Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Anorexia
Interesting piece on anorexia in today's Guardian. Researchers are starting to understand the biological profile of anorexics: they are people who respond to fear of punishment rather than reward seeking because their initial serotonin levels are very high, and often suffer from anxiety before the anorexia sets in. They are also less sensitive to sugar...
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/mar/29/anorexia-you-dont-just-grow-out-of-it
Sunday, March 27, 2016
HAPPY EASTER
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Japanese dude nailed it: overeating is a QUEST!
http://next.liberation.fr/culture-next/2016/03/25/gourmet-les-baffres-de-la-solitude_1442075
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Leptin
The low-down on leptin, as I am able to make out, is that it is the satiety signaling hormone. But unlike ghrelin, which is produced by the stomach - the dispatch point - to signal hunger, leptin is produced by fat cells - from the warehouse - to signal that fat stores are full. And leptin isn't an occasional burst but an ongoing, thus measurable, level. And, as such, is susceptible to downregulation, which means that fewer leptin receptors will be produced if leptin levels are continually high. Which might be why overweight people, despite high leptin production, rarely feel satisfied...
It turns out that, for body-builders who go for long periods on low-carb diets, the occasional cheat day with respect to carbs is counselled to reset leptin levels.
I tried the original Atkins diet many, many years go when it first came out. I haven't gone carbless since, so this cheat day bonanza shouldn't be part of my life. Ho hum!
On a cheerier note, I did discover two chatty and rather likeable publications about food, cited below. This was from the Attaché youtube video on Singapore, a charming place in Asia I might well never visit. So it goes.
http://www.saveur.com/what-to-cook-this-weekend-0318
http://luckypeach.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbkrifxiaHa0nVwW2sDCVqw
It turns out that, for body-builders who go for long periods on low-carb diets, the occasional cheat day with respect to carbs is counselled to reset leptin levels.
I tried the original Atkins diet many, many years go when it first came out. I haven't gone carbless since, so this cheat day bonanza shouldn't be part of my life. Ho hum!
On a cheerier note, I did discover two chatty and rather likeable publications about food, cited below. This was from the Attaché youtube video on Singapore, a charming place in Asia I might well never visit. So it goes.
http://www.saveur.com/what-to-cook-this-weekend-0318
http://luckypeach.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbkrifxiaHa0nVwW2sDCVqw
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Friday, March 18, 2016
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Lies
I have been methodically listing my meals on My Fitness Pal, and after one
week, have dropped one pound. Well, not really; I'm converting from metric,
and I am down 200 grams, which by the play of decimals, gives me a one pound
victory over the fat. Not much of a result, many will say.
But the discipline of using the app has given me one stable week without
weighing myself, and all the drama that weigh-ins entail. It has also showed me
an unexpected aspect of my diet. I am, virtually everyday, a good girl on calories,
but a beast on sugar. Yes folks, those sugar totals are in the red. I always assumed -
and bragged - that I was on fresh fruit and veg, and thus on a low sugar diet: a
bare-faced lie.
I made oatmeal for breakfast today, not really on my favourites list as I am eating
it clean, with a bit of milk and banana. Tweak on!
week, have dropped one pound. Well, not really; I'm converting from metric,
and I am down 200 grams, which by the play of decimals, gives me a one pound
victory over the fat. Not much of a result, many will say.
But the discipline of using the app has given me one stable week without
weighing myself, and all the drama that weigh-ins entail. It has also showed me
an unexpected aspect of my diet. I am, virtually everyday, a good girl on calories,
but a beast on sugar. Yes folks, those sugar totals are in the red. I always assumed -
and bragged - that I was on fresh fruit and veg, and thus on a low sugar diet: a
bare-faced lie.
I made oatmeal for breakfast today, not really on my favourites list as I am eating
it clean, with a bit of milk and banana. Tweak on!
Saturday, March 12, 2016
Lovely
Yes, Sophie Trudeau wore a lovely gown to the Washington dinner.
Lovelier on someone with Kendall Jenner proportions, however.
To my mind, Vegas looks better on her 3>
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
First Entry
So here is my breakfast, taken around 10 am. Because as a retirement age person, I am
free to brunch everyday!!
How is MFP going to handle this?
or portions of nectarines, I had to create a recipe for these and store it under Fruit Mix 1
as a personal recipe. Perhaps not the most useful category for the long term. For the moment,
I have my values.
My Fitness
I joined this morning: My Fitness Pal. It is a very hot application
used by those dieting for medical reasons but also by many in the fitness
community. It is sooo convenient, with a database of restaurant foods.
Actually, Buzzfeed talked me into it with some jokes about wacky results!!**
I am, for the moment, keeping things private, but might go public once I
have results...
More seriously, I will be working with this tool to see how it can be tweaked.
used by those dieting for medical reasons but also by many in the fitness
community. It is sooo convenient, with a database of restaurant foods.
Actually, Buzzfeed talked me into it with some jokes about wacky results!!**
I am, for the moment, keeping things private, but might go public once I
have results...
More seriously, I will be working with this tool to see how it can be tweaked.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Solved It
So a burning question has been occupying the YouTube Asian community:
How does one tell apart different Asian nationals, specifically the Korean,
Chinese and Japanese. Because the ubiquitous 'WhereYaFrom' does get
a little wearisome, outside Chinese restaurants.
Well doxa-louise has an answer.
Q: How do you tell a Korean, Chinese or Japanese apart?
A: Ask him to write down his name!
Alright, it's a joke. Because the scripts from the three countries are easily identifiable.
Maybe the cool thing is to just don't ask. But it is tempting, because for everyone else
one has an initial reasonable guess ie I can tell an Italian from a Scandinavian, which
is not always the case for an East Asian. I'm at peace with it.
On YouTube:
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Right_Wing
Then again, there is this portrait of the late Justice Scalia's friend
C. Allen Foster from the New Yorker:
C. Allen Foster from the New Yorker:
Bashing
All that Trump bashing gets to me. Yes, he is inexperienced
as a lawmaker, yes he has an expansive personality. But there
are real threats to the Republican Party line, and he has been performing
a valuable service for them.
Let me tell you a story. Last December, I went shopping in Montreal.
To my amazement, there were virtually no Christmas decorations anywhere.
What, has everyone gone mad... have I lost track of the calendar... ??
I was sitting in the entrance hall of the office complex where the
South shore buses arrive. There were elaborate lights everywhere
but that was it. And I grieved for Christmas as I had known it.
That's it. The demography of Montreal is changing. Christmas is no more and
no less.
U.S. demography is changing as well. There are Christian areas and there
are immigrant areas, and there are planetary cities. Who can talk to everyone?!
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Slippery
Shovelled the porch, difficulty level medium ie a layer of ice over a few inches of snow.
Who knows what might be out there later in the day.
Made a two pieces of toast breakfast, dulce de leche and banana sandwich. Am running out of peanut butter! Should I venture out? Likely to be very slippery...
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Stuff(diabetes)
The How Stuff Works people have an excellent presentation of blood sugar regulation and diabetes.
...
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So how does your body know when to secrete glucagon or insulin? Normally, the levels of insulin and glucagon are counter-balanced in the bloodstream. For example, just after you eat a meal, your body is ready to receive the glucose, fatty acids and amino acids absorbed from the food. The presence of these substances in the intestine stimulates the pancreatic beta cells to release insulin into the blood and inhibit the pancreatic alpha cells from secreting glucagon. The levels of insulin in the blood begin to rise and act on cells (particularly liver, fat and muscle) to absorb the incoming molecules of glucose, fatty acids and amino acids. This action of insulin prevents the blood-glucose concentration (as well as the concentrations of fatty acids and amino acids) from substantially increasing in the bloodstream. In this way, your body maintains a steady blood-glucose concentration in particular.
In contrast, when you are between meals or sleeping, your body is essentially starving. Your cells need supplies of glucose from the blood in order to keep going. During these times, slight drops in blood-sugar levels stimulate glucagon secretion from the pancreatic alpha cells and inhibit insulin secretion from the beta cells. Blood-glucagon levels rise. Glucagon acts on liver, muscle and kidney tissue to mobilize glucose from glycogen or to make glucose that gets released into the blood. This action prevents the blood-glucose concentration from falling drastically.
As you can see, the interplay between insulin and glucagon secretions throughout the day help to keep your blood-glucose concentration constant, staying at about 90 mg per 100 ml of blood (5 millimolar).
...
http://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/diabetes/diabetes.htm
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So how does your body know when to secrete glucagon or insulin? Normally, the levels of insulin and glucagon are counter-balanced in the bloodstream. For example, just after you eat a meal, your body is ready to receive the glucose, fatty acids and amino acids absorbed from the food. The presence of these substances in the intestine stimulates the pancreatic beta cells to release insulin into the blood and inhibit the pancreatic alpha cells from secreting glucagon. The levels of insulin in the blood begin to rise and act on cells (particularly liver, fat and muscle) to absorb the incoming molecules of glucose, fatty acids and amino acids. This action of insulin prevents the blood-glucose concentration (as well as the concentrations of fatty acids and amino acids) from substantially increasing in the bloodstream. In this way, your body maintains a steady blood-glucose concentration in particular.
In contrast, when you are between meals or sleeping, your body is essentially starving. Your cells need supplies of glucose from the blood in order to keep going. During these times, slight drops in blood-sugar levels stimulate glucagon secretion from the pancreatic alpha cells and inhibit insulin secretion from the beta cells. Blood-glucagon levels rise. Glucagon acts on liver, muscle and kidney tissue to mobilize glucose from glycogen or to make glucose that gets released into the blood. This action prevents the blood-glucose concentration from falling drastically.
As you can see, the interplay between insulin and glucagon secretions throughout the day help to keep your blood-glucose concentration constant, staying at about 90 mg per 100 ml of blood (5 millimolar).
...
http://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/diabetes/diabetes.htm
Burger Wars
Spring comes early to France. The new McDonald add takes a swipe at
Burger King for its few outlets.
Not taking things lying down, Burger King's add thanks McDo for
''being present everywhere':
Burger King for its few outlets.
Not taking things lying down, Burger King's add thanks McDo for
''being present everywhere':
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