About a year ago (6 September 2018, to be precise), I posted a long piece about alcohol and our health. Because a few articles had just came out declaring how dangerous alcohol was. Yes, after years of reading that a glass or two was a health promoting evening ritual, this “change of heart” was being promoted.
Now, this is great news as we approach my birthday.
Because among my favorite things are a bottle of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, a Petite Syrah, even an occasional Malbec (in decreasing elation). And, now the data is in about resveratrol, an anti-oxidant (a polyphenol), which has some pretty potent benefits.
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Here it comes again! More phake phishing eMails purported to be from the IRS.
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My shul took a trip. Oh, it took more than a few trips. We re-enacted the Selma to Montgomery m
arch (after David Duke threatened our shul). We went down to Houston to help after the floods. My rabbi personally visited the Mother Emmanuel Church after the terrorist gunned down 7 praying parishioners. We joined in the funerals for those gunned down at the Tree of Life/Or l’Simcha shul in Pittsburgh.
So, is this good news or bad news? While the number of dialysis patients is increasing, the rate of annual increase has lessened. Back in 2016, there were 20K new patients, it dropped again last year, and this year the total increase was closer to 14K.
Listen… Do you want to know a secret? No, I am not channeling one of my favorites songs from the Beatles. And, my daughter actually let the cat out of the bag 10 days ago.
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I ride my bike a lot. And, I sit in the ballpark about 25 times a year- of which at least 22 are during the heat of the day.
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We have two kidneys. And, these two bean-shaped organs maintain some vital functions for us every day of our lives. Sure, we recognize that they produce the urine that we excrete- the urine that contains body wastes. They also purify the blood as it circuits from the heart to the rest of the body.
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From PhD thesis to prototype to pilot plant. And, then, hopefully, to a full-fledged operational system.
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