Ordinary daily life is a very important treasure

"Ordinary daily life is a very important treasure. Once you lose it, you can never get it back... Once you are no longer around, you will never see it again." (Jobless Reincarnation ~ Use your true skills when you arrive in another world, Volume 14, Chapter 4)

We might think a lot of daily life is just a dull past without anything special. We also take it for granted and think that this is not worth remembering or paying attention to because it will exist naturally. It seems that only those wonderful experiences, special things, or beautiful scenery should remain in memory. However, what we think of as ordinary daily life is an important unit of our existence, and the people and things we come into contact with are the foundation of it. No matter how wonderful your life is, without the support of these ordinary daily lives, it will collapse to the ground like gravel and scatter into unconnected gems.

"平淡無奇的日常生活，是非常重要的寶物。一旦失去，就再也回不來……一旦不在身邊，就再也見不到。"(無職轉生~到了異世界就拿出真本事，第十四卷第四話)

很多的日常生活就只是平淡的過去，沒有任何特殊之處，我們也理所當然的以為這一點都不值得紀念或是重視的，是自然而然地就會存在的，彷彿只有那些精彩的經歷或是特殊的美景才應該留在記憶中。但是啊，我們認為平淡無奇的日常生活，卻是構成我們活著存在的重要單元，在這中間所接觸的人事物，更是其中的基礎。再精采的生活如果沒有這些平淡日常生活的支撐，將如碎石般崩塌於地，散落成無法相連的寶石。

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Chinese fishing boats have intruded into Taiwan waters to illegally trawl and quarry sand and gravel repeatedly

Chinese fishing boats have long been crossing the Taiwan Strait border and intruding into Taiwan waters to illegally trawl and quarry sand and gravel. I am furious.

According to a 2017 report by CommonWealth Magazine: Chinese fishing boats are large in tonnage and use the "fast trawl" fishing method, which directly uproots fish and habitats, causing great damage to the ocean.

Based on the principles of ecological conservation and marine protection, the Taiwan government stipulates that Taiwanese fishermen are not allowed to engage in fishing and trawling operations within a certain range, and are not allowed to illegally quarry sand and gravel. However, Chinese fishermen have repeatedly carried out such practices that endanger the marine ecology. Why is the legitimacy of the Taiwanese government's Coast Guard evicting them constantly questioned?

中國漁船長期越界侵入台灣海域進行非法拖網漁船捕撈及盜採砂石，我覺得非常憤怒。

根據天下雜誌2017年的報導：中國漁船的噸位大，用的是「快速拖網」漁法，直接把魚和棲息地連根拔起，對海洋的破壞性大。(https://www.cw.com.tw/article/5082471)

臺灣政府基於生態保育及海洋保護的原則，規範台灣漁民在一定範圍內不准進行捕撈及拖網作業，也不准盜採砂石。但是中國漁民卻屢屢進行這種危害海洋生態的做法，為什麼台灣政府海巡署對其進行驅離時，卻還要被一直質疑其正當性。

https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202402150214.aspx
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Paper: Light stimulation of mitochondria reduces blood glucose levels

This is the abstract of paper published on Feb. 20, 2024 on Journal of Biophotonics: Light stimulation of mitochondria reduces blood glucose levels

Is it true that we could reduce blood sugar level by exposure to 670 nm red light?

<Abstract>
Mitochondria regulate metabolism, but solar light influences its rate. Photobiomodulation (PBM) with red light (670 nm) increases mitochondrial membrane potentials and adenosine triphosphate production and may increase glucose demand. Here we show, with a glucose tolerance test, that PBM of normal subjects significantly reduces blood sugar levels. A 15 min exposure to 670 nm light reduced the degree of blood glucose elevation following glucose intake by 27.7%, integrated over 2 h after the glucose challenge. Maximum glucose spiking was reduced by 7.5%. Consequently, PBM with 670 nm light can be used to reduce blood glucose spikes following meals. This intervention may reduce damaging fluctuations of blood glucose on the body.

https://doi.org/10.1002/jbio.202300521
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