Tight supplies have helped push U.S. retail prices higher. Chickpeas on U.S. grocery shelves jumped 12% from last year, nearly 17% higher than prior to the pandemic, according to the most recent NielsenIQ data. Hummus prices have increased 6.9% since 2019. Fewer chickpeas means cheap protein and hummus could be harder to find — https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/focus-fewer-chickpeas-means-cheap-protein-and-hummus-could-be-harder-to-find […]
The past week has been one of those terrible horrible no-good weeks that hit the checking account hard. I won’t list all of the things that stopped working but one thing hurt the most. The side by side refrigerator/freezer died. I think this appliance was over 30 years old. it functioned as our second unit, […]
Eating a larger proportion of protein while dieting leads to better food choices and helps avoid the loss of lean body mass, according to a new study. Rutgers University. “Higher protein intake while dieting leads to healthier eating.” ScienceDaily. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220627141426.htm (accessed June 28, 2022). Small study (n=200) and diet was self-selected. The relationship between higher […]
The primary reason for weight regain is biology. The brain defends against weight loss because of an old biological play book. If our ancestors lost weight, it was not to look good for a wedding or because of bathing suit season. Back then, weight loss was either because of illness or an interrupted food supply. […]
The best advice is the simplest: ignore diets and supplements and, instead, just aim to cut out junk like processed and fried foods. We’ve Reached Peak Wellness. Most of It Is Nonsense. – https://www.outsideonline.com/health/wellness/wellness-industry-lies-what-really-works/ Common sense advice. I recommend reading the entire article. Key Points Move your body, don’t eat crap Don’t diet Relationships matter […]
lifeunderwriter.net 
Choose your own adventure, I liked that description the best.
Still shopping in-store at CVS with a mask on is my own adventure.
Florida’s ostrich approach.
https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/education/campus/2022/01/07/check-out-these-florida-university-covid-19-omicron-policies-spring/9114783002/
Wow.
Just a few more days and maybe we can be number one! https://twitter.com/pnj/status/1480563080782389249?s=21
This is not good.
Oh I think governor death Santis would love to see Florida number one! It is certainly interesting living in a state where the governor and surgeon general seem to be actively trying to kill off their constituents. Court ordered ban on mask mandates, vaccination requirements , restricting gatherings of large groups inside, using federal money provided to improve ventilation, and obtain test kits. All in for Monoclonal Antibody Tx though. For the life of me, I cannot understand why people will gladly accept technology that is actually newer and less tested than mRNA vaccines. SMH.
I’ll race you to #1. https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/oklahoma-reports-more-than-27-000-new-covid-19-cases-58-additional-deaths-since-friday/ar-AASDjq4
Ready, set,…
GO! The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Tuesday reported 5,011 new COVID-19 cases across the state, bringing the total cumulative number of the state’s positive cases to 769,662 https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-reports-more-than-5000-new-covid-19-cases-16-additional-deaths/38736782
You’re trying to catch up to Florida!
It’s a race!