Darren Jackson

Look Better, Move Better, Feel Better.

[Rogelio Galván ll 🇩🇪🇲🇽 @GalvanPero55796]

“A home library is a quiet gift to yourself.”

-Haruki Murakami-

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

Stop making things you choose to do your personal religion.

If you love cold plunging, nasal breathing, keto diet, zone 2, HIIT, etc...GREAT! Do it.

But you don't need to evangelize. To see anyone who disagrees as a heretic.

We can do things without overly attaching to them.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

The coolest people I know:

1 have great manners
2 remember people's names
3 show up on time
4 lifelong students
5 listen with interest
6 do not respond to negativity
7 random acts of kindness
8 mentor
9 give without expecting a get
10 holding doors open
11 graceful truth tellers

[Advanced Football Academy @AdvFtbAcad]

Kevin De Bruyne left home at 14.
Moved in with a host family.
Later found out they didn’t even want him there.

At Chelsea, he trained every day.
Rarely played.
Barely spoken to.

Told he wasn’t strong enough.
Not fast enough.
Not good enough.

He was ignored by the manager.
Ignored by the league.
Labeled surplus.

So he left.
Went to Wolfsburg.
More responsibility.
More freedom.

Built confidence through minutes, not hype.

He studied space.
Timing.
Decision-making.

Learned when to speed the game up.
And when to slow it down.

Then Manchester City came calling.
He didn’t just return to the Premier League.
He dominated it.

Titles.
Records.
Assists that didn’t exist before he saw them.

From unwanted to undeniable.

Being overlooked early does not decide your ceiling.
You accepting being overlooked does.

[Stuart Phillips (he/him) @mackinprof]

2025 wasn’t just another year of protein messaging — it might be the year protein hype went too far. Brands slapped “high-protein” on everything from cereal to coffee, regardless of real consumer demand. That’s worth unpacking.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

People are more complicated than the masks they wear in society.

[Dan Cleather | Strength and Conditioning @dr_jump_uk]

The most important rule in training is also the least dramatic: be consistent.

It doesn’t sell books or rack up likes.

But it’s the one thing that makes everything else possible.

[Jim Laird @jimlaird44]

People are frustrated by endless diets and supplements. Simplify. Start with the basics, build a strong foundation, then add tools if needed. Don't build a foundation on tools. #NutritionTips #HealthyEating

[Alan Watts @AlanWattsDaily]

The most strongly enforced of all known taboos is the taboo against knowing who or what you really are behind the mask of your apparently separate, independent, and isolated ego.

[BowTiedPhys @BowTiedPhys]

Still blows my mind 3 weeks of complete bed rest @ 20 yrs old was worse for cardiovascular health than 30 yrs of aging.

If you're not moving, you're decaying.

[High-Class Redneck @COHillbilly21]

@Cernovich When you stop worshiping the divine, you, by default, worship the mundane and the profane. Today's culture is a testament to that.

[Nicholas Fabiano, MD @NTFabiano]

2 weeks without smartphone internet significantly improved sustained attention.

The effects were similar to being a decade younger.

[William A. Wallace, Ph.D. @WilliamWallace]

Recently published data (PMID: 39927551) suggests that currently accepted serum vitamin B12 thresholds may not adequately reflect neurological sufficiency. Subclinical deficiencies [particularly involving low levels of active B12 (holotranscobalamin)] are increasingly associated with white matter damage, cognitive impairment, and biochemical markers of neurodegeneration, even when total serum B12 appears within the normal range.

The data:
- Approximately 5% of individuals with normal serum B12 respond clinically to supplementation, suggesting that conventional thresholds may miss functionally significant deficiency.
- Low holotranscobalamin is linked to greater white matter hyperintensity burden and up to 29% slower neural conduction, indicating compromised myelination and reduced cognitive processing speed.
- Elevated inactive B12 (haptocorrin-bound) correlates with increased Tau protein, a biomarker of neurodegeneration, raising concerns about bioavailability and intracellular access to B12.

Nutritional strategies:
- Dairy-derived B12 demonstrates approximately 3x higher bioavailability compared to meat or fish.
- Milk: 1.3 μg/cup
- Yogurt: 1.0 μg/6 oz
- Cheese: 0.5 μg/1.5 oz
- A total intake of 6–10 μg/day from natural food sources appears sufficient to optimize both circulating and intracellular B12 markers for people that can absorb b12 adequately.
- nutritional yeast and cereals (8–24 μg per ¼ cup) can be used by individuals consuming limited animal products.

Supplementation protocols:
- Prevention: 25–100 μg/day oral cobalamin for individuals over age 50 or with low dietary intake.
- Treatment:
- 1,000–2,000 μg/day oral B12 (hydroxocobalamin is usually preferred for treatment of deficiency) may suffice for individuals without malabsorption.
- Intramuscular hydroxocobalamin (1,000 μg twice weekly) is recommended for those with confirmed or suspected malabsorption or neurological symptoms.

Note that Up to 50% of patients require maintenance injections every 2–4 weeks to remain symptom-free, even after normalization of serum levels.

Normalization of serum B12 does not guarantee neurological recovery. Diagnostic and therapeutic strategies should prioritize functional status and clinical response over numeric thresholds alone.

[Hertford RFC @HertfordRFC]

County honours for Hertford youngstrers #Pitchero
https://t.co/3jZ6TeNWuC

[Leverstock Green FC @levgreenfc]

U18 TRIALS

2024/25 is done and dusted now, but preparations for next season are already under way!

We are holding trials for our U18 team this Thursday, 1st May. If you are interested and would like to attend, please submit your details here:

https://t.co/BbdXNOwvO9

[Leverstock Green FC @levgreenfc]

✅ The Great Escape

WE
ARE
STAYING
UP!!!!;

[Leverstock Green FC @levgreenfc]

➡️ NEXT UP

Our fate could be decided tomorrow. It's our final home game of the season when we face @stotfoldfc on Easter Monday, and we need a big Levy support there!

#UpTheTrees

[Leverstock Green FC @levgreenfc]

One goal.
Three precious points.
On to Monday.

#UpTheTrees

[Leverstock Green FC @levgreenfc]

MATCHDAY!

Three games left to save ourselves and the first of them is this evening as we travel to @HertfordTownFC for a Good Friday fixture. Let's see a big Levy support there tonight!

KO 7.45 pm at Hertingfordbury Park

#UpTheTrees