Yep, the rate is limited by ALA intake - if you're really low, you're not going to form as much EPA/DHA. It's an essential nutrient tho, and if you're getting enough ALA, you're going to produce enough EPA/DHA, as explained by a friend who's a nutritionist.
And yep - i actually specifically wrote 'ground flax seeds' hoping it would clarify that - and yes, i do use a coffee grinder too, tho a blender works well too (just do small amounts). Keep it in a sealed jar in the fridge, i go through about a cup in 2 weeks. Sprinkle it on nearly everything: pasta, salad, oatmeal, grains (rice, quinoa, barley), etc, etc.. Careful if you buy it ground, some flax meal is actually what's left after they press it for the oil, so you're just getting the scraps...it really is better to grind your own.
It's interesting to note that this only matters if hemp is the only thing you're eating.. I think this 'perfect ratio' is really just a marketing ploy, given that there will be other sources of Omega fatty acids in our diets, and so a 'perfect balance' is irrelevant.
Our bodies convert ALA to EPA and DHA as needed, and Omega 3's are considered 'essential' for a reason: they are, and not just for EPA and DHA.
So yes, a valuable food. Personally, i have not noticed a difference from adding EPA and DHA. I *do* notice if i'm lax on flax tho. (ha ha) It does feel like i have a fair bit more mental clarity if i'm keeping up my Omega 3's, and that's simply flax oil, or ground flax seeds.
How did this trash get modded up?
There are cultures that have existed for millennium without eating meat: take a look at India.
I guess my card must be up, as i've been vegan since 1990.
The position of the ADA (and Canadian mirror agency) state: vegan diets are appropriate for people at all stages of the life cycle -- even people at crucial stages, such as growing children, pregnant or lactating women, and highly active athletes.
I know of third generation vegans (their grandparents became vegan, had children who remained vegan, and their children in turn are vegan.)
What nonsense.. 20 years...?? And of all thing: scurvy on a vegan diet? You understand Vitamin C comes from plants, and is not found in any animal products? Most meat-eaters are found to be LOW on the intake of Vitamin C, and thus at more risk of scurvy than most vegans.
I don't mind if people have legitimate issues against veganism, but this is ridiculous and patently ignorant.
It outlines how expensive nuclear is - it's not cheap. From the building of the plant, to the insurance (no private options, they won't touch it, always costs the public), and of course waste disposal and storage - when you add up the total costs, the $/kw is pretty pitiful, even compared to emerging technologies.
This doesn't factor in that uranium is a limited resource (and pretty harmful for those in the industry), and that all this time, energy and money directed towards researching, developing and building nuclear plants also directs money, time and energy away from sustainable, safe and economical alternatives.
When you really dig into the matter, nuclear really doesn't make much sense from any angle.
Appreciate that you understand that this can by no means be 'humane', few seem to grasp this and really misuse the term...
I don't think you understood my point: testing on other animals is by no means a way to assure ourselves that it will be safe or dangerous in humans. Again, it's as simple as penicillin or chocolate - which kills many animals but is harmless or helpful in us humans. If we were to rely on animal studies for these, we'd not see them in the market. It's no different for any other food or drug. There is such a wide variance in tolerances between species that when you scratch the surface, it's very unreliable. All the knowledge we gain is that x compound is harmful or dangerous to y species - it does not transfer to humans.
As for alternatives, there already are options - human skin and other tissue mediums, computer models, etc.. They are objectively more reliable, and yes, they exist. They've still got a ways to go, but it's the reliance on animal testing that is hindering this - and that is what i mean. Time and energy and money continues to be funnelled into inferior animal models, when it could be used to advance human models. It's not like we've an unlimited amount of time and money. It's been primarily focused on the animal model (with energy going towards genetic research and breeding), and of course all the testing of these breeds to 'ensure' lab quality. If this had been focused on non-animal methods, we'd be a lot further along in these areas. There's big money in animal breeding. Not so much in human cell manufacturing and computational models...
On a side note, pretty choked that i'm getting modded down from a 1. Perhaps my views (as a vegan) are unpopular and against the status quo, but i don't think they're ignorant or deserve to be modded down (which i understand is generally frowned up - "mod up"!). This is the second post in a row for me that i've seen this... : \
First, you should look up 'humane', because we're rarely humane to other animals. By definition.
The choice is never 'animal vs person', we're simply creating a dichotomy. If we'd put our energy into developing animal-free testing methods, surely we'd already be at a point where we'd never consider using them for experiments.
Please don't forget that animal testing has led to a lot of grief, with drugs either being withheld because of negative reactions in other animals, but were fine in us [penicillin), or any number of drugs that were fine in other animals, but very dangerous to humans - the list is huge. Hell, look at something as simple and common as chocolate, which is fine for humans, but will kill many of the animals around us.
The case for testing on other animals is weak at best, and there are a lot of other options that are much more reliable. Unfortunately, the $$ behind them isn't a centuries-old industry (animal breeding).
Let's just move on from this, and use the methods that are humane, and get us useful results.
I wouldn't say the monkeys are really 'helpers', nor are they 'assistants' - we're exploiting them, to learn about the results of our disaster. Yet another example of other creatures having to suffer needlessly due to our choices..
Couldn't the data be collected in other ways? Set up stations in the forests? (Which would probably be cheaper given they could retrieve and reuse them, and be subject to less abuse.)
It might be more useful too, because the sensors are where we want them, not where any of these monkeys happen to wander.
I'm thrilled some consideration is being given to how Fukushima is affecting the habitat and other animals in the area, but let's make it a bit more meaningful by not stressing the animals there any further.. At least it's only three monkeys, according to the article. I'd hate to see a precedent set for more 'monitoring'.
Alright, back to the Planet of the Apes, King Kong and radiation-enhanced monkey overlord jokes.;)
In the last year i've thrown out less than two grocery bags of trash. (And i'm not some hermit, i race bikes, buy various electronic gadgets, etc..)
Composting is a HUGE way to reduce waste, and am glad my city (Victoria, BC) is finally getting curbside composting as well (Jan 2013.) The last few places i've lived in didn't compost, so i found a neighbour who did, and dropped off compost there instead.
The next biggest step is to reduce consumption - avoid plastic bags and twist ties at the grocery store (i write the #'s on my hand), reuse baggies, etc (wash them!) Go with the bulk section of food stores to reduce packaging.
And finally, recycling - don't just depend on what's picked up at your curb, look into other options. There's a program here called Pacific Mobile Depots, and they recycle nearly everything - styrofoam, electronics and appliances, soft plastic, hard plastic, even tetra paks and foil wrappers from energy bars, etc.. This one runs every Saturday, and sets up different drop off points around the community (my nearest is the 4th Saturday each month).
When you take advantage of all the services that are available to you, it's pretty surprising just how much you can reduce your impact!
There's a bit to this, but there are genetic factors that will play an even larger role - if someone doesn't have an exceptional aerobic engine, there is NO amount of time they can put into it (10,000 hrs, etc) that can make up for it (and i say this coming from the world of cycling, where the average male can hit about 3.9w/kg threshold [1hr], and not get much above that, but the pros will be able to get well above that - and it's a genetic thing.)
It can certainly help to be in the age range, but there are still other factors that legitimize this test to some degree..
A lot of non-organic frozen vegetables are also from China - i was surprised when i looked at the back of a package of Europe's Best frozen veggies, and it was from China (China's Best?), as were a number of items from their brand...leaves me a little worried (and i stopped buying them.)
If anyone deserves to be criticized, it might be the moderator who approved this question...but it's pretty weak to insult someone who just submitted a question specific to what they're looking for.
Sure, but that was much less of an option 2yrs ago. I think most people were (and may still be) a lot more naive, thinking that the phone you're buying has the same capabilities as what's listed on the manufacturer's website.
When i upgraded a few years ago, i did a bit of research on the phones available, and picked one out that had the features i wanted.
Turns out Rogers, a big Canadian telco, crippled numerous aspects of the phone.
For example, the ring tone. I could *barely* get my own custom ring tone after jumping through several technical loops. How about 'message' tone (ie, txt message alert) - nope. I have to use one they have, or BUY a new sound.
On my previous, totally basic phone, i could at the very least use the 'Record' feature to record a sound, and then use that as a tone (ring or message.) Not on this one. I can record audio, but can't use it as a ring tone.
The list goes on and on, but the most asinine 'feature' is that with Rogers you can't email or sms a photo (off my device at least). When you 'send' a pic, it goes to Rogers, who then saves the pic on their server, and then sends a NEW message with a link to the pic on the server. How insane is that? It renders things like TwitPic useless. (Although somehow Facebook managed to make *most* of it work, there is still 'code' that appears in the text of the upload.) The 'message' that Rogers sends contains about a dozen images (their own logo, graphics, etc..) so if uploading to Twitpic, it's some bizarre graphic.
Am i the first to 'discover' this as well? Gaah...
I'm sure there are a few others on here who have Blogger-hosted blogs that had their own host and FTP, and had to go through the 'switch', where Blogger hosts the blog (and you have to re-point your DNS/folder/etc), and no longer allowing blogs to be posted via FTP.
This makes it that much more of a pain, if something as simple as this can block so many Blogger-hosted blogs, including many that might have been self-hosted previously.
Yep, it's been done all over and is a pretty cool idea.
I participated in a 'Human Library' here in Victoria, BC at UVic, as 'A Victoria Vegan'. I was 'signed-out' for 30min sessions, and chatted with people about veganism, dispelling myths, etc.. It was pretty fun, and it was a good way for people to find out more about other subjects. Other 'books' were a visiting/exchange Czech, someone who is narcoleptic, people with mixed-heritage (usually ones that would conflict!) parents, someone who practice polyamory, etc.
It really is a very open and appealing way to learn about other subjects, even more so if one is hostile to the 'subject', given it's a real person you're dealing with one-on-one - AND they want to be there to speak about it.
If you see this in your area, do check it out. Or better yet, start up a little project. It was a two-day affair here, i offered to be 'available' for 4hrs for both days. There was a 2hr session prior, to explain what it was, and practice being a 'book'. It's not as cheesy as the write-up makes it sound, and you wouldn't be able to 'learn Chinese', as the OP suggests...a poor write-up. Typical sign-out is 30-60mins, and you stay in the library.
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Yep, the rate is limited by ALA intake - if you're really low, you're not going to form as much EPA/DHA. It's an essential nutrient tho, and if you're getting enough ALA, you're going to produce enough EPA/DHA, as explained by a friend who's a nutritionist.
And yep - i actually specifically wrote 'ground flax seeds' hoping it would clarify that - and yes, i do use a coffee grinder too, tho a blender works well too (just do small amounts). Keep it in a sealed jar in the fridge, i go through about a cup in 2 weeks. Sprinkle it on nearly everything: pasta, salad, oatmeal, grains (rice, quinoa, barley), etc, etc.. Careful if you buy it ground, some flax meal is actually what's left after they press it for the oil, so you're just getting the scraps...it really is better to grind your own.
3rd gen?? NOT POSSIBLE!
heh - good on ya.
It's interesting to note that this only matters if hemp is the only thing you're eating.. I think this 'perfect ratio' is really just a marketing ploy, given that there will be other sources of Omega fatty acids in our diets, and so a 'perfect balance' is irrelevant.
Our bodies convert ALA to EPA and DHA as needed, and Omega 3's are considered 'essential' for a reason: they are, and not just for EPA and DHA.
So yes, a valuable food. Personally, i have not noticed a difference from adding EPA and DHA. I *do* notice if i'm lax on flax tho. (ha ha) It does feel like i have a fair bit more mental clarity if i'm keeping up my Omega 3's, and that's simply flax oil, or ground flax seeds.
How did this trash get modded up? There are cultures that have existed for millennium without eating meat: take a look at India. I guess my card must be up, as i've been vegan since 1990.
The position of the ADA (and Canadian mirror agency) state: vegan diets are appropriate for people at all stages of the life cycle -- even people at crucial stages, such as growing children, pregnant or lactating women, and highly active athletes.
I know of third generation vegans (their grandparents became vegan, had children who remained vegan, and their children in turn are vegan.)
What nonsense.. 20 years...?? And of all thing: scurvy on a vegan diet? You understand Vitamin C comes from plants, and is not found in any animal products? Most meat-eaters are found to be LOW on the intake of Vitamin C, and thus at more risk of scurvy than most vegans.
I don't mind if people have legitimate issues against veganism, but this is ridiculous and patently ignorant.
She's gone from suck to blow!!!
Good timing, just came across this piece today:
Nuclear Dead End: It's the Economics, Stupid | The Nation
It outlines how expensive nuclear is - it's not cheap. From the building of the plant, to the insurance (no private options, they won't touch it, always costs the public), and of course waste disposal and storage - when you add up the total costs, the $/kw is pretty pitiful, even compared to emerging technologies.
This doesn't factor in that uranium is a limited resource (and pretty harmful for those in the industry), and that all this time, energy and money directed towards researching, developing and building nuclear plants also directs money, time and energy away from sustainable, safe and economical alternatives.
When you really dig into the matter, nuclear really doesn't make much sense from any angle.
Go for it, but you can kiss your positive Karma points here good-bye. ;)
0.4% of upwards of a trillion bucks is still a ton of cash. I wish i had a minuscule amount of money in that case! ;)
Hi there,
Appreciate that you understand that this can by no means be 'humane', few seem to grasp this and really misuse the term...
I don't think you understood my point: testing on other animals is by no means a way to assure ourselves that it will be safe or dangerous in humans. Again, it's as simple as penicillin or chocolate - which kills many animals but is harmless or helpful in us humans. If we were to rely on animal studies for these, we'd not see them in the market. It's no different for any other food or drug. There is such a wide variance in tolerances between species that when you scratch the surface, it's very unreliable. All the knowledge we gain is that x compound is harmful or dangerous to y species - it does not transfer to humans.
As for alternatives, there already are options - human skin and other tissue mediums, computer models, etc.. They are objectively more reliable, and yes, they exist. They've still got a ways to go, but it's the reliance on animal testing that is hindering this - and that is what i mean. Time and energy and money continues to be funnelled into inferior animal models, when it could be used to advance human models. It's not like we've an unlimited amount of time and money. It's been primarily focused on the animal model (with energy going towards genetic research and breeding), and of course all the testing of these breeds to 'ensure' lab quality. If this had been focused on non-animal methods, we'd be a lot further along in these areas. There's big money in animal breeding. Not so much in human cell manufacturing and computational models...
On a side note, pretty choked that i'm getting modded down from a 1. Perhaps my views (as a vegan) are unpopular and against the status quo, but i don't think they're ignorant or deserve to be modded down (which i understand is generally frowned up - "mod up"!). This is the second post in a row for me that i've seen this... : \
First, you should look up 'humane', because we're rarely humane to other animals. By definition.
The choice is never 'animal vs person', we're simply creating a dichotomy. If we'd put our energy into developing animal-free testing methods, surely we'd already be at a point where we'd never consider using them for experiments.
Please don't forget that animal testing has led to a lot of grief, with drugs either being withheld because of negative reactions in other animals, but were fine in us [penicillin), or any number of drugs that were fine in other animals, but very dangerous to humans - the list is huge. Hell, look at something as simple and common as chocolate, which is fine for humans, but will kill many of the animals around us.
The case for testing on other animals is weak at best, and there are a lot of other options that are much more reliable. Unfortunately, the $$ behind them isn't a centuries-old industry (animal breeding).
Let's just move on from this, and use the methods that are humane, and get us useful results.
I wouldn't say the monkeys are really 'helpers', nor are they 'assistants' - we're exploiting them, to learn about the results of our disaster. Yet another example of other creatures having to suffer needlessly due to our choices..
Couldn't the data be collected in other ways? Set up stations in the forests? (Which would probably be cheaper given they could retrieve and reuse them, and be subject to less abuse.)
It might be more useful too, because the sensors are where we want them, not where any of these monkeys happen to wander.
I'm thrilled some consideration is being given to how Fukushima is affecting the habitat and other animals in the area, but let's make it a bit more meaningful by not stressing the animals there any further.. At least it's only three monkeys, according to the article. I'd hate to see a precedent set for more 'monitoring'.
Alright, back to the Planet of the Apes, King Kong and radiation-enhanced monkey overlord jokes. ;)
But wouldn't the CRTC have put out that study in the first place? ;)
Yes, i wonder how this survey would look if done in Canada..
In the last year i've thrown out less than two grocery bags of trash. (And i'm not some hermit, i race bikes, buy various electronic gadgets, etc..)
Composting is a HUGE way to reduce waste, and am glad my city (Victoria, BC) is finally getting curbside composting as well (Jan 2013.) The last few places i've lived in didn't compost, so i found a neighbour who did, and dropped off compost there instead.
The next biggest step is to reduce consumption - avoid plastic bags and twist ties at the grocery store (i write the #'s on my hand), reuse baggies, etc (wash them!) Go with the bulk section of food stores to reduce packaging.
And finally, recycling - don't just depend on what's picked up at your curb, look into other options. There's a program here called Pacific Mobile Depots, and they recycle nearly everything - styrofoam, electronics and appliances, soft plastic, hard plastic, even tetra paks and foil wrappers from energy bars, etc.. This one runs every Saturday, and sets up different drop off points around the community (my nearest is the 4th Saturday each month).
When you take advantage of all the services that are available to you, it's pretty surprising just how much you can reduce your impact!
There's a bit to this, but there are genetic factors that will play an even larger role - if someone doesn't have an exceptional aerobic engine, there is NO amount of time they can put into it (10,000 hrs, etc) that can make up for it (and i say this coming from the world of cycling, where the average male can hit about 3.9w/kg threshold [1hr], and not get much above that, but the pros will be able to get well above that - and it's a genetic thing.)
It can certainly help to be in the age range, but there are still other factors that legitimize this test to some degree..
So if i shredded a piece of paper into 10,001 pieces - would *that* then be the most complex puzzle?
I read an article that summed up what i was thinking: the 7" won't happen because then app devs will have to design for THREE different screen sizes.
So no, not gonna happen. Apple has basically locked themselves into two screen sizes...
A lot of non-organic frozen vegetables are also from China - i was surprised when i looked at the back of a package of Europe's Best frozen veggies, and it was from China (China's Best?), as were a number of items from their brand...leaves me a little worried (and i stopped buying them.)
Polar ice will soon be a myth, much like how many claim climate change currently is...
Gee - and your response is different how..?
If anyone deserves to be criticized, it might be the moderator who approved this question...but it's pretty weak to insult someone who just submitted a question specific to what they're looking for.
And sorry, i got nothin'..
Sure, but that was much less of an option 2yrs ago. I think most people were (and may still be) a lot more naive, thinking that the phone you're buying has the same capabilities as what's listed on the manufacturer's website.
Telco's have been ruining phones for some time.
When i upgraded a few years ago, i did a bit of research on the phones available, and picked one out that had the features i wanted.
Turns out Rogers, a big Canadian telco, crippled numerous aspects of the phone.
For example, the ring tone. I could *barely* get my own custom ring tone after jumping through several technical loops. How about 'message' tone (ie, txt message alert) - nope. I have to use one they have, or BUY a new sound.
On my previous, totally basic phone, i could at the very least use the 'Record' feature to record a sound, and then use that as a tone (ring or message.) Not on this one. I can record audio, but can't use it as a ring tone.
The list goes on and on, but the most asinine 'feature' is that with Rogers you can't email or sms a photo (off my device at least). When you 'send' a pic, it goes to Rogers, who then saves the pic on their server, and then sends a NEW message with a link to the pic on the server. How insane is that? It renders things like TwitPic useless. (Although somehow Facebook managed to make *most* of it work, there is still 'code' that appears in the text of the upload.) The 'message' that Rogers sends contains about a dozen images (their own logo, graphics, etc..) so if uploading to Twitpic, it's some bizarre graphic.
Am i the first to 'discover' this as well? Gaah...
I'm sure there are a few others on here who have Blogger-hosted blogs that had their own host and FTP, and had to go through the 'switch', where Blogger hosts the blog (and you have to re-point your DNS/folder/etc), and no longer allowing blogs to be posted via FTP.
This makes it that much more of a pain, if something as simple as this can block so many Blogger-hosted blogs, including many that might have been self-hosted previously.
Yep, it's been done all over and is a pretty cool idea.
I participated in a 'Human Library' here in Victoria, BC at UVic, as 'A Victoria Vegan'. I was 'signed-out' for 30min sessions, and chatted with people about veganism, dispelling myths, etc.. It was pretty fun, and it was a good way for people to find out more about other subjects. Other 'books' were a visiting/exchange Czech, someone who is narcoleptic, people with mixed-heritage (usually ones that would conflict!) parents, someone who practice polyamory, etc.
It really is a very open and appealing way to learn about other subjects, even more so if one is hostile to the 'subject', given it's a real person you're dealing with one-on-one - AND they want to be there to speak about it.
If you see this in your area, do check it out. Or better yet, start up a little project. It was a two-day affair here, i offered to be 'available' for 4hrs for both days. There was a 2hr session prior, to explain what it was, and practice being a 'book'. It's not as cheesy as the write-up makes it sound, and you wouldn't be able to 'learn Chinese', as the OP suggests...a poor write-up. Typical sign-out is 30-60mins, and you stay in the library.