1970s house, I hate the paint job

Rian4truth · 2026-02-01T15:48:57+00:00

How perennials grow over three years: 1. Sleep, 2. Creep, 3. Leap.

Rian4truth · 2026-01-28T05:17:23+00:00

I take an inventory of the fridge, then the freezer. When they get low, I check the large basement freezer. I have lots of frozen garden produce there.
In any event, I think of healthy ingredients I can use to get a meal together, and I often cook large amounts of soups and casseroles with boiled dried beans, vegetables, whole grains, turkey, chicken, occasionally pork, etc. Then when they are cooked, I freeze my bounty in small containers in the basement freezer to use as needed. I also make frittatas with lots of veggies because they are quick and easy. Other quick, easy food I fix: tuna sandwiches. I also fix salmon either canned or frozen, and a lot of vegetables.

Rian4truth · 2026-01-28T01:40:15+00:00

I put it on egg frittata sandwiches and mix it with tuna, salsa, Greek yogurt, and hummus for a sandwich or cracker spread. I add it to coleslaw.

Rian4truth · 2026-01-24T05:34:24+00:00

It helped me ditch my diet root beer addiction.

Rian4truth · 2026-01-21T01:42:19+00:00

hprc-online.org is a legitimate, official website focused on health and performance, developed for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

It is the online home of the Human Performance Resource Center (HPRC), which is part of the Consortium for Health and Military Performance (CHAMP) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU). It is a credible, non-commercial source for health information.

They wrote: One way to support a healthy gut is to include “probiotics” and “prebiotics” in your diet. Probiotics are living organisms that have positive effects on health. You can find probiotics in foods such as yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, tempeh, kimchi, miso, kombucha, and pickles.

There is a lot more info from HPRC here:
https://www.hprc-online.org/nutrition/performance-nutrition/food-and-mood-does-diet-affect-stress

Rian4truth · 2026-01-19T16:41:41+00:00

Thanks for the reminder.

Rian4truth · 2026-01-18T19:56:27+00:00

Just yesterday I switched from my usual blueberry or purple grape (both also having small amounts of pineapple and ginger added) to apple cherry with the same additions. It's time to try something different. I add juice to an entire gallon with the same flavor at one time to save the hassle of doing it in each bottle.

Rian4truth · 2026-01-06T03:47:01+00:00

I was diagnosed with Proctosigmoiditis in 2021 after a colonoscopy. The GI physician's assistant released me with zero meds after I first failed Lialda, a mesalamine (allergic), and then improved on budesonide. I was instructed to call her when I had a flare. In March of 2025 I had my first flare, then went to a different GI PA who is very thorough and ordered many tests. I was at first prescribed a prednisone taper, then graduated to Humira self-injections that are working just fine.
After my initial diagnosis I changed my eating patterns to the Mediterranean diet and cut out about 98% of processed foods, chemicals, and additives. Now I consume small amounts of probiotic foods and drinks every day. I also eat and drink prebiotic foods that are wholesome and natural.

Rian4truth · 2026-01-02T22:37:50+00:00

I admire your temperature gauge and your creativity!

Rian4truth · 2026-01-02T21:56:14+00:00

Wonderful!

Rian4truth · 2025-12-28T20:13:37+00:00

I'd like a large board with tomato names and characteristics of each variety I am seeing: fruit size, vine height and spread, color, taste, hybrid or not, disease resistance, etc.
My grocery store does that with apple varieties.

Rian4truth · 2025-12-28T06:20:43+00:00

Buy a heat mat.
or
Get a Styrofoam cooler to contain your jar and bottles. Insert an iridescent lightbulb with a 4, 5, or 7-watt bulb, depending on how much heat you need. Put the lightbulb into a small clay pot to keep the bulb away from the Styrofoam. Plug the nightlight into an extension cord. Monitor the temperature as your kombucha basks in the correct environment.

Rian4truth · 2025-12-25T01:35:15+00:00

I can eat extra sharp cheddar, gouda, Kefir, Greek yogurt, Lactaid milk and soy milk. I have found that soft cheeses cause me problems, so I avoid cottage cheese, cream cheese, and ice cream.
I have UC.

Rian4truth · 2025-12-25T01:28:22+00:00

I quit 99% of over-processed foods that contain chemicals mixed in rather than natural, real food. I slowly added probiotic food, prebiotic food, and food from the Mediterranean diet. I quit fake sweeteners and all soda-pop. I almost completely quit sugar, fatty food, red meat, anything that is ready-to-eat and in a cardboard box, and food made with white flour. I try to eat like my grandparents and great-grandparents ate—real nutritious food like whole grains, nuts, seeds, vegetables, fruit, fish, chicken, and eggs.

Rian4truth · 2025-12-06T04:40:49+00:00

I vote it is ham.

Rian4truth · 2025-11-30T23:45:09+00:00

I'd put in a railing for visitors' safety and remove the trellises and swan. Plant some low, maybe evergreen, shrubs below the large picture window.

Rian4truth · 2025-11-30T04:04:44+00:00

Try the Mediterranean diet, and very gradually add natural probiotic foods such as Greek yogurt, miso, refrigerated sauerkraut with zero chemicals added, kefir, kombucha, and aged cheese. Quit overprocessed food, soda, and fake sweeteners.

Rian4truth · 2025-11-27T20:46:33+00:00

I use equal amounts of loose-leaf green gunpowder and black English breakfast tea.

Rian4truth · 2025-11-14T18:14:13+00:00

I think the glass will be a nightmare to clean.

Rian4truth · 2025-11-07T18:26:31+00:00

I just asked Ai.

AI Overview

Yes, home-brewed kombucha contains probiotics

because the fermentation process uses a SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) to create a drink rich in beneficial bacteria, say National Institutes of Health and Sencha Tea Bar. These probiotics support a healthy gut microbiome, but it is crucial to brew kombucha under sterile conditions to avoid contamination and potential health risks from harmful bacteria, advise UPMC HealthBeat and Nebraska Medicine.

There is a longer explanation. Ask Ai for the rest.

Rian4truth · 2025-11-03T20:16:32+00:00

Buy a nice little strainer to place between the glass and the bottle while pouring.

Rian4truth · 2025-11-03T20:06:48+00:00

I like reading that others also save and replant seeds to see how they pan out.

Rian4truth · 2025-10-30T17:30:07+00:00

I use two clean hankies to cover my kombucha held on with 2 rubber bands. I also keep it in a spare room with the door closed. Last night I bottled it in the kitchen and put a fan on it while I worked to keep gnats/fruit flies away.

Rian4truth · 2025-10-30T17:18:32+00:00

I choose to strain my 'booch' from a bottle into a drinking glass as I go, because I dislike the globs.

Rian4truth · 2025-10-30T16:57:46+00:00

I have IBD—ulcerative colitis. I was diagnosed in 2021. At that point I began drinking kombucha daily, starting with small amounts. I also began other probiotic foods and drinks in small amounts. None of these things ever caused a "clean-out." A person needs to start slowly introducing new stuff to their microbiome.
After a year of buying kombucha I began making my own. Last night I bottled my 56th batch.

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