Capsaicin, the compound that makes chili peppers hot is an evolutionary filter designed to punish mammals and reward birds. Mammals feel it as pain because mammal digestion destroys seeds. Birds don’t have the receptor that detects it, so they eat the fruit, fly off, and deposit the seeds far from the plant from which they […]
Sugar-Free Diet Linked to Metabolic Changes “Completely removing sucrose from a low-fat diet may unexpectedly disrupt gut health and promote inflammation and metabolic dysfunction, highlighting that balanced nutrition is more important than simply eliminating sugar,” said Rasheed Ahmad, Ph.D., principal scientist and head of the Immunology & Microbiology Department at the Dasman Diabetes Institute, in […]
I seriously wonder if there are any original recipes out there. You think to yourself “Let’s make a black bean and corn thing tonight”. So you do what everyone else does and hop on the internet to find numerous recipes that are pretty much the same. Full Disclosure: This recipe is a copycat and my […]
Interesting insights from the oldest of the old. All charts are from the survey report which can downloaded here: https://www.uhc.com/content/dam/uhcdotcom/en/general/100-at-100-Final-Report-Aug2025.pdf
I was in St. Louis on business. One day these things showed up at the office. I had one (OK, two) after breakfast. Yes, they are that good. Memo to Self – Don’t get depressed that you only learned about this delicacy in your 7th decade. I wonder if they deliver to Oklahoma.
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Did you use the Harvard map and drill down to your county?
Yes. It took a while to drill down, but when I finally got to my county, it was bright red.
I almost hit the “like” button for your comment but I didn’t want you to think I liked the fact your county was red. Stay safe.
I’m pretty much a mushroom here. I still walk and do tai chi outside. But about the only place I go is the grocery store. I had four in person medical appointments, and one virtual. Actually six in person appointments if you count the extra trips to the lab. I had to go back two extra times because they messed up with the blood samples. Still haven’t made it back to the gym. How about you?
Some experts felt the results demonstrated that returning to the gym was relatively safe — but only in places where there were few infections. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/health/coronavirus-gyms-fitness.html
Despite the Oslo study I’m of the opinion gyms have higher probability of becoming a super spreading situation. I am cancelling my Y membership this month. I did go to the Y to check out what they have done in terms of safety precautions. I wasn’t impressed nor comfortable enough to return to my gym routine.
Great minds think alike. 😀
Yes we do!
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