Better than Botox
I would like to share some beauty secrets I’ve discovered in my work, but first— we must talk about poop. I promise, this will make sense if you stick with me.
Parenthood has definitely lessened my squeamishness around all our bodies processes. Even though we are past the diaper years, lately the kids and I have been cracking up to songs about poop on Spotify. There is this one guy, “The Odd Man Who Sings”, who has poop song for almost every name in existence. Search for your name and poop together on Spotify and you will see.
The Art of Winter Wellbeing
The tightrope walk of staying healthy while living life to its fullest is narrow in the northern hemisphere this time of year. Covid and flu levels are high again, as told by ER occupancies and wastewater numbers across the US and Europe. The trifecta of rich foods, sweet foods, and more social time indoors can make it harder to stay well.
Perimenopause Musings
Caitlin Moran on Perimenopause: “When you’re dealing with the menopause, or perimenopause, it’s useful, I think, if you’ve “done some drugs” in your life. The day after doing Ecstasy, when you can feel the drugs leaving your body, hour by hour, and the list of things that you felt inclined to do last night – dance, talk, laugh, jump off a wall because it was funny, kiss and hug people, shout, “I LOVE YOU!” at strangers, because, in that moment, you really do – gradually gets smaller and smaller, until you want to do none of those things any more…
Flu Season?
In the 70s, there was a study on refined sugar at Loma Linda University. (Refined sugar is any sugar where vital minerals are removed, such as white, brown, powdered, cane, or turbinado sugar, or corn syrup.) In the study, five groups were given different amounts of sugar ranging from no sugar to 60 teaspoons. Across all groups, white blood cell efficacy decreased as sugar consumption increased. (If you’re new to immune-system biology: white blood cells help fight infection.) The group that was given the largest quantity of refined sugar showed a 50 percent decrease in white blood cells over the course of five hours.