Posted on 06/03/2021 6:05:21 PM PDT by SamAdams76
Venture capitalist and entrepreneur Craig Cooper has some interesting life hacks up his sleeve.
He says his body automatically goes to sleep every night at 10:24 p.m., he’s an exercise rat who never works out in an actual gym, and he takes 22-minute naps in the afternoon to boost his productivity.
If that weren’t enough, the millionaire co-founder of telecommunications company Boost Mobile (USA) also hacks his diet: He eats five cans of sardines every day to maintain his health and energy.
“Sardines are the No. 1 superfood for guys,” said Cooper, who co-hosts CNBC’s reality pitch series “Adventure Capitalists.” “They’re a powerhouse of nutrition, so I’m kind of an evangelist for sardines amongst everyone I meet.”https://www.cnbc.com/adventure-capitalists
Indeed, the silver-scaled fish in a can are dense with nutrients. One serving of the oily pilchards packs as much as 17 grams of protein and 50 percent of your recommended daily calcium intake for just 90 to 150 calories. Whether in oil or in water, they also are laden with omega-3 fatty acids (61 percent), which are good for lowering cholesterol levels and preventing blood clotting, and vitamin B12 (338 percent), known for assisting in red blood cell formation.
Cooper said that on the set of “Adventure Capitalists,” where entrepreneurs pitch their adventure sport products to investors, he became known as “Sardine” among the production staff. “Not the best nickname, but it stuck.”
While a bit unusual, he says his daily sardine habit works. When his blood and nutrition profile was taken by the head nutritionist for Red Bull, who also supervises big-name professional athletes, he said Cooper had the best omega-3 profile of anyone he’d ever tested, according to the investor.
Cooper relies on health and wellness to maintain his packed schedule. He runs a digital media company, CooperativeHealth, and published the book “Your New Prime” last year.
The 53-year-old said his best decades have been his 40s and 50s, and he hopes to inspire other men to reach for peak performance later in life.
“I’m trying to promote to other guys that your 50s and beyond are a time of opportunity,” he said. “You can be stronger and healthier and just as active as you were in your 30s and early 40s.”
Because he CAN
1995 is even before FreeRepublic’s time!
This one’s in mustard.
I like anchovies as well, but added to salads, stews and mashed with tomato paste in other stuff I cook.
"Ever eat a pine cone? Many parts are edible"
So am I, and I live on ice cream and microwave popcorn.
He’s on the Keto diet?
I’ve been having a can a day for years and now share some of them with our two hound dogs. Only concern I have is if this catches on, prices will soar and there will be hoarding at the supermarkets, and then scarcity. Like a lot of things in life, secrets ruined by publicity and the masses.
Does it work?
I eat blueberries in massive amounts but they still don’t give me the kick I’m looking for.
I was the one kid who ate just about anything my mother cooked, and liked it. She never served me Sardine’s. I am glad I never had to disappoint her.
Not a fan of canned fish.
Even without the skin & bones.
One serving of the oily pilchards
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What is considered a serving? Anyone know?
A can, 1/2 can or maybe two cans?
Perhaps I’ll start topping my twinkies with sardines
What does Euell Gibbons have to do with this article?
You ain’t nothing but a hounddog! Trivia when Elvis was 14 he got a C in music class! You ain’t never caught a rabbit and you ain’t no friend of mine! Great job Elvis.
From China?
can I has smoked oysters and wodka?
I quit eating stuff the says Product of China
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