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There seems to be this predominant thinking that aging is synonymous with a high probability of becoming obese. I would like to say once and for all that this is complete bullshit. It is not true. It is only “true” because people eat shit. Because they put garbage in their bodies. Because they deviate –…

This may be news to many, it turns out that high arsenic levels have been found in American-grown rice. This stems from the fact that many groundwater reservoirs in the US have unsafe, high levels of arsenic (and probably also the fact that rice is a highly irrigation-intensive crop). Lundberg, one of the largest American…

Results Benzodiazepine ever use was associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease (adjusted odds ratio 1.51, 95% confidence interval 1.36 to 1.69; further adjustment on anxiety, depression, and insomnia did not markedly alter this result: 1.43, 1.28 to 1.60). No association was found for a cumulative dose 180 prescribed daily doses) and with the…

The old models are dead ends. Don’t expect to be redeemed by them. Don’t expect them to empower. People are stuck with the old models. They find comfort in them, even though they are dead ends. They have delusions of success which lead to more and more imbalance and suffering. Its time to stop. Its…

I was researching the topic of verbal abuse as it unfortunately occurs quite a lot in the city where I live. The other day as I was bicycling one motorist randomly started spewing at me about a helmet – something I consciously choose not to wear. Irregardless, a passing motorist has no business whatsoever shouting…

As everyone probably knows, quinoa is one of the trickiest foods to season because of its unique characteristics. It is not like rice at all, so all the things that would normally be done to season rice don’t really apply to it. For example, no one really adds oil to quinoa. Likewise it is not…

Pepper spray can be an excellent defense for someone who is in a position in which they are exposed to possible physical violence. If I had had pepper spray with me a couple years ago I would have been able to prevent a violent assault against me in which I was nearly strangled to death,…

Where is Heaven? Does it ever come from abandoning, from forgetting, from not being careful about, not being attentive; from not being conscientious, dedicated, watchful, vigilant, meticulous, kind, caring, or loving? Ever? Or does it come from being even more dedicated, remembering, careful, attentive, conscientious, dedicated, watchful, vigilant, meticulous, kind, caring, and loving? Is it…