2023-01-29

lentil cooking time in a pressure cooker

2023.1.29: web.cook/lentil/cooking time in a pressure cooker:

I reduce cooking time in 3 ways:

. soak the lentils in boiling water to soften them.

. puree the soaked lentils in a vitamixer;

and, that way some of the heat that was needed for

breaking up the lentils

can then instead be used for immediately

attacking anti-nutrients.

. use a high temperature by using an

InstantPot pressure cooker; 

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2023-01-27

Self-Regulation Skills by Instant Relief team 2023

2023.1.27: bk.psy/Instant Relief team 2023`Self-Regulation Skills:

a comment on the book: Instant Relief team 2023:

Self-Regulation Skills Workbook for Kids: 

Positive Thinking, Mindfulness, CBT and DBT Tools, Exercises. 

Everything a Child Should Know to Deal with Big Feelings 

and Handle Strong Emotions.

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4-star/text is not linked to the references:

2023-01-22

metformin for preventing blindness #amd #health #blindness #metformin

2023.1.22: news.health/diet/blindness/amd/metformin:

. if your blood sugar is borderline high,

then you might be a candidate for taking metformin;

that drug is now known to reduce the risk of blindness

by inhibiting retina death (geographic atrophy)

and by inhibiting intraocular neovascularization (wet AMD).

Int J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34414094/

Newly-found functions of metformin 

for the prevention and treatment of age-related macular degeneration;

Kuan-Rong Dang, Tong Wu, Yan-Nian Hui, Hong-Jun Du.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8342286/


2023-01-18

new parents struggling with infant sleep

 2023.1.18: bk.care/children/
new parents struggling with infant sleep:

. a comment on this book:

Susan R Brooks 2022`Sleeping Problems With Your Infant Or Toddler? Struggle No More!: 

A Parenting Guide With Simple & Proven Strategies To Implement

For You & Your Baby To finally get good quality sleep.

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4-star/facts not supported by references:

. there are a lot of references

but the text does not refer to them.

2023-01-15

KAATSU intermittent hypoxia system #health #exercise #weightlifting

 2023.1.15: news.health/exercise#peak-resistance/
KAATSU intermittent hypoxia system:

. preventing blood flow during weightlifting

causes full exhaustion of even the 

fast-twitch muscle fibers,

for exercise that gives you

faster, more powerful muscles.

. you can do this by using weight machines

that keep tension on the muscle between reps,

or you can use tight bands that reduce blood flow.

2023-01-12

Ali Navid's Stock Investing Without Fear

1.12: bk.care/fin/Ali Navid`Stock Investing Without Fear:

Ali Navid`Stock Investing Without Fear:

Revealing the 12-Step Process to Finding Winning Stocks

at Discounted Prices Even in Unpredictable Times 

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5-star/encouraging:

. I think he's wrong about

not needing to be smart to be an investor;

I was impressed with all there is to know,

and that he provided so much of it.

. I'm not in a position to invest right now,

but this book got me excited about it,

when I have the 6-month cash cushion in place.