- What you eat can prevent arsenic overload – that people who ate more dietary vitamin B12 and animal protein had lower levels of arsenic (measured by deposition in toenails). Total dietary fat, animal fat, vegetable fat and saturated fat were also all associated with lower levels of arsenic, while omega 3 fatty acids, such as those found in fish oil, were associated with increased arsenic.
Tags: health research
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The Future is Ours — on Vimeo
Some optimism to start your day.
Bookmarks for June 25th
- Amazon’s delivery lockers emerge from stealth mode – GeekWire – The lockers provide an alternative to home or office for the delivery of packages from Amazon. Customers pick a nearby locker location when they check out. When the package arrives, they get an email with a special code that opens the locker when entered at the location.
Tags: tech future books research
The Secular Creed
via churchofindustry
Starry Night – Vincent van Dominogh
This is relevant to my interestests.
Bookmarks for June 20th
- Why Schizophrenics Smoke – ScienceNOW – The researchers speculate that high levels of nicotine switch off DNMT1, which is present in large amounts in the schizophrenic brain. Patients with the disorder may crave cigarettes because they are trying to tamp these DNAMT1 levels and get their GABA flowing, the team concludes. "The goal now is to study what else besides GABA is affected by the increase in DNMT1," says Guidotti.
Tags: science
Bookmarks for June 8th
Bookmarks for June 4th
- High blood caffeine levels in older adults linked to avoidance of Alzheimer’s disease – See coffee isn't just for keeping you awake.
Tags: health
Another sketch from MECAF
Wonder Woman 6×9 inches pen and marker.
Sam Elliot
Half hour drawing pen, brush, whiteout, pencil.