Regarding diet and mental health: I was once prescribed chromium picolinate (a nutritional supplement) as part of treatment for depression. It affects energy level through glucose availability. I don't recall it helping the depression but it did cure my craving for carbs. I could eat large quantities of bread, cookies, cake, potatoes without feeling satisfied.
Most of that craving has gone away over the years but it will pop up occasionally. I have discovered if I take the chromium p. for a day or two it goes away.
Oh, I wouldn't say that they don't dent *properly*. A couple of winters ago a car sliding through a slick intersection trying to stop hit my wife's with a slow glancing blow producing a "dent" in the facia below the grille. No other actual damage apparent. Final repair bill just short of $3K. Seems pretty proper to me. :-D!!
Now this is serious fandom, a reminder that the word originated from fanatic if I remember correctly: “Some Taylor Swift fans say they're including adult diapers in their concert outfits so they won't miss a single song — or soil themselves.”
Today’s special animal friend is Matschie's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei), a marsupial endemic to the Huon Peninsula of New Guinea, which is in the nation of Papua New Guinea rather than the province of Papua, Indonesia. These cute, arboreal animals are 20 to 32 inches high (plus a tail) and weigh up to 25 lbs. Males are larger than females.
Matschie’s tree kangaroos’ habitat is mountainous and heavily forested. They are found at altitudes from 3,000 to 11,000 feet, and often up to 100 feet up in the tree canopy. They eat leaves from pretty much any plant with leaves, and maybe some fruit and flowers as well. They will eat meat and root vegetables in captivity. They typically spend two hours per day eating and the remainder of their time resting and digesting their high-fiber meals.
They are solitary; males and females meet only to mate, which can occur any time of year. These animals have the longest gestation period of any known marsupial, up to 45 days. As with other marsupials, the very immature joey moves into its mother’s pouch to complete its development. It emerges after 8 to 10 months but may nurse for an additional couple of months before moving on to its solitary life.
Matschie’s tree kangaroos are rated Endangered by IUCN. Habitat loss is the main threat. Logging, oil drilling, and replacement of native forest with oil palm plantations is occurring in many parts of New Guinea. They are also hunted by some native populations.
There are a lot of different tree kangaroo species. They are not cats, but they have a sort of “cat crossed with a koala” affect. You can get a t-shirt, but Tree Kangaroo is not a band.
Paul Matschie (11 August 1861, Brandenburg an der Havel – 7 March 1926, Friedenau) was a German zoologist.
He studied mathematics and natural sciences at the Universities of Halle and Berlin, afterwards working as an unpaid volunteer at the Berlin Zoological Museum under Jean Cabanis (1816–1906). In 1892 he was in charge of the department of mammals at the museum, later becoming a curator (1895), and in 1902 attaining the title of professor. In 1924 he was appointed second director at the museum.
During the years 1891–93, he described 11 new species of reptiles. A species of gecko, Hemidactylus matschiei (Tornier, 1901), is named in his honor. Matschie organized the fifth International Congress of Zoologists in Berlin and was for some years co-editor of the journal Natur und Haus.
Matschie's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) and Matschie's galago (Galago matschiei) are two species of mammals which bear his name.
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The obvious next question is, "What is a galago?" Its common name is "bushbaby," and it's a small primate, native to Africa, which is weapons-grade adorable:
I have never heard of nor seen one of these before. You’ve probably answered this question before, and I’ve forgotten or missed it, but what is the theory (or understanding) as to why Australia has so many different species of wildlife? (The video from the St. Louis Zoo is adorable!)
How about “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel!” I was listening to Commentary, and John Podhoretz recommended the final season (5th, I believe). I remember watching the first two, which were quite good, but then I lost interest for some reason. Mr. Podhoretz even said that 3 and 4 weren’t that good, but 5 is a great end to it all. I’m with him so far.
Good morning. The mothership is slow to issue a TMD this morning, perhaps because of the breaking news that the Senate approved the debt ceiling deal last night. The obstructionists, decided not really to obstruct.
You get started too early! However, I know you’ve read it by now, and I also saw that John N had a link to David’s NYT piece. It’s hard to read anything about Trump without feeling frustrated.
I know a woman who was worried she might not get her Social Security check this month and I'm sure millions of others were made to worry so these guys could play out their charade.
Great, the show is over. Now what will we do for entertainment? Yesterday a couple of frequent anti-conservative commenters complained that TD refused to admit that Biden’s performance was “masterful” and that it blows away Republican claims that Biden is fading mentally. Sheesh.
My favorite argument was that Kevin McCarthy's saying Biden was really sharp proved that Biden is really sharp.
[Edited to add: this is not a point, specifically, about Biden's mental capacity or an observation about any past or future votes for Biden or those who cast such votes. It is an observation about treating one and only one statement from the otherwise-detested Kevin McCarthy as both honest and factually accurate.)
The mothership is reporting on the tensions between the US and the PEople's Republic of China (PRC), and the impeachment of Texas state Attorney general Ken Paxton, a grifter whose grifts are catching up with him.
Without blowing off Palmer's work or his working thesis, it reminds me of a lesson in logic I heard many years ago.
A sees B walking around holding a banana to his ear and A asks why. B explains that it is to keep dragons away. A says it's ridiculous, there are no dragons around. B replies, "precisely."
It would be wonderful if Palmer is able to lead the way to improvements in health. He will need to show the connection, not just the coincidence.
It’s interesting that he presents a unified theory of mitochondria and diet, but does *not* recommend everyone eat a specific diet for optimum health. Unstated is the recognition that we’re all very different, despite the very similar genetic instructions that our bodies work from.
Human biology remains a very complicated and complex subject of study. We can have nearly the same inputs and have very different outcomes.
I think some of the different outcomes despite the very similar genetic instructions that our bodies come with are caused by the fact that there are so many of us now that some of the work providing those instructions had to be outsourced, and the outfit that does that job for IKEA was the low bidder.
Mental health is always interesting to me. I find myself wondering why people react so differently to the same situations. I’d also like to know why it seems that so many people are “on the spectrum.”
As I’ve mentioned before, one of my brothers definitely is, and he’s closing in on 70. We have a cousin who apparently embarrassed him years ago (well over 30), and he still can’t get over it. I remember the incident (or at least his version of it), and I have to admit that I’m perplexed. I have a feeling that no one, other than my brother, would remember it or would have found it remotely memorable to begin with.
Also, my husband used to have seizures, and he took medication for a long time to supposedly control them. My mother knew about it, and said that my father would have thought it was a form of “mental illness” (so, let’s not tell him about it). It’s been many years since he stopped the meds, and he’s fine.
My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. And even worse, it seemed like at least 3 out of her 5 brothers had the same thing. (The other 2 might have died before symptoms became obvious.)
And, along with all of that, I’ve also mentioned that ADHD was very obviously a problem for my father, one of my brothers, and probably me. Age seems to help some, and that’s probably because energy levels aren’t as high (the best part of it, dammit!).
" Palmer assumes this is not coincidental." For all I know, he has made a breakthrough and is right on the money. On the other hand, assuming it is not coincidental and going from there sounds like a huge leap. Is it worthy of more study? Sure, why not? We spend billions on studies of all sorts of things and this might lead to some real help for many who suffer. It sounds like the first step would be to find out if there is a real link.
Good morning. I'm not a big fan of Grand Unified Theories, unless they're my own. However, at the most basic level of this topic, the brain is a bodily organ, just as the liver or kidneys are, and the idea that general bodily health is related to mental health is pretty obvious.
Sigh, never mind
Why? What’s wrong?
Awww..thanks Jack
Not something I want to talk about on here
Be happy to explain if you were ok with emailing me, my addy is on my profile...
https://www.ksbw.com/article/runza-wwii-veteran-birthday-party/44069386
A cute little tv spot that caught my eye because I remember Jonah's talking to Sen. Ben Sasse about Runza.
I may not know how to do my taxes, but at least I know that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.
Not *doing* taxes a good way to end up in a cell.
Morning, all!
Regarding diet and mental health: I was once prescribed chromium picolinate (a nutritional supplement) as part of treatment for depression. It affects energy level through glucose availability. I don't recall it helping the depression but it did cure my craving for carbs. I could eat large quantities of bread, cookies, cake, potatoes without feeling satisfied.
Most of that craving has gone away over the years but it will pop up occasionally. I have discovered if I take the chromium p. for a day or two it goes away.
There’s a lot of that in what Palmer reports in unintended side effects of the meds.
When I hear chromium, I think about old, big bumpers on cars. Sorry, that's how my warped mind works. :)
Now those were bumpers - not this wimpy new plastic stuff that doesn't even dent properly!
Oh, I wouldn't say that they don't dent *properly*. A couple of winters ago a car sliding through a slick intersection trying to stop hit my wife's with a slow glancing blow producing a "dent" in the facia below the grille. No other actual damage apparent. Final repair bill just short of $3K. Seems pretty proper to me. :-D!!
Oh, yeah, that definition of "properly" !
Now this is serious fandom, a reminder that the word originated from fanatic if I remember correctly: “Some Taylor Swift fans say they're including adult diapers in their concert outfits so they won't miss a single song — or soil themselves.”
Think of the marketing opportunity. Name them Swifties. Stones and Springsteen fans wear them too, but they have to all the time.
Snap!
Yuck, no way would I do that
Just go before, and then don’t drink or eat anything.
Gross.
Eeeeeeeew.
And she is laughing at them on her way to the bank. I will never understand the power of celebrity and the hold some of them have over fans.
I don’t get it either. Unfortunately, that seems to be why Trump is still in the lead.
Yeah. But unlike Taylor's fans, Trump's don't seem to mind soiling themselves with either his or their own (coughs, clears throat) dirt.
Today’s special animal friend is Matschie's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei), a marsupial endemic to the Huon Peninsula of New Guinea, which is in the nation of Papua New Guinea rather than the province of Papua, Indonesia. These cute, arboreal animals are 20 to 32 inches high (plus a tail) and weigh up to 25 lbs. Males are larger than females.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matschie%27s_tree-kangaroo#/media/File:Dendrolagus_matschiei.jpg
Matschie’s tree kangaroos’ habitat is mountainous and heavily forested. They are found at altitudes from 3,000 to 11,000 feet, and often up to 100 feet up in the tree canopy. They eat leaves from pretty much any plant with leaves, and maybe some fruit and flowers as well. They will eat meat and root vegetables in captivity. They typically spend two hours per day eating and the remainder of their time resting and digesting their high-fiber meals.
They are solitary; males and females meet only to mate, which can occur any time of year. These animals have the longest gestation period of any known marsupial, up to 45 days. As with other marsupials, the very immature joey moves into its mother’s pouch to complete its development. It emerges after 8 to 10 months but may nurse for an additional couple of months before moving on to its solitary life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ws4g72nsxw
Matschie’s tree kangaroos are rated Endangered by IUCN. Habitat loss is the main threat. Logging, oil drilling, and replacement of native forest with oil palm plantations is occurring in many parts of New Guinea. They are also hunted by some native populations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q28omqcpRE
They are successful in captivity, and joeys are often born in zoos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRGtkmDYKSY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f8yp0PBIS4
There are a lot of different tree kangaroo species. They are not cats, but they have a sort of “cat crossed with a koala” affect. You can get a t-shirt, but Tree Kangaroo is not a band.
https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Kangaroos-and-Wallabies-by-rohanchak/56069958.QUQES.XYZ
So, who’s Matschie?
Paul Matschie (11 August 1861, Brandenburg an der Havel – 7 March 1926, Friedenau) was a German zoologist.
He studied mathematics and natural sciences at the Universities of Halle and Berlin, afterwards working as an unpaid volunteer at the Berlin Zoological Museum under Jean Cabanis (1816–1906). In 1892 he was in charge of the department of mammals at the museum, later becoming a curator (1895), and in 1902 attaining the title of professor. In 1924 he was appointed second director at the museum.
During the years 1891–93, he described 11 new species of reptiles. A species of gecko, Hemidactylus matschiei (Tornier, 1901), is named in his honor. Matschie organized the fifth International Congress of Zoologists in Berlin and was for some years co-editor of the journal Natur und Haus.
Matschie's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) and Matschie's galago (Galago matschiei) are two species of mammals which bear his name.
**
The obvious next question is, "What is a galago?" Its common name is "bushbaby," and it's a small primate, native to Africa, which is weapons-grade adorable:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN8fs5gn_38
I have never heard of nor seen one of these before. You’ve probably answered this question before, and I’ve forgotten or missed it, but what is the theory (or understanding) as to why Australia has so many different species of wildlife? (The video from the St. Louis Zoo is adorable!)
Geographic isolation allowed all the varieties of marsupials to evolve from an Ur-marsupial in a unique competitive environment.
Makes sense to me!
Someone sent me this. It brought a smile early in the day.
https://twitter.com/RJSzczerba/status/1663583756702175235
How about “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel!” I was listening to Commentary, and John Podhoretz recommended the final season (5th, I believe). I remember watching the first two, which were quite good, but then I lost interest for some reason. Mr. Podhoretz even said that 3 and 4 weren’t that good, but 5 is a great end to it all. I’m with him so far.
I was not a fan at the start, but I watched it with Kim and did enjoy it.
I wasn’t going to watch, but it is quite good. I’m also glad they’re ending it at 5 seasons; more shows should do that.
Maybe because I live in the NYC region, I never stopped to think about how many shows and movies are made here.
Morning all!
Good morning. The mothership is slow to issue a TMD this morning, perhaps because of the breaking news that the Senate approved the debt ceiling deal last night. The obstructionists, decided not really to obstruct.
You get started too early! However, I know you’ve read it by now, and I also saw that John N had a link to David’s NYT piece. It’s hard to read anything about Trump without feeling frustrated.
Thanks for the callout, yes, I did get in a tad early this morning:
Worth Your Time II: 'A Peek Behind the MAGA Curtain'--David French
https://tinyurl.com/yrpejbsj
Don't!
😎
Breaking news? This story could have been written at their leisure weeks ago.
I know a woman who was worried she might not get her Social Security check this month and I'm sure millions of others were made to worry so these guys could play out their charade.
That’s why Jonah’s podcast with Dave Bahnsen was so good. He definitely called them on their misrepresentations.
and the beat goes on. Yawn. I'm just so over all of this.
Great, the show is over. Now what will we do for entertainment? Yesterday a couple of frequent anti-conservative commenters complained that TD refused to admit that Biden’s performance was “masterful” and that it blows away Republican claims that Biden is fading mentally. Sheesh.
My favorite argument was that Kevin McCarthy's saying Biden was really sharp proved that Biden is really sharp.
[Edited to add: this is not a point, specifically, about Biden's mental capacity or an observation about any past or future votes for Biden or those who cast such votes. It is an observation about treating one and only one statement from the otherwise-detested Kevin McCarthy as both honest and factually accurate.)
Exactly.
The mothership is reporting on the tensions between the US and the PEople's Republic of China (PRC), and the impeachment of Texas state Attorney general Ken Paxton, a grifter whose grifts are catching up with him.
There are a few tensions in the comments, too.
There are always some tensions in the TMD comments.
Wow, breaking news. Who'd'a thunkit?
Without blowing off Palmer's work or his working thesis, it reminds me of a lesson in logic I heard many years ago.
A sees B walking around holding a banana to his ear and A asks why. B explains that it is to keep dragons away. A says it's ridiculous, there are no dragons around. B replies, "precisely."
It would be wonderful if Palmer is able to lead the way to improvements in health. He will need to show the connection, not just the coincidence.
That reminds me of this scene in The Simpsons: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QgNvKr010pc
Yes, excellent! Rock on!
It’s interesting that he presents a unified theory of mitochondria and diet, but does *not* recommend everyone eat a specific diet for optimum health. Unstated is the recognition that we’re all very different, despite the very similar genetic instructions that our bodies work from.
Human biology remains a very complicated and complex subject of study. We can have nearly the same inputs and have very different outcomes.
I think some of the different outcomes despite the very similar genetic instructions that our bodies come with are caused by the fact that there are so many of us now that some of the work providing those instructions had to be outsourced, and the outfit that does that job for IKEA was the low bidder.
Mental health is always interesting to me. I find myself wondering why people react so differently to the same situations. I’d also like to know why it seems that so many people are “on the spectrum.”
As I’ve mentioned before, one of my brothers definitely is, and he’s closing in on 70. We have a cousin who apparently embarrassed him years ago (well over 30), and he still can’t get over it. I remember the incident (or at least his version of it), and I have to admit that I’m perplexed. I have a feeling that no one, other than my brother, would remember it or would have found it remotely memorable to begin with.
Also, my husband used to have seizures, and he took medication for a long time to supposedly control them. My mother knew about it, and said that my father would have thought it was a form of “mental illness” (so, let’s not tell him about it). It’s been many years since he stopped the meds, and he’s fine.
My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. And even worse, it seemed like at least 3 out of her 5 brothers had the same thing. (The other 2 might have died before symptoms became obvious.)
And, along with all of that, I’ve also mentioned that ADHD was very obviously a problem for my father, one of my brothers, and probably me. Age seems to help some, and that’s probably because energy levels aren’t as high (the best part of it, dammit!).
" Palmer assumes this is not coincidental." For all I know, he has made a breakthrough and is right on the money. On the other hand, assuming it is not coincidental and going from there sounds like a huge leap. Is it worthy of more study? Sure, why not? We spend billions on studies of all sorts of things and this might lead to some real help for many who suffer. It sounds like the first step would be to find out if there is a real link.
Good morning. I'm not a big fan of Grand Unified Theories, unless they're my own. However, at the most basic level of this topic, the brain is a bodily organ, just as the liver or kidneys are, and the idea that general bodily health is related to mental health is pretty obvious.
😉
Good morning
Howdy!