Health & Fitness

Scribe:  Samuel Otis

Email:  samuel@thethinkering.com

“He was humiliated, didn’t even want me to take a picture of it,” is part of a quote appearing in recent reports from the parent of an Elementary School Student was stamped by the lady in the lunch line because his account was getting low. 

Tara Chavez’s son attends Desert Cove Elementary and as he was picked up he told his mother, “Hey mom, I got stamped.”  He said that he was still given lunch despite being stamped but when this concerned mother went online to check his account it still had $.75 available.

The concerned mother reached out to the principal, Stacey Orest and she responded, "[The staff member in the cafeteria] doesn't want the students to be embarrassed either so she is supposed to ask them if they want a stamp or a reminder slip."

Do you think this was a minority thing?

Scribe:  Lucy Osbourne

Email: lucy@thethinkering.com

It’s what we have all been waiting for; 4 April is Ben & Jerry’s annual Free Cone Day for any customer who walks in the door. 

Between 12PM and 8PM one can get a free small cone with one scoop of ice cream.  For 20 years the ice cream retailer has promoted Free Cone Day as a way to initiate this years “ice cream season.”  While not the healthiest snack it’s for sure one of the most tempting. 

The Burlington, Vermont company has been one of America’s favorite stops for more than two decades.  

Scribe: Lucy Osbourne

Email:  lucy@thethinkering.com

Warming dinner is the American way.  Most of us on a daily re-heat food from the previous night as a good option to fast food.  But there are a few foods that should never be warmed again. 

Celery, beets and Spinach to kick off the list should never be reheated.  Heat in these otherwise harmless foods can cause the nitrates of these vegetables to turn toxic causing food poisoning.  In this case the second time around is not always better. 

4.  Mushrooms, the shrooms should be eaten directly after preparation.  As soon as you cut them up, proteins can deteriorate. 

5.  Eggs, this amazing agglomeration of proteins whether boiled or scrambled can too be toxic. 

6.  Potatoes, to store it’s important to immediately refrigerate instead of allowing them to slowly cool to room temperature, if not botulism is a common result. 

Scribe:  N. Tru Bass

Email:  ntb@thethinkering.com

In a strange twist of justice, two antiabortion activists who personally recorded Planned Parenthood Officials have been charged with 15 felony counts of violating the privacy of health-care providers by recording confidential information without their consent. 

David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt are on the bad end of the state’s legal shotgun being triggered by California’s Attorney General Xavier Beccerra.  Beccerra said in a recent statement, “The right to privacy is a cornerstone of California’s Constitution, and a right that is foundational in a free democratic society,” the AG continued. “We will not tolerate the criminal recording of confidential conversations.”

Scribe:  N. Tru Bass

Email:  ntb@thethinkering.com

An 11-year-old little girl has suffered second and third degree burns on her hands after making Do-it-yourself slime. 

The Massachusetts girl was encouraged by her parents thinking it as a welcome distraction to social media and other technologies that consume pre-teens, according to recent reports.  The girl had made the slime many times before without incident, but this particular time landed her in the emergency room. 

The slime includes Borax One and is believed to be the cause of the girl’s injuries, the concoction blistered her hands and left her with chemical burns.   Her message to other’s is “don’t make it, don’t play with it.”

Scribe:  N. Tru Bass

Email:  ntb@thethinkering.com

Many home kitchen chefs’ have gotten wrong the fried egg over light.  Today, I will explain how to make the EOL perfectly. 

Many people in order to compensate for the white near the yolk being undone either learn to live with it or flip the egg changing the look and the consistency of the yolk, but that is a sacrifice that you don’t have to make. 

You are going wrong with the olive oil, most HKC’s use a splash of olive oil when frying the egg, but that is not the way. 

Ok, here is the answer.  The perfect Egg over Light starts with a medium nonstick skillet that’s brought to temperature prior to placing the egg in the pan.   Instead of a splash of oil, the bottom of the pan must be covered completely.   Exercise patience, and do not flip the egg, stay with it and don’t give up on the egg. 

Scribe:  Samuel Otis

Email:  Samuel@thethinkering.com

A 27- year-old teacher in a town not far from Austin, Texas is accused of inappropriate relationship with a 17- year-old student. 

Sarah Madden Fowlkes offered a big smile for her mugshot.  

Lockhart, Texas is about 35 miles from Austin, Texas the tenured teacher at Lockhart High a felony charge.  The Superintendent of students wrote in a statement, “Lockhart parents entrust their children to us every day, and it is something we do not take lightly. Student safety is the district’s most important priority,”

She continued, “As soon as we learned of the report, we acted swiftly to involve law enforcement and CPS to conduct a thorough investigation. The district does not and will not tolerate any improper communication or contact between a teacher and child.”

Scribe:  N. Tru Bass

Email:  ntb@thethinkering.com

Whole body vibration has been in the public eye for a few years now, but the endocrine society released a new study that suggests there are significant benefits to bone health.  A less strenuous form of exercise known as whole-body vibration (WBV) can mimic the muscle and bone health benefits of regular exercise in mice, according to a new study. WBV consists of a person sitting, standing or lying on a machine with a vibrating platform. When the machine vibrates, it transmits energy to the body, and muscles contract and relax multiple times during each second.

Whole Body Vibration consists of a person standing or sitting or even lying on a machine with a vibrating platform, when the machine vibrates, it transmits energy to the body and muscles contract and relax many times per second. 

Scribe:  N. Tru Bass

Email:  ntb@thethinkering.com

One woman’s post pregnancy body led her to a Miami clinic to receive the popular rear reshaping surgery – that led to her death. 

25-year-old, Ranika Hall told her family she would travel to South Florida for a but lift and her mother and siblings rallied against the decision of the new mother.  According to recent reports her mother said, “I tried to talk her out of it. I really did,” she continued, “Her sisters and her brothers tried to talk her out of it.”

Against her families will she traveled, got the procedure called the Brazilian butt-lift.  The surgery was performed at the same clinic that authorities found Heather Meadows dead after a procedure less than 12 months ago. 

Scribe:  Samuel Otis

Email:  samuel@thethinkering.com

With summer fast approaching, here are some casual weight loss tips to help you prepare for the beach.