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My lovelies,
Earlier this month I told you about cafestol, a compound that can negatively affect your cholesterol, and how I’ve been filtering my coffee for the past few months to counteract it.
Well… guess what. My lab results are in!
Total cholesterol is down from 4.9 (15 months ago) to 4.5, and LDL from 2.96 to 2.59.
It worked, and I’m thrilled that this small daily effort actually paid off.
My doctor had never heard of cafestol or what you can do about it. Not only was she genuinely delighted to learn something new (how many doctors would simply dismiss it because it wasn’t covered in med school?), but she was also excited to see that a tiny lifestyle tweak can have a measurable impact.
How cool is that?
Enough about me, though.
After more than three weeks, a burn victim from the Crans-Montana New Year’s Eve party woke up from her coma in a Zurich hospital and recognized her parents. Similar stories are emerging from other intensive care units, involving young patients treated in hospitals across Europe.
Many of them are still intubated and likely under the influence of strong painkillers and other medications. They can’t speak, and their hands are bandaged, yet they’re finding ways to express basic needs and emotions. Using eye movements, a caregiver’s help, or eye-tracking communication devices, they can point to simple symbols or emojis to say things like “pain” or “sad.”
What’s also incredibly heartwarming: families of injured teenagers who traveled from home to whichever European hospital their child was taken to have been offered guest rooms by complete strangers. Local families opening their homes, offering support.
An amazing display of community and solidarity.
In very different ways, it’s reassuring to see that conscious actions, whether for our own health or for complete strangers, can still matter more than we think.
Have you experienced something recently where a small change, gesture, or bit of kindness made a bigger difference than you expected?
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