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Treating Pneumonia Symptoms And Side Effects With Medical Marijuana

Nicole Skrobin
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Treating Pneumonia Symptoms And Side Effects With Medical Marijuana

Have you ever felt healthy and on track, and then you get hit with a common cold, virus, or infection? This has likely happened to almost all of us, and at that point, we wish we could feel like our healthy selves again. One common infection that can creep up after having a cold or the flu is pneumonia. Although there are more than 30 causes of pneumonia, in most instances, pneumonia occurs as a result of having the flu or another sickness. When this infection sets in, there are different traditional treatment methods available. However, several traditional methods don’t relieve all pneumonia-causing symptoms that can negatively impact one’s quality of life. What if there was another treatment method that could help naturally alleviate the severity and painfulness of pneumonia? Fortunately for us, one natural method for relieving pneumonia-causing symptoms is medical cannabis and its many cannabinoids. 

What to Know About Pneumonia

Pneumonia is known as a lung infection that can be caused by a virus, fungi, or bacteria. This infection can affect one or both lungs, and in most cases, pneumonia is spread from one person to another via coughing, sneezing, breathing, and/or touching. How does pneumonia affect one’s body though? It starts when germs and bacteria seep into the lungs, and once the germs that cause pneumonia get into the lungs, inflammation occurs within the lungs’ air sacs. At this point, fluid fills up in the lungs, which can lead to breathing difficulties, coughs, fevers, and the chills.

In addition, thousands of people die from pneumonia every year, and even more are hospitalized due to this infection. How can pneumonia diagnoses result in deaths though? According to the American Lung Association, deaths from pneumonia occur after oxygen has a tough time reaching the blood. When the blood doesn’t have enough oxygen, the body’s cells struggle to function properly. From here, the risk of pneumonia spreading increases, which could then lead to death. Although pneumonia can be life-threatening, in most cases, it’s just temporarily life-altering.

The Growing Prevalence of Pneumonia

Despite increasing medical advancements in the U.S. and in other countries, pneumonia diagnoses are quite common. However, since 1999, the mortality rates due to pneumonia have gone down by close to 4 percent. Despite this decrease, pneumonia is still prevalent to this day. In particular, according to the American Thoracic Society, a whopping one million American adults are hospitalized for pneumonia yearly. Out of this number, roughly 50,000 of these affected individuals die from pneumonia.

Even though anyone can develop pneumonia, certain people are more at risk than others. These people include infants, young children, and adults aged 65 and older. When it comes to children though, those younger than five years old fit into the category of 120 million yearly pneumonia cases. Unfortunately, more than ten percent of these cases become severe. Also, individuals who have chronic diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to develop pneumonia.

Common Pneumonia-Causing Symptoms and Side Effects

Moreover, the symptoms of pneumonia vary, but they can be anywhere from mild to extremely severe. Generally, the infection’s symptoms can be draining and overwhelming, especially for those who haven’t had pneumonia before, have weak immune systems, and/or struggle with other medical issues. It’s important to know that there are four types of pneumonia that can develop, which include viral, bacterial, fungal, and mycoplasma pneumonia. These four types fit into a classification based on the infection’s cause, where the infection was transmitted, and how pneumonia was developed.

It’s possible to develop community-acquired pneumonia, which means that the infection was acquired from somewhere outside of a medical setting. However, hospital-acquired pneumonia can develop too, which is a bacterial form that can be acquired while staying at a hospital. Normally, pneumonia’s symptoms are similar to those of colds or the flu. However, pneumonia’s symptoms last for much longer than that of a traditional cold. The most common signs of pneumonia include the following:

  • Breathing difficulties
  • Fatigue or weakness
  • Diarrhea, nausea, and/or vomiting
  • Coughing up phlegm regularly
  • Fever, body shakes, sweating, and the chills
  • Chest pain when breathing and/or when coughing
  • Mental awareness changes or confusion (more common in adults aged 65 or older)
  • An abnormally low body temperature

Although most pneumonia-causing symptoms go away after a few weeks, in some cases, they can last for a month or more. On top of this, individuals who have pneumonia are close to twice as likely to develop depression or another mental health issue

Traditional and Non-Traditional Pneumonia Treatment Options

The cause of pneumonia, the severity of its symptoms, one’s age, and one’s current state of health all dictate which treatment method will be most suitable. The primary intention of treating pneumonia is to cure it and prevent additional complications from occurring. Severe pneumonia cases often require hospitalization, whereas, other cases require taking antibiotics and resting until the infection is killed. The most common treatment methods for curing pneumonia include antibiotics and other medications that relieve fevers, reduce pain, and suppress coughs.

Aside from these treatment options, medical cannabis and CBD are alternative forms of medicine that can help relieve many of pneumonia’s symptoms and side effects. In most instances, medical cannabis can help relieve many symptoms caused by pneumonia including the following: anxiety, depression, fatigue, inflammation, nausea, vomiting, and chest pain due to coughing. Thus far, various studies, clinical trials, and anecdotal evidence support cannabis’s ability to help treat the unwanted health issues listed above while having pneumonia.

Additionally, it has been found that cannabidiol (CBD) contains powerful anti-inflammatory properties. One main symptom of pneumonia is inflammation, which occurs within the small air sacs in our lungs. Therefore, since cannabis and CBD are anti-inflammatory agents, this medical benefit could be of much use to those with pneumonia. Also, cannabis and CBD are known to be effective analgesic, anti-nausea, and anti-emetic agents, which can significantly help pneumonia patients. On top of this, different studies have been released regarding cannabis’s anti-anxiety and anti-depressant properties. Although cannabis cannot cure pneumonia, it can certainly help relieve and reduce many of the infection’s symptoms.

Best Marijuana Practices & Strains for Relieving Pneumonia-Causing Symptoms

Lastly, since smoking cannabis can irritate our lungs and cause inflammation, it’s strongly recommended to stay away from smoking if you have pneumonia. If you experience any lung related issues at all, it’s advised to stay away from smoking entirely. Fortunately, vaping is a much healthier option that doesn’t play havoc on our lungs. The other cannabis consumption methods to utilize while having pneumonia include the following: oral ingestion via infused edibles, sublingual administration via sprays, suppositories, and/or topical products depending on where relief is needed.

Several cannabis strains that can be consumed for treating pneumonia’s symptoms include ACDC, Cannatonic, Harlequin, Charlotte’s Web, and Sour Tsunami. It’s suggested to consume high CBD strains to reap the cannabinoid’s many medicinal and therapeutic benefits, especially when one has pneumonia and their immune system is weaker than usual.

Overall, even though pneumonia is a treatable infection, it can still be life-threatening, and people can die if pneumonia is left undiagnosed or untreated for too long. If you have any reason to believe that you have pneumonia, get checked by a doctor right away. In the meantime, consider consuming different cannabis-based products to help relieve many of pneumonia’s symptoms while improving your quality of life during this difficult time.

This Bride Is Freaking Out Over Her New Last Name For Good Reason

Amy Hansen
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This Bride Is Freaking Out Over Her New Last Name For Good Reason

There are a lot of things to be stressed out about when you’re planning your wedding. Venue, photographer, bridal party, and guest list alone can keep a bride-to-be up at night. But a last name? That shouldn’t be among the things that get you spinning.

However, one woman is in turmoil about her future last name, something she’s had nearly a decade to consider. You see, her first name is the same as her fiancé’s last name: Shannon. And while Shannon Shannon may have a ring to it, it’s not ideal for anyone.

Last week, she posted on wedding forum Weddingbee to ask for help.

The post reads:

My first name (Shannon) is my fiance’s last name. We have dated for 9 years and will be getting married next year, so I guess I need to finally face the decision of what I will do. Honestly it never bothered me even when people made jokes. His last name didnt matter to me because I love him.

I am not sure if I want to change my last name or hyphenate or something else. My last name is longer than his, but its only two syllables, so its not too much of a mouthful. Others have suggested changing my first name or going by my middle name, but I couldnt imagine being called by another name and I like my first name.

I would like to have the same last name as my future children, but I am not against keeping my last name. We don’t have any family or religious restrictions, so the choice is mine.

Has anyone else been in this situation? Also would love some thoughts on how to navigate this in the ceremony. Is it okay for them to announce my name then his followed by our last?

Several commenters suggested he keep her married name.

I know this isn’t traditional, but considering the circumstances, have you two considered your maiden name becoming the family name? My mom has a month name as her first and last name (not the same month, luckily!) but she has always hated being the butt end of jokes about it, and has said before she wished she had kept her maiden name. Mainly beause people make so many comments on it. Would he be against changing his name?

If it were me I’d keep my maiden name and name my children his last name.  It’s a unique situation.  Unless he wanted to change to mine.

Hey! This is your opportunity yo necome like Cher or Madonna…. just be Shannon! LOL On a serious note.. I would kuat keep my maiden name.. or if he wants to switch to your last name that is cool too.

Just as many chimed in telling Shannon she should have her husband take her last name, especially in this age of feminism. Others suggested she just embrace the double name:

I don’t personally see a problem with being “Shannon Shannon” – I think it’s kinda cool and would jump at it.

In the end, Shannon seems relieved to have received so many suggestions, thanking everyone for their opinions on the topic, saying, “Never thought it would get this much attention. I have so many options and I appreciate everyone offering so many different opinions and opening my eyes to lots of options. I have some time to think on what I will do.”

Did she just say “I do?” We’re already half way there!

[h/t Honey]

Study: Just One Alcoholic Drink A Day Increases Risk Of Early Death

Brendan Bures
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Study: Just One Alcoholic Drink A Day Increases Risk Of Early Death

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, as the saying goes, but what about a beer a day? Many are more in favor of practicing the latter, not surprisingly. In fact, general health guidelines dictate that women can safely consume one alcoholic beverage a day while men can drink two. Now scientists are saying that “healthy” amount of alcohol could raise your risk of dying by 20 percent.

A study published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research concludes that drinking daily isn’t good for your long-term health. Consuming at least one to two drinks four times a week exposed humans to a higher chance of dying earlier than those who consumed alcohol three days a week or less.

“We should no longer tell ourselves that a glass of wine daily is good for us,” Dr. Sarah Hantz, the first author on the study, told Newsweek. “There are many things that we chose to do that are unhealthy, and drinking should be considered one of them.”

“This study is the first to show that daily drinking is dangerous,” she added.

This new study stands in stark contrast to the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture. This is where you’ll find the above recommendation for the “healthy” amount of drinking for men and women.

Drinking in excess claimed around 88,000 deaths per year between 2006 and 2010, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Their lives were shortened by an average of three decades.

How, exactly, the excess drinking directly impacts your life isn’t as clear. Researchers did point to increased consumption patterns of alcohol leading to an increased risk of cancer. Otherwise, pinpointing the exact way extra drinking causes premature death is difficult to pin down because of so many variables, says researchers.

“Despite these limitations, because of the large samples and that the same result was seen in such different groups, we are fairly confident that the results are correct,” Hantz said.

Maybe just stick to an apple a day to keep the doctor away for now.

What Do Canadian Doctors Think Of Marijuana As Medicine?

Mary Schumacher
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What Do Canadian Doctors Think Of Marijuana As Medicine?

One Ontario doctor is trying to backpedal her way out of a disparaging comment she made about cannabis mere days before legalization goes into effect. President of the Ontario Medical Association, Dr. Nadia Alam, walked back her suggestion that cannabis is a gateway to harder drugs, saying “What I would say is that I misspoke, I misunderstood,” to CBC News.

On Saturday Alam woke up to a whole lotta haters after a London Morning segment aired on Thursday, touting Alam’s said stance on recreational cannabis. The doctor apologized in a Tweet, saying, “I apologize. I misspoke. Recreational cannabis is NOT a gateway drug. I thank my colleagues for correcting me. Decriminalization & harm reduction create safer, healthier communities. Illness should be treated without stigma.”

The doctor patient relationship in Canada is still on shaky ground when it comes to cannabis. In a Nanos study commissioned by OMA, a whopping 53 percent of Canadians said that they weren’t comfortable bringing up cannabis to their doctors. That’s a lot of people, considering that Canada has had legal medical marijuana since 2001 and is now legalizing period.

Canadian cannabis activist Jodie Emery said that misinformation like the gateway theory can only hurt her fellow citizens. “When doctors spread this kind of fear about cannabis being a gateway drug to harder drugs, they’re perpetuating the ‘reefer madness’ we’re supposed to be moving away from,” she stated.

Emery also believes that the stigma will fall away with the passage of time. “The stigma will start to break down and that is a net benefit, but people still need to be aware there is still a lot of stigma, still a lot of discrimination.”

The cannabis-focused Dr. Michael Verbora said that Alam was working off of out of date information. He said there was a common reticence about cannabis in the medical realm. “Cannabis is so stigmatized and that’s just because in the medical community, the way we talk about it, the way we educate on it, we only talk about the harms and we don’t talk about the benefits.”

In the way of example, Verbora pointed out that there is now 20 years worth of research on the endocannabinoid system, but the information still isn’t being taught at medical schools. The endocannabinoid system is a sweeping set of receptors that allow cannabis to do whatever job needs doing, from being an anti-inflammatory to stimulating the appetite, and it’s another reason why the latest education needs to become common knowledge, and the sooner the better.

Why Republicans Fear ‘De Facto’ Marijuana Legalization

Mike Adams
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Why Republicans Fear ‘De Facto’ Marijuana Legalization

Republicans are starting to panic when it comes to the legalization of marijuana. They are seeing the big push to pass medical marijuana laws in many states as a way for interested parties to eventually weasel into entirely legal markets. And for a good reason. Nine states and District of Columbia have all jumped into their version of recreational marijuana over the years after first legalizing for medical use. This method is considered a gateway to “de facto” legalization, according to Politico.

This has been the move for the past two decades, with California serving as the best model the United States has for turning a free medical marijuana program into a taxed and regulated market that mimics the alcohol trade. Now with states like New York and New Jersey on the verge of passing similar laws, the country could soon be in a position where legal weed is available in some of the most influential parts of the country. Still, the federal government hasn’t budged. It still considers the cannabis plant a Schedule I dangerous drug. And it only provides special medical permission to Big Pharma.

The concept of medical marijuana has been a solid move for turning states into entirely legal markets. Some of the latest polls show that in upwards of 90 percent of the population is in favor of giving people the freedom to use cannabis for therapeutic purposes. Considering the transition to from patients to prohibition’s end in states like California and Colorado, pot advocates are now strengthening their position by pushing for some level of reform in conservative states or through the expansion of existing therapeutic programs. It’s a situation that is making it difficult for naysayers to swallow the argument that medical marijuana is all about defending the needs of patients.

“This doesn’t have anything to do with cancer patients, or folks with epilepsy, this is about the expansion of the marijuana industry,” said Kevin Sabet of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, which opposes recreational marijuana laws. “The worst kept secret about most medical marijuana programs is that they often act as de facto legalization. With the expansion of programs in New Jersey or other states, this is often tied to the marijuana industry’s interest to expand the user pool and make money.”

Although there are obviously people who benefit from statewide medical marijuana programs, to suggest that the idea of providing people with “medicine” hasn’t helped forward the whole of the marijuana movement would be misaligned. By showing skeptics that marijuana isn’t the boogeyman, it has made it easier to gain their support when it comes time to pushing medical laws into all legal territory.

This is perhaps the reason lawmakers are starting to take a proactive position when it comes to their states implementing medical marijuana programs. In Utah, for example, where the voters are slated to decide on a medical marijuana program next month, state lawmakers, the Governor and other influential powers recently got together on a “compromise” to create a more palatable plan. And medical marijuana advocates have accepted the deal to prevent hassles if and when legalization goes through.

Now, if advocates could just find a way to influence Congress to take some kind of action concerning legalization, the nation would finally see some real progress.

Meghan Markle’s Nephew To Appear On Reality Show; Katy Perry Is Taking A Break From Music

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Meghan Markle’s Nephew To Appear On Reality Show; Katy Perry Is Taking A Break From Music

MEGHAN MARKLE’S NEPHEW TO APPEAR ON MTV’S ‘THE ROYAL WORLD’ REALITY SHOW

MTV International is capitalizing on Royal fever with their new show “The Royal World,” and they’ve reached across the pond to bring one of Meghan Markle’s American kin to the show.

Tyler Dooley, Meghan’s nephew, is joining a cast of English royals and aristocrats who will come together for one summer in the English countryside to live like the monarchs and super elite all while cameras are rolling.

Tyler, who is the only cast member from America, is the son of Meghan’s former step-brother, Thomas Markle Jr. He was one of the few members on Meghan’s father’s side of the family who didn’t badmouth the Duchess ahead of the royal wedding in an attempt to cash in on their connection.

Instead, Tyler found a more creative way to cash in: legal cannabis. Living in Oregon, Meghan’s industrious nephew opened his own cannabis business called Royally Grown.

Tyler created a marijuana strain specifically in honor of his aunt called “Meghan Sparkle,” which Tyler reportedly touted with the slogan, “for a Royal wedding, a royal weed.” Tyler runs the business with his mother, Tracy Dooley, who is Thomas Jr.’s ex-wife.

KATY PERRY IS TAKING A BREAK FROM MUSIC

“I’ve been on the road for like 10 years, so I’m just going to chill,” she explained to Footwear News magazine while promoting her designer shoe line.

“I’m not going straight into making another record. I love making music and I love writing… but I don’t feel like I’m part of a game anymore. I just feel like I’m an artist. I don’t feel like I have to prove anything, which is a freeing feeling.”

BEYONCE AND JAY-Z ARE OFFICIALLY DONE WITH KIM KARDASHIAN AND KANYE WEST

The singer, 37, and her rap mogul hubby Jay Z, 48 — who are longtime backers of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and the Democratic party — are “sick” of Donald Trump-supporter West’s political “bull***t.”

“They are outraged over Kanye’s recent political rants,” a source close to the “Irreplaceable” singer said. “They think Kanye is a disgrace, and is only doing this for attention,” the source told Radar Online.

The Link Between Cannabis Use And The Common Cold

Kent Gruetzmacher
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The Link Between Cannabis Use And The Common Cold

The potential medical applications of cannabis seem boundless—there are an array of terminal and debilitating illnesses that may, in time, be successfully remedied with the plant. However, for those cannabis users that aren’t treating life threatening diseases and disorders, how does medical marijuana fit into a normal health regiment? More specifically, what sort of role, if any, does cannabis play when it comes to dealing with the common cold and flu?

As the fall season slowly begins fading into the winter months, an influx in cool weather is a sure harbinger for cold and flu season. Therefore, the marijuana-using population should be conscious of how their consumption should be regimented during this time.

Regular Marijuana Use While Sick

For many marijuana advocates and aficionados today, “regular cannabis use” can range from several times a day to a few times a week. That being said, how regular marijuana consumption will effect one’s health while sick depends largely on how the herb is consumed and in what volume. For example, if a heavy cannabis smoker is exacerbated with a sore throat and respiratory funk, it’s not a good idea to continue with their standard smoking regiment. Moreover, smoking cannabis while experiencing the on-comings of a sore throat can very well turn a minor physical impediment into a full-fledged affliction. In a similar vein, regular edibles consumption should be curbed while experiencing stomach issues, both minor and major.

RELATED: Treating Pneumonia Symptoms And Side Effects With Medical Marijuana

With the aforementioned notions in mind, during cold and flu season people should structure their cannabis intake around personal thresholds and physical markers. Also, remember that the passing of a pipe or joint around a large group of people is a great way to spread, or contract, a viral infection.

Potential Medicinal Benefits of Cannabis

While a majority of media attention surrounding medical marijuana has to do with terminal epidemics like cancer and aids, cannabis actually has an array of applications for less severe illnesses. To this end, research into potential medical applications of cannabis concerning common sicknesses presented some promising findings. Here are some ways in which medical marijuana can be utilized during cold and flu season:

  • The pain nullifying properties of THC can be beneficial for those suffering from the “aches” of the common cold—aiding in both sleep in relaxation during these tough times.
  • CBD has some serious anti-viral applications; some doctor’s feel that regular CBD consumption can actually help fight-off the common cold and flu.
  • An individual’s endocannabinoid system can easily become depleted while sick—this occurs as one’s body consistently defends itself against a virus. Marijuana consumption, including both THC and CBD rich strains, can help replenish these endogenous cannabinoids that are depleted during sickness. By refreshing the endocannabinoid system, people can potentially heal from sickness more efficiently.
  • Marijuana can act as an “anti-inflammatory,” helping to open up air ways and passages in the human body otherwise inhibited by being sick.

Judging by these rather astonishing findings, people may be well-advised to add cannabis to their health routine during cold and flu season—in a balanced, logical, and responsible fashion. Look out chicken soup, weed is here to stay.

4 Tips To Make Budgeting Easier

Maria Loreto
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4 Tips To Make Budgeting Easier

Keeping track of your finances is annoying and anxiety inducing. The easiest ways of accounting for your money is to write down every expense and add it up on a regular basis, knowing where your paycheck went at the end of each month, which sounds efficient but completely awful.

A better way of keeping track of your finances is to have fun with it and to be organized without going overboard. Having a goal or an endgame in mind also helps, giving you the chance to focus on what you’ll achieve once you save money instead of making you think of all the things you’re missing out on because you’ve been too busy saving up.

Popular Science compiled a list of tips that’ll help you save up in an efficient and simple way. Check out some of our favorites:

Avoid impulse purchases

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Take 10 minutes to think about your purchase and try to resist if the price of the item is high or if you don’t have a use for it.

Amazon Contemplate is a Chrome browser extension that helps with online purchases, forcing you to wait 30 seconds before you make your purchase. If you have a more serious problem with impulse purchases, you can delete your credit card information from websites and add it in every time you need to buy something.

Set up a goal-oriented savings plan

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By creating a goal, such as saving up for a trip or for a course, you can motivate yourself to save money and avoid wasting it on things you don’t need. It doesn’t matter how much you save, the important thing is to do it.

Apps such as Mint are also very useful on these instances, giving you the chance to see where your money goes while also creating different budget plans for your needs.

Impassable spending limits

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If you need to get a little extreme in order to save some money, prevent yourself from spending by limiting your expenses. The Envelope System works really well for these situations, forcing you to take out cash for groceries, shopping, and all sorts of activities and limit yourself to a fixed amount of each.

Take it easy on yourself

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It’s okay to fail sometimes and spend more money than you planned. If you indulge every once in a while it’s easier to control your impulses and avoid going crazy on a a pricey shopping spree.

Game Of Thrones Stars Get High In This Place

Brendan Bures
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Game Of Thrones Stars Get High In This Place

You might not believe this, but sometimes living in the Game of Thrones universe can be rather stressful. You only have to contend everyone possibly trying to stab you in the back (literally), dragons, White Walkers, cult religions, murderous barbarians, incest, and every wedding you attend ending in murder.

Even just playing characters on HBO’s Game of Thrones can be tense, which is why Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams incidentally became best friends on the show. To detox from long days being Sansa and Arya Stark, the actresses would wind down like the rest of us—smoking some weed and acting silly.

Related: HBO Wants To Turn ‘Game Of Thrones’ Sets Into Tourist Attractions

“We’re kind of like loners on Game of Thrones, just because the past few seasons Maisie and I have sleepovers every night when we’re shooting. Or every night whenever both of us are in town. We just used to sit there and eat and watch stupid videos and smoke weed,” Turner said at New York Comic-Con this past weekend. “I don’t know if my publicist will kill me for saying this. We’d get high and then we’d sit in the bath together and we’d rub makeup brushes on our faces. It’s fun.”

Turner, who will soon inhabit the Dark Phoenix, reflected on the two stars meeting each other at auditions for the show, and how they immediately hit it off.

“We did a chemistry read together,” Turner said. “It was the final three for Sansa, and I was like, Fuck, I really need to up my game. I went in, and was I like, What’s up?! I gave her a big hug. I was like high-five after every take. I was super extra, but it worked. I read with other Aryas before, but Maisie was special. We just got on like that.”

Related: Kristen Bell Said ‘Weed Rules’ And Everyone Lost Their Minds

Turner also broke down the insane level of secrecy that occurs on the show. Apparently any Game of Thrones set includes a “drone killer,” which will shoot down any unwanted eyes in the sky filming trade secrets. The show also carries a different name while filming, like “Tree of Life” for this season.

“Also, we shoot fake scenes,” Turner said. “We got into costume in Croatia because we know the paparazzi lurk around there, so we would spend like half a day doing nothing.”

Game of Thrones will return in early 2019.

Coming Soon: A Museum Where You Eat And Smell Disgusting Food

Maria Loreto
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Coming Soon: A Museum Where You Eat And Smell Disgusting Food

The Disgusting Food Museum in Malmo, Sweden plans on showcasing 80 of the world’s most disgusting foods. This museum may seem like a project that has no purpose except to gross people out, but museum curator Samuel West says the project could help spark an interest in people regarding more sustainable sources of proteins.

Via The Disgusting Food Museum:

The evolutionary function of disgust is to help us avoid disease and unsafe food. Disgust is one of the six fundamental human emotions. While the emotion is universal, the foods that we find disgusting are not. What is delicious to one person can be revolting to another. Disgusting Food Museum invites visitors to explore the world of food and challenge their notions of what is and what isn’t edible. Could changing our ideas of disgust help us embrace the environmentally sustainable foods of the future?

Photo by Anja Barte Telin courtesy of Disgusting Foods Museum

An unlikable museum is a concept that West has explored before. His previous project called the Museum of Failure, also located in Sweden, highlights how important failure is to the progress of life.

West explained to Vox that the Museum of Disgusting Food could make people eat less meat and contribute positively to the environment, saying, “New, environmentally friendly foods like insects and, further down the road, lab-grown meat, could be an option.”

West believes that you could turn people on to eating insects if you introduced them to the idea in an elite setting, even if they’re not environmentalists. “More and more top chefs or restaurants are including insects on their menu, and I think that’s a great way to start introducing them, within the context of fine dining.”

Visitors of the museum will get to smell and taste some of the world’s most infamous foods through an experience that’s meant to be challenging and educational. The museum opens October 29.

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