neuroplasticity

At 75, I sat behind a drum kit for the first time—sticks clumsy, foot pedal an alien contraption. The sounds I produced were chaotic thuds. Was I self-conscious? Absolutely! But that discomfort was exactly why I was there.

One of the reasons that foods are processed is to increase their “shelf-life,” which is another way of saying allowing these foods to travel along our supply chains and be buffered in warehouses so that supply always matches demand.