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[Catholic Life @prayandfast2]

"A single tear shed at the remembrance of the Passion of Jesus is worth more than a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, or a year of fasting on bread and water."

- St. Augustine

[Amazing Physics @amazing_physics]

The center of mass of a uniform solid hemisphere of radius r is at 3/8r from the center.

Therefore it tends to always stay upright.

[alexei @alexeixbt]

next time you think change isn't possible, this is an actual footage of the brain rewiring itself:

[All day Astronomy @forallcurious]

Humanity is for the first time witnessing plants breathing.

In other words plants are conscious beings!

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

In Mexico, healers stirred ground-up mushrooms into a tea for the veterans to drink. At first, it looked like the vets traveled thousands of miles for a midday nap — until everything changed an hour later.

After drinking psychedelic mushrooms, some veterans barely moved while others shook, and one appeared to be caught between rapture and deep sorrow. https://t.co/5kLvZ3sodW

[Valerie Anne Smith @ValerieAnne1970]

DOCTORS ARE LITERALLY MANUFACTURING ALZHEIMER’S

Dr. Joel Wallach: “Alzheimer’s is a PHYSICIAN-CAUSED disease.”

Your brain is 75% myelin insulation. And myelin is 100% cholesterol.

Statins shred that cholesterol — stealing 75% of what your brain desperately needs to stay insulated and functional.

No myelin = no brain.
That’s why Alzheimer’s went from virtually unknown to the 4th leading killer over age 65.

They told you to lower your cholesterol…
while your brain was starving for it.

This isn’t “aging.”
This is medical malpractice on a massive scale.

Stop letting them dissolve your brain. Do your own research and stop the statins. Protect your myelin.

[Lori Shemek, PhD @LoriShemek]

Can walnut consumption really slow down how fast your body ages?

The research shows yes.

Research from Loma Linda University + Hospital Clínic Barcelona (WAHA study) shows daily walnuts (30–60g) can fight “Inflammaging” <-- a hallmark of aging.

In a 2-year randomized trial of 600+ older adults:
 Significantly lowered 6 key inflammatory markers (up to 11.5%), including IL-1b.

Decreased chronic low-grade inflammation tied to aging: Regular walnut intake significantly decreased 6 out of 10 specific inflammatory biomarkers in older adults over a two-year period

Trend toward slower leukocyte telomere shortening (a marker of biological aging)


Supports healthier aging & lower heart disease risk beyond just cholesterol.

*30-60 grams is 1/4 to 1/2 cup of shelled walnut halves

Simple, science-backed longevity food and delicious too!

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

This is extremely concerning 🚨 American nurse says nurses and doctors are using AI to answer medical questions while working with patients

Nurses are even going to Google and using their AI chat bot for patient symptoms questions

She says AI has already been integrated into their charts. “AI is in there. It can summarize any notes. It can create notes. It can do deep dives for you. It's built into our electronic health records. What we use to chart every day, AI is in there now”

She says there is AI on both the doctor’s side and nurse side but it goes beyond that. People are relying on AI for diagnosis instead of speaking with eachother to figure things out

Even clinical decision support is being secured by artificial intelligence in healthcare now…. This is not he direction we want to go

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

The white-lipped pit viper (Trimeresurus insularis), found on the lesser Sunda islands of Indonesia

the blue variety is rare, and only occurs in places such as Komodo Islands

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇨🇳 China unveiled a flying AI lifebuoy that can save drowning people on its own.

Top speed around 30 mph and a range of about 1.2 miles.

No more waiting for a boat or a swimmer.

Writer: Sol

[Valerie Anne Smith @ValerieAnne1970]

Genetically Modified Mayo: Hellmann's 'Real' Mayonnaise now requires a bioengineered label on its jars.

Less than 2% of each jar is egg... 98% is chemicals, oils, corn starch, EDTA & thickened with gums.

This isn’t food anymore — it’s a Frankenstein experiment in a jar. GMO corn, seed oils that inflame your arteries and disrupt hormones, EDTA that leaches minerals from your body, and synthetic gums that wreck your gut lining. Every spoonful is quietly feeding chronic disease, autoimmune chaos, and the slow poisoning of America’s families.

They slapped a “bioengineered” warning on it like it’s no big deal — because they know most people won’t read it. Hellmann’s sold its soul for profit while we were busy trusting the brand our grandparents used.

STOP FEEDING THIS TO YOUR KIDS.
Boycott it. Throw it out. Make your own in 60 seconds with real ingredients. Your body will thank you.

Quick Homemade Butter Mayo (Immersion Blender – makes about 1 cup)
Ingredients:
- 1 large egg (room temperature)
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard (or prepared mustard)
- ¼ teaspoon salt (or to taste; use ½ tsp if butter is unsalted)
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted and cooled slightly to warm (not hot)

Directions:
1. Place the egg, lemon juice, mustard, and salt in a tall narrow jar or container that just fits your immersion blender head.
2. Insert the immersion blender to the bottom and blend for a few seconds until combined.
3. With the blender running, slowly pour in the melted butter. Move the blender up and down gently as it thickens into creamy mayo (about 30-60 seconds total).
4. Taste and adjust salt or lemon if needed.

Store in a glass jar in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A simple strip of wildflowers can dramatically reduce the need for chemical pesticides. So why aren’t they standard on every farm?

Farmers are increasingly planting colorful wildflower strips within and around their fields because these habitats attract beneficial insects that naturally control crop pests.

Ladybugs are the most familiar example. Both adult ladybugs and their larvae are voracious predators of aphids, small sap-sucking insects that damage crops. A single ladybug can eat dozens of aphids a day, while its larvae can consume hundreds before reaching adulthood.

Yet ladybugs are just the beginning. Wildflower strips also draw in hoverflies, lacewings, parasitic wasps, and predatory beetles, all highly effective natural enemies of common pests such as aphids, whiteflies, thrips, and caterpillars.

This approach is known as conservation biological control. Rather than releasing predators into fields, farmers create permanent habitats that support and boost populations of beneficial insects already present in the landscape.

The flowers supply essential nectar and pollen that many of these insects need as adults. Research shows that access to such resources significantly increases their lifespan, reproductive success, and pest-hunting efficiency.

Some parasitic wasps offer an especially impressive form of control: they lay eggs inside aphids or caterpillars, and their developing larvae consume the pest from the inside out.

Multiple studies confirm that fields with wildflower strips support far higher numbers of beneficial insects and achieve stronger natural pest suppression compared to conventional fields.

Beyond pest control, these strips provide additional benefits: they support pollinators, enhance biodiversity, reduce soil erosion, and create valuable wildlife habitat within agricultural areas.

Scientists are now fine-tuning which flower species work best for different crops and climates, aiming to design the most effective and practical wildflower strips possible.

[The White Rabbit @TheWyteRabbit1]

Four deputies from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office in Texas have d1ed by su1cide in the past six weeks.

Something very strange is going on here…

Do you think they uncovered a human trafficking operation and were silenced?

[Catholic Life @prayandfast2]

"Beware of your thoughts for they are heard in Heaven."

- St. Augustine

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A woman invested one hundred fifty thousand dollars from her personal retirement funds so that senior women would have access to reasonably priced housing and avoid spending their later years in solitude.

In the town of Cumby, Texas, seventy-year-old Robyn Yerian withdrew resources from her 401(k) account to establish The Bird’s Nest, a collection of compact residences designed expressly for older women who wanted both low-cost living arrangements and the company of others.

Across a five-acre property, Robyn arranged for essential services and prepared fourteen plots suitable for tiny homes. At present, eleven women ranging in age from sixty to eighty reside there, each contributing roughly four hundred fifty dollars monthly.

The residents discovered benefits that extended well beyond modest rental costs.

They prepare and enjoy meals together, assist with daily tasks, monitor one another’s health during periods of sickness, and gather beneath a shared outdoor structure. The setting has evolved into an environment in which advancing age need not equate to social isolation.

Interest in the community has been substantial. Robyn is said to have obtained over five hundred inquiries for the limited fourteen available positions.

She might have devoted her entire retirement nest egg exclusively to her own needs. Instead, she directed a portion of those savings toward creating an asset that many seniors value as highly as shelter itself: a neighborhood in which no individual is required to grow old in isolation.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Scientists have officially discovered a brand-new organ in the human body.

The mesentery, a structure long thought to be a collection of fragmented tissues holding the intestines in place, has been reclassified as a single, continuous organ. This landmark discovery, led by researcher J. Calvin Coffey at University Hospital Limerick, has fundamentally changed our understanding of human anatomy.

For centuries, the mesentery was dismissed as insignificant. Now, thanks to detailed research, it is recognized as one unified structure. The finding was so significant that it has already been incorporated into the latest edition of Gray’s Anatomy, the world’s most respected medical textbook.

While the mesentery’s main function is to anchor and support the intestines, scientists believe it plays far more complex roles that are still not fully understood. Its formal recognition has given rise to an entirely new field called mesenteric science. Researchers hope that studying this organ will unlock new insights into digestive diseases, abdominal disorders, and potentially lead to better treatments for millions of patients.

This discovery is a powerful reminder that even today, the human body still holds remarkable secrets waiting to be uncovered.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Kini, P., Wong, J., McInnis, S., Gabana, N., &amp; Brown, J. W. (2016), «The effects of gratitude expression on neural activity», NeuroImage, 128, 1–10. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.12.040