[noelcmn]

Zoo Lake

[WPRESTO]

Yaki - self-portrait from a tripod with a self-timer (cropped)

Send me a slice of the cake and I'll treat you to a Starbuck's coffee.

[WPRESTO]

Arbor.

[Yaki]

Send me a slice of the cake and I'll treat you to a Starbuck's coffee.

No deal. I don't drink coffee 😁 But a cup of herbal tea can make me accept the offer 😉

[WPRESTO]

No deal. I don't drink coffee �� But a cup of herbal tea can make me accept the offer ��

I started drinking coffee in college long before trying hot tea, although I enjoyed iced tea in the summer. Too many people have tried very hard to prove and convince people that coffee was unhealthy. Once long ago I was convinced by the propaganda and dropped coffee in favor of tea, both black and herbal for about four years. Even at the end of that time, drinking hot tea of any kind was like getting distilled water when you were expecting champagne, so I stopped thinking that self-imposed sacrifice brought some kind of merit and went back to coffee. More recently it's been found that coffee has a variety of health benefits of uncertain cause, and although it will cause temporary elevation of heart rate and blood pressure, it does not increase the risk of developing chronic blood pressure as was once enthusiastically asserted, I had kidney stones, the common type caused by calcium oxalate crystals.The urologist said quit coffee and black tea, drink only herbal tea. But within a year, two massive studies came out that indicated drinking coffee reduces the risk of kidney stones about 10%.

The urologist also recommended a special diet to reduce the risk of recurrence (kidney stones can be very painful, but they are not especially dangerous). The diet was impossible. Almost any vegetable or fruit you can name contains oxalate (strictly a plant compound, no animal makes oxalate) For cutting down on oxalate intake the fruits and veges you should either eliminate or restrict in your diet include: spinach, kale, cabbage, lettuce and all other leafy vegetables, beets, carrots, turnip, and potatoes of any and all kinds, all kinds of beans, broccoli, all kinds of berries (raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, blackberries), all kinds of grapes and grape products (juice, wine, etc), all citrus fruits and juices, the list goes on and on and on. Just about all edible plants and plant products contain oxalate. I cut out some of those foods for about two months, then decided I'd rather take my chances with having another unpleasant bout with kidney stones, Almost a decade now without a sign of a problem. Cost/benefit analysis tips heavily in favor of eating not only whatever I like, but what every nutritionist says is good for me (except coffee, which most nutritionists still speak against).

[pepperberry farm]

buckets

[Yaki]

Chery cake
Chery cake

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I started drinking coffee in college long before trying hot tea, although I enjoyed iced tea in the summer. Too many people have tried very hard to prove and convince people that coffee was unhealthy. Once long ago I was convinced by the propaganda and dropped coffee in favor of tea, both black and herbal for about four years. Even at the end of that time, drinking hot tea of any kind was like getting distilled water when you were expecting champagne, so I stopped thinking that self-imposed sacrifice brought some kind of merit and went back to coffee. More recently it's been found that coffee has a variety of health benefits of uncertain cause, and although it will cause temporary elevation of heart rate and blood pressure, it does not increase the risk of developing chronic blood pressure as was once enthusiastically asserted, I had kidney stones, the common type caused by calcium oxalate crystals.The urologist said quit coffee and black tea, drink only herbal tea. But within a year, two massive studies came out that indicated drinking coffee reduces the risk of kidney stones about 10%.

The urologist also recommended a special diet to reduce the risk of recurrence (kidney stones can be very painful, but they are not especially dangerous). The diet was impossible. Almost any vegetable or fruit you can name contains oxalate (strictly a plant compound, no animal makes oxalate) For cutting down on oxalate intake the fruits and veges you should either eliminate or restrict in your diet include: spinach, kale, cabbage, lettuce and all other leafy vegetables, beets, carrots, turnip, and potatoes of any and all kinds, all kinds of beans, broccoli, all kinds of berries (raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, blackberries), all kinds of grapes and grape products (juice, wine, etc), all citrus fruits and juices, the list goes on and on and on. Just about all edible plants and plant products contain oxalate. I cut out some of those foods for about two months, then decided I'd rather take my chances with having another unpleasant bout with kidney stones, Almost a decade now without a sign of a problem. Cost/benefit analysis tips heavily in favor of eating not only whatever I like, but what every nutritionist says is good for me (except coffee, which most nutritionists still speak against).

In my case the elevation of heart rate and blood pressure became too strong and honestly I never liked drinking coffee but use it to stay awake.
I suppose I am more sensible to it then usual. About the herbal tea (not the black one) I grew up with it As it is traditional in my country so I like it much more than coffee
This cake is for you . Made by my wife who is cake designer

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Last edited by Yaki; 11-28-2021 at 09:54 AM.

[noelcmn]

I started drinking coffee in college long before trying hot tea, although I enjoyed iced tea in the summer. Too many people have tried very hard to prove and convince people that coffee was unhealthy. Once long ago I was convinced by the propaganda and dropped coffee in favor of tea, both black and herbal for about four years. Even at the end of that time, drinking hot tea of any kind was like getting distilled water when you were expecting champagne, so I stopped thinking that self-imposed sacrifice brought some kind of merit and went back to coffee. More recently it's been found that coffee has a variety of health benefits of uncertain cause, and although it will cause temporary elevation of heart rate and blood pressure, it does not increase the risk of developing chronic blood pressure as was once enthusiastically asserted, I had kidney stones, the common type caused by calcium oxalate crystals.The urologist said quit coffee and black tea, drink only herbal tea. But within a year, two massive studies came out that indicated drinking coffee reduces the risk of kidney stones about 10%.

The urologist also recommended a special diet to reduce the risk of recurrence (kidney stones can be very painful, but they are not especially dangerous). The diet was impossible. Almost any vegetable or fruit you can name contains oxalate (strictly a plant compound, no animal makes oxalate) For cutting down on oxalate intake the fruits and veges you should either eliminate or restrict in your diet include: spinach, kale, cabbage, lettuce and all other leafy vegetables, beets, carrots, turnip, and potatoes of any and all kinds, all kinds of beans, broccoli, all kinds of berries (raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, blackberries), all kinds of grapes and grape products (juice, wine, etc), all citrus fruits and juices, the list goes on and on and on. Just about all edible plants and plant products contain oxalate. I cut out some of those foods for about two months, then decided I'd rather take my chances with having another unpleasant bout with kidney stones, Almost a decade now without a sign of a problem. Cost/benefit analysis tips heavily in favor of eating not only whatever I like, but what every nutritionist says is good for me (except coffee, which most nutritionists still speak against).

My Doc has ordered me to stay away from coffee, and anything else that contains Caffeine, and from experience, it aggravates the Reflux Esophagitis, and make it quite painfull. Fortunately, there is decaffeinated coffee, and Rooibs tea- which is caffeine free! I concluded that my Doc does not like me very much as I love my Coffee, and CHOCOLATE, which also contains caffeine. For a chocholic that is just plain mean!

Candle for C - artificial actually

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Docked

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Floating

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Gren Everywhere

[Yaki]

H is fo Honey

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