Book 47. 225. Books that are translations of best-selling books from overseas are selling well all over the world because they contain universal themes relevant to humanity. (Updated 2026.10.16)

Hello. This is Watanabe Ten from the α and Hakubi Super Simple World Blog. Today, I'd like to share some tips on choosing books. Tips for choosing books. To put it bluntly, it's intuition. People who regularly buy books should be able to easily tell which books are good. Based on your past experience, you should know what makes a good book and what doesn't. I think it's good to have some simple indicators.

I previously wrote on my blog that one tip for choosing a good book is to look for one with a well-designed cover. Books that invest in both content and design are usually written by authors who have published multiple times, not just once, so they don't have an amateurish feel, and the quality of the content is guaranteed.

The reason why the content is guaranteed is that, in the book industry, where one hit can make you a million-selling author with hundreds of millions of yen, my view is that best-selling authors who have had multiple chances to write books have experience and good design. Even within the category of books, a large number of new books are published in various genres.

If you're wondering which of those books is good, it's safe to say that the puzzles are quite challenging for first-time readers. In fact, it feels like it takes a long time to acquire the skill to find a good book after repeatedly picking bad ones.

For those new to reading, classics are a good starting point. Books that have been loved for a long time often have easy-to-understand guides available, and the original classics themselves exude a long-standing tradition. In short, classics can be considered conservative works.

On the other hand, when we talk about innovative books, we're referring to the currently popular million-selling books. I think many million-selling books are groundbreaking, employing methods that are a cut above or even two of what came before. First, I think the theory is to read a wide variety of books and gain experience. After that, you can buy books that are similar to the best books you've read so far.

I enjoy reading academic books, but there are countless interesting books out there, such as biographies of great and famous people. I think it's a fascinating endeavor to explore other publications by the same author. Alternatively, I feel that books translated from best-selling books from overseas have a high probability of being good finds. In fact, I think that books that sell well all over the world often deal with universal themes relevant to humanity.

In cases where a translator has done a good job, it can be interesting to look into their other translated works. In fact, series and interesting books often have sequels. I can easily tell which books are good for me. I think books with a high level of depth and rich content tend to be bestsellers.

For science and academic subjects, a specialist book that was a bestseller about 20 years ago would probably be a reliable choice. If you don't know what famous classics or million-selling books are, you could try going to a bookstore and looking at the labels on the book covers, or using the internet to research legendary books.

It's only natural to expect reliability when buying and reading books. I expect books to contain useful information. I want to learn things I've never heard before that will update my knowledge.

Even buying books is difficult; my favorite academic books cost nearly 3000 yen in print. These days, the number of ebooks available has increased, making it much more convenient to get books cheaply. I'm thinking of buying an ebook tablet in the future. I hope this information is helpful to everyone. That's all. Thank you for your continued support. This is Watanabe Ten. See you again, Alpha.

Book46. 229. Teeth are the only bones that can be extracted in humans, and we hypothesize that they will regenerate naturally if properly treated. Updated 2026.09.04

Hello. This is Watanabe Ten from α and Hakubi's Super Simple World Blog. Today's theme is the mystery of milk. Milk. Milk. Hmm. Milk, huh? What do we imagine when we think of milk? Is it that white liquid we drink a glass of every morning? Or is it that complete nutrition liquid we drink a glass of after a bath?

I think milk is excellent. Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. It's packed with nutrients and is a heroic drink that saves many lives. By the way, some people might ask why cheese or something else isn't good instead of milk. The reason milk is good is because it's a liquid and doesn't sit in your stomach, so the nutrients are converted immediately.

If you think about it, solid foods like cheese take a long time to digest, and it's difficult to recover your strength in time. If you stay up all night working a death march and eat cheese at dawn, it takes time for the cheese to be converted into nutrients, and you'll be in a near-death state until those nutrients circulate throughout your body.

On the other hand, milk is readily available as a source of nutrients, making it a very promising food for satisfying hunger in an instant. Milk can be considered a culturally significant food because it's cost-effective and suitable even for infants. With just a little milk, even a bitter coffee can be transformed into a delicious café au lait for children. Furthermore, it would be beneficial to explore how milk can be combined with various other foods, such as pudding and yogurt.

When I think about milk, I think about dentistry. Healing decayed teeth. Healing teeth is the job of dentists, but I hypothesize that milk, if you have a good habit of brushing your teeth, is an amazing drink that not only regenerates teeth but also regenerates the nerves of extracted teeth.

In fact, I'm currently conducting an experiment on myself to see if milk can regenerate a tooth whose filling had fallen out due to a previous cavity. My hypothesis is that, as evidenced by the healing of complex fractures, teeth are the only bones that can be extracted from the human body, and therefore, with proper treatment, they will naturally regenerate.

Teeth are a lifelong treasure, and there's a myth that teeth don't regenerate once a child's baby teeth are replaced by permanent teeth, so the idea that adult teeth can regenerate is quite unconventional. In fact, what I'm referring to as tooth decay and nerve regeneration is adult teeth, and I'm currently in the experimental stage, using myself as the test subject.

I myself have been conducting this experiment for a little over six months now, and I've had the miraculous experience of almost completely eliminating toothaches, whereas initially, my teeth hurt just from chewing steak or dried fruit, thanks to daily brushing and milk consumption. The nerves in the teeth are exposed unless they are covered by a dentist, and that's the main challenge of this experiment.

Well, I have one tooth that had its nerve removed, and while it may still be a long way from being completely healed, including the nerve, I can see that it's getting much better. It might take two or three years. In fact, if you drink milk every day, you can get calcium from the milk, which makes you less prone to cavities, and if you brush your teeth properly, it feels like there are almost no factors that could cause cavities.

Since I started drinking more than 500ml of milk every day, I can really feel my teeth getting stronger. Your body is made up of what you eat. If you drink 500ml of milk a day, I think you won't feel hungry at all even if you replace three meals a day with two. In fact, I myself survive day by day by eating 1.5 meals, including snacks, with one liter of milk. I am so grateful.

However, one thing I want to caution you about is whether this information is useful for families with children, as I myself live alone. While I would recommend milk for children, I can't offer any specific advice on how many meals they should eat a day.

In fact, children might gulp down milk like water. That's fine, but if they stop eating home-cooked meals, the purpose of milk might be questioned. For single people, that is, those living alone, a free-spirited diet like mine might be acceptable, but I think it's a good idea for families with children to gradually introduce milk into their daily live

Milk is great. Depending on how you use it, you can reap incredible benefits from this substance that even infants love. In fact, milk may even help improve high blood pressure. Please try incorporating milk into your daily life as one of the puzzles. That's all. Thank you for your continued support. This is Watanabe Ten. See you again.