Random Thoughts

[Lola Bunny]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

I did a bowl of oatmeal once. But, I didn't wait for it to cool down enough, and so I blistered my junk.

It felt real good for a minute, though.

I had to read this a few times to understand how eating a bowl of really hot oatmeal blistered your junk.

[Lola Bunny]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

We don't do oatmeal at all. For one, it's a grain, but even before we were grain-free, it's almost impossible to get oats that are not contaminated with gluten, so we didn't do them when we were just gluten-free either. And before THAT... well, I don't actually like oatmeal, so I never ate it.

Studies have shown that eating oatmeal every day can help lower cholesterol, but I personally think that's only because the people eating it were replacing the even worse carbs that they normally ate for breakfast. I think a person who normally ate eggs and fruit for breakfast would not see any improvement in their cholesterol by switching to oatmeal.

That's right, I forgot your household is gluten-free. I had temporary memory loss there because every time I go to HEB, I would pass this long section on the back wall of gluten-free products and think of you.

[orthodoc]

Check out pcrm.org for some good information on whole grains. Oatmeal is a good thing, at least the truly whole-grain type - not the 'instant' packets, the type that takes some cooking.

The best, most reliable way to bring your cholesterol, and every other parameter, down into the healthy range, is to eat a whole-foods plant-based diet. The studies are consistent. And protein is present in every single food (whole food, that is) we eat. Meat isn't 'pure protein'; it's perhaps 17% at most. Mammals don't do well on high protein diets; see T. Colin Campbell's work, and see the more recent research on animal vs plant protein in Levine ME et al, Cell Metabolism 2014; 19(3):407-417. Even the higher protein recommended for those over 65 was not animal protein; just a slightly higher protein intake.

We've been brainwashed so long by Big Food/Ag that we NEED tons of animal protein that we've stopped challenging the ads. Got milk? You don't need it. Got meat? You don't need it, either.

[Lola Bunny]

Feeling insecure sucks. It truly sucks. That's what on my mind at the moment. Okay, bye.

[Lola Bunny]

How come I only see karma happening to me and not on other bad people?? :the pain: Okay, maybe some get it too but I don't see it. Anyways....

[sexobon]

klandestine karma

[Lola Bunny]

I suppose so.

[Gravdigr]

I have a giant, painful lump at the base of my hand between the outside edge of my palm, and the heel of my thumb.

Is that random enough?

[lumberjim]

Ganglion cyst

[Aliantha]

I thought ganglions were usually painless? Have you seen the doc grav?

[lumberjim]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

I thought ganglions were usually painless? Have you seen the doc grav?

Unless you bang it on something. I have one on my right thumb. Right at the crease of the first knuckle. It's finally receding after about 2 months. Almost gone now.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

Have you seen the doc grav?

Why hell no! Doctors cost money, woman!

Two reasons I haven't went to the doc yet:

1) My regular doc is currently being investigated in some kind of Medicare fraud case. He was served some search warrants for his offices, and the gym next door, which is in the building he owns. I'm not sure why they searched the gym, maybe he owns that, too.

2) I'm a cheap bastard.

If the hand falls off, I'll get it checked out.

Really, I was just bitching at random. It doesn't bother me unless I mess with it. Or bump it. Or touch it.

It's not affecting (?) my, uh -ahem- schedule, or anything.

[glatt]

Got a big bible handy?

[Aliantha]

Hmmm...a friend of mine in hs had one on her shin and she used to squish it all around and say how it didn't hurt. That's my only experience with them though, so there you go.

[fargon]

I had what one Dr. called a ganglion cyst, but the VA operated on my wrist and put me out of commission for about 6 weeks. One Dr. tried to push it back in and it hurt like hell. OUCH!!!