And also, he’s a frothing anti-vaxxer, who was hired by RFK to be a frothing anti-vaxxer.

Prasad has not yet offered up any documentation to support his assertion, and his count of vaccine-related deaths may well turn out to be inflated. The memo’s overheated rhetoric and lengthy recitation of political grievances also raise some doubts about his claims.

They know what it means. They don’t care.

Bird photography. I’m a person who tends toward depression. It was honestly very surprising the first time I noticed that when I’m photographing birds I have a huge smile on my face the whole time.

I’ve been learning the ins and outs of my camera gear for the last year and making small improvements is really satisfying. But really it’s just being out in nature, looking at adorable birds and capturing those moments for later.

Naturally occurring sorbitol in prunes is what makes them a good laxative. And honestly, the extreme diarrhea from sorbitol isn’t related to what this article is saying is a potential health problem.

But the amount of sorbitol needed to cause liver strain as described in the article is going to be more than the amount needed to cause diarrhea, so it seems like a moot point.

Well, sorbitol makes you shit like the devil’s own firehose, so if anyone thought it was totally fine they were probably not paying attention.

As a former massage therapist (not “masseuse”)… I’ve encountered dozens of men who would show up with a dirty ass. Skid marks when they get up off the table. WTF. Got expensive throwing sheets out.

Sorry, are you unable to conduct internet searches…? Or are you a troll?

Here you go dear. Maybe next time you can operate the internet machine all by yourself. I know it’s very difficult.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342590945_Dandelion_prevents_liver_fibrosis_inflammatory_response_and_oxidative_stress_in_rats

Background: Liver fibrosis is the main contributor to the chronic liver-associated morbidity and mortality.Purpose: The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of whole plant powder of dandelion (Taraxacumofficinale) on liver fibrosis.Methods: Liver fibrosis was induced by the oral administration of 20% carbon tetrachloride (CCL4), twice a weekfor 8 weeks. Simultaneously, dandelion root extract (500 mg/kg) was daily administered via the same route.Results: Dandelion remarkably improved the liver histology as evidenced by histopathological scoring withhematoxylin-eosin staining. Masson staining and hydroxyproline content similarly showed that dandelion decreasedcollagen deposition. Both mRNA and protein levels of α-smooth muscle actin and collagens 1 and 3 have beendecreased after dandelion treatment compared to CCL4 group. Dandelion also downregulated the mRNAexpressions of inflammatory factors interleukin-IL-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α, remodeling growth factor-β1,cyclooxygenase-2, and nuclear factor kappa-B and decreased the myeloperoxidase activity. Additionally, the effectsof dandelion were associated with the decreased levels of the hepatic oxidative stress markers (malondialdehydeand P. carbonyl) and elevation of the activity of superoxide dismutase activity. Dandelion’s effect to alleviate thefibrosis and inflammation induced by CCL4 treatment in the livers and was more pronounced than with silymarin.The total antioxidant study of dandelion extract revealed that dandelion has notable ferric reducing antioxidantpower and high total phenolic content.Conclusion: Finally, these results suggest that dandelion prevents the progression of hepatic fibrosis induced byCCL4. The dandelion’s antifibrotic effects could be attributed to its ability to scavenge free radicals and to attenuate inflammatory cells activations.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8063808/

4. Discussion In the current study, D-Gal-LPS-induced ACLF in rats with HAS-induced chronic liver failure triggered an immune-mediated liver injury with pathological serum liver marker tests and histological liver changes. The liver injuries were also associated with renal failure and systemic oxidative stress. A seven days pretreatment with TOERE reduced ACLF induced liver injury. The protecting effect of TOERE can be attributed, at least in part, to the reduction of the oxidative stress associated with immune liver injury in D-Gal-LPS-induced ACLF. Depending on the dose, the hepatoprotective effect of TOERE was similar or lower than that of SYL, an already used hepatoprotective drug. […] Because the chemical composition correlates with the pharmacological effects, TO extracts from different plant parts had different activities. Several studies demonstrated that the TO roots extract reduces alcohol-induced oxidative stress, TO leaf extract alleviates high-fat diet-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver, and TO flower extract can scavenge reactive oxygen species [22]. Similar to other studies [16,42,43], and based on the evidence of the phytochemical analysis results, our TO root extract can be considered a good natural antioxidant candidate. These results encouraged us to continue by testing the in vivo hepatoprotective and antioxidant effects of TOERE in an experimental ACLF.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278691513002561

Obesity is an alarming public health issue because it causes a broad range of chronic diseases and metabolic syndromes, such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and insulin resistance (Zimmet et al., 2001). NAFLD is a metabolic syndrome characterized by abnormal lipid formation in hepatocytes without excess alcohol intake. The primary danger of NAFLD is that it can lead to impaired glucose metabolism, inflammatory response, and insulin resistance, which produce elevated lipogenesis of free fatty acids (FFAs) and fat accumulation in the liver (Cornier et al., 2008, Hamaguchi et al., 2005, Sarafidis and Nilsson, 2006). Excessive dietary fat intake increases the concentration of FFAs in blood and leads to elevation of triglyceride (TG) stored in liver, which causes lipid accumulation and resulting hepatic steatosis (Jang et al., 2012). Because of their safety and efficacy, and because they may possess potential bioactive components to treat or prevent the obesity and NAFLD (Jang et al., 2012, Melo et al., 2010), natural herbs and food factors have recently been the focus of many researchers. The common dandelion, Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers, a member of the Asteraceae/Composite family, is widely used as a traditional herb to treat various disorders such as liver disease, gallbladder disorders, digestive complaints, and arthritic and rheumatic diseases because of its anti-diabetic, anti-rheumatic, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-cardiogenic and hypoglycemic properties (Bisset, 1994, Bradley, 1992, Koh et al., 2010, Racz-Kotilla et al., 1974, Schutz et al., 2005, Schutz et al., 2006). Several reports have also verified that in rodent models, dandelion inhibits oxidative stress in CCl4-induced acute liver injury, high cholesterol, streptozotocin-induced diabetes (Cho et al., 2002, Cho et al., 2003, Park et al., 2010), and fibrosis in CCl4-induced acute liver injury (Domitrovića et al., 2010). Our own recent data showed that DLE had a protective effect against liver injury induced by methionine- and choline-deficient diet in mice (Davaatseren et al., 2013). However, the underlying mechanism of DLE in preventing obesity-induced hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance remains elusive. In this study, we examined the protective effect and underlying mechanism of DLE on HFD-induced obesity. We demonstrated that DLE showed a remarkable effect on hepatic lipid accumulation and improved insulin resistance in HFD-fed mice by reducing lipid and activating phosphorylation of adenosine monophosphate (AMP)–activated protein kinase (AMPK), suggesting that DLE has a potential protective effect against NAFLD.

I don’t think “Hollywood” has ever done anything specifically for the good of society.

The leaves are a nice salad green as well. But the kind you buy at the grocery store are usually a variety of chicory named “dandelion” much like how canned pumpkin is often other squashes that are close enough to be allowed to be called pumpkin.

Dandelion is an excellent liver tonic, all parts are edible, just make sure it’s a true dandelion (there are many lookalikes if you’re not a plant person) and that the area you harvest it from isn’t treated with any pesticides, herbicides or anything like that.

California poppies ( Eschscholzia californica ) are not actually in the poppy family, their calming effect is closer to chamomile (and they don’t show up on drug tests).

You want something in the papaver family for the “beautiful flowers,” specifically papaver somniferum, but all papaver varieties have some of that compound.

Eta: they really do have “beautiful flowers”

I have that book!

Again, the problem its not “ old and white” that would be stupid. It’s that a majority of the old white people take corporate bribes and care more about power than anything else. This applies to young non white folks as well. They also need to go if they take bribes and care about staying in power more than helping the people.

Not sure why this is confusing…

The problem is not that they are old and white, it’s that they are taking corporate bribes and don’t give a shit about the next generation.

That’s not the case with Bernie. He’s too old now, but ten years ago he was more than good enough to make up for his oldness and his whiteness. Making himself a platform for AOC to stand on was a good thing as well.

I vote in every election, I knock on doors, I phone bank.

But in the end it doesn’t matter. When the DNC decided Bernie Sanders wouldn’t be their guy and rammed Clinton through, they got sued by Bernie supporters for cheating.

They said in court, for the world to hear, that yes, they cheated, yes they broke their own rules to make Hillary the pick, but rules aren’t laws and no one but the DNC can enforce the rules, so fuck all yall we can take your donations and choose who we want.

Everyone knows this now. No one believes in the system. Is very hard to get people to set aside this knowledge and get excited about a candidate that we would actually want, when we know who ever takes the most bribes gets the nomination.

Then nobody wants to vote, the ones who really don’t want republicans do it anyway, but nobody is happy about it.

I live in California (hence the Newsom hate) and it’s incredibly easy to vote here. Even before universal mail in was a thing, I never waited more than 5 minutes to vote. People in red states wait upwards of 8 hours much of the time. No one is standing in line for 8 hours to vote for someone they really don’t want anyway.

Once again, we are allowed to hate the corporate fellating shit heels BEFORE the primary. In two years. We can point out the obvious shortcomings and demand an actual progressive. Right up until the DNC chooses Gavin, despite what their voters want. Then we have to hold our nose and vote for the asshole that platforms Nazis while doing his best Blue Steel in his Gucci suit.

11/3

You can’t just continue what you were doing while it rings, you have to freeze and hardly breathe while you stare at it like a deer in headlights so they don’t hear you through the unanswered phone or God forbid you move wrong and it accidentally picks up.

His favorite shape is a star?

Some would say that was Margaret Cavendish, 150 years earlier. Mary Shelly’s novels are and have been more popular though.