https://www.businessinsider.com/gout-symptoms-treatment-how-common-2019-1 A painful disease once known for afflicting wealthy kings is making a comeback, and fad diets like keto may be partly to blame Hilary Brueck Jan. 10, 2019, 8:39 AM Gout can come on suddenly, often as debilitating pain in the big toe. Shutterstock Gout is on the rise as more Americans indulge in purine-rich foods like … Continue reading Increase in number of gout sufferers may be due to obesity and fad diets
Month: January 2019
If you need ideas on things to do in NYC
With the cold temperatures coming in, many people will prefer just to stay home. A shame when there are so many wonderful things to see and do in NYC. I feel about NYC the same way that Samuel Johnson felt about London. This is a quote that's near and dear to my heart. First tho, … Continue reading If you need ideas on things to do in NYC
If I know at the beginning of the book that the mother dies, why do I cry when it happens?
This is one of those brief essays that is beautiful written and has something worth hearing. BookRiot has many of them. Check out their site and their newsletters. https://bookriot.com/2019/01/09/books-that-tell-you-how-they-end A LOVE LETTER TO BOOKS THAT TELL YOU HOW THEY END LEAH RACHEL VON ESSEN01-09-19 So you’re reading a book. And right at the beginning, it … Continue reading If I know at the beginning of the book that the mother dies, why do I cry when it happens?
Your weather forecast just isn’t as good because of the shutdown
The shutdown is having so many unexplored adverse effects on the world we live in. This is one that could prove important if we get a dangerous storm. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/01/07/national-weather-service-is-open-your-forecast-is-worse-because-shutdown/? Capital Weather Gang The National Weather Service is ‘open,’ but your forecast is worse because of the shutdown By Angela Fritz January 7 at 3:46 PM … Continue reading Your weather forecast just isn’t as good because of the shutdown
The oil spill that won’t die
Oil spills like this are why there are growing areas of the Gulf of Mexico floor that are sterile because of spreading layers of filth. https://www.ecowatch.com/oil-spill-gulf-of-mexico-2624931584.html? Oil Change International Jan. 02, 2019 09:13AM EST WWLTV / YouTube screenshot Oil Spill Continuing for 14 Years Could Become Nation's Worst Environmental Disaster By Andy Rowell It may be a … Continue reading The oil spill that won’t die
How wild cats became domesticated
How Wild Cats Became Domesticated as Pets by Lori Dorn at 3:41 PM on January 4, 2019 In a moggy Ted Ed Lesson animated by Chintis Lundgren, genetics researcher Eva-Marie Geigl explains the history of how cats were first domesticated from their wild, solitary roots. Geigl looks at how cats were viewed, the use they provided to humans and how the cats responded to being in the … Continue reading How wild cats became domesticated
What happens to your body if you stop drinking soda?
I was able to quit smoking, have been happy to avoid a drug or alcohol problem, but diet soda? I began with Tab when it was first released. Have moved from one brand to another -- Diet Pepsi most of the time. I now drink a hard-to-admit amount of caffeine-heavy Diet Sunkist, often to the … Continue reading What happens to your body if you stop drinking soda?
Prepare for the book vs movie conundrum for these 19 books that will be 2019 movies
https://hellogiggles.com/reviews-coverage/books-being-made-into-movies-2019/ 19 books being made into movies in 2019 you'll want to read ELIZABETH ENTENMAN January 02, 2019 4:29 pm Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission. Some of our favorite films are based on … Continue reading Prepare for the book vs movie conundrum for these 19 books that will be 2019 movies
Gout (of all things) is affecting people who aren’t gluttons
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2019/jan/06/gout-is-on-the-rise-and-its-not-just-gluttonous-sovereigns-who-get-it? Gout is on the rise – and it’s not just gluttonous sovereigns who get it Research shows the disease is becoming more prevalent, and laying off the port and venison is no guarantee of immunity Sun 6 Jan 2019 10.00 EST, Last modified on Mon 7 Jan 2019 07.01 EST A section from the 1799 cartoon The Gout, by … Continue reading Gout (of all things) is affecting people who aren’t gluttons
Excellent reading for when/if winter ever forces you to stay inside
It's always nice to have something interesting, but not too long, to read when you can hear the wind swirling outside, or see the snow, or (worse yet) listen to cars skidding on ice while tucked up warm inside with something good to eat, a light to read by, and maybe a furry friend nearby. … Continue reading Excellent reading for when/if winter ever forces you to stay inside
Apple Watch collects another tale of a life saved
This particular story makes use of a feature I use ALL the time. I can tap an icon and my iPhone gives a nice ping telling me where it is. Has saved an aggregate of hours of not looking endlessly in the places where I thought I left it. Here's a time when that ping … Continue reading Apple Watch collects another tale of a life saved
21 Things that happen in the movies that never happen in real life
Buzzfeed can drive me crazy sometimes with what they find newsworthy but there are times they amuse no end. This is one of them -- a list of 21 things that happen in movies that are totally not real life. They range from people in their late 20s still in high school, to never needing … Continue reading 21 Things that happen in the movies that never happen in real life
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