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“Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.” Socrates – Philosopher (469 – 399 BC)

Adding turmeric powder or fresh turmeric root to multiple things you eat throughout the day, such as sautéed veggies, curry dishes, smoothies, and “golden milk,” could be a great way to take advantage of curcumin’s health benefits. The challenge is that turmeric is only around 3% curcumin, and the bioavailability of curcumin is low – meaning our bodies aren’t able to absorb and use it very efficiently. But there are several things you can do to boost the bioavailability of the curcumin you eat.
Consuming turmeric in its whole food form (fresh or dried as a powder) can enhance the bioavailability of curcumin seven to eight times.
Adding black pepper has been found to boost curcumin’s bioavailability by 2,000%.
When consumed with fat (think eggs or flaxseeds), curcumin can bypass the liver and be directly absorbed into the lymphatic system.

Rob Verkerk PhD talks to Ben Atkinson of the Functional Health podcast, to discuss the role of peptides in healing disease and slowing biological ageing – naturally.
https://www.anhinternational.org/news/the-potential-of-peptides-in-slowing-biological-ageing/


Insomnia affects about 22% of adults worldwide and raises the risk of depression, Alzheimer’s disease, and cardiovascular events, while also draining energy, focus, and overall health.
A review of 22 clinical trials found yoga, tai chi, and walking to be the top three forms of exercise for improving sleep quality, duration, and efficiency in people with insomnia.
Walking stood out for reducing insomnia severity the most, and moderate-intensity walking is safe to repeat daily without the health risks linked to excessive vigorous exercise.
Yoga increased total sleep time by nearly two hours per night, while tai chi improved both subjective and objective sleep measures, with benefits lasting months or even years after training.
Benefits from walking and tai chi were seen in as little as four to 12 weeks, showing that consistent, moderate activity is more effective for long-term sleep improvement than intense, high-volume workouts.
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2025/09/22/best-exercises-for-insomnia.aspx

Turf Grass has a place and a purpose … Sports fields, movie-night-in-the-park, a place for a dog to do their business but making mowed turfgrass the norm for both private residences as well as commercial properties and the margins of strip malls, retention ponds, highway embankments and all the other “nether regions” of human infrastructure is absolutely INSANE.
Even if you dislike plants or find them boring, using the native plants that evolved in your region as a “living machine” – to prevent flooding, prevent soil erosion, mitigate the effects of the urban heat island (through both evapotranspiratice cooling and shading the ground from the sun) – is just what makes practical sense.
Using native plants isn’t ‘environmentalism’, it is just ‘infrastructure*’ The plants that spent millions of years evolving in your region are naturally going to be best suited to helping the land stay alive and intact, as well as reducing the devastating effects of heat waves and flooding.
Encourage your local municipality to install natives along highway strips and around retention ponds and canals. It is just what makes sense.

A landmark publication at ASCO 2025 has finally acknowledged the unthinkable: radiation therapy can induce metastasis, spreading the cancer it was meant to treat.
This is the seismic shift in oncology revealed by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong. The largest gathering of global oncologists has been forced to confront a long-ignored truth about a standard treatment.
The establishment’s response to this revelation is a belated hope for a solution. Dr. Soon-Shiong confirms that solution is already here. His 2024-approved therapy is the first to protect a patient’s natural killer cells during radiation, directly countering this newly admitted risk. The demand is immense, with thousands of patients already seeking access.
But his mission is national. With FDA Expanded Access and a pivotal meeting scheduled, he is fighting to make this life-saving countermeasure available to every American—in rural towns and major cities alike—so no one is forced to travel abroad for care.
This breakthrough also extends beyond oncology. It represents the foundation of a national Bioshield, a critical defense against radiological threats and bioterrorism. The paradigm for protecting public health has irrevocably changed.

I got a big fat zero – I have done ALL of them! Some of them I have zero regrets about never having to do again. That dial up connection to the internet sound could feature strongly in a “sounds linked to the most upsetting moments in life” highlights clip! LOL!
