It is a truth universally acknowledged that food policy and healthcare are closely interrelated.
Currently, as a medical economy measure, we ourselves are treating swelling and bruising associated with a dislocated shoulder by using bags of frozen vegetables as cold compresses. We hope to maximize medical benefits by using the veggies in a pot of chicken soup (taken by mouth, twice daily) but have yet to find a recipe easily cooked while using just one arm.
Health consumer note: Safeway has two-pound bags of peas and corn kernels on sale, two for $4.
While good food clearly contributes to good health, the relationship between health and mass transit is more problematic. We dislocated that shoulder after slipping on those damn tiles in a DC Metrorail station.
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Tags: cooking, food, Healthcare, mass transit
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