Yes - maybe 'against one's wishes' wasn't clear. It's hard to differentiate between what one really wishes (e.g. if one weren't ill) and what one has to do to prevent PEM.
Yes - unlike most people here (I've only read a few replies due to time/energy constraints) I don't really favour the word 'rationing' as it seem to mean limiting everything against one's wishes - think wartime rationing. But adding the word 'activity' makes it more comprehensible.
For toothpaste I use Truthpaste, which comes in a small glass jar with a metal lid, so easy to recycle. I use the Original Botanical Toothpaste with Peppermint & Wintergreen - it's not my favourite taste but it's OK.
Ingredients:
*Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Calcium Carbonate, Bentonite...
I had a horrible experience with Dove once, and complained. Won't touch any of their stuff again.
I use Bio-D washing-up liquid as shampoo - have done for decades. A colleague once asked me what shampoo I used because my hair looked so good. I used any old washing-up liquid then, and told her!
Unfortunately many drugs which could well benefit humans are abandoned when adverse effects are seen in animals.
There are enormous differences between non-human animals and humans.
I'm not sure whether this will help human patients, quite apart from being cruel:
"To understand the role of the thymus in T cell development, they had surgically removed this organ from newborn mice. They hypothesised that the mice would develop fewer T cells and have a weaker immune system...
There is a radio programme on Lyme Disease on BBC World Service today.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct7234
Released On: 02 Oct 2025
Available for over a year
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection passed on to humans by infected ticks. Symptoms can range from fatigue, joint pain and a...
In fact possibly the main scientists stuck to researching something that was incorrect, using day-old chicks (!) for decades. I don't think they were really trying.
I'm afraid a lot of researchers just carry on whether their work is relevant or useful or not. It earns them a living.
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