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Olivia Affuso: 3 ways community creates a healthy life | TED

Maintaining a healthy weight takes more than diet and exercise, says physical activity epidemiologist Olivia Affuso. In this actionable talk, she shows how you can kickstart a healthy life by tapping into the collective power of a community that supports and motivates your health goals. Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts,…

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???? Demetri Panici - Productivity Apps / Minimalism

December 3, 2021 at 4:05 pm

*”The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.” – Marcus Aurelius*

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December 3, 2021 at 4:10 pm

“Congrats to Everyone who is early and found this comment”!

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- Maqsood akhlaqi
  
  December 4, 2021 at 6:09 am
  
  Meee
  
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haku4207

December 3, 2021 at 4:17 pm

1:47 insulin is a fat-storing hormone

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????Motivation Bay Channel

December 3, 2021 at 4:21 pm

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” – Jane Goodall

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Nathalie Lazo

December 3, 2021 at 4:47 pm

Hey YOU, incredible person reading this…The truth is you are confident and good enough already with who you are, where you are at and what you have right now to have the success you want in life. Don’t let others define what “success” is for you. Get up, learn that skill and go after it! I believe in you so much! Have an awesome day! – Love, Nat ❤️

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Gaurav Kumar

December 3, 2021 at 5:07 pm

For changing our healthy lives firstly we have to change our food habits. We should avoid packed food and eat only green vegetables, fruits and home cooked food. After that we can think for healthy life. If we avoid this, there are many diseases waiting for us.

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Seamus Charles

December 3, 2021 at 5:37 pm

COMMUNITY IS PRECISELY
WHAT IS BEING DESTROYED
AT THE MOMENT !!!

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Jan Klaas

December 3, 2021 at 5:53 pm

????????5:43

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Curious বাঙালি

December 3, 2021 at 5:59 pm

“It takes a village to raise a child.” Similarly it takes a village ( kind of extended family) to maintain healthy living.

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Toni

December 3, 2021 at 6:06 pm

If your mother is type 2 over half a million people in the UK have been able to lose the weight and kick the meds simply by gradually changing their diet. Cutting out gradually the amount of carbohydrates they consume. It’s the cause of type 2 in the first place.
Look up Dr. David Unwin on the subject. or Paul Mason.

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Toni

December 3, 2021 at 6:11 pm

You can lose weight sitting on your six all day if you eat the right food.

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आदित्य Aditya मेहेंदळे Mehendale

December 3, 2021 at 6:59 pm

PELASE stop it with the SIDE-CAMERA. It is annoying af and detracts from the talk.

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Viv Johnson

December 3, 2021 at 10:42 pm

Morden man i that man who goes out to discover himself ,his secrets and his hidden truth ;he is a man who tries to invest himself into something beneficial for the future

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- Miran Hudson
  
  December 3, 2021 at 10:43 pm
  
  lnvesting in crypto now shouId be in every wise individuaIs Iist, in some months time you’II be ecstatic with the decision you made today.
  
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Dorothy Welsh

December 4, 2021 at 2:05 am

Ms. Olivia, this is not a sad comment, but one that has me crying, because your story is true.

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MìGói

December 4, 2021 at 6:05 pm

Thanks goodjob

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Gaasuba Meskhenet

December 4, 2021 at 10:51 pm

Bless

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Thefakedream46

December 5, 2021 at 12:59 pm

“Congrats to Everyone who is early and found this comment”!

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Tyler11821

December 5, 2021 at 2:50 pm

Beans and rice, which are some of the greatest food used in the world, are affordable, available and nutritious. The fact people want to eat meat and what-not doesn’t mean low cost options aren’t available.

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Eli Nope

December 7, 2021 at 10:06 am

I don’t blame fish for living in the water, but I don’t date them either. Your body your choice, my body my choice.

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