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Posted On: August 10th 2025, 04:53 pm

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A little throwback to our Mahjong Night with @fowpyng, @yinchelfyon, and Priscilla and Jacqueline from the Dutch Mahjong Association! Thank you to everyone who joined us on an evening of tiles & tactics, food & laughter🀄️🍚

Keep your eyes peeled, another round is coming soon👁️🔜

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Obesity doesn't change the shape of the human skeleton, but it dramatically changes the workload those bones carry. The same frame that supports a lighter body ends up bearing far greater force, and over years, that added strain leaves its mark on the joints.

The math is striking. Orthopedic specialists estimate that for every extra pound of body weight, the knees absorb roughly four pounds of additional pressure with each step, and even more when climbing stairs. Carrying an extra 50 pounds, then, can translate to around 200 pounds of added force pounding through the knees every stride. That relentless loading falls hardest on the weight-bearing joints, the knees, hips, ankles, and lower spine.

Over time, the consequences compound. The smooth cartilage cushioning the ends of bones wears down faster under the excess load, a leading driver of osteoarthritis, and studies find people with obesity are far more likely to eventually need a knee replacement. The strain doesn't stop at the joints, either. Extra abdominal weight shifts the body's center of gravity forward, straining the muscles and discs of the lower back and altering posture and gait. There's also a chemical dimension, as fat tissue releases inflammatory signals that can further accelerate joint breakdown beyond mechanical wear alone.

Same bones, far greater strain, and genuinely striking to see laid out in an X-ray. If any of this raises personal health questions, a doctor or orthopedic specialist is the right person to talk to.

Sources: OrthoConnecticut, UNC Cary Orthopaedics, International Journal of Obesity.

u descobri uma prática antiga essa semana e preciso dividir com você. É simples, todo dia você passa o seu perfume nos pés. Não só no pescoço ou no pulso. Nos pés. 🌸

No vídeo de hoje, aprendi com @asarahnery esse ritual com uma camada espiritual que vai te surpreender.

Os seus pés são o que abre os caminhos da sua vida. São eles que te levam para onde você vai, que te tiram de onde você não deve estar, que decidem todos os dias o rumo que a sua história vai tomar.

Quando você perfuma os seus pés com intenção, está dizendo para Deus: os meus passos são consagrados. Meu caminho é sagrado.

Enquanto passa o perfume, ora comigo: Senhor, assim como o perfume foi derramado aos seus pés em sinal de amor e adoração, eu consagro meus caminhos a ti. Guia os meus passos. Abre as portas que vêm de ti. Fecha as que não são para mim.

Faz durante uma semana e volta aqui para me contar o que aconteceu. 🙏✨

When you convince your BFF to go on a “wellness vacay”… and it somehow turns into a full-on fitness and adventure retreat 😂🤭 Thankfully @kellysawyer is always down! 🤍

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