hmmmm, dementia & McD's = not a good combo. I haven't had a hamburger, in gosh, 30 yrs? Hot dog, 40? I eat red meat, but when I do it's gotta be worth it - something like a great steak, maybe once a month. Altho that McAtlas book was quite a fun undertaking & the variety found looks very interesting, hope he can do some good Mediterranean style eating now 😏 (the list of 15 for reducing dementia - I can honestly say I meet all of 'em 👍)
I find it very very sad about people needing grief apps. And it used to be walking down the streets when we'd travel we would almost always be able to look people in the eye & say a greeting of some sort. Then there would be 1 or 2 cities where you'd never do that. The #s increased, no one looked at anyone. Where we live, everyone always looks & greets.
I hit a paywall on the fake job listings article. As a LinkedIn member, I know all too well about the fake job listings though. Some of the fake listings are pretty obvious, which makes you wonder why LinkedIn does not remove them. LinkedIn does push Premium membership to increase your odds of findings good jobs on the platform. Having tried Premium membership, I know it works. Recruiters actually private message you for roles where you are a good fit. It can't hurt to invest in premium membership to increase your chances of landing a good role if you are on the job hunt.
where to start? Didn't read the mcdonald's thing, can't remember the last time I had mcdonalds other than coffee. I still walk down the street and look at people, it's called situational awareness. I got attacked by a street person once because I wasn't paying attention to what was going on around me, so I won't make that mistake again. Besides, you never know when a smile will change someone's day. Can't say that I ever "hung out" on the streets
On the fence about grief apps. I assuage my grief by walking in nature. Not sure how an app could ever replace that. And someone somewhere is making money off that app. The tips on dementia all just seem like common sense. And Martha Stewart made some good points, I have often been put off by a dark red wall, that colour is terrible to try to cover up.
Loved the stroll through the different worlds of McDonalds although I’m not a fan any longer. Where I am currently the McDonalds looks like most in the US and they still screw up your order. In my former hometown that got washed away by Helene the McDonalds near the entrance to the Biltmore House was known for its baby grand piano. As it was completely flooded it will be rebuilt along with some of the other businesses in that area of town. It will be interesting to read about the new one.
Not worried about the Alzheimer’s problem at this point. Thankfully it was never an issue in my family and I’ve always tried to stay engaged with people and learning new things.
Although you didn’t say anything about it Bill, that air collision in DC I’m sure has been a horror show for the affected families with no likely answers forthcoming for them. Im almost certain an app won’t help.
Regarding McDonald's -- after I retired from the military, I took a job with a large consulting firm. My co-worker/trainer/coach was a retired Marine Corps officer -- great guy. We traveled a lot together, and the only place he ever wanted to eat was McDonald's, no matter where in the world we happened to be. He was from a very small town in Kansas and did not see a McDonald's until he joined the Marines and ate at one on a Marine Corps base. He was hooked forever, apparently. We were in Bangkok in 2006 and he asked me if I could find a McDonald's there. I did, at the MBK Center (shopping mall), at the last stop on a SkyTrain line. Some unusual menu items (no surprise there), but one thing I found novel is that the fiberglass statue of Ronald McDonald outside the entry doors was posed in the traditional "wai" position -- hands together as if praying, at chest height. Also found McDonald's for him in the food court at an E-Mart in Pohang, Korea -- that one took some doing.
Not a fan of fast food; you become what you eat as the saying goes. My father developed vascular dementia as a result of his poor food choices (and sedentary lifestyle). The waste and use of antibiotics that goes into beef production is startling.
You have to ask yourself how fast food has contributed to so many chronic co-morbid health conditions in so many people as well as obesity.
I just read a study: “Researchers pulled data from two long-running U.S. studies. The first, the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS), started in 1976 and recruited 121,700 female nurses aged 30 to 55. The second study, the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS) began in 1986 and enrolled 51,529 male health professionals aged 40 to 75.”
A key takeaway for me:
“Replacing one serving per day of processed red meat with a serving of nuts and legumes lowered the risk of dementia by 19%. That swap also resulted in 1.37 fewer years of cognitive aging, and a 21% lower risk of subjective cognitive decline.
Replacing one serving per day of processed red meat with a serving of fish was associated with a 28% lower risk of dementia and 51% lower risk of subjective cognitive decline.”
hmmmm, dementia & McD's = not a good combo. I haven't had a hamburger, in gosh, 30 yrs? Hot dog, 40? I eat red meat, but when I do it's gotta be worth it - something like a great steak, maybe once a month. Altho that McAtlas book was quite a fun undertaking & the variety found looks very interesting, hope he can do some good Mediterranean style eating now 😏 (the list of 15 for reducing dementia - I can honestly say I meet all of 'em 👍)
I find it very very sad about people needing grief apps. And it used to be walking down the streets when we'd travel we would almost always be able to look people in the eye & say a greeting of some sort. Then there would be 1 or 2 cities where you'd never do that. The #s increased, no one looked at anyone. Where we live, everyone always looks & greets.
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I hit a paywall on the fake job listings article. As a LinkedIn member, I know all too well about the fake job listings though. Some of the fake listings are pretty obvious, which makes you wonder why LinkedIn does not remove them. LinkedIn does push Premium membership to increase your odds of findings good jobs on the platform. Having tried Premium membership, I know it works. Recruiters actually private message you for roles where you are a good fit. It can't hurt to invest in premium membership to increase your chances of landing a good role if you are on the job hunt.
where to start? Didn't read the mcdonald's thing, can't remember the last time I had mcdonalds other than coffee. I still walk down the street and look at people, it's called situational awareness. I got attacked by a street person once because I wasn't paying attention to what was going on around me, so I won't make that mistake again. Besides, you never know when a smile will change someone's day. Can't say that I ever "hung out" on the streets
On the fence about grief apps. I assuage my grief by walking in nature. Not sure how an app could ever replace that. And someone somewhere is making money off that app. The tips on dementia all just seem like common sense. And Martha Stewart made some good points, I have often been put off by a dark red wall, that colour is terrible to try to cover up.
Loved the stroll through the different worlds of McDonalds although I’m not a fan any longer. Where I am currently the McDonalds looks like most in the US and they still screw up your order. In my former hometown that got washed away by Helene the McDonalds near the entrance to the Biltmore House was known for its baby grand piano. As it was completely flooded it will be rebuilt along with some of the other businesses in that area of town. It will be interesting to read about the new one.
Not worried about the Alzheimer’s problem at this point. Thankfully it was never an issue in my family and I’ve always tried to stay engaged with people and learning new things.
Although you didn’t say anything about it Bill, that air collision in DC I’m sure has been a horror show for the affected families with no likely answers forthcoming for them. Im almost certain an app won’t help.
Regarding McDonald's -- after I retired from the military, I took a job with a large consulting firm. My co-worker/trainer/coach was a retired Marine Corps officer -- great guy. We traveled a lot together, and the only place he ever wanted to eat was McDonald's, no matter where in the world we happened to be. He was from a very small town in Kansas and did not see a McDonald's until he joined the Marines and ate at one on a Marine Corps base. He was hooked forever, apparently. We were in Bangkok in 2006 and he asked me if I could find a McDonald's there. I did, at the MBK Center (shopping mall), at the last stop on a SkyTrain line. Some unusual menu items (no surprise there), but one thing I found novel is that the fiberglass statue of Ronald McDonald outside the entry doors was posed in the traditional "wai" position -- hands together as if praying, at chest height. Also found McDonald's for him in the food court at an E-Mart in Pohang, Korea -- that one took some doing.
Not a fan of fast food; you become what you eat as the saying goes. My father developed vascular dementia as a result of his poor food choices (and sedentary lifestyle). The waste and use of antibiotics that goes into beef production is startling.
You have to ask yourself how fast food has contributed to so many chronic co-morbid health conditions in so many people as well as obesity.
I just read a study: “Researchers pulled data from two long-running U.S. studies. The first, the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS), started in 1976 and recruited 121,700 female nurses aged 30 to 55. The second study, the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS) began in 1986 and enrolled 51,529 male health professionals aged 40 to 75.”
A key takeaway for me:
“Replacing one serving per day of processed red meat with a serving of nuts and legumes lowered the risk of dementia by 19%. That swap also resulted in 1.37 fewer years of cognitive aging, and a 21% lower risk of subjective cognitive decline.
Replacing one serving per day of processed red meat with a serving of fish was associated with a 28% lower risk of dementia and 51% lower risk of subjective cognitive decline.”