Thursday, 22 February 2024
UUMPA EIVRCE CRSS
RICH COUCH THEORY
TikTok has a new design theory on the rise: anyone whose couch doesn’t touch their walls is living in luxury. Having your couch in the middle of the room, according to many TikTok users, is the mark of an expensive home.
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I wish we knew. It’s a bit of a mystery, you see. We’re not exactly sure when or how life began on Earth. The fossil record is a bit sketchy the further back you go. We can, however, see that there was no “supernatural cause” that started life. Nothing that we have discovered suggests intelligent design. If God had a hand in it, he had a good way of covering his tracks. Of course, the absence of evidence for a supernatural cause doesn’t prove or disprove the existence of God, and that’s not the point of this question or answer anyway.
Obviously, life as we know it began after Thea crashed into Proto-Earth and created the Earth and Moon as we now know them. That cataclysmic event was extremely violent.
There was water on Earth. At first it wasn’t lying on the surface, but it was inside, much as we have found there is water in lunar regolith. Eventually, much of the water pooled on the surface, and that became the oceans. The amount of water on Earth seems like a lot to us because we live on the surface of a big planet like ants on the sidewalk.
Water seems to be the ingredient that is needed, along with electrical storms and volcanic atmospheric discharge. Given the right conditions, scientists have demonstrated experimentally that amino acids, the basic building blocks of life, can be generated in the lab from an environment and conditions that we think were present on our planet billions of years ago.
All we know is that life seems to be the exception rather than the rule when it comes to exoplanetary science.
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Monday, 19 February 2024
Sunday, 18 February 2024
RANNA BATI - HS WIFE
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HNTA
IGF-1 may help explain why people’s lives appear to be cut short when they eat some low-carb diets but not others.949 Twin Harvard cohorts found that vegetable-based low-carb diets were associated with lower mortality rates, while those based on animal sources increased the risk of premature death by 23 percent and the risk of dying specifically from cancer by 28 percent.950 Even just substituting 5 percent of calories of animal protein with protein from plants, such as beans or nuts, may be associated with a 14 percent lower risk of dying prematurely (and a 19 percent lower risk of dying specifically from dementia).951 Egg protein (found mostly in the egg white) appears to be the worst. Replacing just 3 percent of egg protein with plant protein may be associated with a 24 percent lower risk of premature death in men and a 21 percent lower risk in women.
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"The world is full of struggle. It is also full of overcoming."
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Although eggs are the single largest source of cholesterol in the American diet, more than any individual type of meat, the number one overall source of cholesterol is meat in general (with twice as much cholesterol coming from white meat as from red).1042 So, researchers expected to find less inflammation in the biopsies from vegetarians than from meat eaters, and they did. Not only did the vegetarians’ thigh fat average fewer than half of the pro-inflammatory macrophages compared to biopsies taken from omnivores, the meat eaters had 80 percent greater expression of tumor necrosis factor, a potent inflammatory marker, in their abdominal fat
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why eating nuts can alter our microbiome for the better, boosting the growth of good bugs that produce short-chain fatty acids, but there appears to be no prebiotic influence when we eat the same amount of nut butter. 7
Chapter 5, The Fool
60. Long is the night to the sleepless; long is the league to the weary. Long is worldly existence to fools who know not the Sublime Truth.
61. Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let him resolutely pursue a solitary course; there is no fellowship with the fool.
62. The fool worries, thinking, "I have sons, I have wealth." Indeed, when he himself is not his own, whence are sons, whence is wealth?
63. A fool who knows his foolishness is wise at least to that extent, but a fool who thinks himself wise is a fool indeed.
64. Though all his life a fool associates with a wise man, he no more comprehends the Truth than a spoon tastes the flavor of the soup.
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AMPING THE AMPK - BERBERINE - In short, barberries, which can be found inexpensively priced at Middle Eastern groceries in dried form, have been shown to successfully lower LDL cholesterol levels an average of fourteen points (mg/dL),175 as well as improve acne,176 artery function,177 triglycerides, blood sugars, and insulin resistance.178 One could achieve the dose of berberine used widely in China for diabetes management,179 which is presumably AMPK-enhancing, by eating as few as two teaspoons of barberries three times a day or a single tablespoon twice a day. 180 Eating the whole food is preferable, especially since an analysis of berberine supplements on the market found that 60 percent failed to match what was claimed on their labels
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5 BDHA FAMILIES
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AMPING THE AMPK
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BDHA RAFT PARABLE
raft parable, the Buddha said,
"In the same way, monks, I have taught the Dhamma [dharma] compared to a raft, for the purpose of crossing over, not for the purpose of holding onto. Understanding the Dhamma as taught compared to a raft, you should let go even of Dhammas, to say nothing of non-Dhammas."
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g. If coffee is indeed confirmed to induce autophagy and increase longevity, then a daily habit may ultimately prove to be an advantage
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SPERMIDINE X WHEATGERM X HELPS AUTOPHAGY
you’ll notice it has the smallest serving size, just one tablespoon or 7 g.447 So, on a volume or weight basis, wheat germ reigns supreme. It’s also the cheapest source of spermidine, as low as two cents per mg. Wheat germ is a by-product of the white flour milling industry and typically just discarded, which may account for its reasonable price.448 You know something’s a bargain when it can even beat out dried beans in nutrient per dollar.
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OMPH
Om Mani Padme Hum' is a traditional Buddhist mantra that is believed to have a therapeutic effect on the mind and body. The mantra is believed to evoke compassion and wisdom, and to purify negative karma and negative emotions.
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Unlike turmeric, the taste of wheat germ is pretty neutral, and I’ve found I can just sprinkle it onto foods. (I mix it with ground flaxseeds,
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At sufficient doses, wheat germ can also help control cholesterol, triglycerides,450 diabetic blood sugars,451 and pain, fatigue, headache, and mood swings associated with painful periods.452 (Details in see.nf/wheatgerm.) It can also boost Bifidobacteria in the gut. A common constituent of commercial probiotics, Bifidobacteria are considered one of the proxies for a beneficial balance of good bugs in general453 and may even have the knock-on effect of adding extra spermidine to the system.
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if one were to summarize the Buddha’s teaching in one word, we would have to say that it is universal interdependence, of which nonviolence is a natural consequence. #
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HELPING AUTOPHAGY
60 minutes of moderate to vigorous aerobic activity
minimizing your intake of french fries and potato chips
trying to consume at least 20 mg of spermidine by incorporating foods such as tempeh, mushrooms, peas, and wheat germ into your diet
drinking three cups of regular or decaffeinated coffee
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that strawberries can improve cognition,547 cholesterol, inflammation,548 and osteoarthritis,549 as well as boost beneficial gut bugs, including Christensenellaceae, 550 a newly discovered551 bacterial family found associated with longevity based on studies of centenarians and supercentenarians
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We must first realize that the true cause of suffering is not outside, but inside
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RX CELLULAR SENESCENCE
To help slow this aging pathway, on a daily basis, consider:
consuming quercetin-rich foods, beverages, and seasonings, such as onions, apples, kale, tea, and salt-free capers
eating fresh, frozen, or freeze-dried strawberries
seasoning meals with pippali (long pepper)
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Everyone Loses or Everyone Gains
SN CNMA SUDAKSHINAR SAREE2020
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“Meditation is a deliberate training of attention that awakens us beyond the conditioned mind and habitual thinking, and reveals the nature of reality.”
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MOH TYAGNA
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I have put duality away, I have seen the two worlds are one; One I seek, One I know, One I see, One I call. He is the first, He is the last, He is the outward, he is the inward. - Rumi
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QRA AP
Bhagavad Gita 18.66 is a significant verse that concludes the teachings of Lord Krishna to Arjuna. In this verse, Lord Krishna imparts his final instruction to Arjuna, encouraging him to surrender completely to the divine will and to relinquish all fears and doubts. Here's the English translation of the verse:
"Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear."
Explanation:
In this verse, Lord Krishna is emphasizing the path of absolute surrender (bhakti yoga) to Him. He asks Arjuna to give up all other forms of religion or spiritual practices and to simply surrender himself to the divine will. Lord Krishna assures Arjuna that by doing so, He will free him from all the karmic reactions and sins, allowing him to attain liberation (moksha) and reach the ultimate goal of life.
The verse also indicates that one need not worry or be afraid while surrendering to the Lord. The Supreme Divine is all-compassionate and loving, and by surrendering to Him, one becomes free from all anxieties and fears. This surrender is an act of complete trust and devotion, acknowledging that the divine will knows what is best for the individual soul.
Overall, Gita 18.66 highlights the essence of Bhagavad Gita's teachings - the path of surrender to the Divine and the realization of oneness with the Supreme Self. It emphasizes the importance of faith, devotion, and complete surrender in attaining spiritual liberation and inner peace.
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