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  • This is me. I've never said, "This is too much garlic."

    Fun fact: I tend to get obsessed with eating the same thing for months. One of those obsessions was kettle-cooked salt & vinegar chips. I'm talking about a large bag before bed every 2 days. I did this for about 3-6 months. During that period, I had a regular primary care check up with routine blood work. My cholesterol came back terrible. My HDL was too low and LDL was too high. It was so bad that the doctor told me that they were putting me on Lipitor eventho I was in 37/38 years old and otherwise athletic shape.

    I argued with the doc explaining that I could fix it on my own with diet. We negotiated and the compromise was that I had 3 months to fix it. In 3 months, we would run blood work again. If it was still high, Lipitor time. I cut off all chips and started eating raw garlic however I could with meals. I would mostly use a garlic press and marinate it in olive oil. Then, I would drip a lot of this on rice, beans, pasta, pizza... anything that would go good with raw garlic. When we ran the blood work again, I was in the clear with completely healthy cholesterol levels, both HDL and LDL.

    I don't know if the garlic had anything to do with it, or if it was merely just abstaining from the chips, but something worked. If you're dealing with cholesterol issues and don't want to be on meds, maybe consider eating raw garlic. It might help, and even if it doesn't, it's delicious 🤤

  • If it were me, I would call an exterminator. Anything under $200 would be totally worth not having to deal with it and knowing that they'll take care of it better than I could.

    Spiders in general is one thing, but a ton of black widows is something I wouldn't mess with. Those spiders could make you quite sick if not ending up in the hospital. Shieeeet. If you're of a vulnerable population like elderly, young, or already sick, they could kill you.

  • A few number of spiders throughout the house is ok as long as they stay away from me. A ton of black widow spiders is an absolute no from me, dawg.

  • After watching Narcos on Netflix and seeing how bad it is in Mexico, I cant even imagine a practical solution. The narco seeps thru all of society.

  • You saw ads on reddit, but they were disguised as posts and comments from "real" users.

  • Step 2: Don't stop stop doing it

  • Singapore sounds like a really cool, safe, clean, organized, and hi-tech city, but their laws and enforcement seems a bit extreme to my American self. I both want to visit and am scared of visiting.

  • so why don't they write 1/1000 in then?

  • Serious question: who was a more progressive POTUS since FDR?

    • Maybe LBJ with civil rights, Medicare and Medicaid, but Vietnam.
    • Maybe Jimmothy Carter, but he is commonly regarded as a bit unsuccessful as a president
  • I like the smell of moldy houses. I've been told it's a health hazard, so I don't engage or encourage it, but when people excuse the smell in their residence, I tell them I like it.

  • You would hate my house. I clean with straight vinegar since it's antibacterial and food. I'm cleaning with something that I can eat rather than toxic cleaners.

  • My Latin-American upbringing hurts reading this. I loveeee lavender smell. I've associated it with cleanliness.

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  • why do they use decimal for imperial units?

  • The entirety of the American scientific research community, which happens to be the most productive research community in the world, slides in with a wink šŸ˜‰

  • Seems like a good way to become proficient in both so that you're more adaptable.

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