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The good news is that neurogenesis can often reverse the shrinking after the stress is removed.
In addition, chronic stress has other health impacts.
Stress management may vary from person to person, and it is crucial to find your way!

Short-term stress (lasts for minutes to hours) prepares our hearts, muscles, and brains to face dangerous challenges.
However, chronic stress (lasting weeks or months) will shrink the volume of the hippocampus, which is responsible for learning and memory.

#FunFact #FunFactMonday

太突然了吧！
這樣根本沒有儲水的機會耶

This looks so good! Even with a super delicious looking sauce!
Yoshoku! It is so special and cool that they localized the food so much that it has become a new dish! Just by reading this, I want to eat tonkatsu, korokke, and Japanese curry so badly now.

Handle name "rlsdkqfd19.bsky.social posted an Amazon link with the production description only. Product description: "Duxtop Portable Induction Cooktop Burner, Induction Hot Plate with LCD Sensor Touch 1800 Watts, Silver 9600LS/BT-200DZ"

Is this an effective way to promote??
I keep seeing accounts like this posting links to Amazon whenever I check out #HomeCooking.
Do people ever find things they are interested in and click the link?
I usually instantly block them.

Timeline cleans with snowflake-sized baby lagoon jellyfish.

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🎥 jelliesfarm www.instagram.com/jelliesfarm?...

They are too cute to be eaten!
Especially when they are on the plate with little stars and hearts <3

Mentaiko spaghetti and pan-fried chicken leg with chives sprinkled on top on a white plate.

🍽️ Mentaiko spaghetti & pan-fried chicken leg

Pan-fried the chicken skin extra crispy today, cause I was craving for fried chicken (maybe I will get the actual fried chicken tomorrow :P

#Cooking #HomeCooking #CookingSky #Food #FoodSky

In my ongoing attempts to give you a break from *gestures widely* THE HORRORS:

Let's talk about the utterly bizarre science of cats' purring.

Here's a weird starting point:
There are NO cats (Felidae) that can BOTH roar AND purr.

Cats that roar = genus Panthera
Cats that purr = genus Felis

This is so cute!
Also love how "Boba Fett Boba Tea" sounds like XD

100 day streak of Duolingo

Small achievement 💪💪💪

#Duolingo

A relative of the sea elephant (Pterotracheoidea) is slowly gaining popularity in Japan🫧 ͛.*

It drifts through the ocean, but despite its jellyfish like look, it’s actually a type of sea snail 🐚✨️

Today's wisdom from the fortune cookie: "Tranquilli, siete in ottima forma." (Don't worry, you're in great shape.)

They look tasty!

To compensate, I took a 1.5-hour walk, and walked 5.6 km (3.47 mi) today!
I should probably add some more intense workouts soon.

#Exercise

Frozen fjord in Iceland.

#BlueSkyArtShow with the theme of January 24, 2026: #Cold

Somehow, it feels different to experience -20ºC (-4ºF) than to watch a frozen fjord. Visualized the ice is more memorable cold than the temperature.

📷️ Canon EOS 600D

#Photography #Iceland

A "1" represents January is surrounded by a thyroid to remind it is Thyroid Awareness Month.

January is Thyroid Awareness Month!
Up to 60% of people with thyroid disease are unaware of their condition, and many are treatable when detected early!

#ThyroidAwarenessMonth #Drawing

My 2026 plan: Workout ≥3 times/week, ≥30 minutes each time.
How this plan is failing this week: I procrastinated until it's Friday, so now I must work out on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get the 3 times this week.
BUT, it is RAINING outside!!
Would it count as 3 times if I work out longer?? 🥹

The perfect lining of the art from the back with the man's backpack is interesting. Great timing!

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Walking.

I posted this one previously, but it’s one of my favorites so another dose of these #Sanderlings is warranted.

#birds 🪶 #BirdPhotography #photography #EastCoastKin

So colorful that they look surreal!

Exam stress -> Anxiety -> Fatigue
None of the above states helps with the actual study that may reduce stress 🫠

(waiting on the phone to talk with a representative)
Is this a strategy to drive people away with very low-quality waiting music?
The tract was normal, then it sounds like a broken record for 10 seconds, just like the effect you would hear in a horror movie.

Excel formula to calculate grade on the following condition: If B2=C2, then it's correct, give 1 point; if B2 is empty, then 0 point; if B2 does not match C2, then it is incorrect, minus 0.25.

Tried to learn it for 20 minutes and ended up with a mistake...... the moment I feel ChatGPT is useful Orz

Beef congee cooked with enoki mushrooms, and fish roe luck bag, topped with chopped scallions and served in a clear rectangular glass bowl.

🍽️ Beef congee with fish roe luck bag

Disappointing at the result: the beef seems to be on the verge of turning bad, even though it was frozen and purchased not long ago.
They are still edible, but I am considering tossing the remaining package.

#Cooking #HomeCooking #CookingSky #Food #FoodSky

Not a bad pun, but with the background story, I am way more invested in whether the boy was alright than the pun...

我的也是德國製造，大概三個禮拜要換一次。
我一直覺得是看過濾的水量？
如果那陣子用水比較多壽命就會短一點。

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There is centermeter on the ruler, but including measurements in inch is probably preferred. Many US sellers only labeled their products in inches 😅

There are two species of green parrots roaming and forming colonies in Italy: the ring-necked parakeet and the monk parakeet.
These escaping pets are thriving and can be sighted in parks and gardens.