Touching grass
Maine, USA
Joined January 2022
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Liking art online, just hoping it's not AI 馃様 Even real art can be using AI as a reference. Bastardization of the human experience imo
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The only way not to have a hoarder house is to periodically regret throwing something away.
I've been making all of the stuffed squash blossoms I can. Something you can't buy at the grocery! Pictured is the first effort. I made a second batch which did have a batter, coated in cornmeal and drizzled with olive oil. That was even better.
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Brought a pot inside and this little grey treefrog jumped out of a drainage hole on the bottom! I put the pot back so as not to disturb his humble abode.
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Found a mess of shrimp of the woods and some honeys! Thankfully we got some rain and the mushrooms are loving it.
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Whenever you feel lonely, remember that your white blood cells are fighting like this for your health..
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Reminder to go touch grass
A scientist in Japan demonstrated that the air inside a forest strengthens your immune system for a full month
The study is incredibly fascinating:
Qing Li, an immunologist at Nippon Medical School in Tokyo, took 12 men on a 3-day forest trip. These were slow walks with no breathing exercises and no set route.
Then he tested their blood and found a surge in natural killer cells -- the immune cells your body uses to fight cancer and virus-infected cells.
Remarkably, the effect didn't fade when they went home, it was still measurable 30 days later.
A control group that walked the same distance through a city showed no change at all.
Pine, cedar, and cypress trees release compounds called phytoncides to defend themselves from insects and bacteria. You breathe them in, and Li believes they switch your immune cells into high gear.
He estimates one forest walk a month may be enough to keep those cells elevated all year.
The best medicine might not even need a prescription -- just a walk among the trees.
Long term care is crazy, insane workload of 40 pts, many hospice, slinging sched drugs, wound care, stay late to catch up on charting, go home mentally and physically exhausted but somehow still love it. Nurses are empathetic masochists.
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Our hearts are heavy today for 19-year-old Pvt. Isabella Gonzales of Carrollton, Texas. This brave young soldier was killed Friday in Iranian missile and drone attacks on a U.S. base in Jordan.
At just 19, she selflessly answered the call to defend our nation. Her courage and sacrifice will never be forgotten.
Sending deepest condolences and prayers to her family, friends, and all who loved her. May God wrap you in comfort and grant her eternal peace.
Thank you for your service, Isabella. You are a true hero. 馃嚭馃嚫
