“If you’re not really into something, you don’t put the time in, so you don’t get good at it. Passion is the key to everyone’s gifts.”
― Life's a Beach
― Life's a Beach
“the Great War occurred at, and in many ways created, a great crossroads in the history of man. It changed the Western world—and much of the rest of the world, too—more than any other war had, or has.”
― The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War
― The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War
“Viruses reproduce by injecting bits of their genetic material into a living cell, essentially reprogramming the cell so it reproduces the virus instead of itself.”
― The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
― The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
“Always drizzle some cold-pressed olive oil, rapeseed oil, or flaxseed oil over vegetables. The body requires fat to properly absorb nutrients from vegetables.”
― Food Pharmacy: A Guide to Gut Bacteria, Anti-Inflammatory Foods, and Eating for Health
― Food Pharmacy: A Guide to Gut Bacteria, Anti-Inflammatory Foods, and Eating for Health
“corn contains the protein zein, which blocks the storage of the necessary amino acid tryptophan, which is needed to make the neurotransmitter serotonin (which in turn affects worry, anxiety, satiation, and pain) and melatonin (which affects biorhythm, alertness, and sleep).”
― Food Pharmacy: A Guide to Gut Bacteria, Anti-Inflammatory Foods, and Eating for Health
― Food Pharmacy: A Guide to Gut Bacteria, Anti-Inflammatory Foods, and Eating for Health
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