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Iris hollandica ‘Sapphire Beauty’ →
Never ceases to amaze me →
Solemn. Good way to start a mindful day in NYC w friends.
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Aaaaah Manny’s →
Always start by doing stuff…
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Maturity →
I don’t know the actual meaning of maturity. But for me, maturity is when a person hurts you and you try to understand their situation rather than hurting them back.
~ unknown
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Kalmia latifolia ‘Peppermint’ →
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Take big swings →
The great thing about taking chances when you’re younger is you have less to lose, and you don’t know as much. So you take big swings.
~ Amy Poehler
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November? →
Yes please!
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Wake up and chase them →
Every morning you have two choices: Continue sleeping with your dreams, or wake up and chase them.
~ unknown
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Paeonia suffruticosa →
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Vitamin D improves energy production in muscles of vitamin D-deficient people →
In this study, muscle function was assessed in a group of 12 individuals with known vitamin D deficiency. The assessment centred around timing the replenishment in the muscle of a substance known as phosphocreatine. Phosphocreatine is a key molecule in the production of energy (in the form of what is known as ATP) by tiny ‘powerhouses’ in the cells of our body known as mitochondria (pronounced my-toe-con-dree-ah). Shorter phosphocreatine replenishment times after activity are a sign of better mitochondrial function.
Vitamin D supplementation was found to lead to a significant reduction in phosphocreatine replenishment times, signalling an improvement in mitochondrial functioning. Fatigue ratings improved in all the study participants too.
~ John Briffa from, «http://www.drbriffa.com/2013/03/18/vitamin-d-improves-energy-production-in-muscles-of-vitamin-d-deficient-people/»
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The more I read, the more I believe that Vitamin D is a keystone for my health and progress. I believe that getting more sun exposure (walking, running, and Parkour outside), combined with taking vitamin D supplements has enabled a lot of other successes: Better sleep, better immune system functioning, better mood (ever hear of “Seasonal Affliction Disorder”?) and now, some evidence that it really does affect the performance of your mitochondria — your cells little power-houses.
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