Brainy Thing:  18:45      Behind the Redwood Curtain:  33:15

What Our Knitting and Crochet is Teaching Us:

Margaret crocheted the Boteh Scarf   http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/boteh-scarfin by Kathy Merrick out of nearly three balls of Bella Lino  58% Linen, 26% viscose, and 16% cotton  http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/classic-elite-yarns-bella-lino .

It looks like since Bella Lino is not part of Classic elites yarns' verde collection — like Sprout in chunky or Seedling in worsted/aran, it is not organic.

Catherine is working on the Garden Arbor shawl  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/garden-arbor-shawl by Kira K Designs in the Be Sweet Bamboo http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/be-sweet-bamboo  

 

Brainy Thing:  Feeding Your Brain

Margaret introduces the relationships between our diets, inflammation, and our brains.  Some of her sources include:

anti-inflammatory diet   http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/ART02012/anti-inflammatory-diet

Brain foods  http://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/food/brain-foods?slide=1 

feed your brain  http://www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2011/1/feed-your-brain/page-01

inflammation and the brain:    https://www.google.com/search?q=food+that+causes+inflammation&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

scholarly article:  http://www.brainfacts.org/diseases-disorders/psychiatric-disorders/articles/2015/the-brain-inflamed/

 

Also check out Lee Bernsteins's (a member of our Ravelry Group and with her own Ravelry Group)  http://knittingisglutenfree.com 

 

Behind the Redwood Curtain:

Catherine tells us all about the blues associated with the grey California Coastal Marine Layer

 

Knitting Tip:

Knittybarb of the Two Knit Lit Chicks podcast http://www.ravelry.com/groups/2-knit-lit-chicks-podcast offers a tip about how to wrangle your beads when knitting (or crocheting) with beads.  

 

A Little Podcast Business: 

There is an ongoing incentive for joining our Ravelry Group and another one for posting a tip on our Knitting Tips thread.