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 […]
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Always good to have a Plan B.
As I approach seventy I still don’t have any retirement plans. I used to think my plans for continuing to work were not shared by others. That is until I saw this chart!
If you like what you do, no reason to retire. Especially in this day and age where one can work from home. I probably would have continued longer if the field of medicine had not so drastically changed with the advent of the electronic health record and insurance companies running the show. Oh dear, you are in the insurance field I hope I have not offended. 😂
No worries. I am extremely hard to offend. All industries have bad actors and the insurance industry has its fair share.
So true. Medical field included!