Hi there, good to see you 🙂
I love Dr Fung's book because he says things like "It's what Moms everywhere know" and "Your Grandma was right". He's straightforward and down to earth and, even better, he includes all the references so you can check the science and the research yourself.
I remember that post you did about the availability of yoghurt in different neighbourhoods, it was very illuminating. I try and buy specific brands that I know are unadulterated, but I have the financial resources (and the transport) to go where I can get what I want.
I'd like our dairy and meat industries to be better than they are, for the planet and for health. I think that may be a long time coming, especially as nearly a third (and growing) of our families live in poverty. Until they get better economic circumstances there is going to a demand for cheap food. I think we've just messed up our fishing industry with Brexit .
It sounds like your diet is fairly stable these days? That's good 🙂.
I haven't been around much, but I must check to see whether you have done any kitty-talk posts. That sounded so much fun!
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I'd like our dairy and meat industries to be better than they are, for the planet and for health.
Yeah, I am literally watching a John Oliver episode where he's talking about how factory farms and state fairs and such contribute to pandemic risk. One might hope that there might be some silver lining from corona where we take steps to prevent this from happening again by doing things like ban factory farming and stop deforestation (another factor), but I doubt it, because profit for rich people, and all. Sigh.
Right now in the States we have massive food lines where there are food banks. Was just watching video of one stretching like half a mile in Texas, in the snow (people standing on the sidewalk, not in cars). In the 80s, the fearmongering was always, "communism = bread lines!" and it's like ...um yeah kids we have that now? With capitalism? Greed. Greed and corruption causes bread lines.
I just don't understand how people can look at current trends - depression era levels of unemployment, pandemic, global warming, automation and AI taking over more jobs, etc. ...and not realize that we need to change how the system works. I don't pretend to know what the perfect "system" is, but what we have isn't working. Meanwhile, a privileged few are actively thwarting any experiments and change because they can get an extra zero in their Swiss bank account.
Aaaaaaaaaaanyway. I'm ranting. Sorry. LOL
No kitty talk posts yet, as they haven't yet pushed a button. Yuan's isn't really in play since it's been so freezing, we haven't been having any balcony time. Maggie watches me press hers though and so far I think she thinks I'm just a weird hooman. ;)
current trends - depression era levels of unemployment, pandemic, global warming, automation and AI taking over more jobs, etc
Powerful lobbies in your country as in ours.
True facts.
Funny side note! Almost right after I said no button press yet, Maggie didn't press the button, but she proved that she knows what it means.
She was sitting next to the bed meowing at me, which means she wants either up or food. So I stood up and she didn't run to her bowl - what she does for food - but she didn't stand up so I could lift her, either. I asked, "Do you want up?" Then I pressed the button.
And she stood up so I could pick her up. :D
A lot of the people on the forums set up a webcam of some kind so that they can document every time.