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- Comment on hmm breakfast 1 week ago:
Smoking cigarettes is the number one cause of heart disease and cancer globally. If you smoke, quitting is the biggest thing you can do to improve your health
- Comment on hmm breakfast 1 week ago:
Nicotine might help with short term anxiety symptoms, but addictions of all kinds tend to make anxiety worse overall and dependent on the addictive substance to not be anxious
- Comment on YSK tricks for one of the cheapest meals: beans and rice 1 week ago:
Celery has vitamins which is helpful
- Comment on YSK tricks for one of the cheapest meals: beans and rice 1 week ago:
Here’s some ideas:
- peanut butter or eggs with cheese on whole grain toast
- Soft boiled or fried eggs over rice with soy sauce and kimchi/hot sauce. The goey yolk makes the rice creamy. Can make the rice and boiled eggs the night before to save time in the morning. You can also marinade peeled boiled eggs in soy sauce and spices overnight
- Add some fresh fruit, whatever is on sale/in season
- Comment on YSK tricks for one of the cheapest meals: beans and rice 1 week ago:
You’re welcome!
- Comment on YSK tricks for one of the cheapest meals: beans and rice 1 week ago:
That’s fine in the short term. Whole grains have essential amino acids that beans lack
- Comment on YSK tricks for one of the cheapest meals: beans and rice 1 week ago:
I didn’t learn these tricks because I was experiencing obesity…
Try volunteering at your local food bank some time, they certainly need the help right now
- Comment on YSK tricks for one of the cheapest meals: beans and rice 1 week ago:
To each their own. Brown rice comes in 20lbs bags too. The biggest benefit in my opinion is brown rice keeps me feeling fuller longer.
totally agree on chicken broth adding that extra something
- Comment on YSK tricks for one of the cheapest meals: beans and rice 1 week ago:
Thanks for contributing. Some of your content on fat is not supported by evidence. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fats are the healthiest fats, and saturated fats increase risks of heart disease.
Here’s a great article from the Nutrition Source discussing these concerns head on. TL;DR
Given the above information, is commercially processed canola oil harmful?
Although care must be taken in handling and processing of canola oil and other vegetable oils, canola oil is a safe and healthy form of fat that will reduce blood LDL cholesterol levels and heart disease risk compared to carbohydrates or saturated fats such as found in beef tallow or butter. Indeed, in a randomized trial that showed one of the most striking reductions in risk of heart disease, canola oil was used as the primary form of fat. [8] Whether using cold-pressed canola oil provides some small additional benefit is not clear.
In general, variety is a good strategy in nutrition, and thus consuming a variety of oils is desirable, for example using extra virgin oil when the special flavor is desired and canola oil or soybean oil for other uses. Both canola and soybean oils provide ω-3 fatty acids that are important to include in an overall diet. Of course, avoiding overheating and burning of oils is important to provide the best taste and to avoid damaging the healthy-promoting fatty acids that they contain.
- Comment on YSK tricks for one of the cheapest meals: beans and rice 1 week ago:
We should have a post of cheap foods!
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- Comment on Depression 3 weeks ago:
As another commenter alluded to, inflicting trauma and depression on perceived enemies is an intentional tactic of oppressors. Therefore any moments of joy are acts of resistance against oppression. Depression is a valid response, but it isn’t always helpful to yourself or others. So trying to find ways to cope can improve your situation.
Two things I find helpful for coping are being in community with people who share my values and volunteering to try to improve my corner of the world. I find both of these things through my Unitarian Universalist church. There’s no expectation to believe any specific scripture, just a shared set of values. The first principle being all humans have inherent worth and dignity. Our congregation has people who identify as atheist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, several types of pagan, etc. Our music program is also a big bonus. Find a congregation near you, they can vary based on the local membership and many stream services so you can check out the vibe before going in person.
- Comment on what books about personal boundaries do you know that don't mention god? 2 months ago:
Not strictly about boundaries, but I think you’d like the Evolving Self by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. It goes a lot into how to consider your priorities in life and what you want to spend your time on
- Comment on Has cancel culture gone too far? 2 months ago:
Director of National Intelligence? Does Nobody Inquire? Do Not Ingratiate?
- Comment on If suffering is good because it gives life meaning, wouldn't it follow that hurting people is good? 2 months ago:
Agreed. There’s plenty of suffering that happens in life just because. Purposeful suffering doesn’t seem like a good thing in most cases.
But there’s also the issue of the definition of suffering. Minor suffering like tolerating a colder thermostat setting in the winter, it saves money and energy, seems rather subjective on where the line could be drawn on bad vs good.
- Comment on anyone have personal experience with industrial tourism? 2 months ago:
Check out your local recycling center, they often do tours!
- Comment on Replaced my electric resistance water heater with heat pump, dramatic reduction in energy usage 2 months ago:
My utility company chipped in $1,600, so it ended up being the cheapest option anyway.
This 65gal Rheem heat pump water heater goes for $2,150 plus shipping and install.
This 55gal Rheem resistance water heater goes for $820 plus about equivalent shipping and install as a heat pump water heater
- Comment on Replaced my electric resistance water heater with heat pump, dramatic reduction in energy usage 2 months ago:
The utility company for me. They chipped in $1,600!
- Comment on YSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to choose their own voters. In many countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United States 2 months ago:
This is a board game! There’s also a virtual version on Board Game Arena
- Comment on No way 3 months ago:
Of course not, it was made with vacuums duh
- Comment on I stand with big tobacco 😤 3 months ago:
For those who need it 1-800-QUIT-NOW has free resources to support quitting smoking, it’s the #1 thing you can do to improve your health. The American Lung Association has a great website as well.
- Comment on YSK Doctors of Osteopathy in the US seldom practice Osteopathy 3 months ago:
The main bottleneck in training new doctors (both MD and DO) is that federal funding for medical residency slots have remained mostly unchanged since 1996. Some hospitals have been able to pay for extra slots out of their clinical revenues, but they’ll be facing more financial pressures because of the Big Beautiful Bill.
- Comment on The Ocean 3 months ago:
Spongebob knew what was up Image
- Comment on YSK: if you are visiting Puerto Rico from the mainland US, you can sign up to escort a rescue animal on your return flight to their adopter 3 months ago:
We have an 11 year old rescue pup from Puerto Rico, he’s a really good boy. They kind of have their own breed going on on the island. We DNA tested him and he’s about 1/3 Chihuahua, 1/3 “super mut”, and then like small portions of a dozen other breeds. He loves laying outside all day on the hottest days of the year.
- Comment on YSK: Condé Nast Parent Company is a Major Owner of Reddit, You Should Avoid their Publications (Wired, Ars Technica, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vogue,...etc) as Much as Possible. 5 months ago:
Right, I try to spread the word :)
- Comment on YSK: Condé Nast Parent Company is a Major Owner of Reddit, You Should Avoid their Publications (Wired, Ars Technica, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vogue,...etc) as Much as Possible. 5 months ago:
Propublica is an excellent nonprofit investigative journalism organization. They have a strong track record of holding powerful companies accountable and achieving real world results/consequences. They often partner with local news organizations to help give them good content and there’s never a paywall either.
- Comment on Why am I seeing political ads for Donald Trump in April of the year of his second inauguration? 6 months ago:
This is why. Republicans in Congress are planning to take “at least” $880 Billion over ten years out of Medicare and Medicaid. There are also ads in the opposite direction raising alarm about this. They say they’ll make the cuts without reducing benefits, and by that they generally mean they’re going to pay doctors even less for caring for those patients.
The Coalition to Strengthen Healthcare has some resources to facilitate grass roots advocacy if you’re interested!
- Comment on How do man made hiking trails keep the grass from overgrowing? 6 months ago:
Plants are actually pretty sensitive to soil compaction, which can take a lot of time to reverse. the composition clay/sand in the soil can changed the time it takes to resettle, and it might even just erode down to rock.
- Comment on What vacuum should I buy for 66% carpets in 1500sqft condo? Sub $500 7 months ago:
Our Shark brand vacuum has been a world of difference with dog hair in the carpet, compared to our previous vacuum. They have several models in your price range
- Comment on How do people doctor shop? Don't all doctors pass info on all their patients between each other? And in this day and age how do they do it.? 8 months ago:
You can either start with a general Internet search for doctors and read their reviews and check if they accept your insurance. Or start with your insurance company’s list of providers (which may be out of date) and then go read reviews for doctors. If possible, I highly recommend non-profit doctors offices, and especially stay away from anything owned by private equity…they try to squeeze as much money out of patients and their employees as possible.
In the US, doctors aren’t allowed to share info about their patients with anyone without the patient’s permission. However, there are lists out there for people who try to circumvent controlled substance laws.
