partner Will Ferrell after their public breakup. Adam McKay remembers the moment he realized his 2006 comedy "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" would be a hit. It was the movie's opening weekend in Los Angeles, and the director and his co-writer and star, Will Ferrell, were driving around the city sneaking into sold-out showings when they encountered comedy royalty in the audience. "We're standing in the back, everyone was laughing, and we hear someone go, 'Hey!' We look over, and it's Adam Sandler sitting in the back with one of his kids on his lap, and he gives us a thumbs up," McKay told Business Insider. "What other person at that level does that? Opening weekend in a packed theater. Zero competitiveness — truly happy for us. It's a moment from making that movie that I'll never forget." Will Ferrell and Adam McKay at the premiere of "Talladega Nights" in 2006. Kevin Winter/Getty Images "Talladega Nights" — which follows the cocky NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby (Ferrell), as he battles his demons and his ego after he's beaten by French driver Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen) — became a surprise hit at the box office, earning over $160 million worldwide. It also made a comedy star out of John C. Reilly, who paired so well with Ferrell that the two would team up again on McKay's next movie, 2008's "Step Brothers." See more of Business Insider's movie retrospectives: 'John Wick' at 10: Directors discuss fighting for Keanu Reeves' beard and how Eva Longoria saved the movie 'It felt daring': Inside the making of 'Thor,' Marvel's most influential Phase One movie 'Home Alone' at 30: Director Chris Columbus talks Trump 'bullying his way' into a cameo and more never-before-told stories In the twenty years since its release, "Talladega Nights" has enjoyed a place in the pop-culture pantheon: Several of the movie's lines have become catchphrases, from "Shake and bake!" to "If you're not first, you're last," and NASCAR drivers have done their own homages to Ricky Bobby. Now, in honor of the movie's upcoming 20th anniversary, Sony is re-releasing "Talladega Nights" in theaters nationwide on June 28, June 30, and July 1. Below, Business Insider chats with McKay about about the one thing NASCAR didn't want in the movie, allowing Sacha Baron Cohen in the edit room, and whether he thinks he'll ever work with his former creative partner Will Ferrell again. On Ricky Bobby's origins and the one thing NASCAR didn't want in the movie Ferrell in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby." Sony Business Insider: How did this all start? Is it accurate to say that the "Talladega Nights" idea didn't really take hold until Will Ferrell called you with the Ricky Bobby name and the character's voice? Adam McKay: Well, yeah. Phase one is we come up with the world and the large idea. With "Talladega Nights," it was, let's go into the world of NASCAR. We kick around ideas, we come up with a pitch for the movie, and one of the key elements was the name, Ricky Bobby. Will started to do the voice, and we started to come up with the story. The idea that he had an absent dad who was only there long enough to give him a couple messed-up life lessons that he followed to a T — that became the pitch.  Since the movie's release, the line "If you're not first, you're last" has become part of the American lexicon. How early in the game did you guys come up with that line? That wasn't until we wrote the script. His origin story, the arc, the idea of the pit crew with some comedic actors, the idea of his wife and that McMansion race car culture, that was all from the beginning. But stuff like "If you're not first, you're last," that probably came out in the outline stage. I don't think we took that line into the pitch.  Ferrell and I always worked well because we tended to get excited about the same things and neither one of us was precious if the other one felt really excited by something. I always say we never had one single creative argument working on any script we did together. The second the name Ricky Bobby was thrown out, we were like, that's it. Same with "If you're not first, you're last." I remember we were laughing about that because it's a very American mentality. Now, did Ferrell and I know that that mentality would get bigger and bigger over the years? Absolutely not. But we were seeing it back then, and it felt ridiculous.  How important was it to get NASCAR to buy in on what you and Will wanted to do? NASCAR's buy-in was critical to the movie. The good news was our approach to the movie was always that the racing has to be kick-ass and real. We wanted it to look great. So it was nice that we had Oliver Wood as the DP — we have the guy who shot "The Bourne Identity"! Fortunately, the NASCAR people that we were dealing with totally got the fun of this movie. Even though we were in this period of flag-waving patriotism, they knew that we weren't looking to eviscerate the NASCAR community. They only had one note on the entire script. Originally, the way that Ricky Bobby first got behind the wheel was he was on the pit crew and their driver had died behind the wheel during a race, but no one realized it. He was leaning on the wheel in such a way that the car was still going around the track, just at a slow speed. NASCAR was like, "Don't do that, because one of the negative jokes about NASCAR is all the drivers have to do is just turn left the whole race." Honestly, we didn't think of it that way, but that was the only thing NASCAR wanted us to change. Pretty quickly, we were like, let's just give the team a terrible driver, and he gets hungry in the middle of the race, and that led to giving me a role. [Laughs.]  On realizing John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell were a match made in comedy heaven Ferrell and John C. Reilly in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby." Sony John C. Reilly originally was going to play Champ Kind in "Anchorman," but left before filming started to go do Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator," right?  That is correct. John had done a read-through for "Anchorman" and killed it. Then he called us and said, "I'm so sorry, I have to do this other movie." And we were like, "What's the other movie?" And he said, "Martin Scorsese is doing the Howard Hughes story." And Ferrell and I laughed and were like, "Ask him if there's a day part for us." There were zero hard feelings. We already knew John was funny, but we saw him be big-time funny in that read-through. So from the start, we wanted him as Ricky Bobby's buddy for "Talladega Nights." Then, during the shooting, we realized he's a great improviser.  Was there a moment while making "Talladega Nights" that you realized John and Will really worked well together?  Without question, the prayer scene at Ricky Bobby's house. Because for that, we were improvising like crazy.  How is a scene like that written on the page, and then how does it evolve with improv? It's fully written. Like, the "baby Jesus" line was scripted. But my approach has always been, "We're here, I got the good take of the scripted version, we're good on time, what is the harm in trying stuff?" That started with "Anchorman." By the time we were doing "Talladega Nights," we had built time for improv into the schedule. After we do the scripted takes, then I'll throw out some suggestions for lines from behind the camera. Oftentimes, Ferrell will take the suggestion, modify it a little bit, or sometimes just do it word for word, then that will get him going. And Reilly just did not miss a beat and fell right into it. I knew he really fit the way we like to work when we did the single shots of the kids at the dinner table. We would just feed them lines, Ferrell and I. And the kids were great — we would have them say these crazy, mean things to the grandfather. Reilly just started throwing in lines for them, and I realized, this is a match made in heaven. At that point, I think Ferrell and I started saying, "We gotta do more with this guy."  On letting Sacha Baron Cohen into the edit room and that kissing scene Sacha Baron Cohen in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby." Sony Is it true that the first time you and Will met Sacha Baron Cohen was at Garry Shandling's house playing basketball? That is true. There was this somewhat famous basketball game that would go on at Garry's house for years and years. It was just a fun game, and there were a lot of stand-up comics, comedic actors, friends. Sacha would show up, and I was like, how is this British-slash-Israeli guy playing basketball? And he wasn't bad. He had a nice turnaround jump shot, so we started calling him "Big Ben." Sacha is a very charming guy when you hang out and talk to him. He was hot at that point with Ali G. We had seen the videos of him doing it in the UK. We had already come up with this French character, and we had seen Sacha do accents. So our manager was either representing or about to represent Sacha, and he suggested him for the role, and it felt right. But then it turned into this long game of he's in, no, he's out, no, he's in. It started driving us crazy, so finally we said, he's out, we have to go to someone else. And, of course, that's when Sacha was officially in. He's certainly a guy who likes to improvise, but I think he was a little taken aback by how open we were. I remember when we did a very early screening, he was not happy with the way his stuff had been cut. And I told him, "Sacha, it's an early cut, it's only going to get better." But he's very obsessive, and he kept texting me about it. So I said, "I'll tell you what, come by the edit room, I'll give you one of our assistant editors, you can go through every daily and find every joke you think should have been in the cut." But I told him the one thing is, if I really don't like a joke, I truly think it's bad, I won't use it. So he came in for two whole days, and he came back with 16 new jokes. In the end, we ended up finding six really good, funny moments, and I put them in the movie. He couldn't believe I did that.  Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby." Sony You did impressive action in-camera for "Anchorman," but you really leveled up with "Talladega Nights." Did making sure the racing looked good keep you up at night? The truth is, it was really fun. We storyboarded and had incredible stunt people. The only thing I did learn was for the big crash scene at the end of the movie, the key stuntman banged his helmet and was dazed; he got a low-grade concussion. After seeing the footage and finding out about the guy, I asked if he was taken to the hospital. They were like, "Hell no, he's at the bar celebrating."  We shot during live races. Those crowds you see are at a real race at the Charlotte Speedway. So whenever there was a caution flag and the race was stopped, NASCAR gave us a spot in the pits, so we would all rush on the track, and those are the actors improvising during a live race. That's, to this day, one of the craziest filmmaking experiences I've ever had.  Did Will and Sacha kiss in front of the crowd? The kiss was improvised. Sacha came to me and said, "We have to kiss, right?" And I was like, "You know, two guys kissing, we like silly comedy, but is it a little hacky?" And he said, "But, I'm a gay French experimental artist and Ricky Bobby is American South," and I said, "You know what? Let's shoot it." So we were on the track, but that was not a live crowd there when we did it. The kiss wasn't scripted, but when we put it in the cut, I knew it hit perfectly. I believe there were some walkouts in theaters because of that shot, and maybe there were some NASCAR folks who weren't happy with that, but overall, NASCAR has totally embraced the movie. I know the drivers love the movie. I think a driver wrapped his car with the cougar head. And once there was a wreck, and the driver started running to the finish line.  On what happened with a 'Talladega Nights' sequel, and if he'll ever work with Will Ferrell again Ferrell and McKay in 2013. Craig Barritt/Getty Images One of the joys of looking back on this movie is also indulging in the "25th anniversary" commentary track you and Will did. It's like listening to a comedy album. How did you two decide to do a commentary track without ever talking about the movie? Young people probably don't know how big commentary tracks were back then. They were awesome. I remember the one for "Three Kings" and it was super fascinating. It was your favorite directors talking about what they did. But we knew with us, if you're a cinephile, you're not going to listen to the commentary track to our movies. So from "Anchorman" on, Ferrell and I said, let's just play it for comedy. So, going in, we decided we are going to do the whole thing like it's 25 years after we made the movie. We improvised it all. Did you ever seriously consider doing a sequel? Yes. But not as seriously as "Step Brothers." For "Step Brothers," we had a whole treatment written and worked out. We did have an idea for "Talladega Nights." It was that Ricky Bobby was going to hook up with an F1 team, and he was going to race in Denmark or the Netherlands and feel like he's in a communist country because they have nationalized healthcare. So, along with struggling with how fast those F1 cars go, he would have clashed with far-left-leaning Europe compared to America. The only reason we didn't do it was it's a lot of work to shoot race car stuff. The reason we went and did "Step Brothers" next was we felt like, can we just go do comedy in a house? We were tired after "Talladega Nights." It never got to the point where we wrote a treatment. Whereas with the "Step Brothers" sequel, we were almost going to do it.  Your creative breakup with Will Ferrell was well-publicized. Do you think you'll ever work with him again? I totally have been open to the idea. We always got along great, we were tremendous creative partners. The only thing that caused acrimony between us was when we decided to end our production company, Gary Sanchez. And I know it was reported one way or the other, but that was really it. It's a shame because we had a great creative partnership. I think both of us underestimated the complications that go with not just having a company, but a very successful company. We had it for a long time and did a lot of cool projects. And Ferrell said it publicly, he was never someone who wanted to produce, so he was always half in and half out, but then he would love it and be proud of the company, but by the end, he wanted to move on. It had become too much extra work; it was never his passion. I was really the one who wanted to produce, but a movie star's life is very different than a writer-director's life. So we split up. But life goes on. We had a great run. I certainly have no hard feelings and, who knows, we'll see what happens.  [Ed note: Ferrell did not respond to a request for comment.] You've got five years until the real 25th anniversary of "Talladega Nights." Imagine if you two got in a room for a real commentary track. [Laughs.] Or we have five years until Brennan or Dale from "Step Brothers" becomes president.  This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity. Sony will re-release "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" in theaters nationwide on June 28, June 30, and July 1. 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NATO forces aren't developing naval drones the right way, a Ukrainian commander said. US Army photo NATO forces are increasingly acquiring naval drones after seeing Ukraine use them successfully against Russia. But a Ukrainian commander said the way that these countries are developing them makes him uneasy. The commander attributed Ukraine's successful products to its extensive combat experience. UKRAINE — NATO militaries are increasingly developing new naval drone fleets after observing their success in Ukraine, a commander in Kyiv's military intelligence agency told Business Insider, but some of their designs have left him feeling "uneasy." Ukraine has used naval drones to devastate Russia's Black Sea Fleet, damaging and destroying its warships and forcing Moscow to relocate the bulk of operations from the occupied Crimean peninsula to the other side of the region. NATO countries have been closely watching this asymmetrical campaign waged by Ukraine and have set out to equip their forces with naval drones that could deliver similar effects in combat alongside traditional warships. "There is, of course, a common NATO security doctrine," said Ninth, a commander with Ukraine's GUR intelligence agency who oversees a naval drone unit. He asked to be identified by his call sign for security reasons. "What gives me satisfaction," he said in a recent interview, "is seeing other countries adopting elements of Ukraine's experience and practical lessons learned in combat." "Many are now revising their doctrines to recognize the necessity of equipping their fleets" with naval drones, he said. "However, as someone who works directly with these systems in combat, I often find myself uneasy when I learn about the technical requirements some countries are issuing to their shipbuilders and defense companies." US Navy surface drones in Norway during an operation earlier this year. US Navy photo Ukrainian naval drones have years of operational experience built into them, and their designs are constantly modified to reflect the changing security situation in the Black Sea. At the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainian naval drones were built to speed into a target and explode on impact. Now, they're armed with machine guns, surface-to-air missiles, and other weapons, making them more dynamic platforms. NATO naval drones aren't built on the same kind of combat experiences. European nations have used them for maritime security patrols. The US Navy has often done the same, using them for surveillance purposes in the Middle East, though earlier this month, one carried out a first-of-its-kind rescue mission after Iran shot down an American helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. NATO has been incorporating naval drones into maritime exercises, but complex combat operations are very different. Ninth declined to specify exactly where NATO's naval drones were lacking, though he said the issues primarily concern the design, system behavior, and electronics, among other attributes. "Many European shipyards tasked with developing these systems simply lack this experience," the GUR commander said. "They respond to the specifications provided by NATO countries, but they do not fully understand the realities of combat conditions because they have never encountered them firsthand." NATO doesn't face the same wartime pressures that Kyiv does; however, Ukrainian officials and conflict experts have routinely said that the Western military alliance needs to more urgently prepare for a modern battlefield. A "Katran" naval drone operated by Ninth's unit. Jake Epstein/Business Insider They are not warships, but designing a naval drone is a challenge. Ninth said that they must be able to operate in rough sea states, meaning they need the correct weight distributions and structural calculations. And hull construction and materials aren't the only considerations. Ninth said a naval drone's "true value" is in its electronics; vessels must be able to communicate. If operators lose their signal, the boats need to feature some autonomous functions, such as the ability to cruise on autopilot, use artificial intelligence to avoid obstacles, and make decisions independently about target selection. The GUR commander attributed Ukraine's naval drone prowess to the combat experience it has accumulated over the years, striking Russian warships and ports across the Black Sea. "We should never forget that one working day for our engineers and programmers equals roughly 10 working days for specialists in countries that are not at war," Ninth said. "When we make changes, we do not validate them hypothetically. We validate them in combat. Within hours." Armed conflict doesn't adhere to typical office schedules; rather, it is a round-the-clock affair, Ninth said. "We understand the enemy's tactics and constantly adapt our own methods accordingly," he added. "Whenever we identify a weakness, we immediately mobilize to eliminate it." "That," he said, "is the pace at which wartime innovation takes place." Read the original article on Business Insider

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Scorching temperatures predicted in much of Western Europe Sabrina BLANCHARD and Sylvie HUSSON / AFP via Getty Images While temperatures in Europe are not dramatically different from those experienced in many parts of the United States, Australia, or Asia, there is one crucial difference: relief from the heat is far harder to find. According to the International Energy Agency, only around 20% of European households have air conditioning, compared with roughly 90% in the United States and Japan. During a heat wave, millions of Europeans simply endure the heat rather than relax in the blissful, artificial chill. For many Americans, this is almost impossible to understand. If you've been on social media in recent days, you'll likely have seen endless posts from US users about Europe's lack of AC. Patrick Collison, CEO of payments firm Stripe, garnered 19 million views and thousands of comments on X when he shared a screenshot of Claude's response to his question about why air conditioning is scarcer in Europe. I asked Claude about the air conditioning debate in Europe, and it really didn’t pull any punches. pic.twitter.com/bA29683Hgh — Patrick Collison (@patrickc) June 23, 2026 Even the world's richest man, Elon Musk, weighed in, calling Collison's post a "banger" before describing Lee Kuan Yew, the Singaporean leader who insisted on installing air conditioning in the country's public-sector offices, as a "genius." Lee Kuan Yew was a genius https://t.co/IFDx9vEE2C — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 24, 2026 While many on social media can't get their heads around the relative lack of AC in Europe, some argued that Europeans are just being stubborn. I honestly love Europeans slowly breaking They can't keep the anti-AC cope going for much longer, it's simply getting unliveable there I think we're just one year from the tipping point where they all just buy one, they'll ignore whatever rules are against them in their… — @levelsio (@levelsio) June 24, 2026 In reality, the reasons behind this aversion lie in a combination of economics, architecture, history, and perhaps a little stubbornness. A changing climate Until recently, much of Europe did not need air conditioning. In large parts of northern Europe, summer was largely confined to July and August, with average temperatures below 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Buildings were designed to retain heat through long winters rather than shed it during heatwaves. The climate is changing rapidly. Last year, the World Meteorological Organization found that Europe is now warming at more than twice the global average, making extreme summer temperatures increasingly routine rather than exceptional. Adoption of air conditioning continues to lag Part of the reason for this is cost. According to Bruegel, a European think tank, average EU industrial electricity prices were roughly 2.5 times higher than in the US in 2024. Running an air conditioning unit through a prolonged heat wave can add a noticeable amount to a household's energy bill. For many families, suffering through a few weeks of discomfort has historically seemed more rational than investing thousands of euros in a cooling system that might only be needed occasionally. Retrofitting is another obstacle Retrofitting is tricky and expensive in many European homes. JORGE GUERRERO / AFP via Getty Images US suburbs were largely built during the era of widespread air conditioning, meaning central AC systems could be incorporated into homes from the start. Europe's housing stock is much older, and millions of people live in homes that were built before AC existed. Installing modern cooling systems often requires expensive renovations, landlord approval, or compliance with historic preservation rules that restrict building modifications. Then there is culture In much of Europe, air conditioning has often been viewed as unnecessary and wasteful. In France, the debate centers on the belief that widespread adoption of air conditioning would only worsen the climate crisis that is causing these heatwaves in the first place. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the left-wing political party La France Insoumise, said last Friday, "We must absolutely not install air conditioning everywhere; that would only make things worse." An IPSOS poll found that 78% of French respondents considered AC to be 'environmentally unfriendly'. How it feels in France right now. pic.twitter.com/yNiSRG3t6o — Simon Maechling (@simonmaechling) June 24, 2026 While Americans tend to treat climate control as an unquestioned feature of modern life, Europeans have traditionally viewed it as something hotels, office buildings, and tourists use. Whether that attitude survives another decade of record-breaking summers remains to be seen. The American mind may not be able to comprehend Europe's aversion to AC, but Europe seems to be discovering that the climate that made that aversion possible is disappearing. Read the original article on Business Insider

An endocrinologist said getting outside daily can help to support our hormone health. Alrphoto/Getty Images Hormones like cortisol and testosterone are having a moment, as people try to optimize their health. Dr. Saira Hameed, an endocrinologist, said simple healthy habits support hormone health. Her advice includes trying to wake up at the same time each day and eating enough fiber. Dr. Saira Hameed, an endocrinologist who's been in the game for 20 years, has been getting more questions about hormones than usual. "Hormones are having a bit of a moment right now," Hameed told the Intelligence Squared podcast on June 10. "Some hormones have become like rock stars: cortisol, testosterone, GLP-1." But with their raised profile has come a lot of misinformation, Hameed said. The body produces hormones, which are secreted into the bloodstream by endocrine glands, such as the thyroid and pancreas, as well as tissues. They tell our cells, tissues, and organs when to stop or start certain processes. Hameed said that we have around 50, but scientists will likely discover more in the future. "Hormones control really every aspect of day-to-day life, from your energy to your stress to your sex drive to your thirst to how hungry you feel," Hameed said. Asked what would constitute an endocrinologist-approved lifestyle by the interviewer Dr. Güneş Taylor, Hameed said you don't need to do anything fancy to have a functioning endocrine system. "There's nothing here that, I don't know, would get you clicks or get you followers or whatever," Hameed said. She shared a checklist of habits that included managing stress as much as possible, getting enough sleep, and "trying to wake up roughly the same time every day." Hameed recommended doing some form of movement and spending some time outside daily. She also advised eating enough protein and fiber, as well as doing "a little bit of intermittent fasting if you can." Her advice chimes with the general consensus among health experts of all fields that prioritizing basic healthy habits is the best starting point for protecting our health. "It's kind of like the age old wisdom," Hameed said. Read the original article on Business Insider

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