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a-shared-experience · 2 years

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I wonder what the world would be like if everyone grew their own food…

I’ve always been perplexed over the food industry. We mass produce and contribute to mass waste, upwards of 29% of greenhouse gases are caused by agriculture and 1/3 of all food is either lost or wasted. This remains one of the largest contributors to global warming which is directly linked to deadly heatwaves and devastating rise in sea levels resulting in catastrophic flooding, tsunamis and human fatality.

When I was a teenager I discovered I was getting sick from eating meat - not from the animal itself but the antibiotics it was being fed to combat infectious diseases and expedite growth rate and efficiency. I started researching organizations like peta who’s demonstrations were quite aggressive and perhaps even off- putting. I’ll never forget the images I saw in some of their videos where chickens were being fed so many antibiotics and caged so close together that some didn’t even grow beaks before slaughter, Farmers kicking cattle down the conveyer belt, sadistically getting off on harming animals, among other horrors. I find global warming articles usually lead with fear mongering of food scarcity but don’t place enough emphasis on food waste. We waste about 35 million metric tonnes of food each year in Canada alone. Organics wasted in a landfill produce methane gas which is 25 times more damaging to the environment than carbon monoxide and the rest of the food waste equates to 56.6 million tonnes of carbon monoxide equivalent emissions. It’s also thought that approximately 11 million tonnes of this food could be rescued and distributed amongst vulnerable communities … but is it?

I’ve pondered the concept of “The Business of Food “ and it’s never made much sense to me. In my late teens I would go visit a friend who had a job working for Tim Hortons - one of Canadas leading coffee chains- at the end of her shift we would sneak out the donuts in a plastic bag that she was ordered to destroy. It was made very clear to her that the bag was to be thrown in the dumpster to not attract the homeless and we defied them and left it beside the dumpster. It’s something I still do to this day - if it’s edible or recyclable then I leave it beside and at least give the person dignity should they be hungry or willing to take my bottles back for the deposit. It’s the very least I can do. Globally we waste 930 million tonnes which becomes 3.3 billion tonnes of emissions. food waste contributors are primarily in the household at 61% followed by 26 % food service and 13% retail. The average Canadian wastes upwards of two grand a year on groceries they just throw out.

On top of that we practically give away garbage food while overcharging for organic food. This means if you live in poverty you’re more or less forced to eat “ foods” which are highly processed and contain saturated and trans fats, refined sugars and high levels of sodium.

Medically it’s recommended that a women has no more than 6 teaspoons or 100 calories of sugar per day and 1500 milligrams of sodium to sustain optimal heart health. The average American consumes around 3600 milligrams of sodium and 22 teaspoons of daily sugar. Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death in North America to this day.

On average the cost of organic foods is anywhere from a 20-80% increase due to shorter self life but what is the cost to grow it yourself I wonder?

What’s the markup for when a large portion of those foods aren’t even technically “organic”

Food labels are not regulated properly in North America. It’s said that somewhere around 73% of our generation prefers to shop organic and big corp calls it a “ lifestyle choice”

Should we pay more to have non genetically modified food free of all pesticides? Gmo means that a food sources DNA has been altered to create a desired effect typically in appearance. While this science can bring added nutrients to your beloved food - it also creates issues with allergens and drives our antibiotic resistance rates up higher.

This means that eventually things like pneumonia , strep throat and infections associated with minor burns will become untreatable.

Let’s take away the word “ choice” from our lifestyles and look at foods that are medically necessary such as gluten free foods for those with celiacs - an autoimmune disease. The cost of that food is about 242% higher when compared to the cost of regular food. Living on a limited income means accepting that you’ll be sick because you can’t afford not to be. 242% is the lowest average - it can be anywhere from 212-1000% increase. It means on average that a regular household could spend around 5k while someone with celiac will pay 12k. How does that make sense?

As I was writing this my 3 year old niece woke up from her nap and said she was hungry. I grabbed no sugar added chocolate pudding and sat down to join her. I haven’t been able to eat solids in three days with norovirus. She took a bite and said ew - it has no flavour …. This is how easily we get hooked on garbage even at three. It’s marketed to us constantly despite the fact that it causes obesity …. Which causes: stroke, osteoarthritis, type 2 diabetes , coronary heart disease, sleep apnea, gallbladder disease, high blood pressure, inflammation, fatty liver disease, and various cancers . It would be like watching adverts for people selling crack to children except it’s big corporations like Coca Cola and nestle selling us food crack.

Make it make sense

That probably sounds crazy to say … speaking of crazy , processed foods and refined sugars are directly linked to depression and even cellular aging- one can of soda a day will shave about 5 years off your life expectancy. It will also increase your chances of kidney disease, negatively affect your dental health, increase risk of developing gout and accelerate cognitive decline.

We are literally dying to eat.

I feel hungry for change

They say you are what you eat

… I guess we’re all sick

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esleep · 8 months

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i actually do kinda like delivering groceries on the side because it gives me such a unique cross-section of the community. i never know whose groceries im shopping for until i finish the delivery and see them/their home and it's like it adds more detail to the picture of who they are. the baby supplies going to the apartment that i know for a fact is one bedroom (they'll be moving soon - i bet they're apartment hunting, i hope they find a place). the new cat litter box, bowl, and kitten food going to the house covered in "i <3 my dog" paraphernalia (a kitten definitely showed up on the porch recently and made itself at home). the fairly healthy boring grocery order that includes an incongruous tub of candy-filled ice cream going to the home of an elderly woman with toddler toys in the yard (it's clearly for her grandkids, whom she sees often).

shopping for someone else's groceries is a fairly intimate thing. i've bought condoms and pregnancy tests, allergy medicine and nyquil, baby benadryl and teething gel, a huge pile of veggies paired with an equally huge pile of junk food, tampons and shampoo and closet organizers and ant traps and deodorizing shoe inserts and a million other little things that tell a million different stories in their endless combinations. one time someone had me buy one single green bean. i messaged them to confirm that's actually what they wanted, and they said yes - neither of them liked green beans very much, but they had a baby they were introducing to solid foods, and they wanted to let him try one to see if he liked them. another time i had someone request 50 fresh roma tomatoes - not for a restaurant, but for a person in an apartment. the kitchen behind them smelled like basil and garlic when they opened the door. another time i brought groceries to three elderly blind women who share a house. that was one of the few times i have ever broken my rule and gone inside a place i've delivered to, because they asked if i could place the grocery bags in a specific location in the kitchen for them to work on unloading and there was no way i was going to refuse helping.

i gripe about the poor tippers, but people can also be incredibly kind. one time i took shelter from a sudden vicious hailstorm inside an older lady's home in a trailer park, while i was in the middle of delivering her groceries. we both huddled just inside the door, watching in shock as golf-ball-sized hail swept through for about five minutes and then disappeared. she handed me an extra $10 bill on my way out the door.

when covid was at its deadliest, people would leave extra (often lysol-scented) cash tips and thank-you notes for me taped to the door or partially under the mat. i especially loved the clearly kid-drawn thank you notes with marker renderings of blobby people in masks, or trees, or rainbows. in summer of 2020 i delivered to a nice older couple who lived outside of town in the hills, and they insisted i take a huge double handful of extra disposable gloves and masks to wear while shopping - those were hard to find in stores at the time, but they wanted me to have some of their supply and wouldn't take no for an answer.

anyway. all this to say people are mostly good, or at least trying to be, despite my complaints.

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raffaellopalandri · 2 months

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When "Just a Little" Can Be Life-Threatening: Understanding Allergies

Daily writing promptWhat’s something most people don’t understand?View all responses Let’s talk allergies. Not the sniffles-and-sneezes kind (although those are no fun, either!), but the serious, life-threatening kind. You know, the ones where exposure can trigger anaphylaxis or SJS – Stevens-Johnson Syndrome or TEN – Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (in my case, I have had – on different occasions…

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pharmainsights · 2 years

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Food Allergy Market - Emerging Therapies, And Understanding the Market Barriers and Future Scope

Food Allergy is an Immune System reaction that usually occurs on eating any specific food. The reaction to Food Allergy can be mild, but for some people, it can become deadly, and the Food Allergy Symptoms vary from person to person. Food Allergy market insights provides more in-depth details about the Food Allergy market and all the ongoing developments and will evaluate the Upcoming drugs in the Pipeline for Food Allergy Treatment. There are many common Food Allergies that can be seen among people, but Food Allergy Clinical Trials are way ahead to be launched in a functional way still, there is no promised diagnosis for Food Allergy Testing.

PALFORZIA, is the only marketed and the first FDA-approved food allergy treatment, which was developed by Aimmune and bought up by Nestle in October 2020, and was approved as Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) on January 31, 2020. FDA approved it as mitigation for allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, that occurs due to the accidental peanut exposure for patients aged 4 to 17 years, with a confirmed diagnosis of peanut allergy.

Emerging Therapies for the Food Allergy Treatment-

There are many companies working on the development of Food Allergy Therapies and many emerging Food Allergy Pipeline drugs are in various clinical phases like- Aimmune Therapeutics, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, DBV Technologies, InnoUp Farma S.L., COUR Pharmaceutical Development Company Inc., Vedanta Biosciences, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, Rho Federal Systems Division, Inc., Alladapt Immunotherapeutics,Inc., Camallergy, and others are currently involved in the development of various food allergy drugs.

Many companies are still developing therapies for the Food Allergy treatment and are in different phases of the clinical trails, such as NIAID)/Genentech, Novartis, Camallergy, Vedanta Biosciences, Alladapt Immunotherapeutics, InnoUp Pharma, COUR Pharmaceuticals, and others.

Expected Roadblocks for the Food Allergy Treatment-

From the past decades, diagnostic research and development have led to a better understanding of the Food Allergy conditions. However, there are still many factors that are affecting the growth of the Food Allergy treatment market. Due to the lack of understanding of the mechanism of the Food Allergy, it is often diagnosed by relating it to other Food Allergies or diseases. And the prevalence of food allergies is further underestimated due to different symptoms observed in the different people for the same food allergy, and the unwillingness of people to disclose the symptoms they feel over any certain food allergy makes the diagnosis of the food allergy more complicated.

Way ahead to a better Food Allergy Treatment-

Due to many barriers, researchers are continuously trying to find a proper treatment for the Common Food Allergies. Food Allergy testing has still to pass many underlying barriers from the society, where people are seeking a preventive rather than a curative therapy treatment. Increasing patient awareness about the Food Allergies, continuous development in the Food Allergy Pipeline and more improved diagnostics will drive the Food Allergy Treatment market in the future ahead.

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spacedocmom · 8 months

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Doctor Beverly Crusher @SpaceDocMom So much of what your era thinks about food and health is wrong, yet your health care workers routinely use that misinformation to torture people out of being able to eat. I wish I could get you all a replicator instead. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked 3:12 PM · Sep 17, 2023

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transform-health · 5 months

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Check out this episode about cause wheat allergy!

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nishp · 7 months

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🌍🤧 Happy World Allergy Awareness Day! 🌎🌼

Today, we join hands to raise awareness about allergies, their impact, and the importance of understanding and supporting those affected. Allergies can affect people of all ages and backgrounds, and it's crucial to create a more inclusive and empathetic world for individuals with allergies.

Here's how you can participate:

🌸 Learn about common allergies and their symptoms. 🤝 Support friends and family members with allergies. 🏥 Encourage allergy-friendly practices in your community.

By increasing awareness and understanding, we can make the world a safer and more inclusive place for everyone, especially those managing allergies. Let's promote a healthier, happier, and more allergy-aware world! 🌼💙

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newsnation51 · 8 months

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What is Aquagenic Urticaria disease ?

Today we will discuss about a dangerous disease “Aquagenic Urticaria” a water allergically disorder with an example of Tessa Hansen Smith, a brave young lady coming from California, USA, Read More

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azuneekun · 2 months

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STARDEW VALLEY BACHELOR/BACHELORETTE (personal) HEADCANONS:

Maru

Is a registered nurse, but is working to become a medicinal and environmental researcher like her father (Professor Demetrius).

Robotics, Electrical engineering and Astronomy are just a few of her hobbies and passions.

Afraid of getting real piercings, so Sebastian gifted her clip-ons.

Doesn’t trust newer computers, unlike her brother.

She is nearsighted and has astigmatism.

She goes stargazing in hopes of finding signs of extraterrestrial life. Or just to see if she can spot a certain flying robot.

Used to follow her brother Sebastian around a lot when she was very young, but his troublemaking behavior made Maru distance herself. She still cares about him.

Loves helping the farmer with building farming machines.

Loves spending time with her best friend Penny and talking about books and trivia together.

Other than tinkering with gadgets, she also enjoys doing puzzles.

Penny

Could not afford finishing her teaching course in college due to financial troubles.

Saving up money in her tutoring job to become an elementary school teacher.

Her father abandoned them due to feeling ‘trapped’. It happened around fall—so she feels melancholic during that season.

Likes cooking but is a novice at it.

She and Emily do arts and crafts together in the library and or the (fixed) community center. (For the kids and for event decorations.)

She has a slight southern accent.

Elliott and her like to swap book recommendations.

Loves listening to Maru infodumping about her trivia and interests. She teaches them to Jas and Vincent in return.

She likes to do crossword puzzles under the tree near the graveyard.

She prefers to wear skirts.

She influenced Jas and Vincent to have an interest in archeology, thanks to her own fondness of it.

Abigail

Pets every animal they see. Sanitizes herself right away before going home due to Pierre's allergies.

Sometimes helps her dad with the general store. Pierre gives her some money in return.

Abigail loves to draw and sometimes likes to join art competitions.

Enjoys the occult and fortune telling. Has some magical ability, but is not fully aware of it.

She plays the flute and the drums.

Loves adventuring, but feels guilty killing monsters (even out of self defense). Will make graves or offer prayers to put their souls to rest.

Very interested in monsters and loves reading about them.

She has a sweet tooth; minerals taste like candy to her. She also loves spicy food from time to time.

Gets sunburnt easily.

Leah

Used to be hired as an illustrator for books in Zuzu City.

Is under apprenticeship with Robin.

Loves using different painting mediums. Current favorites are charcoal, oil painting, and watercolors.

Experienced forager—she adores making vegetable/fruit salads and stir-frys out of them.

Likes to drink the wine sold by the farmer and the saloon.

She is left handed.

She makes her own special homemade vinaigrette.

Has her own mini-garden.

Loves to help the farmer with crafting artisan equipment that involves wood (eg: kegs, preserve jars, casks, and etc.)

Emily

The unofficial hair stylist (and barberess) of the townies. (HC adopted from @/moon-boat)

Has some real spiritual power and foresight.

Her prophetic visions mostly appear in her dreams.

Knows supernatural beings and Junimo exist (and has seen them) but opts not to tell anyone directly for the creatures’ safety. (Likes to give subtle hints, though.)

Can genuinely communicate with birds and flowers.

Is very good at arts and crafts and helps decorate the festivals often.

Vegetarian. Likes to cook vegetarian dishes.

She's a very talented dancer, and she likes to do her choreography in secret.

Sandy sells the clothes she makes. Haley advertises them on her blog.

Loves all animals—especially birds.

She likes clowns and circuses.

Is very meticulous about cleanliness and housework.

Is incredibly scared of watching horror movies.

Haley

A talented cook that loves baking sweets.

Is a social media influencer. She has a popular Instagram account called StarfruitHaley and a Youtube channel named Cooking Junimo.

Likes drinking peppermint coffee and eating cupcakes.

She is a picky eater.

Learned to dance from Emily.

She and Emily are taiwanese-americans.

Her hair is dyed blonde and she wears contacts.

Freelance model, but likes doing photography more.

Does photography gigs sometimes.

Secretly admires her sister's dancing, but doesn't want to lose to her during the Flower dance.

Likes to go surfing during the summer time. (HC adopted from @/sofiaruelle )

Closeted lesbian, but came out proudly once she started to live in the valley.

Bunnies and Ponies are her favorite animals.

Shane

Prefers keeping people at a distance (so it doesn’t hurt him if he loses them), but is weak to persistent people. Prefers keeping people at a distance (so it doesn’t hurt him when he loses them), but is weak to persistent people. (eg: Emily, Sam, the farmer)

Is very good friends with Emily. Likes to joke around and share chicken stories with her.

Lost a sports scholarship in university due to injury, so he dropped out. (He took a course in multimedia arts, hence his 7 ♡ event.)

Likes to collect funny printed boxers.

Wears old clothes until they tear apart.

Doesn't bother combing his hair much.

Takes care of the animals when Marnie's not around, and teaches Jas about the ranch while he’s at it.

Most of his savings are for Jas and Marnie.

Has calloused hands from hard work.

He likes to use nicknames. Both derogatively and affectionately. (e.g. Sweetheart, Chickadee, Doll, Buddy , Asshole, Jockstrap (Alex specific), Dickhead, Kid)

Shane has excellent upper body strength due to lifting heavy boxes at work, and sacks of feed at the ranch.

Jas’ mother is his older sibling. Marnie is his father's younger sister.

In the future, his beautiful blue chickens will become recognized as a standardized breed by the farming community.

Harvey

Used to be a surgical oncologist. Left this position due to emotional distress.

Came from a prestigious family of doctors, lawyers, and professors.

Has a twin brother. ( HC adopted from @/coinly )

Loves science, history, and the documentary channels.

He used to be in a long term relationship but it ended due to LDR.

He can cook but doesn't feel happy eating by himself—so he just heats up frozen meals.

He smells like nice soap and hand sanitizer.

Has a wonderful singing deep voice. (HC adopted from @/hannahstumble )

Likes to drink wine every once in a while to relax.

Jazz music is calming to him. He owns many cassettes of the classics.

Elliott

Was a music professor in a private university.

Is from a wealthy family, but left to become more independent.

Humble and isn't very materialistic, but is very strict with his well-kept appearance.

Keeps his pencils so sharp it might as well be a weapon.

Isn't very good at taking care of plants, but is learning how to.

A little clumsy with housework and repairs, but tries to keep tidy.

His favorite pastime with his father was fishing.

Likes to drink, but can’t hold his liquor at all.

In his youth, he has gotten some recognition for his published short stories and poetry, but has yet to make a full length novel.

Commissions and collaborates with Leah on art and ideas for his books.

His piano actually came from Robin's. Sebastian used to own it but preferred playing the synth now.

Sebastian

Is very skillfull at using a knife (for fish and seafood).

He is a lazy genius.

His Korean name is Seojun. His biological father tried bringing him to his home country when he and Robin divorced, but Sebastian opted to stay with his mother.

He loves cats as much as frogs and bats.

Sleeps very messily. Ends up in weird positions on the bed, with pillows dropped onto the floor.

Loves exploring the mines and wants to join the Adventurer's guild in the future.

Does his (and his friends') piercings.

Has a long deep scar on his left leg due to a rock crab.

The town go-to mechanic, alongside Maru.

He’s jealous of Maru, but doesn’t hate her. Doesn’t know how to express himself, so they end up fighting. He thinks he’s not the best older brother to have.

Insomniac. Needs medication to help sleep, sometimes.

Likes to tease and scare people.

Also gets sunburnt easily—but in return doesn’t get affected by the cold weather as much.

Best billiards player in Stardew.

Alex

Has dyslexia, but is not aware of it (until the farmer points it out).

Likes to help cook with his grandma.

Makes and sells his own icecream.

Is the local town mailman. (HC adopted from @/ryllen )

Childhood friends with Haley, but pretended to be her boyfriend in HS to shield her from men (as per her wishes).

Not only was he a varsity quarterback for gridball, but he was also an ace baseball player.

One of his favorite pastimes is watching the gridball game every Sunday.

Thinking about saving money to go to a vocational college or getting a scholarship.

Interested in becoming a physical fitness coach if his dreams to go to the league fall through.

Afraid of being vulnerable to people, because he wants to be seen as strong and reliable.

Sam

A popular boy in school.

Was influenced into loving music due to Sebastian.

Likes flowers but has severe hay fever.

Has a scar on his eyebrow from a skateboard accident.

Loves his mom's largemouth bass fish casserole.

Thinks being a submarine captain might be cool as a job (thanks to the night market), but would prefer being in the music industry.

Likes to DJ and compose his own music.

A little forgetful, so his wrists and hands are full of scribbles and rubber bands as reminders.

Likes cactuses and the flowers that bloom from it (and especially loves cactus fruit).

Him and Alex both like to collect branded sports shoes, and talk about it together sometimes.

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