Wednesday, March 20, 2019

A Soprano Survived a Vocal Crisis. The Met Found Its Brünnhilde. - The New York Times

A Soprano Survived a Vocal Crisis. The Met Found Its Brünnhilde. - The New York Times



Christine Goerke nearly quit opera before becoming one of the world’s top dramatic voices. Now she faces her biggest test: Wagner’s “Ring” cycle...




Saturday, March 2, 2019

I'll have the tofu and a side of seaweed salad....

Alzheimer’s Disease: Could New Approach Lead to a Breakthrough? | Fortune

Could it be as simple as loading up on a particular amino acid, L-serine?  Stunning research by an industry maverick, and superb journalism from FORTUNE.  May change the molecules in your head --- figuratively, and literally.  Must read.

See also https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5343079/

Table 2

Ranked frequency of consumption of the 25 top food items in the Ogimi diet compared to rank content mg/g of l-serine
Overall rankItemOgimi nameMedianSER rankSerine (mg/100 g)
1Citrus depressa juiceKugani115162.7*
2Oryza sativaGohan219128.1
3Momordica charantiaGoya52164.0
4TofuTofu612351.5
5Undaria pinnatifidaWakame85771.4
6Saccharina japonicaKombu910391.5
7Glycine maxEdamame931670.3
8Ipomoea batatasBeneimo108480.0
9Ulva lactucaAasa1017138.8
10Artemisia princepsFuchiba124805.3
11Sargasssum fusiformisHijiki1212339.5
12PorkSamaniku1221799.5
13Gynura japonicaHandema126649.3
14Monostroma nitidumAasa1316138.9
15Hypnea charoidesMoi1614196.5
16Gracilaria vermiculophyllaSunna1713253.9
17Cladosiphon okamuranusSunui172074.1
18Gloiopeltis tenaxFunui1811353.3
19Chondrus ocealltusSinumata192252.8
20Codium yezoenseBiru207512.5
23Diginea simplexNachura2118135.9
24Cycas revolutaSotetsu229455.4
25Katsuwonus pelamisKotsuoUnranked
*mg/L

Sandra Lee Refused to Be a ‘Victim’ During Cancer Battle

Sandra Lee Refused to Be a ‘Victim’ During Cancer Battle