WHAT TO EAT, DRINK AND BREATHE

From Worldometer (new  COVID-19 deaths yesterday):

          DAY  USA  WORLD    Brazil    India    South Africa

June     9     1093     4732         1185        246       82

July    22      1205     7128         1293      1120     572

Aug    12      1504     6556        1242        835     130

Sept     9      1208      6222       1136       1168       82

Oct     21      1225      6849         571        703       85

Nov    25       2304    12025        620        518      118

Dec    30       3880    14748       1224       299      465

Jan     14        4142    15512        1151         189      712

Feb      3       4005    14265       1209       107      398

Mar      2       1989     9490        1726       110      194

April     6        906    11787         4211       631       37

May     4        853     13667        3025      3786     59 

June    1        287    10637         2346      3205      95

 July    7         251      8440        1595        817      411

Aug     4         656    10120        1118         532      423 

Sept   22      2228      9326          839       279     124

Oct      6       2102      8255          543       315       59

Nov    3        1436      7830         186        458       23

Dec     1       1633      8475          266        477       28

Jan     7        2025      6729         148         285     140

Feb     2        2990   12012          946        991      175

Mar     2        1778     7756          335         173       28 

Apr     1          439      4056         290          52       12

May    5          225      2404          151            ?       64 

         11           226      1538           121          24       50 

         12          222      1995           136           9       21

Summary:

• The latest Omicron subvariant is getting to be a big problem, for new cases are here and there, like in the USA, increasing.
• However, the deaths/day are not going up because more and more people are getting vaccinated and boosted.  Those who die are mostly the unvaccinated, and this number is slowly dropping.  Those who previously contracted this virus are not invulnerable to a second infection, but they usually only experience mild symptoms.  The concern, thus, are those that become long haulers.  This figure is still a guess, but might be as high as 30%.
• New cases/day.
• The U.S. was back to being #1 in new cases yesterday with 85,830.  The new cases per million population was 257.  Others were (with new cases/million in parentheses):
• #2  Germany  82,652 (980)
• #3  Taiwan  65,435 (2738)
• #4  Australia  57,646 (2217)
• #5  Japan  45,740 (363)
• #6  Italy  39,839 (661)
• #7  France  36,047 (550)
• #8  South Korea  35,883 (698)
• #9  NORTH KOREA  18,000 (698)
• #10  Finland  16,973 (3031)
• French Guiana  925 (3083)
• World  600,019 (76)
• Of course the total number of new cases is important, but the more revealing number is new cases per million population, for this figure indicates the intensity of the contagion in that country.  The two lowest numbers above are from the World and USA.
• The country to watch is North Korea.  
• It is only coincidental that the new cases/million for North and South Korea are identical.  Clearly, the condition in the North is much more severe, and in time will probably be something like five times higher, placing that country already among the worst in the world.
• Almost no vaccinations.
• Health care is poor.  
• People are malnourished.
• Notice above that those countries showing the highest intensity of new cases are the ones which were not effected much in the earlier waves.  This is the first time North Korea even mentions COVID.
• From unreliable reports, since only April, 350,000 people reported symptoms like fever, which almost surely is being caused by some Omicron variant, as not much testing is available.
• Chances are some high percentage of citizens are asymptomatic.
• Only six have died, but take this with a pound of salt. 
• I would imagine that the South (with U.S. help) is offering to send aid to remediate this outbreak.  That could promote long term peace.

Ah, this is a beautiful Friday in Hawaii, even though the day is May 13.  Above is my view from where this posting is being created.  Today, I'll take it easy by featuring useful graphic info people send me.  I'll start with why some of you are fat.

What should you eat?

Onions also are good for your health.

Don't drink what I drink.  I've lately been featuring scotches and tequila.  Not good for our health.  Teas are recommended instead.

Your food could be acidic, neutral or alkaline.  Hair growth is promoted with pH above 7, or alkaline items.

These supposedly are to be avoided for hair growth:

• Sugar.
• Meat.
• Drinks, including alcohol, black tea, coffee and soda drinks.
• Dairy products, like milk and cheese.
• I can't imagine too many people minimizing these just for the sake of your hair.

Supposedly:

While embarrassing, yes, farting is good for your health.  

• The average person farts from 14 to 23 times/day.
• A diet low in fiber and high in carbohydrates actually produce less gas.  But fiber is especially recommended by all diets these days.
• 99% of fart is made up of odorless gases.
• The rest is mostly hydrogen sulfide (H2S), which smells like rotting eggs or a geothermal field.
• Want to learn how to fart?  Here is a book for $6.

While H2S at high concentrations can be a serious hazard, your nose can detect this gas at just a trace.

Nevertheless, this should be of interest to you.  A long time ago I visited Rotorua in New Zealand, and the tourist industry announced that the overpowering smell of hydrogen sulfide at spas was good for your health.  I thought this was an exaggeration of reality, but this article indicates that H2S apparently does increase life longevity!!!  This gas also helps you if you have heart disease, diabetes and arthritis.  Trends in Pharmacological Science reports that:  hydrogen sulfide has transited rapidly from environmental pollutant to biologically relevant mediator with potential roles in several physiological processes and disease states.

I'll close with a warning about chicken sandwiches:

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