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;
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.
4-star/text is not linked to the references:
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/
2023.1.18: 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.
4-star/facts not supported by references:
. there are a lot of references
but the text does not refer to them.
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.
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
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.