CLAY colors

Clay
Have found pockets of clay in the yards as well as sand , a few places rocks.
Put some on jars with water and tried ' painting on wood.
Might try later with something sticky like rice paste or algae or a starch.

Different clay found around yard and town (blue is old indigo vat )

WHile looking up Lysine : arginine ratios in foods (both are amino acids, required for human health),
wondered if sars2 virus effected like virus that causes cold sores, by diet higher in arginine (make person more suse[tible).  Maybe someon can find tha info online. Have been adding Kefir (milk probiotic ) that is higher in lysine (high in arginine also, but much less than lysine). Found a note on 1 website that " potassium rich vegetables such as spinach, red/sweet potatoes, kale and asparagus for example can raise intracellular calcium and trigger herpes reactivation." Really curious how higher potassium raises calcium, so looked up. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130325160231.htm  they found that calcium release occurs because the viruses activate a critical cell-signaling molecule called Akt at the cell membrane. 
SO look for a AKT inhibitor?
websearch - inhibiting Akt natural treatment herbs  - found quite a bit of stuff

lots of info to consider here  https://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=53184 

The website mentioned h2o2 , hydrogen peroxide, but didnt make sense after searched that sentence.

Staying Healthy and making choices

There are so many ways to improve our own health.

Calif coast Iris cultivar someone gave me,

Eat real foods, have heard of people with diabetis that rid all meds doing that, which am guessing would be better outcome if covid19. Some youtube vids on some forms of heart disease also on eating real foods and low carb, (but think depends on the person, environments, lifestyle, and genetics ) and tests that show calcium in arteries. Ivor Cummins who is YT on heart disease, and says its the plant seed oils that cause a huge problems as oxidize and damage arteries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dwcfye7_LQ  info on  dr berg  virus reduces? hemeglobin,
free iron fe releases from hemegobin and becomes very reactive which can damage, low iron blood reduces oxygen. White blood cells need zinc.

https://www.dr-rath-foundation.org/2020/02/the-coronavirus-outbreak-what-the-world-health-organization-isnt-telling-you/  
https://www.dr-rath-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/micronutrients-against-viral-infections.pdf   
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmv.25707  nutrients and effects on a virus. interesting on B3 , herbs, meds...
 Increasing the concentration of intracellular zinc with zinc‐ionophores like pyrithione can efficiently impair the replication of a variety of RNA viruses.44  
     Selenium
Selenium is an essential trace element for mammalian redox biology.35 The nutritional status of the host plays a very important role in the defense against infectious diseases.36 Nutritional deficiency impacts not only the immune response but also the viral pathogen itself.10 Dietary selenium deficiency that causes oxidative stress in the host can alter a viral genome so that a normally benign or mildly pathogenic virus can become highly virulent in the deficient host under oxidative stress.10
 B vitamins
B vitamins are water‐soluble vitamins and work as part of coenzymes. Each B vitamin has its special functions. For example, vitamin B2 (riboflavin) plays a role in the energy metabolism of all cells. Vitamin B2 deficiency had been suspected to occur among US elderly.17 Keil et al18 had reported that vitamin B2 and UV light effectively reduced the titer of MERS‐CoV in human plasma products. Vitamin B3, also called nicotinamide, could enhance the killing of Staphylococcus aureus through a myeloid‐specific transcription factor and vitamin B3 was efficacious in both prophylactic and therapeutic settings.19 Moreover, vitamin B3 treatment significantly inhibited neutrophil infiltration into the lungs with a strong anti‐inflammatory effect during ventilator‐induced lung injury. However, it also paradoxically led to the development of significant hypoxemia.20
Genetic:

Is there info on Dr Ben Lynch related to covid19 ?
Recall arginine (nuts) can increase viral activity and lysine (in yogurt...) can decrease
Pumpkin seeds have one of the highest concentrations of the amino acid, with a cup of dried pumpkin or squash seeds providing 6.905 grams (g) of arginine. Raw peanuts provide 4.567 g of arginine per cup.  Chicken contains 2.790 g of arginine per cup.
questions
Why are health care workers getting covid19 - If do have plenty of PPE, change masks, Is it that contagious?
Realize some medical people werent getting enough masks, and many people have been trying to make masks and get N95 for hospitals.

gleaners   volunteer
are any farmers dumping food as not able to sell to a restaurant or school?
can they find another buyer
are restaurants allowed to sell groceries

Learning, Doing, Being

Hi All,
Well, feel kinda like off kilter abit as usually have day off of Sunday, and today feel like lazy, as
mostly sat around (did put chopped veggies , onion skin, part of chicken back, garlic, ginger in a pot).
Why did I go out yesterday to market (started pouring rain as got off bus), if had gone today (no rain but drearier), it worked out fine anyway. Got cabbage, O Kefir, Acorn squash, eggs, ...
Wonder how many people have a mild case of covid and howmany got flu or colds. So many people are learning new things, bread making, bird watching ...
Am seeing if can do this   https://www.instagram.com/xandypeters/ 

FREE classes at https://www.mybluprint.com/article/diy-face-masks
I made a list of mask patterns from YT. So many that are quite good.
Think Creativebug has a free childrens program this month
Just going outside and listening to birds nearby
Out at night and seeing stars and planets   www.earthsky.org
  Weaving time on Youtube

https://rebeccamezoff.com/change-the-shed  Friday, March 27, 2020 is HERE.  for links go to Rebecca's website or YT page.

Saturday, March 28, 2020 is HERE.   Sunday, March 29, 2020 is HERE.

Monday, March 30, 2020 is HERE.  Tuesday, March 31, 2020 is HERE.

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 is HERE.  Thursday, April 2, 2020 is HERE.

Friday, April 3, 2020 is HERE.   Monday, April 6, 2020 is HERE.

Tuesday, April 7, 2020 is HERE. https://www.afieldguidetoneedlework.com/blog/coracle-for-a-weaving-warrior    on weaving a face mask and children book on weaving




https://shop.mybluprint.com/a/shop/all-online-classes  

free https://www.creativebug.com/classseries/single/knitted-pom-pom-socks  

Am still trying to figure what want to do and need to usually pops into mind first.
What have you learned and been doing. 

Healthier ways, foods with nutrients, herbs and spices

Things to research or just try:    Acupressure or reflexology or 
Just a little at start, like if you started exercising, wouldnt go for 50pushups 1st day, work up to goal.
Can find info in books, onilne (Youtube or other vid can be amazing, local library maybe open or have online books, audio...




     Washing hands and some guy on news suggested NAILs as well. Do have a few wood/bristle nail brushes bought years ago from 99c stoe. Have been starting to wash glasses at same time, and noticed vision seems better.
    Am doing laundry now, as wondered how often to wash pillowcases, hand towels or use papertowels. Were just sticking with hand towels now (son actually washed them).
   Am reducing stuff carry in pockets and purse/backoack, so less stuff to sanitize and touch. Guess could spray purse with alcohol, but no stores around here have it. Find which hand and other sanitizer or disinfectants are least toxic, espec if have children. Some have instructions to use in welll ventilated area. Same with cooking, if cold or rainy out and lots of cooking, best if vent so no problem with carbon monoxide. Or electric cooker or heat water and put in thermos....  Recall a serious cold went around 10-15 yrs ago and people who hadnt turned on house heater yet, hadnt got the cold.
     Am using some hydrogen peroxide and a tiny bit of alcohol left in a bottle. If make (even nonsew ) masks, rewash daily (maybe only wear 3-4hrs).
   Someone said they were using orange blossoms for evening tea, found some (dont collect if pesticide sprays or near a busy road) and were nice. Dont know if healing but smelled so nice. Also saw someone had tea of Marigold, and researched and found Calendulas also nice for tea. Knew help with healing skin quickly (dont use lavender or calendula on skin unless sure not infected as have seen them heal skin quickly, so dont want to heal over infection.) I have Calendula and lavender growing.  Wonder what herbs , spices we have in our cupboards and use on foods that are helpful now.
  
https://www.stephenharrodbuhner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/coronavirus.txt.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3kbcfpk384Mzg6Edr6QQMKbVCnr4aZHO7BnYVySLXlxGOPTKKFHeT9MKc  
 mentions ACE2 (and cytokine storm), think a protein that sars2 virus attaches to and herbs with different effects. Had read a Dr from Oregon said a ferritin lab could see if patient might have cytokine issues. Wonder if previous SARS people didnt get ill or mild illness?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mCIxQlmits  waslooking up how to crochet shoe and make outer soles. 
Found 2 older webpages on sanitize , reuse N95  :   www.osap.org/resource/resmgr/Symposium_2012uploads/Roberge.pdf   
 http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11637    lists several , such as alcohol , hydrogen peroxide.

Stay well

Doing

Hi
Have been trying to get stuff done and realize most people are going thru a decompressing from being busy and having more structure to figureing how to restructure in a flexible way. Figuring whats more important to do . Someone said he quit smoking when working at home as such a change in normal habits. Some children learning to play outside. Also a feel of some anxiety or mass worry. Saw an article of positive mental health effects of knitting, which could be applied as well from crochet, drawing, singing,]....  https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/01/25/the-health-benefits-of-knitting/ 
Dod see a free childrens craft at Creativebus and many free classes at Blueprint.com.  Here  - free knitting patterns https://www.interweave.com/free-knitting-patterns/  . https://www.creativebug.com/classseries/single/foundational-figure-drawing-heads         
Things to do: Did make a list for us to go thru pantry and see what keep, use quickly , wipe out crumps. Same with fridge. (3 shelves done on pantry ).  Learn to Distitch knitting, finish dying fabric with leaves and onion skins. Clean up counter of notes and papers by phone. Take pics of butterflies. Have been going on many short walks. Tried to sew a protective mask. (will try again).
Rick on the travel show has broken up Europe into 3-5 min peices for children https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTwPe-y4En0 
WIll try to list ideas for sanitizing, how to do safely as some disinfectants are unhealthy for people.

Also, how well we eat, digest can help stay healthier. Some herbs are amazingly useful as well as tasty.