lewelma
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5 minutes ago, popmom said:
What about canned beans? Same thing? I am so glad legumes came up. I knew about the wheat and only buy organic wheatberries. But I hadn't even thought about beans. 😞
I don't know about beans. Just that if you are worried, store them for a while before using. Roundup-ready crops are the ones I listed: corn, wheat, canola, sugar beet, and soy. (plus cotton and alfalfa which we don't eat. Alfalfa is used for feed, so humans not eating it directly so the half life can make it disappear).
Basically, if it is Roundup-ready, they don't have to worry about how much they spray because the crop is immune. But if it is not Roundup-ready, they have to be careful with spraying weeds, because if they spray the crop, the crop will die. So basically, they use way less glyphosate on the non-Roundup-ready crops. They still use it, and you are likely eating it, but just way way less compared to the biggies of wheat and roundup ready crops.
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16 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said:
A general heads up that glyphosate is often sprayed onto beans and other legumes as well. If you buy dried beans in bulk, it’s something to watch out for.
Half life is 30 to 180 days (depending on all sorts of stuff). So the longer it stays on your shelf before you use it, the less you are eating. So leave dried beans in your cupboard for a year before use.
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26 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said:
A general heads up that glyphosate is often sprayed onto beans and other legumes as well. If you buy dried beans in bulk, it’s something to watch out for.
The top crops that use glyphosate in the USA are:
Corn, soy, canola, and sugar beet. This is because they are "roundup ready" GE crops so they spray the crop without worry because the crops are immune. This means they use LOTs of glyphosate.
And wheat. It is not GE, but they use it to dessicate the crop.
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2 hours ago, Grace Hopper said:
Did the study look at colon (and/or other GI) cancer correlation? Because eating that stuff for years…😳
There is lots of data on cancer including colon/GI, but the relationship it is not super clear because of the time delay between consumption and cancer. Basically, some studies find Yes, and other find No for cancer. However, it is absolutely Yes that if you eat traditionally grown wheat, you eat glyphosate, and it is absolutely YES that it kills your gut bacteria because it is a biocide - it kills plants and bacteria by design.
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I've just finished the scientific literature review for the application here in NZ to the Environmental Protection Authority to reassess glyphosate (Roundup herbicide) and potentially ban it. (My first big side hustle since starting to reorient my career after homeschooling). I summarized the impact to both the environment and human health, and the problems with the archaic assessment methodology they use which masks roundup's effects.
In short, Roundup is used in the USA (and most countries) to dessicate wheat to make it easier to harvest. About 90% of the wheat crop in the USA is sprayed. Because it is sprayed at harvest time (rather than during planting), glyphosate is definitely still in wheat when it is eaten (the half life is somewhere from 30 to 180 days, and that is HALF life). Glyphosate has been found the food we buy and in human gut, urine, and feces. Glyphosate is not denatured by cooking. Glyphosate kills not only plants but also kills bacteria, including the microbiome in the human gut.
So if you are having trouble with wheat, it could be because your gut bacteria cannot tolerate the impact of glyphosate. After doing this work, I have switched to organic wheat for my family.
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You guys are so inspiring! I don't have a scale, but I might borrow my friends to see how well I do on most days.
I don't eat fruit or starchy vegetables, so reaching 800g would be a lot of vegetables! Do you guys count beans and tofu?
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My city has a kombucha bar. You buy the bottle only once and then bring it back to get it refilled. Lots of different flavours, and it is made in the back room.
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I get aching legs from too little water and/or too much salt/sugar. Basically an osmotic pressure problem. It can also be caused by too much coffee/tea as caffeine acts as a diuretic and takes water out of your body.
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yup. He has time and is keen. I'll pm you.
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6 hours ago, cintinative said:
I'll ask ds. He has tutored a number of kids on this board.
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This is so interesting because it is not happening in NZ.
1) There is no grade inflation in high school, with the distribution of national exams as approximately 25% fail, 45%C, 20% B and 10% A. All students (regular, honors, AP equivalent) take the same exact final exam.
2) There is no competition to get into university. If you pass four 12th grade exams with a C you are in to any university here (although engineering school has a higher requirement).
3)There is no grade inflation in university. For my ds's first year statistics class, they were told that 30% of them would fail. This was also true for his chemistry class. Most classes have an average of about 60%, and an 'A' is 80%.
4) They do not worry about retention here. If you can't cut it, then you drop out and go do something else.
Very different system. It has its own problems of course.
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1 hour ago, daijobu said:
@lewelma You mentioned your son's math colleague from Wellington with whom he studied. Was this person also homeschooled? Did he stay local for college and post-college or did he also leave NZ?
He was not homeschooled. He got a full ride scholarship to Duke -- Robertson Scholars Leadership Program. He was an amazing kid when I knew him. This scholarship was in leadership, not math. The IMO stuff he did was really just a side gig for him. lol
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Yes, I'm probably the only letter that any of these schools received that mentioned prostitutes. lol
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Please don't quote. My Councilor's letter:
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This is from ds's school profile:
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3 hours ago, dirty ethel rackham said:
We just got back from New Zealand and saw many of the filming sites (with a personal tour by our own @lewelma)
So lovely to meet you and your family! I hope the rest of your trip was awesome!
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53 minutes ago, Katy said:
Actually there’s been plenty of science with the intermittent fasting studies that showed rapid weight loss is better than slow weight loss, it’s much more motivating. And 1500 calories is on the lower side but if he’s exercising too he could probably drop 30 pounds in less than 3 months with that.
My 250lb friend was put on 1000 cal per day. He lost 37 pounds in 10 weeks. When I saw him last he was very pleased with himself (which goodness me, I can understand why), but I would say that he seems to have lost a lot of muscle mass in his upper body.
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The water situation is a bigger problem. Even if they get water flowing and fuel in to run pumps by tomorrow, it has to get to the people. A population doubled in size, pipes broken, roads damaged. How do you transport and distribute it? People are starting to drink salinated or contaminated water. Water borne illnesses will be rampant. I don't want to consider the death that is coming.
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1 hour ago, Melissa in Australia said:
News here said Egypt was waiting for the opening but Israel stated there was never any negotiation to open.
I don't want to get political, but why does Egypt need permission from Israel to open its border? When a border opens, do both sides have to agree to it? Are there fences controlled by each side? Will the crossing be bombed if Egypt opens unilaterally?
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1 hour ago, Not_a_Number said:
At this point, what I hope is that Egypt lets in refugees.
I would be a least a little relieved if they just let in the relief aid. I can't figure out why those trucks are not allowed in. Does anyone know?
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It's been a long time since I felt horror. I can usually brush things off, but this is bad. really bad.
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How is it possible to move that many people? If they pick up and walk, there will be no food and water to where they go. Half of them are children.
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Is anyone awake? I'm pretty upset. 1.1 million people to evacuate in 24 hours. They are all going to die, aren't they.
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1 hour ago, ktgrok said:
Years ago I lived near a nuclear power plant. When we moved in we were sent a pamphlet from the power plant, with half the information reassuring us how nothing bad could EVER EVER EVER happen to the plant and it was 100 percent safe...and the other half telling us what to do if something DID go wrong. I found it hard to take seriously the 100 percent safe part after that, lol.
I worked at Parker River Wildlife Refuge in MA as a young adult. And every day that I crossed the bridge I read the sign "No Evacuation Possible". Seabrook nuclear power station is nearby and the very small bridge to the island could not handle an evacuation of residents. The Refuge had iodine tablets for its staff on-site and was a part of our safety training. My plan was to take a jeep, drive to the end of the island, and swim.
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Should everyone go gluten-free?
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Plus drinking water and dust in the air. You are not escaping glyphosate, but you can reduce exposure.