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“after deadly shooting” by a cop, in his own home, that the cop broke into in the middle of the night, and murdered him.
dear fellow white folks, they’re counting on us to believe them instead of our own lyin’ eyes.
dear fellow white folks, they’re counting on us to believe them instead of our own lyin’ eyes.
Anyway, I can't sleep because #IBD. So I'm going to get really high.
The odds that I will be shot to death in my own home by cops, and that murder blamed on weed, are vanishingly small – because I'm white.
The odds that I will be shot to death in my own home by cops, and that murder blamed on weed, are vanishingly small – because I'm white.
And I'm thinking about all the chronically ill folx who aren't white...
it is necessary, but not at all sufficient, that weed be legalized. immediately.
it is necessary, but not at all sufficient, that weed be legalized. immediately.
Dr L in the buzzfeed article says humans make alpha-gal sugar, But, here’s a podcast & transcript w/Dr Commins, Prof at UNC Allergy & Immunology who was part of the discovery team in 2009 & is an expert on AG. He says humans don’t make alpha-gal sugar./1 apple.news/A-Ybbhe0lQXuD_…
Dr Commins also clarified that the 2009 discovery involved the lone star tick but that it can be caused by other ticks. His research is ongoing. I disagree w/him on 2 things:
1) I Do think anyone w/a tick bite should be tested for the allergy apprx 6 weeks after the bite.
And/2
1) I Do think anyone w/a tick bite should be tested for the allergy apprx 6 weeks after the bite.
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2) The reaction does not always cause itching. I’ve found the random palm itching to be more common than torso hives, but, even more common than that is no hives. And, I agree that the allergy response, unlike other food allergies, is delayed. Dr C say apprx 4 hrs after/3
1. If you want to understand what causes Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, or actually many other chronic illnesses, and why most medicine doesn’t seem to treat it, I want to explain what may be happening. (thread)
#crohnsdisease #ulcerativecolitis #ibd #chronicillness #crohns
#crohnsdisease #ulcerativecolitis #ibd #chronicillness #crohns
2. This hypothesis is a collaboration between my wife and I, and is based on longstanding research + some new studies that have come out in the last year or so.
3. Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract. Like many of the other inflammatory bowel diseases, it can be a debilitating illness that makes life a living hell. If it gets bad enough, it can kill.
THREAD: On Friday, to mark the start of #IBDAwarenessWeek, the wonderful @bottomline_ibd published a series of videos highlighting advice to those newly diagnosed with #IBD (#Crohns, #UC or #INDColitis). Thought I'd try and collate them here and then unroll...
