The Problem With Plastic Chemicals
Bisphenols and phthalates in our food are concerning for several reasons.
To start, growing research shows that they are endocrine disruptors, which means that they can interfere with the production and regulation of estrogen and other hormones. Even minor disruptions in hormone levels can contribute to an increased risk of several health problems, including diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, birth defects, premature birth, neurodevelopmental disorders, and infertility.
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If you're worried about ticks, put up an owl box.
The animal driving most Lyme disease in the eastern US is the white-footed mouse. Ticks that feed on them are far more likely to come away infected than ticks that feed on other animals. The bigger the local mouse population, the worse the next year's tick year.
A single barred owl pair raising chicks can take hundreds of rodents in a breeding season. Owls also don't carry Lyme. The bacterium can't survive their digestive tract, so an owl that eats an infected mouse is a dead end for the disease.
Researchers at the Cary Institute, the leading lab on Lyme ecology, have been explicit about this: "Landscapes that support predators have reduced Lyme disease risk."
One owl box on its own isn't going to fix a tick year. But a yard with owls, foxes, bobcats, and weasels in it has fewer mice, and a yard with fewer mice has fewer infected ticks.
If you have woods or fields nearby, a properly sized barn owl or screech owl box (different species, different ...
🚨 BREAKING: Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces "folate deficiency in a child's brain can lead to autism."
And an "exciting therapy" for kids with autism: leucovorin. Up to 60% of deficient children can have improved communication if they take it.
GREAT NEWS.
ITALIAN PENICILLIN SOUP 🤒🥕✨
Italian penicillin is a nickname for patina soup, because it’s believed to make you feel better, since it’s packed with nourishing ingredients.
It’s a perfect comfort food, and is often eaten to ward off a cold.
✨6 cups broth
✨4 carrots
✨2 stalks celery
✨1 onion
✨4 garlic cloves
✨2 sprigs Rosemary
✨1 cup pasta
✨juice from 1 lemon (optional)
✨1 cup pastina pasta
✨fresh parsley
✨salt and pepper to taste
Combine broth, carrots, celery, onion, garlic and rosemary to a pot and bring to a boil.
Reduce to a simmer and cook for 20-25 minutes
Remove the rosemary sprigs. Take out veges along with 1 cup of broth and add to a blender; blend until smooth.
Pour blended veggies back into the pot with the remaining broth and stir to combine. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice (optional)
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