Health
PERENNIAL HERB ALFALFA
PERENNIAL HERB ALFALFA
The Perennial Herb Alfalfa Has Many Medicinal UsesBy Bob Cotto The perennial herb Alfalfa has many medicinal and dietary benefits and uses. Research shows that this herb may lower glucose and cholesterol in the blood and Alfalfa supplements are safe for oral consumption by most people - there are a few...
JOHNS HOPKINS TEAM SARCOMA 2008
JOHNS HOPKINS TEAM SARCOMA 2008
Early last month, more than 8,000 people worldwide participated in Team Sarcoma 2008, an international event designed to raise sarcoma awareness. Johns Hopkins had an event that we called All Wheels Welcome, to encourage participation whether you ride a bike, rollerblade, or have a wheelchair. This...
POWER WALKING TO WEIGHT LOSS SUCCESS
POWER WALKING TO WEIGHT LOSS SUCCESS
Veolia has experienced super success at weight loss. After being obese for thirty years, she decided to make a major lifestyle change in her late 40’s. She went from 400 pounds to 138 pounds. She lost all this weight in just 20 months. She did this by going from being inactive to walking at least...
SHE’S GOING TO BLOW!
SHE’S GOING TO BLOW!
Here’s someone that needs those anger management techniques right now. ME. The callousness and insensitivity of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has incensed me beyond belief. Using the Canadian bus decapitation in an ad. to highlight the horror of animal slaughter is just beyond...
CHARD BY REQUEST
CHARD BY REQUEST
As per Cybercelt of the Blog Village Communtity and Endangered Spaces Blog request. Chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla), also known as Swiss chard and perpetual spinach, is a green leafed vegetable often mistaken for spinach. Regular chard has creamy white stems (ribs, stalks) with dark green leaves....
LA FRANCE
LA FRANCE
We’ve spent a week milling about in the remote rural beauty of south-west France, so it’s a bit of a bump back to reality to return to grey skies and busy streets. The photo, by the way, is not a picture of where we stayed, but we did spend a happy half-hour tasting wines there. Yum. So...
TIME OUT!
TIME OUT!
Picture from http://www.freewebs.com/behaviourmanagement/timeoutinroom.htm Seems that almost everyone I’m seeing currently has some kind of anger issue. Practical Man thinks that’s kind of ironic seeing he thinks I can be a little grumpy myself on occasion. Really? Although we’re...
LOSING 60 POUNDS IN SIX MONTHS
LOSING 60 POUNDS IN SIX MONTHS
Bill has lost 60 pounds in six months. He went from 240 pounds to 180 pounds by working out regularly at the gym and snacking on fruit instead of junk food. He got motivated to do it after visiting the doctor and learning he was starting to get diabetes and had high blood pressure. He says, “I...
HOW DOES A GEEK LOSE WEIGHT?
HOW DOES A GEEK LOSE WEIGHT?
An anonymous geek asked for help on how to lose weight at home (too shy to go to the gym) and he got over 1,000 replies from fellow geeks on the Slashdot comment boards. One response was from Binaryboy who told him to try Yourself Fitness; Yourself Fitness is an Xbox title - not sure if it runs on Xbox...
WEST VIRGINIA HEALTH IMPROVEMENT INSTITUTE
WEST VIRGINIA HEALTH IMPROVEMENT INSTITUTE
The West Virginia Health Improvement Institute has launched its website that provides an overview of the efforts to improve the health care system in West Virginia. The mission of the Institute is to assist with the execution of the strategies outlined in the Transformation Grants awarded by the Centers...
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