BMI was never discredited. It’s always been intended as a population-level estimate of obesity. There have been a number of studies over the years that have correlated other health outcomes to BMI, but those things are intended to be population-level correlations. For example BMI is correlated with average expected life span, where a BMI in the “healthy” range is correlated with longer average lifespans, and both under or overweight BMIs are correlated with shorter average lifespans. Your specific health situation may vary.

MRI or DXA scans can more accurately determine body fat percentage to determine obesity. Comparing those with BMI has an error rate of around 20% of people being miscategorized as under or overweight.

Bottom line, don’t be sedentary all the time, get physical activity and eat a healthy diet instead of getting too hung up on what metrics are best. Progress over perfection.

I like Harvard’s Nutrition Source for science-based nutrition info that’s easy to read.

Yes, I keep slowly expanding my mulched native flower bed.

If you’re in the US, Prairie Moon Nursery has a great selection of exclusively plants native to North America and ships. Live plants tend to be best in the spring, their seed mixes are excellent in late fall. And they have a lot of how to guides.

If you smoke, quitting is the number one thing you can do to improve your physical and mental health. Nicotine worsens anxiety and depression long-term by disrupting dopamine signaling in your brain. In the US you can call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or visit Lung.org for free evidence-based resources to help with quitting.

Shout out to cuttlefish

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Went back and rewatched the first few seasons of Tosh.O, that’s some good early Internet content and commentary, curated for a teenage boy audience though.

Yep, greenhouses make it easier to control the growing conditions, particularly in extreme desert climates

Beyond the direct plug-in kind of solar. There’s now solar generators. Basically a portable battery pack that accepts solar energy and has its own outlets, no change in laws needed.

Anker Solix is having a sale this weekend.

Yeah Americans don’t realize how relatively cheap gas is here. There seems to be an entitled attitude that they deserve to drive the biggest obnoxious vehicle they can get.

We’re fully EV and the price of gas is no longer relevant to our daily lives. On the other hand, data centers keep driving up the price of electricity, but that can only change like twice a year and hasn’t been as bad as this gas spike.

Charity Navigator is a handy website to vet charities

Coalition for Rainforest Nations They operate globally with indigenous and local communities to do everything possible to protect rainforests and reforest areas. The donations really stretch far because they predominantly work in low income areas

Coral Reef Alliance similar to the Coalition for Rainforests, but for coral reefs.

ProPublica No paywall investigative news organization that has really hard hitting reporting that holds polluters accountable by government agencies

World Wildlife Foundation great work with preserving biodiversity and raising awareness of nature with the public. It’s hard to care about something if you don’t know about it

Union of Concerned Scientists A political advocacy org defending science, and opposing the climate crisis and nuclear weapons

Lahaina Community Land Trust supporting Native Hawaiian victims of the Lahaina fire and trying to prevent their land from being bought up by private equity and billionaires

Local food bank, local green space advocates, and local housing support orgs

Yes, plus this has extra resiliency benefits for climate disasters and avoiding pain when the price of fossil fuels spike for some reason…

Noticing biodiversity as migrating birds return for spring and flowers start popping out of the ground. If you don’t have it yet, check out the Merlin app, it can identify birds by their song and you can save them… Kinda like mundane adult Pokemon

They argue that they are preventing waste and fraud by holding doctors accountable. Like “oh if we didn’t have this power then doctors would order so many unnecessary tests and prescriptions”

(Not defending them, just sharing what they say)

Commenting, so sophisticated

I think this is a critical point. Broadcast TV and Radio used to create a common shared cultural identity. But now a lot of the population has hyper personalized algorithms driving what content they consume, and there’s an overwhelming amount of content out there. At least once a week I hear someone mention a new “must watch” TV show or podcast I’ve never heard of and don’t have time for… So yeah, who defines “culturally normal?”

Others.have already mentioned art. I also see fashion as a way to make me feel more confident about myself. If I feel like I look good, it adds to the messages I’m sharing with the people I interact with

Agreed.

There’s several examples of >2min speeches that hit super hard: Luthen’s “I need all the heros I can get”, Karis’ “random acts of rebellion”, the “one way out” speech, Mon Mothma’s final speech.

There’s huge character growth and complexity for most of the main characters. Although I guess Syril never had much character growth, but that was kinda the point of his obsessive character. And they really showed how the rebellion grew from basically nothing

Nicotine addiction isn’t a habit, it’s an addiction. If you smoke, quitting is the number one thing you can do to improve your health. In the US you can call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or visit Lung.org for free evidence-based resources to help with quitting.

Nicotine addiction isn’t a willful habit, it’s an addiction. If you smoke, quitting is the number one thing you can do to improve your health. In the US you can call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or visit Lung.org for free evidence-based resources to help with quitting.