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And man, do I love that? Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. Now, they explored how chewing different materials affects the brain, and found that chewing on wood compared to chewing gum led to significant increase in a brain antioxidant called glute. That's exactly what I was going to say. And previous research had suggested that the act of chewing can influence brain activity and blood flow. This is important because the brain requires a constant supply of oxygen and nutrients to function properly.

I don't have to tell you that. and blood flow is the delivery system for these essential resources. Some studies have even shown that people with chewing difficulties tend to experience poorer cognitive abilities. However, what metabolic changes occur in the brain when chewing improves blood flow has remained unclear. One area of interest is oxidative stress in the brain. Duh. Oxidative stress is essentially damage to the brain cells caused by harmful models. molecules caused that's called reactive oxygen species.

This kind of damage is thought to play a significant role in decline of brain function as we age. The brain is especially vulnerable to oxidative stress because it uses a lot of oxygen and contains fats that are easily damaged. To protect itself, the brain uses antioxidants and one of the most important is gluteifione. Yeah, that's what I was going to. say. So this glutathione, yeah, you know, I don't need you, acts like a bodyguard for brain cells, neutralizing harmful reactive oxygen species. So researchers in this study were curious if chewing, and specifically chewing materials of different hardness could influence the levels of this protective antioxidant, glutathione. See, I don't need her in the brain. They also wanted to see any changes

in glutathione were related to changes in thinking. skills. So they recruited 52 healthy university students in South Korea. They divided the students into two groups. One group would chew gum and the other group would chew small wooden sticks, similar to popsicle sticks. The researchers made sure the groups were similar in age, gender, and education level. Before the chewing began and again after five minutes of chewing, the researchers used a special brain scanning technique called magnetic renaissance spectrop Yeah, I love, man, I use that technique all the time. Magnetic Renaissance spectroscopy.

Yeah, that's what it is. Spectroscopy. Spectroscopy. I can't say the word. Say it with me. Spectroscopy. I don't need her. Magnetic Renaissance spectroscopy.

To measure the levels of glutathione in a specific area of the brain called the anterior cingulate cortex. It's right there in your brain. And this brain region is known to be important for cognitive control and thinking processes. Magnetic Renaissance spectroscopy is a non-evasive method

that allows scientists to measure the concentration of different chemicals in the brain. The specific technique they use called Megapress is particularly good at measuring glutathione. So, anyway, analyzing the data, the researchers

found some interesting results. And first, they looked at the glutathione levels in the anterior cingulate cortex before and after chewing. And the group that chewed wood seemed to boost the amount of this important antioxidant in that brain region. So, that means that chewing wood

is good for you. All that having been said, we found that chewing wood is good for you. And we're happy that by chewing wood, it raises my glutathione levels and performance in the cognitive areas of our brain. Now, obviously, more study needs to be done.

But this study titled, Effect of Chewing Hard Material on Boosting Brain Antioxidant Levels and Enhancing Cognitive Function, that was published in the frontiers in systems neuroscience is just the beginning. But what it already says, to me, a layperson, eat all the wood you want. It's good for you. Welcome. Welcome to chewing the fat.

To my knowledge, I have never purchased dried lily flowers. Have I eaten dried lily flowers? Well, that's possible. because it is a common Chinese food ingredient. So that's very possible. But to my knowledge, I have not purchased or eaten. Well, I know for sure I haven't purchased, but I may have eaten. Dried lily flowers.

If you or someone you love enjoys dried lily flowers, well, some have been recalled. The FDA and the California U.S. trading company Hayward, announced the recall of Joy Luck brand dried lily flowers. So be careful. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to sulfites run the risk of serious allergic reaction

if they consume these products. They're the lily flowers that were individually packed in 2.5 ounce bags and distributed to retailers nationwide. Now, these sulfates are chemicals commonly used as preservatives and food. and beverages to prevent them from spoiling. They're often, according to this,

used to slow browning and discoloration caused by bacterial growth in food and drinks. A sulfite requires careful monitoring due to its potential impact on human health. Yeah. So if you like dried lily flowers, do not get the Joy Luck brand or make sure that it's not the recalled dried lily flower.

from the Joy Luck brand dried lily flower packages. Be careful. You don't know how you're going to react to the undeclared sulfides. All right, this is a story that makes me think that I need to watch everything that I eat. I mean, completely look at what you're eating. Because remember back in last year sometime, there was the three-inch-long flaming hot Cheeto. that went viral online for its likeness to the third evolutionary phase of the fire-based starter

Pokemon of Gen 1 Charmander. So apparently, this person had a flaming hot Cheeto that looked like the holographic Charazard trading cards that were, you know, people had for Pokemon. And they, online, everybody called it the Cheetos art. Well, Golden Auctions eventually put it up for sale in a bidding war. So this person eating, flaming hot Cheetos said, wow, this kind of looks like, you know, the Pokemon, Charmander. And put it online. And then, oh, you know what?

We're going to save it and I'm going to auction it off. So Golden Auctions put it up for sale and they had a bidding war. it sold for $87,840. And there were 60 people bidding on it. Wow. Okay, so the starting auction, they started it off at $250. The winning bid was actually just $72,000. Not the 88,000.

Wow. But it was just 72,000. But because of the buyer's premium and everything else, the total cost became. nearly $88,000 was $87,840. So that it was a fixed to a customized Pokemon card and encapsulated in a clear card storage box for display and preservation purposes.

It was initially discovered and preserved sometime between 2018 and 2022. Wow. Then when Cheetos surged in popularity on social media in late 2024, Cheetosard was featured in an Instagram, post from first goal collectibles in Georgia. In the video, which has since amassed

more than half a million views, they wrote we've had the Cheetosard for about five years now and we totally forgot we had it until cleaning out the safe. So now we're going to put it up for auction and someone ended up buying it for

$72,000. Wow. And ended up with all the buyers premiums, ended up paying $87,000. $840. So whatever you're putting into your mouth, whatever it is, make sure you look at it first, because if it looks like a Pokemon card, you may want to keep it. And I will say this. The first three stories that we've talked about on this program today, I've told you to chew wood, I've told you to be careful what you're putting in your mouth, and I've told you to look at everything that you're putting in your mouth. There are plenty of jokes to be written.

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And the answer is, yes, they are. Even after they let the late great Lester Holt. Well, he's not the late. he's not dead yet Lester Holt but he is going to give up the anchor seat at NBC News and they have announced that Tom Llamas

Tom Llamas is going to be the new anchor of NBC Nightly News so at some point after Lester Holt steps down from the newscast Lomas who is hosting an early evening program on the NBC News

now live streaming service will continue to do so, meaning that each weeknight he will lead nightly news from 6.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern, then immediately moved to the hour of his streaming program, top story. So there's adding work

to Llamas's daily schedule. That's good. He says that NBC, anchoring NBC Nightly News is a profound honor and one that carries tremendous responsibility. Yeah, no, we know that, Tom. I look forward to work

with the world-class journalists at Nightly News and Top Story to bring viewers the most important stories every night. Llamas went on to say Lester Holt is a great man and one of the most trusted broadcasters of our time. Just like Lester, I promise to be devoted to our viewers and dedicated to the truth. Holt is expected to take a full-time role with NBC News Dateline, which he's anchored for a lot longer than he's been the NBC Nightly News anchor.

So you never want to be the guy to follow the guy. So good luck to Tom Llamas, who is following the guy. At NBC Nightly News, because, you know, Lester is going to be a big shoes to fill. Plus, I don't know, you'd think that you got a big raise for taking over the anchor desk of NBC Nightly News. But I bet you it wasn't much because he's already doing his streaming. top story on NBC News Now streaming service. And so they just said, hey, you're going to be the anchor to NBC Nightly News too. Here's an extra two bucks.

And you're doing it. I'm sure that's what happened. So, hey, congratulations to Tom Alamos, who will be the anchor to NBC Nightly News whenever the great Lester Holt decides to step down, which I think is he announced that it would be sometime this summer. So good luck, Tom. Another guy that's leaving is Dan Bongino. He is stepping down to be the assistant director of the FBI.

And so he's got a huge podcast and radio show that he does every day. And he has announced that a guy by the name of Vince Colonais, Vince Colonais will be the new host of Dan Bogino show on West. Wood One and the host of his podcast while he is overrunning the FBI. So congratulations to Vince Colonais, I guess, from WMAL. So he's, that's in D.C. Part of the Beltway crowd. And so congratulations to Mr. Colonais for taking over the Dan Bon Geno show.

We'll see. Again, you never want to be the guy replacing the guy. So good luck. You know, that's an old adage. And, you know, it's true. I understand the premise. You never want to be the guy to follow the guy, but somebody's got to do it.

And if they offer you enough money, well, then it's good to be the guy following the guy, even if you get the boot after two or three years. You still got a big influx of cash. And you could move on and do whatever you need to do after that. And you'll always be the guy who originally followed the guy. You can quote me on that. And sad news, I guess it's sad news.

Hunter Biden has asked a federal judge to drop the laptop hacking lawsuit that he slapped against the former Trump White House aide because he's millions of dollars in debt from losing a home in Los Angeles wildfires and no one buying his art. And now his dad's not in office. So you can't do that. He blamed the recent fires, as well as dwindling sales of his artwork and memoir for him being plagued by significant debt. And that's keeping him from litigating this case against Garrett Ziegler, according to the motion filed in federal court in California on Wednesday. Yeah, it couldn't have anything to do with its BS. It couldn't have anything to do with that. And he can't pay for the litigation and he couldn't pay if they filed against him.

but I mean it's sad that he lost everything in the fire and he said the Pacific Valisades wildfires in January made home he rents unlivable so he didn't lose it. Wait a minute so stop he didn't lose everything in the fire

he because of the fire he's claiming that the rent prices are too high okay so he's having difficulty finding a new permanent place to live just go to dad dad's sitting home eating pudding you could move in there or he'll give you some money.

I'm pretty sure Joe set some money aside in some accounts that we're not aware of. So good luck to Hunter Biden. I know, he's in trouble. And he's got to stop litigating the lawsuit that he filed about the laptop hacking lawsuit that he filed. No one believes you, Hunter. No one.

I'm sorry that you're having a tough time and your millions of dollars in debt, I do, I feel your pain. I feel like Bill Clinton there for a second. I feel your pain. But nobody feels sorry for you, and nobody believes that your laptop was hacked. Okay? All right, good.

We clear? Excellent. Let's go to the break room. I need something cold to drink desperately. What a surprise. The new show on Netflix, with love Megan.

Yes, Megan Markle. With Love, Megan. I have not watched it yet. I apologize. I will watch the first episode. Anyway, I guess it's an eight episode series

with Love, Megan. It's produced by Megan and Prince Harry, the Archwell Productions. And it features Megan showing off her cooking and gardening skills. And this is

a false, this is false advertising, uh, at home in Montecito, California, with appearances by some of her celebrity friends, including Mindy Kaling. Okay. So, uh, you, you get the idea. Okay, so you tune in to maybe see Megan at home, right? But when you read the story about the show, it's not even their home. They rented a house down the, down the road for the show. Says they don't want people, you know, poking around their house. They didn't even film it. inside their mansion. Wow. Just agonizing.

The reviewers, one called it boring, I found it losing my attention. One said, queasy and exhausting. One columnist wrote, Markle failed to reimagine

the genre of lifestyle programming with her new series. Wow. One said the show is an exercise in narcissism filled with extravagant brunches, celebrity pals, and business plugs. Wow, does that make you want to watch the show, doesn't it?

One reviewer said, called her thirsty and called the show Joyless. No one wants to see Megan making decorative Lady Berg-Crostini with Mindy Kaling. Wow, they need to do something, man, because they've got their deal with Netflix. Holy cow. I mean, Netflix gave them out of $100 million or something like that to create shows.

And they've created it. Oh, the docu series. Yeah, Harry and Megan. And then Harry did a polo doc as well. Yeah. Wow. And so they've got to do something

for this $100 million. And I don't know that this is it. But wow. It breaks down each episode. It doesn't. not sound good at all. And in fact, one reviewer said,

this isn't a lifestyle show. It's a 40-minute infomercial for her ego. Wow. It does not sound good. She has got to be, she's crying. She's crying and Archie's chicken coop out back, for sure.

In one episode, I think this is the first episode that they're talking about. They joke around. It's so funny. They talk about, Megan's suits days and how she only had an agent

and no publicist at the time. I know. Times were so hard. I only had an agent. I didn't have a publicist. I didn't know how my life was going to turn out. Just, wow, terrible. It almost makes me want to watch it

because it's going to be, what's the word I'm looking for? Oh, yeah. Terrible. Then I see where Red Robin, the Unlimited Fries, Red Robin, is planning on shuttering a bunch of stores. They're at least 70 locations amid what they're calling financial woes. Wow.

I mean, I'm sure other restaurants, you know, like TGI Fridays, Denny's, Ruby Tuesdays, Rubio's Coastal Grill, Red Lobster, you know, those companies that have filed for bankruptcy protection. Yeah, I'm sure you're joining that crowd, Red Robin. I will say this. Red Robin, maybe it's just me. Maybe it's just me, but it ain't what it used to be. We go to one once in a while that's close by where we live, and it's okay. It's okay.

I mean, I like the idea of the unlimited fries. Don't get me wrong. I like the idea of the shakes, and they bring you the whole thing. You don't just get a glass for the shake. They bring you the full glass plus whatever's left over in the shake maker cup, which I like. I'm a fan of. I know that may come as a surprise. but it's okay

you know it's okay so they're shuttering at least 70 locations as they're trying to restructure for Red Robin so if you're going to you know if you like Red Robin in your neck of the woods heads up that might be closing soon

and I did see there was a Wendy's that was close to us that just shut down and it was fairly new and I thought wow they shut that one I usually don't see Wendy's closing down but I did see an announcement from Wendy's saying that it was shuddering 140 underperforming locations.

Okay. So, you know, they were just, they're looking to improve the restaurant footprint and their overall system help. Okay. You know, I mean, you have the work in progress of where you open your stores and your restaurants, right? I mean, you know, the traffic flow, the business, you know, the population. That's why you open the stores where you do, or at least you're supposed to. It's not supposed to be just higley-pigley opening up a restaurant, and whether it's a franchise or a company-owned store,

seems, I don't know. It was, you know, good for them. You know, you got to do what you got to do. You can't quote me on that. You got to do what you got to do. So if there was a Wendy's close by that you normally went to or went to once in a while, you know, the fast food business is a strange business these days.

You know, the last couple times I've been to a Wendy's is not that good. I'm a Frosty fan, no question. I know, this comes as a surprise to you. I could just get the best time I ever had in my life. Not really. But one of the really good times that I've had in my life was when I went through a Wendy's drive-thru and I ordered a large frosty

and the guy gave me the frosty in the large soda cup. I mean, awesome. That was a good day. That was a good day. There's not a word I'm saying when he hands me that large soda. cup with a frosty and it was full of frosty. Oh, man.

That was a good day. That was a good day. That has not happened since, but it did happen once, and I keep going back to try to relive it. But, you know, the food's okay, and they're all right. But the customer service leaves something to be desired. And, you know, now many of the fast food places have the touch screens, and you don't really talk to anybody,

and they just come out and throw your food on the counter and tell you to get lost, you already ordered it. They don't even tell you to get lost. They just put the food on the counter, and there you go. There's your food that you ordered from the computer. I know. I know it's supposed to be faster

and, you know, make it less of a nightmare, but it just seems so much less personal that, I don't know. I miss the personalities. That's just me. I know that. Believe me, I know that. And speaking of things, shutting down,

uh, Disney has axed a bunch of people. They are cutting approximately 200 positions at ABC News and Disney Entertainment Networks. So about 6% of the workforce across ABC News and Disney Entertainment Networks laid off. Have a nice day. They shut down 538 as part of the sweeping jobs cut at ABC News. That ends the data-driven political site seven-year run at the network. That's a pretty good website. I mean, I knew they drew some criticism when they gave Hillary a 70 some chance of winning in 2016.

They were wrong. But it was enough. This could be part of the problem, though. It just says something to me. Maybe it's just me again. But their editorial director of data analytics, which, I mean, who doesn't love being the editorial director of data analytics, especially for 538, G. Eliot Morris confirmed the layoffs on Blue. sky. That tells me

that, you know, if it's just blue sky that you're announcing things on, that means you hate X and you hate Elon and you hate Trump. That's what it says to me. So maybe that's an issue that needs to be addressed at ABC

Disney. But what do I know? And they laid off a bunch of people at Good Morning America. They were saying that it amounted to, according to, one person who was an insider, well, they were reported to be an insider, that the cuts were akin to a massacre.

Nobody likes that. That is for sure. They gutted Good Morning America. I'm sorry, they gutted GMA3. So the layoffs were part of mandated by corporate Walt Disney. And apparently, the cuts were announced by network boss, Alman Karaman Hemmerd I love that boss.

Man, I'm glad that I don't work for Elman Karamadovick. So, and they're making Good Morning America take over the production of GMA3. So, like the insider said, it was akin to a massacre. And all jokes aside, when you're in the middle of something like that, it kind of feels, I don't know that it feels like a massacre, but it's terrible. I don't want people to lose their job. And I've been a part of massacres before. And they are not fun at all.

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since Pope Francis has been hospitalized? Wow. So apparently he's fine, he's eating normally. Uh-huh. There's no CT scan planned at the moment. he's back on high flow oxygen via the nasal can't. Okay, so he has not wearing the mask. What they said he was going to wear it at night.

So during the day, he was still wearing the oxygen tubes up the nose. His treatment continues. The doctors are looking after him. Okay. So there you go. The Pope is not dead yet. He's still in the hospital. And we'll see what happens and how that goes.

But as of right now, the Pope rolls on. tomorrow night, there will be a death, or at least so far. South Carolina is going to have an execution with a firing squad tomorrow night. Apparently, this man, Brad Sigmund, chose the firing squad because he thought he didn't want to be cooked alive by the electric chair. He will give you a choice. You got lethal injections, you get the electric chair, or you get the firing squad. And he said, you know what? Give me the firing squad.

Now, the South Carolina Supreme Court rejected his final appeal. So it's still on for tomorrow night, 6 p.m. Eastern. Now, there is a way for him to get out of it yet. He can wait for the governor to give him a last minute stay. But no governor in South Carolina has granted clemency in 49 years since the death penalty was recent. started and they don't foresee Governor Henry McMaster Republican to commute his death sentence to a life in prison. Nope. Even, you know, he's a model prisoner and the guards say it works hard every day and he tries to atone for the killings. Uh-huh. So let's not forget the reason

that he is being executed. Okay. He's 67 years old now. He beat his ex-girlfriend. He beat his ex-girl parents to death with a baseball bat in their Greenville County home. His plan originally was to kidnap his ex-girlfriend, spend what he called a romantic weekend together. Yeah, there's nothing like dragging somebody along and having a romantic weekend together. And then he was going to kill her and himself. Now, as he was apparently driving away, she escaped from his car. And then that's what he was arrested.

And he told the police that if I couldn't have her, I wasn't going to let anybody else have her. And I knew it got to the point where I couldn't have her. That was his confession that was typed out by the detective. So he's supposed to be put in a chair at 6 p.m. Eastern Friday in South Carolina in the death chamber, used for all South Carolina executions at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia. And a target will be placed over his heart. does that need to happen? I mean, you have three guys standing 15 feet away.

I'm pretty sure they know where this guy's heart is. They put a target on them. Come on now. And so apparently, it used to be, you thought, well, if you're going to be part of the firing squad, one of you is not going to have a live ammunition. So you have the out of, you're not sure which one of you actually had the bullets that killed him.

Nope. Not in South Carolina. All three shooters will have live ammunition, and they'll be firing from 50 and away. And they'll be firing at the target that they're placing over this guy's heart. They're going to put a hood over his head and put a target on his heart. I mean, it's not funny. It's just, what are we doing? Come on now.

These guys, I'm pretty sure. I could be wrong. I'm pretty sure that these shooters will know where our man Brad Sigmund where his heart is and so we'll see if that actually takes place tomorrow night at South Carolina

I will report that on Saturday morning live the show that I do with Brad Stags every Saturday you just watch it Brad puts it up at you know I don't know the morning mojo or the

Mojo 5O or whatever website he puts his show on the daily mojo whatever he calls himself and he puts it up on his ex account. But really the only place you need to watch it is on my ex account at Jeffrey JFR. There you go. Saturday morning live. It's the only thing I care about.

It's the only thing you should care about is watching the show. Saturday morning, 9 o'clock Central, 9 a.m. Central on my ex account at Jeffrey JFR. So I'll tell you, I'll let you know on Saturday morning live if the execution took place in South Carolina Friday night. I may as well mention the other, social media sites. You can follow me on

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companies that you hear and you don't really you don't really like them. They're a big conglomerate and they always have been, they go where the wind blows. All right, they were getting back on their DEI stuff now, but before that they were all for it with the person who was in office, you know, Joe Biden. So it just is strange that we're okay with it,

but I guess we are. So they bought Bo He bow. ports, both sides of the Panama Canal, for $23 billion. It was a consortium of investors led by the U.S. investment giant. Okay. So BlackRock led the group, but we still have a bunch of other investors as well. I guess that might make it a little bit better. They struck a deal with the Hong Kong-based C.K. Hutchinson to acquire the two ports,

among others. Okay, so they're buying some other stuff too. Effectively putting them under U.S. corporate control. That's what Trump wanted. He said that the canal was under Chinese influence. I believe Trump. Others have said that Panama and China have said, no, we're not in charge of that.

And that makes me believe that, well, yes, you are. But they're not any longer. So BlackRock is, along with a consortium of other investors, now owns both sides of the Panama Canal and others, according to this story. I don't know what the others are. It'd be interesting to find out. And thanks to Doge, we're selling off goods in buildings. Now, apparently, you could buy the Jay Edgar Hoover building, the FBI building.

Wow. So in the GSA, the General Services Administration, listed 443 federal buildings online as non-core assets that it planned to sell. Wow. So just a few hours later, a hundred properties were removed from the list. Okay, so they moved a little bit early. Calm down. We're not selling all of those. And then, now

the original list includes properties in 47 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. among the notable structures, apparently for sale, are the American Red Cross building in D.C. The massive FDA research lab, 10 courthouses,

some giant office buildings that house the Department of Agriculture and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Wow. The revised catalog struck some of these buildings, but still include multiple Social Security Administration offices and buildings used by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid services. Yes, so I don't think you're getting the FBI building just yet. Now, normally, we've heard stories that senators in this country would let their husbands, and I'm not, you know, naming any names, but you can easily find this out. Husbands of senators and Congress people would purchase these government buildings that

were going to close down at a very, very low rate and sell at a very, very high rate. Huh, interesting how that happened. Now, apparently with the President Trump in office, we're going to sell these buildings and make some money from them for the United States of America. Okay. All right. I'm all for it. I mean, they say that it would save $430 million a year in operating costs.

Okay. Now, you know, everybody, oh, this flood of new real estate is going to make really hard on shaky commercial real estate market. Is it? Is it? Okay. All right. If you say so, here's an idea. Go out and sell it anyway.

All right. And if you really want to look for a good deal on anything, these buildings. This is not an ad today, but maybe you go to real estate agents I trust.com and tell them, hey, I'm looking to buy the FBI building. How can you help me? All right, let's get out of here. I'll leave you with a joke of the day. Sent from Gina at Chewing the Fat at the Blaze.com. Now, this heard a little bit from Gina. She said, I do have a joke of the day submission. It was one of my late father-in-law's favorites. You may have heard. heard it since you are so much older. That hurts a little, Gina. That hurts. And so, but you're right,

I have heard it. And I don't think it's because I'm so much older. I just think I, you know, I've heard a lot of jokes. A little Indian boy asked his father, how did you name us your children? And the father, who is the chief, well, after the baby is born, the father leaves the teepee. And the first thing he sees is what the baby's name is. So your sister is flowering meadow and your brother is leaping buck. A son ponderes this for a moment

and the father then says, why do you ask two dogs see? Because that's the first I know you understand. Stream and subscribe to more Blaze Media content at theblaze.com slash podcasts. Unwrap holiday magic

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