Leona Chronicles

Now, by fake I mean: the alligator wasn’t real, it was put there as a prank by some Youtubers, to record people’s reactions. So the guy a) survived, and b) reacted as he would (AKA: fought a fucking alligator to save his friend) had it been real, because neither of them knew it wasn’t.

The big question: How do I get my scars to fade?

While we have videos and posts about which oils and butters work best; I have noticed there is a complete lack of what we put INSIDE our bodies that will help us heal. 

Diet is just as important!!

In this post I will explore some 🌱plant-based food🌱 options to support happy and healthy healing!

Protein💪 - This stuff is important. It plays a vital role in producing collagen (the stuff that basically holds your body together) You can find protein in beans, tofu, avocado, various nuts and seeds, alternative milks (I also really love Vega brand plant-based protein - berry flavor) 

Vitamin C🍊 - Another great aid in collagen production, while also giving your immune system a boost! You’ll find it in citrus fruits and dark & leafy greens. However, your body does not always do a great job in transferring Vitamin C to your skin. For maximum benefit you can try a topical Vitamin C and apply it to your incisions along with whatever else you choose to use!

Vitamin A -  It helps with stimulating new cell and blood vessel growth. Eat carrots, spinach, kale, mangoes, sweet potatoes

Vitamin E - packed with antioxidants. Many of you have probably already read up on topical Vitamin E oils for scar care. Try avocados, almonds, oats, flax (if you’re going with seeds make sure they are ground up! Your body won’t get the benefits of it in its whole seed form) 

Zinc - This can accelerate your healing time and reduce inflammation. Pick up some beans, walnuts, whole grains

**Your body benefits most from breaking down these foods in their whole form and obtaining nutrients that way. Popping a bunch of vitamins isn’t going to be of much use to you.**

I hope this helped you guys out a little. I plan to add a list of smoothies that will be packed with this stuff after I try out some recipes! Stay tuned and stay healthy!

I know I shouldn’t get in debates with strangers on Facebook (you know how dramatic these conversations can get). But, whenever I see public comments demonstrate harmful sociolinguistic notions, I always feel prompted to hop in. Letting our society continue to judge people for ill because of our backwards knowledge about language bothers me so much… and it hurts all of you, too, in how people will falsely judge you. From the perspective of linguistics as the real deal science, there is no reason why people should judge you for saying something like “adulting.”

If anyone starts speaking ill of your speech because you’re using words like “adulting” - congratulations, you are not doing anything that the English language hasn’t been doing for hundreds of years. You are not doing anything that many other languages haven’t been doing for thousands of years. What is happening with the word “adulting” is a very common, natural, beautiful, and legitimate process of the English language. 

The word “adult” is becoming a denominal verb. What this means is that the word started historically as a noun in the English language, but over time has transitioned to being accepted as a verb, too. I give plenty of examples above of what other denominal verbs are in this language, older denominal verbs that no one would deride you on if you used it as a verb in your daily language.

People should not bulldoze you for using language in new and awesome ways. Linguistic evolution is a natural process and it’s always happening. Linguistic evolution is nothing to be ashamed of and nothing to ridicule. Linguistic evolution is not a sign that the English language (or any language) is “falling apart” and becoming “worse.” There is nothing agrammatical or illegitimate about saying words like “adulting.”

If you make fun of a racist actress’s lips, you are implying that that feature is bad, and then anyone who shares that physical feature is going to be hit by that, regardless of whether they are racist themselves.

If you make fun of an evil politician’s body type, anyone who shares that body type will be hit by that. 

When you body-shame, you are tying personality traits or evil actions to physical traits. You are tying racism to fatness. You are tying misogyny to big noses. You’re taking morally neutral traits–physical ones–and attaching unnecessary moral weight to them. Attractiveness is not synonymous with goodness. Unattractiveness is not synonymous with evil. 

Suddenly being fat isn’t just a physical trait–it’s an indicator of moral worth. 

It doesn’t matter if someone “deserves” to be body-shamed or not. There is no way to mock their appearance without it also hurting innocent people who happen to share features with that person.