Okokimup

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[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

Thanks, I had no idea.

 

Action item at the end:

“Avoid plastics as much as you can. Reducing your use of ultraprocessed foods can reduce the levels of the chemical exposures you come in contact with,” Trasande said. “Never put plastic containers in the microwave or dishwasher, where the heat can break down the linings so they might be absorbed more readily.”

Here are other tips to reduce exposure:

· Use unscented lotions and laundry detergents.

· Use cleaning supplies without scents.

· Use glass, stainless steel, ceramic or wood to hold and store foods.

· Buy fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables instead of canned and processed versions.

· Encourage frequent handwashing to remove chemicals from hands.

· Avoid air fresheners and all plastics labeled as No. 3, No. 6 and No. 7.

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I have genetically high cholesterol that can't be controlled with diet. I've been on and off statins over the years, and am currently on one along with Zetia. I have never experienced ill effects from it. No one in my family has either.

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first Invent the universe. - Carl Sagan, sounding like Douglas Adams.

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The Immune Mind by Dr Marty Lymon, about how the nervous system and Immune system work in concert to keep us healthy.

What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher. Just started, so no opinion yet, but I loved The Hollow Places.

When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruritania. What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves. Aided by a redoubtable British mycologist and a baffled American doctor, Alex must unravel the secret of the House of Usher before it consumes them all.

And I needed a physical book to read on the beach, so I've also just started All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld, and I'm really impressed by the prose so far.

Jake Whyte is living on her own in an old farmhouse on a craggy British island, a place of ceaseless rains and battering winds. Her disobedient collie, Dog, and a flock of sheep are her sole companions, which is how she wanted it to be. But every few nights something—or someone—picks off one of the sheep and sets off a new deep pulse of terror. There are foxes in the woods, a strange boy and a strange man, rumors of an obscure, formidable beast. But there is also Jake's past—hidden thousands of miles away and years ago, held in the silences about her family and the scars that stripe her back—a past that threatens to break into the present.

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

I'm currently reading The Immune Mind by Dr Marty Lyman. It discusses how the immune system and nervous system work in concert to keep us healthy.

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

You can at least go to the medium place.

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

You should add one allowing this site that you've never been to before and don't even know yet if it's useful, to send you notifications.

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 52 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I read this as someone trying to get pregnant and having miscarriages.

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

"Do you have any history of mental illness in your family?"
"I have a cousin who drives a pickup truck to work in an office."

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago

This comment is great out-of-context.

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's got too much hair

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Fun fact: spoiler tags do not work across all lemmy platforms.

 

Visited a booth at my farmer's market where the mom working was wearing her baby in a sling on her back. This kid's neck was as far back as it could go. We mentioned it to the mom, and she just said "yeah, her head's been bobbing around all morning."

I don't know the baby's age. And I don't know much about babies. Based on the first time I saw her, she's at least seven months old. I know that newborns' necks need to be supported. And I know that having your neck in that position can cause a stroke in adults.

It made my mom so uncomfortable she had to walk away, but the people behind us talked to the woman and said nothing about it. Should this be reported to someone? Or is it totally normal and fine?

 

Appeal factors are the characteristics that engage the reader and include the book’s pacing, the level of character development, the types and complexity of language used, the mood of the story, and the book’s overall tone. 

I'm excited to try out some of the tools they link to. Right away I see so many new-to-me interesting titles on whichbook.

 

!52weeksofart@lemmy.world

I enjoyed participating in inktober, and seeing what everyone else made. I want to keep using prompts, but in a broader way than ink52.

We'll begin the first week of January. For now, if you visit the community, I'm soliciting ideas for prompts. That can include a subject, but it can also be a technique, medium, color, or any other kind of inspiration. All types of visual art are welcome. Hope to see you there.

 

Recipe. Plating was so pretty, I had to share.

 

Made for the 52weeksofbaking Regional Favorites challenge.

 

Recipe

On whole wheat rolls made for !52weeksofbaking@lemmy.world.

 

Recipe.

Yes it's good. Next time I would use cookie butter instead of almond butter.

 

With: mayo, stir fry sauce, pickled onion, green onion, scrambled egg, and toasted sesame seeds.

 
 
 
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