Trump appoints Dr. Oz to his sport, fitness and nutrition council
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Comments (17)Dilly, this is where you want to be careful to separate what is possible from what is being done. I googled the phrase: the gene from a fish that lives in very cold seas has been inserted into a strawberry, allowing the fruit to be frost-tolerant. I found more than a page of sites that quotes that phrase, all from the anti-groups, and stated as fact. Then, I clicked on a link that wasn't an anti-group, and I pulled up what I believe is the correct version of the strawberry fish story: Genetic engineering involves the disarranging and recombining of gene fragments, often of unrelated species. By cutting a fragment of a genetic sequence and pasting it into cells of an unrelated species, scientists can insert a gene of one organism into an unrelated one. As a result, a plant may be fooled into accepting messages that turn its leaves a different colour, or promoters may be introduced into fish genes so they will respond in a desired manner when transferred into the cell of a strawberry eg producing a hormone for cold tolerance. While it has become well established in agriculture, genetic engineering is largely at the experimental stage in aquaculture. Most commonly, aquaculturists improve stocks or species by using the sperm of one strain or variety to fertilize the eggs of another. For example, a salmon farmer who wants to produce fish with high oil content may cross-breed a colder water salmon stock with another stock that is adapted to the warmer environment where the offspring are intended to be grown. Genetic engineering offers a speedier road to the same destination. And this from a PBS link: Moving genes across species to produce so-called transgenic life forms seems to many a radical step. One experiment, proposed but never carried out, to splice a flounder gene into a strawberry to protect it from frost, has caught the public imagination. It's the stuff of fear and myth. What have we created, fish or strawberry? I'm not trying to change anyone's minds about this, but I don't like the fear mongering. I want to let scientists experiment in all directions. It doesn't mean that we are going to have a world full of strawberry fish or pork potatoes....See MoreHealthy Lifestyle Check-in
Comments (94)AJ....good for you going back to the Y. I think your body will adjust as you start an exercise program ~ sounds like your starting off slow enough to let it adjust. Awm....35 degrees....Brrrrrr. I walked yesterday for 45 mins & considered getting my bike out but I wanted to listen to the iPod:) So glad you see your weight dropping:) Hhierno - great information. And good for you for going to the gym:) CB - keep up the healthful eating!! It's weird, almost like an alcoholic, I hit a bottom with my bad food habits. I smell grease and I feel nauseous. (Now, anyways) I think the suggestion that we should check with a medical professional before starting a diet or exercise regimen is often ignored. Those numbers are vital and can help alert the doctor. I thought I was having thyroid problems & had my blood work done. Not just the routine stuff that the OB/GYN does yearly. Now for that danged hula hoop....I STILL can't hoop;) My DH and my 10yo DS can hoop, but nooooooooooot ME!! I have even broken a blood vessel on my back!! I am determined, thou and will conquer that multi colored beast. Down 6 pounds and can feel the relief my zipper must be experiencing:) The yellow polka dot bikini is coming out this summer - LOL!! Not really:) Smiles:)...See MoreDieting newbie--my story
Comments (17)Curiosity got the best of me this morning so I climbed up onto the scale. 159.5 lbs! Yippee! It does work. That is a 4 lb loss from what I weighed on Friday or Saturday last week. Unfortunately, I did not write it down. I remember 163.5, but I can't remember which day it was. I am just happy to be under 160. I sure did learn a lot this past week. Especially about eating the right portions. I don't have that stuffed feeling after I eat dinner that I use to have either. Tonight we went to TGI Friday's. I planned out what I would have before we left the house and I stuck to it. I especially used to overeat at restaurants because they give you such large portions. Well, I really noticed that when I finished eating what I wanted, that I didn't feel so full. It is a good thing. Interestingly, I feel somewhat lighter, but not skinnier. Well, while it is amazing that I lost those 4 lbs, I'm not overly impressed by it. I mean, I am glad that I lost it and it was a really great start. I certainly don't expect to lose this weight too fast. I just mean that I can see my weight fluctuating 4 or 5 lbs for no reason at all. What I am really looking forward to seeing is 10 lbs come off. Not at once, but a total of 10 lbs. Then it will seem real to me. I just think that if I could lose 4 lbs in one week, I could just as easily gain 4 lbs in one week. I'm skeptical of my ability to stick with it, I guess. Or maybe I just have a teensy bit of doubt that it is really due to the changes I made....See MoreSpeaking of diet and health.......
Comments (34)In my thirties, I began sneezing every time I peeled potatoes. The sneezing gradually progressed to asthma, and worse. I had never even heard of a potato allergy. My DH and I joked that it was un-American. We planted potatoes in our garden, thinking I was reacting to a chemical spray of some kind. But that didn't help, and I eventually faced the fact that I'd have to give up potatoes in all forms. My family had to give them up at home, too, because I couldn't be around raw potatoes. It took me years to learn that the substance I react to is solanine, present in large amounts in potatoes but also present in the other members of the nightshade family: tomatoes, eggplant, and peppers. It was not pleasant to give up these foods. Just two years ago I learned (the hard way) that solanine is in artichokes and blueberries. I love artichokes! I love blueberries, too. I was surprised and disappointed to learn they contain solanine, but giving them up hasn't been difficult because eating them produced such nasty results. I still haven't been able to learn much about my reaction to solanine. My doctor never heard of it, and there isn't even much on the Internet. I seem to find a new mention of it every year, but the Web certainly isn't flooded with information. I blame stuff like this on all the radiation I had as a child. I could be wrong about that, and probably am. But one thing I know is true: I didn't make this up. I haven't imagined it, and I didn't invent it to get attention. In fact, I avoid talking about it, and I always hope people won't notice my unusual eating habits....See More
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