Casual Friday on Monday

[5:39] Dandelion.

• If you are going to use either, be wary of pesticide use.
• Dandelion is a diuretic.
• Fall is the best time to harvest the dandelion. Yellow flower signifies maturity.
• Improves insulin sensitivity independent of its inulin content.
• Can induce apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells.

[16:45] Melatonin for menopausal or perimenopausal women.

[24:00] Be wary of consuming valerian root that hasn’t been standardized and that you grow yourself.

[32:20] New proposed rules for meat in the context of climate change.

• Proposed one burger per month and a max of 4 lbs of beef per year.

[40:41] Food waste.

• 40% of the food in the U.S is wasted.
• 30 deliveries of 6 tons/day go into some landfills.
• 42% of waste is fruits and vegetables are wasted.
• 22% of waste is cereal and grains.
• As of 2016 2% of greenhouse gas emissions came from cows.
• 7% of the greenhouse gases were from agricultural crops.
• Transportation and electricity generation are the largest contributors.

[48:50] Cell-cultured meat for dogs and cats.

• Through microbial fermentation.

[59:04] Watermelon as a natural PDE-5 inhibitor.

• Carnitine was also shown to outperform sildenafil in a clinical study.

[1:02:28] Vaccinations and travel.

[1:04:13] The pause on the Jand J vaccine.

[1:11:30] Former director of CDC is now involved with factchecker.org.

[1:14:35] 2018 study finds that school meals have the highest quality of food.

• Based on the AHA diet and healthy eating index.

[1:23:25] Soylent Green

[1:26:00] Kwashiorkor.

• Results from lack of protein.

[1:27:00] Carl’s view on the Earth after his generation is gone.