Reverse..

 

According to Dr. Salim Yusuf, professor of medicine at McMaster and chief scientist and cardiologist at Hamilton Health Sciences, if coronary artery disease is caught early enough, it can be reversed—that is, the heart can be brought back into a healthy, functioning state.

Quitting smoking cigarettes or not beginning if you don’t smoke already is one of the best ways to both prevent and reverse heart disease. Smoking increases plaque in our arteries, leading to atherosclerosis, while the chemicals in cigarettes cause the blood to thicken and create clots, which can lead to strokes.  

Exercise, even small things, like incorporating daily walks into your routine or climbing up a few flights of stairs can make a real difference. That’s because physical activity can help to lower blood pressure, increase healthy types of cholesterol, and improves your muscles’ ability to take oxygen from blood, which reduces the need for your heart to pump as hard.  

A healthy diet high in fruits and vegetables and low in carbohydrates and highly processed foods can help, too, by improving cholesterol levels, reducing blood pressure and allowing you to maintain a healthy weight.  Just a thought.

No Mask..

 

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A new summery examined 78 different studies on the efficacy of different mitigation efforts such as masking, distancing, screening, quarantining, and hand-washing. How did these interventions affect the spread of the flu, COVID, or similar viruses?

They covered epidemics as well as periods of low transmission, rich countries and poor countries, suburban schools and inner-city neighborhoods, hospitals and villages.

Most important was what they had in common: They were all randomized controlled trials or at least cluster-RCTs.  

For starters, hand-washing was effective in stopping the spread of these illnesses. That’s not surprising.

But here’s the most eye-opening finding: “Wearing masks in the community probably makes little or no difference to the outcome of influenza‐like illness/COVID‐19-like illness compared to not wearing masks.” In other words, masks didn't do much if anything.

It’s possible that a community could drive down spread if everyone wore well-fitted high-quality masks such as N-95s or respirators, but there is no conclusive evidence that it does.

With that in mind, think back to late 2020 to mid-2022, when mayors, governors, school districts, and even the U.S. Department of Transportation and Joe Biden were forcing masks on unwilling people especially children even when viral transmission was very low.

Foolishness..

 

According to data from Kpler, New York has purchased around 89,000 barrels a day of gasoline and diesel this month from from India. That's the most amount of fuel New York has purchased from the nation in nearly four years and that fuel is likely being made using banned Russian oil, of which India has become a top buyer amid western sanctions.

Russian oil has been shunned by the west since the country invaded Ukraine last February. But the energy superpower has been handing off its excess crude supplies to China and India–in record amounts.

India in particular began purchasing record amounts of crude oil from Russia and New York has been purchasing growing amounts of Indian fuel as European exports have fallen off in the past few months. That could worsen the EU bans.  

Comment:

The US/EU Sanctions on Russian energy resulted in lower energy cost to China and India, and higher cost of energy to EU and USA. 

Just a" Foolish" thought.

Cardio..

 

Studies show that doing a combination of cardio and strength training is more effective in improving strength, lean body mass and cardiovascular fitness than performing just cardio exercise alone. 

Strength training improves blood flow and circulation in the body and helps improve risk factors for cardiovascular disease like high blood pressure and high cholesterol. 

Plus, building lean muscle mass increases your metabolism, which helps the body burn more calories, making it easier to maintain a healthy weight.

It's true that cardio activity is important for heart health, but strength training is an important component of a heart-healthy fitness routine. A recent study found that weight training even once a week can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke. 

The American Heart Association recommends strength training at least twice a week.

 

Amtrak..

 

Guy..

 

Ilhan..

 

The U.S. House of Representatives Republicans ousted Democrat Ilhan Omar from a high-profile committee over remarks widely condemned as antisemitic, two years after Democrats removed two Republicans from committee assignments.
The House voted 218-211 along party lines to remove Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee.  
Omar, who arrived in the United States as a refugee from Somalia, is the only African-born member of Congress.
She was in line to be the top Democrat on the foreign affairs panel's Africa subcommittee.
A lot has changed in the US Congress. A lot more of cozy benefits will change.   Just a thought.    

Headwind..

 

Global green energy company Siemens Gamesa reported that it had lost a staggering $967 million during the three-month period from between October to December.

It said the Inflation Reduction Act, the $739 billion climate and tax bill President Biden signed, and other European Union actions would help, but that those measured weren't enough.

Siemens Gamesa stated that it is facing "headwinds" that include slow permitting, electric grid constraints and regulatory uncertainty.

The company concluded that the "sizeable gap between recent installation expectations and targets" is endangering the energy transition.

Trap..

 

If you’re driving at night and you forgot to turn your headlights on, a friendly flash of the headlights is how another driver can tell you “turn your lights on, dummy.”

If your lights are already on, it’s possible they’re letting you know that you left your high beams on. Remember, your “high beams” or “brights” are for illuminating the empty road in front of you, and you should switch back to regular headlights when other drivers approach. 

Most states require that you turn off your brights if you are within 500 feet of an approaching car or 200-300 feet of a car you are following.

If your headlights are operating properly, or if you’re driving in the daytime, that approaching car is probably trying to warn you about something ahead. 

Often that’s a speed trap: a police car waiting by the side of the road to pull over speeding drivers. With the advance warning, you can slow down and avoid getting caught.