Etiqueta: Education

Cooking, Food, Gardening, Nature

Learning Friday: This Is Where Vanilla Comes From

Dr. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD WMA FACS

True vanilla flavor comes from the cured seed pod (bean) of the vanilla orchid. The properly prepared pod contains vanillin and 100s of other flavor compounds. Vanilla orchids are the only orchids that produce an edible seed. The primary producers of vanilla beans are tropical areas: Mexico, Madagascar, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

VANILLA PODS IN PLANT

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DRYING VANILLA PODS

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LIQUID VANILLA

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VANILLA STICKS

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Covid-19, Education, Health, Information

Learning Friday: Long Covid 19 Symptoms Of Long-Hauler Patients

Dr. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD WMA FACS

All these symptoms can reduce the quality of life of the patient:

Long Covid is a range of symptoms that continue for weeks or months beyond the initial illness. It can happen to any Covid-19 patient, including those who were not hospitalized. Some patients develop medical complications that may have lasting health effects.

Nature, Travel

Volcano Eruptions Chile 2021 Year Update!

Dr. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD WMA FACS

Overall, 43 volcanoes were in continuing eruption status as of 24 June 2021.

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When Calbuto erupted in 2015, it prompted the evacuation of roughly 4,000 citizens from nearby cities and villages in Chile.

The incredible shot of the rare phenomenon, captured above Calbuco volcano in southern Chile, won first prize in ‘The Perfect Moment’ photo competition.

The volcano overlooks the cities of Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas, which have a combined population of roughly 250,000 people. It had last erupted in 1972, so authorities were somewhat surprised by the outburst. Calbuco is a stratovolcano (also known as a composite volcano), and these are best known for having explosive eruptions.

Education, inspiration, Nature

Learning Wednesday: Act Of Kindness And Love For Nature

Dr. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD WMA FACS

The smallest act of kindness has the potential to turn a life around. Kudos to the kind man for caring.

Agnosticism, Atheism, Free Thinking, Nonreligious

Saturday Night For The Freethinker: Imagine No Religion World Would Be A Better Place

Dr. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD WMA FACS

When I thought I’ve seen it all!

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FREEDOM FROM RELIGION

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…It’s easy if you try…

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Now our freethought of the day:

Education, inspiration, Science

Learning Wednesday: Interesting Facts About The Human Body You Need To Know Part

Dr. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD WMA FACS
  1. The only part of the body that has no blood supply is the cornea of the eye. It receives oxygen directly from the air.
  2. The human brain has a memory capacity equivalent to more than four terabytes on a hard drive.
  3. A newborn child can breathe and swallow at the same time for up to seven months.
  4. Your skull is made up of 29 different bones.
  5. Nerve impulses sent from the brain move at a speed of 274 km/h.
  6. A single human brain generates more electrical impulses in a day than all the telephones of the world combined.
  7. The average human body contains enough sulfur to kill all the fleas on the average dog, enough carbon to make 900 pencils, enough potassium to fire a toy cannon, enough fat to make seven bars of soap, and enough water to fill a 50-liter barrel.
  8. The human heart pumps 182 million liters of blood during the average lifetime.
  9. 50,000 cells in your body died and were replaced by new ones while you were reading this sentence.
  10. The human embryo acquires fingerprints within three months of conception.
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eating, Food, Gardening

Tropical Tuesday: I Am Growing The Fruit Summer Zucchini Squash In My Yard

Dr. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD WMA FACS

Yes, you read well, fruit. Did you know that zucchini and squash are actually fruits and not vegetables?

THIS BEAUTY IS IN MY GARDEN

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Since squash contains seeds and develops from the flower-producing part of a plant, it is botanically a fruit. Squash isn’t the only plant that gets confused for a vegetable. Other fruits frequently called veggies include tomatoes, eggplants, avocados, and cucumbers.

Education, Health, Science

Learning Wednesday: Stunning Animation Of The Mechanics Of Breathing Watch A 12 Seconds Video

Dr. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD WMA FACS

The human body never ceases to amaze me. The more I learn, the more I wonder, the more questions have to be asked and more research to do. I just adore the human body: its physiology, chemistry, pharmacodynamics, anatomy, biology.

Studying medicine is never-ending and has always been an honor and a scientific privilege from which I am deeply humbled.

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Education, Free Thinking, inspiration, Motivation

Learning Wednesday: Science Knowledge And Wisdom

Dr. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD WMA FACS

Learning science, practicing it, understanding it, loving it! I also cherish many scientists who have given us the pleasure of expanding our way of living and our mental horizons and who have worked tirelessly to better humanity. So here there are some quotes from one of the so many scientists that I deeply admire.

«The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.» — Isaac Asimov

«I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.» — Isaac Asimov »

«There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.» — Isaac Asimov

«Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know – and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance .» — Isaac Asimov

Education, Health, Information

Learning Wednesday: Rheumatoid Arthritis Part 1

Dr. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD WMA FACS

As Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) begins to affect your body, small joints like your fingers and toes may become warm, stiff, or swollen. These symptoms may come and go and can last a few days or a few weeks.

If not treated adequately, RA can have a significant impact on a patient’s daily life. 60% of people who have RA but are not receiving effective treatment may be unable to work after 10 years.  

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