Mole Removal

I had a mole on my neck ever since I was young, and recently developed one on my cheek right on my jawline. I had it checked out, and went in for a removal a few weeks ago.

Just got the news that they’re clean. So I guess the good news is that when I die, it won’t be because of the moles.

Before the removal:

cheek mole before

neck mole before

Day after the removal; skin still charred:

cheek mole after

neck mole after

Week after the removal; skin starting to heal:

cheek mole after

neck mole after

‘High Park Pickets’ Illusion

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Source: Rob Gonsalves

Reducing Sodium Intake

Sodium makes up 40 percent of table salt so that 3000 mg of salt (about one level teaspoon or three packets of salt) contain 1200 mg of sodium, which is the ingredient listed on the label of all processed food. Most fresh foods have a low sodium content, but sodium is often added during food and beverage processing. In the American diet, this added sodium accounts for about 80 percent of a person’s total sodium intake.

Several lines of evidence strongly link a high sodium intake to hypertension. As an example, hypertension rarely occurs in countries in which people consume less than 1000 mg per day of sodium; it primarily occurs in countries in which people consume more than 2000 mg of sodium per day. Most Americans consume about 4000 milligrams of sodium per day.

Source: uptodate.com

Blood Pressure Haiku

One-eighty-something
Over one-thirty-something.
It will be the heart.