Obesity and insulin resistance

[F, Calla & Luca]

I found this to be very interesting although it leaves things up in the air. But of late I have heard many interesting things on obesity, inflammation and mood disorders and it is all intriguing. I expect in the future there will be much more information on all this and new ways of looking at things.
http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_attia_what_if_we_re_wrong_about_diab...

[F, Calla & Luca]

My sheets are newer but all cotton and I assure you I natch them from the dryer, fold the, and they are good enough to go for me : )

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Me too, I have never ironed sheets in my life. But my mother did.

Okay, I give up. Life is no easier now than it was in the 50s in terms of labor saving devices, synthetic fabrics, cookware and flooring, stain-free carpets, improved cleaning methods and products, etc. Housework, cleaning, cooking, nothing has changed at all. 

[F, Calla & Luca]

No I do think things like microwaves and toaster ovens have changed things. Did you have a potato baker when you were a kid? That was one of my before dinner jobs, to put I the potatoes up in time for dinner.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I don't remember potato bakers. 

I do remember floor wax, though, and how thrilled we all were with that sheet vinyl flooring that didn't need waxing, lol. And having to go over the floors three times every time I washed them, once to vacuum up debris, once to apply the "no-wax" floor cleaner that maintained the shine, and then the final mopping. I know it takes a lot less work to clean floors now, at least. 

[F, Calla & Luca]

: )

[Adina P]

What kind of floors were these that needed waxing?

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I'm not sure. Linoleum and/or vinyl, I guess. Maybe wood floors, too. 

Take a look at what was involved in waxing the floor: http://www.wikihow.com/Wax-a-Floor

[Lynda Kamrath]

I used to love ironing.  I learned when I was about seven years old on my brother's diapers.  Can you imagine that!  Yep, we even had ironed diapers. Then I progressed to tea towels and shirts.  And, yes, everything was ironed.  Now I take out the ironing board a couple of times a year, like today, as I am packing my suitcase for vacation.

[Adina P]

Craziness. My mom ironed our diapers too.  Why?  I can't even imagine why other than perfectionism. 

[F, Calla & Luca]

Unless I am cooking for lots of folks, which I don't do any more, I find it easier to forgo the gadgets too from cuisinart to mandolin. And I use them so infrequently I have to relearn them each time. I hardly use my dishwasher unless I have company but it makes a fine air drying rack. I know I lived for some years as a child without TV and decades without the Internet. But truly life without the Internet has become unimaginable. I do suspect an electronics free week would do us all some good.

[Lynda Kamrath]

Ha!  Can't imagine you not getting a lot of exercise with two kids and two dogs.  Just keeping up with two kids and two dogs is more exercise than most people get.  Yep, I spend lots on time on my computer also, but seldom watch T.V.  That is my husband's domain (with earphones).

[Adina P]

The kids run and climb.  I just sit and watch them, if I have to.  Otherwise I do my own thing (cook, internet, tidy up, laundry, pooper scooping).  And the dogs don't need me to run after them, they wrestle on their own.  I'm the epitome of sedentary aspirations.  If it wasn't for learning about the importance of exercise and good nutrition in college, I'd be a couch potato!