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Wentzl wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2019 9:52 pm
"Since 1950, much of the good stuff in the plants we grow - protein, calcium, iron, vitamin C, to name just four - has declined by as much as 1/3, a landmark 2004 study showed. Everything is becoming more like jund food. Even the protein content of bee pollen has dropped by a third."
Really? Whole Foods or McDonalds, does not make a difference. Everything is . . .
It's indeed a bit hyperbolic to say that vegetables are becoming like junk food. Crops are becoming less nutrient dense, however, due to cultivar selection that prioritizes yield over quality and declining nutrient stores in agricultural soils due to production patterns and myopic fertilization and soil fertility regimes.
Reduced plant nutritional quality will, without-a-doubt, lead to lower nutritional quality lower down the food chain (e.g., bee pollen, human consumption).
I'm doing a read and a book review of Erik Stensland's new book out this month, "Hiking Rocky Mountain National Park". RMNP is surely his long time mistress; the book a labor of love. A book that will occupy many a hikers's bookshelves and even a coffee table or two. Backpacks, not so much. Well written, organized with 75 trails to fit all types of outdoor folks. One of the coolest things is Erik is a professional photographer. The book is gorgeous and full of RMNP eye candy. Every time I look at it, I want to run out and do one of his described hikes. Definitely worth checking out. [Disclaimer: this is not an advertisement, nor an endorsement of a product. I have no financial interest or otherwise. I was asked to volunteer to read and write a review by the CMC, and you asked who was reading what...]
The Comic Book Story of Beer: The World's Favorite Beverage From 7000 BC to Today's Craft Brewing Revolution. Written by Jonathan Hennessey and Mike Smith. Art by Aaron McConnell. Lettering by Tom Orzechowski. It is akin to a 174 page graphic novel but is a non-fiction work. Came across this at Firestone Walker in Paso Robles this past week...have not seen this book before and I have quite a brewing library. Will donate it to the Lincoln Street Barber Shop when I am done--they have quite the eclectic collection of books there and this one will fit right in with the rest of them.
Sunita Puri. That Good Night - Life and Medicine in the 11th Hour
If anyone is, or has, dealt with caring for a loved one in the process of dying, this account of a young doctor's development in becoming a Palliative Care physician "is a stunning meditation on impermanence and the role of medicine in helping us live and die well, arming readers with information that will transform how we communicate with our doctors about what matters most to us." (quoted from the book jacket)
It addresses questions like:
Will treatment result in a better life, or a more drawn out death?
Do we do greater harm by 'saving' or prolonging lives than allowing them to die peacefully?
What must it be like for a loved one to be unable to live without the support of machines, but unable to die because of the support of machines?
I'm a Hospice volunteer and found this book to be very enlightening. I'm also a strong advocate in urging anyone, old or young, to consider writing down and recording your own end of life health directives. This will save you and your loved ones from making difficult decisions on the spot when (not if) the time comes. Here's a helpful link: http://honoringyourwishes.org
Sunita Puri. That Good Night - Life and Medicine in the 11th Hour
"If anyone is, or has, dealt with caring for a loved one in the process of dying, this account of a young doctor's development in becoming a Palliative Care physician "is a stunning meditation on impermanence and the role of medicine in helping us live and die well, arming readers with information that will transform how we communicate with our doctors about what matters most to us."
I just finished a similar book:
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande.
My parents are turning 80 this year, and they both have serious health problems. This book did a great job of addressing the issues we'll certainly be dealing with shortly. It was painful to read at times, but I would absolutely recommend it to anyone who will soon be facing end of life decisions.
Damned by Chuck Palaniuk. A delightful tale of female empowerment as young Madison, who died well before her time, takes on the Devil to become the new ruler of Hell.
Paula wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2019 9:34 am
Damned by Chuck Palaniuk. A delightful tale of female empowerment as young Madison, who died well before her time, takes on the Devil to become the new ruler of Hell.
Interestingly yours was post #666 of the thread.
Delightful tale or not, it is of course not possible. Rather “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:13)
I look up to the mountains - does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth! Psalm 121:1-2
ORION wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2019 9:08 am
MtnHub posted:
Sunita Puri. That Good Night - Life and Medicine in the 11th Hour
"If anyone is, or has, dealt with caring for a loved one in the process of dying, this account of a young doctor's development in becoming a Palliative Care physician "is a stunning meditation on impermanence and the role of medicine in helping us live and die well, arming readers with information that will transform how we communicate with our doctors about what matters most to us."
I just finished a similar book:
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande.
My parents are turning 80 this year, and they both have serious health problems. This book did a great job of addressing the issues we'll certainly be dealing with shortly. It was painful to read at times, but I would absolutely recommend it to anyone who will soon be facing end of life decisions.
Yes! That is also an excellent book! Thanks for the reminder, Orion!
