Nino d'Heresie

  今天自己試了蟬蛻，比想像的不臭耶，甚至可以說味道蠻好的，聞起來，涼涼香香的。 處方已經跟其他藥粉混在一起了，裡面還有佛手柑，不過很確定沒有一些動物類藥會有的腥味 室友說因為蟬只吃樹汁，所以會有樹木的香氣。然後說以前捉蟬，其實吃起來像蝦米，就是香香酥酥，但比較偏植物的香... 「也像炸豆腐的皮的那種脆皮」她邊說、彷彿開滿小花 「好喔，就是比蛇和青蛙好吃就對了」天然的洋芋片，我決定這麼理解 「現在這樣講起來還會回味無窮耶——」 我們以前也討論過「蟬蛻」到底算不算素的？我覺得是素的，因為是蟬不要的殼 蟬蛻對喉嚨是很好用的藥，以前在醫院和診所都沒有進這個（或是設在自費或鎖檔），那時候就心想，要是我有自己的診所就要有這個藥。所以我就進了 I tried cicada slough myself today, and they weren't as smelly as I expected; in fact, they smelled quite nice, cool and fragrant. The prescription is already mixed with other powdered medicines, including bergamot, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't have the funky smell that some animal-based medicines have. My roommate said that cicadas only eat tree sap, which is why they smell of trees. Then she said that when she used to catch cicadas, they tasted like dried shrimp—fragrant and crispy, but with a more plant-like aroma… “It's also like the crispy skin of fried tofu,” she said, her eyes sparkling with delight. “Okay, it's definitely tastier than snakes ...

無聲透露了他內在的天翻地覆 Silently revealed the upheaval in his heart 𓍼  非中風後遺症之失語症，可能來自頭部外傷、腦瘤、腦炎、癲癇，或暫時性腦缺血等因素，造成大腦的語言區受損（大多數人的大腦語言區位於左側，但這並非絕對），導致語言的「理解」或「表達」出現障礙，或是理解和表達能力都受損。另外，嚴重的心理壓力或創傷，也會引起暫時性的言語困難，而有失語症的表現。 Non-CVA-related aphasia can result from head trauma, brain tumour, encephalitis, epilepsy, or transient ischemic attack, which can damage the language area of ​​the brain (in most people, this area is located on the left side, but this is not always the case), leading to impairments in language comprehension, expression, or both. Furthermore, severe psychological stress or trauma can cause temporary speech difficulties, which can manifest as aphasia. ๋࣭𓈒𓂂 𓈒⭑𓍯𓂃 ֶָ֢˖ ࣪⊹ 這是發生在一位我非常親近的家人的故事。我最近一次很認真的跟這位家人談，才意外發現她疑似有失語的症狀，我認為可能因此導致她的一些行為舉止改變。 This is a story about a family member I'm very close to. During a recent serious conversation with this family member, I unexpectedly discovered that she might be experiencing aphasia, which I believe may be contributing to some of her behavi...

 IS THE PLANET SHAKING  OR IS IT JUST ME? 咖啡因的作用機轉，為人熟知的就是透過阻斷腦中的腺苷受體。腺苷是細胞消耗能量後的產物（缺血時也可由神經直接產生)，在腦中會產生抑制神經活性、促進放鬆和睡眠的效果。 It’s known that caffeine’s stimulant effect comes from blocking adenosine receptors in the brain. Adenosine is a product of energy consumption (can also be released directly from neurons under conditions like ischemia), which slows down neural activity and promotes relaxation and sleepiness. 咖啡因的結構與腺苷相似，在大腦中就可以對腺苷受體發揮競爭性抑制的作用。咖啡因對腺苷受體的親和力並沒有比腺苷高，但藉著佔走腺苷的結合位，咖啡因就能產生抑制腺苷作用的效果。簡言之就是咖啡因降低了大腦對疲勞的感知能力。 As it’s structurally similar to adenosine, caffeine acts as a competitive inhibitor of adenosine receptors in the brain. Although caffeine does not have a higher affinity than adenosine for adenosine receptors, by binding to and occupying the same binding site, caffeine can effectively inhibit the effects of adenosine. Simply put, caffeine reduces perceived exertion.  但長期喝咖啡和偶爾才喝，兩者會產生不同效果嗎？ 首先，我們必須定義急性/慢性攝取咖啡因。 But will it affect differently with long-term c...