Posts by Megan Brooks

Look, I’m not joking around here. Does anyone actually have an answer? I’m honestly starting to get a little worried myself.

Is it possible this is just from the strawberries? I've been eating them like crazy lately... honestly, we were all so shocked when we first noticed this...
I know how much red beets can turn someone's skin crimson
Doctor, am I losing my mind?

Honestly, I don't really care if people talk big about me. Getting through this ultrasound is the only thing that actually matters right now, isn't it?

Hey everyone, hope you're all doing well

I was wondering if anyone knows which foods won't cause bloating? I have a kidney ultrasound coming up soon, and I think I should probably avoid anything that causes gas for about two days beforehand... though I’m really craving some comfort food like mac and cheese the day before.

Cattle? Honestly, what would I even do with a herd of cows... maybe anything at all, I suppose. Regardless, I really am grateful for all the answers you provided.

What is going on with all these animal welfare issues lately? I find myself feeling quite unsettled by it all.

I don't work in retail... so why would I be dealing with animals?

So, this is what my diagnosis says, but I can never seem to find the right moment to bring it up there. I know it’s pneumonia, but when the woman on the review board read through it, she just looked at me over the top of her glasses and asked, "Wait, what exactly were you dealing with?"
Then one day, a doctor just looks at me and asks, "How on earth did this happen?"
What was it that I actually went through?

Could the diagnosis be left-sided pleuropneumonia?
Could it be that we are looking at a case of Empyema pleurae sin?
Is there any way to truly manage hypertension through diet alone? I find myself wondering if focusing on certain foods can actually make a meaningful difference in those blood pressure readings.I know this is likely just my high blood pressure acting up again.

Can any of our doctors weigh in on this?🙂

Bradley Nelson2 said:speaking of America... I wouldn't personally recommend drinking the tap water there👍
after all, I was watching an environmental documentary where they showed how factories dump their waste directly into the drinking supply just because it's cheaper than proper disposal 😁, which doesn't seem particularly healthy.

I know someone from Baltimore... I don't really know him personally, we just met in a chat room, but he mentioned that he drinks the tap water without any issues, so perhaps the water supply isn't as contaminated there as people think?

Angela Wright said:That’s certainly true, but we also have to consider that increased chlorination can dissolve mineral buildup, which might cause lead to flake off along with the scale. As for the elderly passing away, people die from many things, including the rising rates of cancer, and heavy metal poisoning is one of those factors that can contribute to such illnesses. If your professor is completely right, then why would anyone still be installing lead pipes today instead of using modern plastic?
Anyway, just drink whatever water makes sense for you, whether that's based on what's easiest on your wallet or how it tastes. When I'm in Washington, D.C., I usually stick to bottled water, but when I'm back home, I just use the tap.

When I mentioned old plumbing, I was specifically referring to the systems built back in the 30s, 40s, or 50s... back then, plastic piping simply wasn't an option yet.

Angela Wright said:The tap water provided by our local utility is actually quite high quality, or at least that's what the officials claim when they say the composition matches premium bottled brands. On the other hand, I personally feel like there is an excessive amount of chlorine in it, which becomes most noticeable if you let a glass sit for about 15 or 20 minutes; I just don't find the taste pleasant. What further compromises the quality are those aging lead pipes. You can really spot the lead in the bathtub because where scale builds up, it leaves this reddish tint. As far as I know, a Brita filter only filters and softens the water. They always say that water with more minerals is better.
Personally, I stick to bottled water whenever I am in NYC, but once I am back in Miami, I just drink from the tap. I truly believe Miami water is some of the best quality you can find in America.

Does the old lead piping really matter, though, since wouldn't the elderly have been dying off en masse from poisoning by now? Isn't it true that as soon as water flows through a pipe, a layer of limescale forms on the inner walls that prevents toxins from leaching out? That is what my teacher taught me. If you know Harrington, he says that is the absolute truth.

Imagine catching a severe case of pneumonia and pleurisy like I did, spending a week in the ICU followed by three weeks in a hospital ward on restricted rations, only to watch about twenty pounds vanish from your frame... wouldn't you just focus on maintaining that weight loss afterward?

I honestly feel like a SWAT team with batons could probably wrap this whole situation up pretty quickly, don't you think?

He might not be delivering poetry like a classic American folk singer, but he certainly isn't peddling that hateful, toxic rhetoric you hear from those constant drunks who just want to head down to the coast and shout nonsense at the waves.

Why bother arguing about this? The guy is just a hateful extremist, plain and simple... does it really matter who's telling what joke when the core issue remains the same?

But then again, isn't it true that you could just as easily listen to a heavy metal band or pretty much anyone else?

Don't you think you're lacking the passion required to make it all the way to the East End?

Narantxa said:I know some people who love their country—maybe even more than they should—but at the end of the day, they’re just band fans, so they traveled all this way just to see them perform. It's a bit of a tricky situation, isn't it?

Just tell them that Zeba called them jerks.

There is just something about those traditional folk ensembles from the Midwest, you know, with all the flutes and clarinets playing together... honestly, that kind of music is the only thing that truly gets me going.