Just some links

[elisi]

Petition: UK gov to call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Also: Advocating for Palestine - googledrive link with downloadable guides with useful info/facts.

LA Times article: Opinion: I’m an American doctor who went to Gaza. What I saw wasn’t war — it was annihilation.

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A link I might have posted before, but is still excellent:

Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong
For decades, the medical community has ignored mountains of evidence to wage a cruel and futile war on fat people, poisoning public perception and ruining millions of lives.
It’s time for a new paradigm.
STORY BY Michael Hobbes

Which leads me to recommending Maintenance Phase (Wellness and weight loss, debunked and decoded), my favourite podcast bar none. (With many thanks to lirazel for recommending it!) They're just the most delightful hosts and it feels like sitting around with good friends having a chat.

And finally a lovely article sort of about Our Flag Means Death:

Save Our Show! Why Fans Fight Back When Shows Are Cancelled
The shows we love are important to us, and protest can be healthy.

ETA: On and I posted Chapter 16: An Invitation to Happiness of 'All Breakages Must Be Paid For'.

Comments

[lirazel]

Mike <3<3<3<3 And also Aubrey <3<3<3<3

[elisi]

I was going to mention you and forgot! 🤦‍♀️ Cause I was familiar with Michael from 'If Books Could Kill', but you were the one who recommended Maintenance Phase and I just fell in love. <3 <3 <3

[lirazel]

No need to mention me! But I do love when other people love the same stuff I love so I was happy to see you talk about it! It is one of the very best of all podcasts!!!

[kazzy_cee]

The obesity feature is very interesting. I wonder if a lot of the issue is the lack of education about how to cook. It still amazes me that people don't cook at all for themselves and don't understand food. I'm not saying that contributes to the rise in obesity, but I do think that if we were all better educated about food (and perhaps so much high fat/over-processed food wasn't so readily available) people would make better dietary choices from an early age. I also think that all the tables for 'ideal' weight etc were the beginning of the end as they were designed by men, and no adjustments were made for women and the different ratios for body fat that we have.

Such a big subject!

[elisi]

I even subscribed to their Patreon! I have never subscribed to a Patreon, ever*, but I ran out of podcasts. 😱

*Not that there is anything wrong with Patreon, but there has never been anything I've been that interested in.

[elisi]

WELL. Do I have a podcast for you...

(Seriously. It's SUCH a good podcast and delves into SO many topics. You could start with the episode on BMI, which you should find v interesting.)