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Posted on 31 May - 372 notes.  
vegansofig:

I’m sure many of you have had a disapproving meat eater lecture you about how bad soy is for you. Somewhat ironic that much of the meat eaten world-wide is raised on soya grain. 98% of all soy grown in America, for instance, is fed to livestock rather than people directly, making American meat eaters the driving market of soy production in that country. Whoopsies!
So what is soy? Soybeans are the most widely used, least expensive, and least caloric way to get large amounts of protein with very little fat and no cholesterol. You can eat soybeans in many forms, including tofu, the beans themselves (also known as edamame), soy milk, miso, and soy powder.
Here is the breakdown on soy. (I’m going to get all sciency on your ass) Soy has phytoestrogens. Phytoestrogens are phytochemicals, or natural chemicals found in plants. These phytoestrogens work with and in the body similar to the hormone estrogen. Isoflavones are a type or group of phytoestrogens which are thought to be positive. Again, this group of isoflavones is thought to aid in preventing cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis and menopausal symptoms.
Some people are worried that eating soy can cause breast cancer, because they believe that phytoestrogens have the same effect as estrogens, and can thus increase breast cancer in estrogen-positive breast cancers. ➡ But wait! The average woman living in East Asia eats about 10 times the quantity of soy foods as the average woman in the United States. Yet East Asian women have lower rates of hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer than women in the United States.
But there is some research that eating too much soy could negatively impact a woman’s fertility, and we should probably be careful not to overload infants with too much soy in their formula.
However, the research is inconclusive, so to be on the safe side, don’t mainline soy. Enjoy your soy products, just don’t overload on them. #vegansofig
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Posted on 31 May - 141 notes.  
haushi:

Neeeeck by ~Donna-Quixote
25 DEEP Questions.
  • 1. What is more difficult for you, looking into someones eyes when you are telling someone how you feel, or looking into someones eyes when they are telling you how they feel?
  • 2. Think of the last time you were REALLY angry. WHY were you angry? Do you still feel the same way?
  • 3. You are on a flight from Honolulu to Chicago non-stop. There is a fire in the back of the plane. You have enough time to make ONE phone call. Who do you call? What do you tell them?
  • 4. You are at the doctor’s office and he has just informed you that you have approximately one month to live. Do you tell anyone/everyone you are going to die? What do you do with your remaining days? Would you be afraid?
  • 5. You can have one of the following two things. Which do you choose? Why? Love and Trust.
  • 6. You are walking down the street on your way to work. There is a dog drowning in the canal on the side of the street. Your boss has told you if you are late even once more, you are fired. Do you take the time to save the dogs life? Why or Why not?
  • 7. Would you rather be hurt by the one you trust the most or the one you love the most?
  • 8. Your best friend confesses that he/she has feelings for you more than just friendship. He/she is falling in love with you. What do you (or did you) do/say?
  • 9. Think of the last person who you know that died. You have the chance to give them 1 hour of life back, but you have to give up one year of yours. Do you do it? Why or Why not?
  • 10. Are you the kind of friend that you would want to have as a friend?
  • 11. Does love = sex?
  • 12.Your boss tells your coworker that they have to let them go because of work shortage, and they are the newest employee. You have been there much longer. Your coworker has a family to support and no other means of income. Do you go to your boss and offer to leave the company? Why or Why not?
  • 13.When was the last time you told someone HONESTLY how you felt regardless of how difficult it was for you to say? Who was it? What did you have to tell the person?
  • 14. What would be (or what was) harder for you to tell a member of the opposite sex, you love them or that you do not love them back?
  • 15. What do you think would be the hardest thing for you to give up? Why would it be hard to lose?
  • 16. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them. Who were they to you?
  • 17. If there was one moment and one time in the last month what would you change and why?
  • 18.Imagine it is a dark night, you are alone, it is raining outside, you hear someone walking around outside your window. WHO do you wish was there with you?
  • 19. Would you give a homeless person CPR if they were dying? Why or Why not?
  • 21.You are holding onto your grandmother’s hand and the hand of a newborn that you do not know as they hang over the edge of a cliff. You have to let one go to save the other. Who do you let fall to their death? What was your rationale for making the decision?
  • 22. Are you old fashioned?
  • 23. When was the last time you were nice to someone and did NOT expect anything in return for it?
  • 24.Which would you choose, true love with a guarantee of a broken heart, or never loved at all? Why?
  • 25.If you could do anything or wish anything, what would it be?
  • These are so much better than those other boring questions! So what are you waiting for, drop a question in my ask if you have a few seconds to spare! XO
  • Yehyeh ask me ask me!!
Posted on 30 May - 67,411 notesReblog

devidsketchbook:

Flexible honeycomb paper sculptures by Li hongbo - “flexible woman”

Beijing-based artist and designer li hongbo manipulates sheets of brown paper into sensuous three-dimensional sculptures.

[Via designboom]

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rundanamc:

<3 Louis CK
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feelafraid:

shirt preorder ends TONIGHT so make sure you get yours as they are pre order only!!
all orders come w/ a sketch (probably something dead) and some handmade stickers that you can put on your face/belongings so that they will then belong to me
http://feelafraid.bigcartel.com/product/tiny-ghost-okay-shirt-preorder
and to all you folks who have ordered so far thanks i like you

HEY

Anonymous asked: omfg @ tumblrtreats(.)com there goes the rest of my day lol

lol umm don’t know what that means…

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veganfoody:

Matcha-tiniIf you like green tea lattes or sake-based cocktails, this will rock your world.
Posted on 20 May - 189 notes.  
plus-ten-kharisma:

Those “shelves” are actually shoeboxes, and I would totally do this if I bought as many pairs of shoes as most women do.  Alas, I do not, so I have a single shoebox in my possession.  Darn.  =P.
Posted on 19 May - 109 notes.  
truebluemeandyou:

Some things I liked today on the DIY/Everything tag:
ladybugsteaparty Sock Monkey
but-ialwaysgetby Book Safe (hard to feature because it was a text post). Tutorial at link at this post.
seriouslyidiy Gold Painted Sandals
permanentmidnight Embellished Shoe Bows
bobbiisbobbi Necklace
tinasaysrawr Journal Cover
madame-von-miau Tardis Blanket
katejestic Bracelet Ring Combo
2thelastdrop (DIY on right) Knockoff Statement Necklace
Posted on 17 May - 2,897 notes.  
fuckyeahtattoos:

Abstract Bird( art by Abby Diamond)
Tattoo by Tree Flores of NYC www.thetreeflower.com
Collector Tyler Callaghan