Mediterranean Diet

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel carried out a study about Mediterranean diet on 322 obese people. The study compared Mediterranean diet to low-carb and low-fat diets and found that the Mediterranean diet got the best results (Article by The New England Journal of Medicine: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/359/3/229#R21).

What is Mediterranean Diet?

• In Mediterranean diet main source of fat is olive oil (monounsaturated fat).
• A lots of vegetables are consumed and fruits are eaten as daily dessert.
• Dairy products (cheese and yogurt), fish, poultry and wine are consumed in low to moderate amounts.
• A very little amount of red meat and zero to four eggs per week are eaten.
• Mediterranean diet also includes high consumption of legumes and unrefined cereal.

Some recent research shows that Mediterranean diet protects against heart disease (Article by American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/82/5/964), Type2 Diabetes (Article by British Medical Journal: http://press.psprings.co.uk/bmj/may/meddiet.pdf) and cancer.

 

To read more about the Ben-Gurion University research study go to http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/Story?id=5389423&page=1

 http://www.eufic.org/article/en/page/FTARCHIVE/artid/mediterranean-diet/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11694649?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DiscoveryPanel.Pubmed_Discovery_RA&linkpos=1&log$=relatedarticles&logdbfrom=pubmed

Recycling solution for small spaces

Recycling solution for small spaces

Check out this cool article about recycling, storage and small spaces.

If you have a small apartment and wonder how to store your recyclables then you must read this article.

Miracle fruit

There exists a magical fruit that makes sour and bitter foods like lime taste like candy.

The fruit, a naturally grown berry called "Miracle Fruit" contains a protein called miraculin which binds to the taste buds. As a result bitter and sour foods (such as lime, lemon, and beer ect.) taste sweet. The effect of the berry lasts for 30 minutes to 2 hours. After chewing the flesh of the fruit for about a minute, one can go on a flavor trip (normally one needs to eat a berry or two for the effect to kick in).

People have started throwing "Flavor Tripping" parties in cities like New York and San Francisco. The host purchases a large bag of the berries (which is expensive - about $3 per berry) and provides different sour and bitter foods for a small fee (typically $15). Guests chew a berry and then try tasting different bitter and sour foods  such as lime, lemon, vinegar, mustard, beer etc. and describe their experience as an out of the world one.

For more information or to order the miracle fruit go to http://www.miraclefruitman.com/.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/dining/28flavor.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Ignore your assets and they could disappear.

FYI! - From a recent ING Direct mailing.

So you've put some money away. And you're just letting it sit there and grow. Or maybe you've stashed away some valuables in a safe deposit box. If you haven't touched either in three to five years, you may never touch them again. It's all because of state laws - called escheatment or unclaimed property laws - that require banks and brokerages to turn over unclaimed property, including un-cashed payroll checks, stock, bank deposits and more, to the State. Property is classified as "unclaimed" when a Customer doesn't contact the bank where his/her money is held over an extended period of time and there has been no activity.

The State government is then supposed to identify and contact the rightful owners, and reunite them with their property; however, each State has a "who's who" list of people who "couldn't be found" and whose property has been seized. For more info, visit ingdirect.com/unclaimedproperty.

Mixologist

Google Search - http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient-menuext&ie=UTF-8&q=mixologist

mix·ol·o·gy (mk-sl-j)

n.

The study or skill of preparing mixed drinks.

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mix·olo·gist n.

 

http://www.thamixologist.com/

Bartending products and bar accessories and Cocktail and drink recipes and more...

 

Tony Abou-Ganim

The Modern Mixologist

Tony Abou-Ganim, currently featured on the Iron Chef America competition with Mario Batali, "Battle Mango", just released his first DVD “Modern Mixology: Making Great Cocktails at Home” (February 2007).

Most notably featured demonstrating the art of cocktail preparation on the Fine Living Network program “Raising the Bar: America’s Best Bar Chefs,” grew up in the bar business, learning the craft from his cousin Helen David at the Brass Rail Bar in Port Huron, Michigan. (read more at http://www.themodernmixologist.com/)

Sweet Escape

• 1 oz fresh mango puree
• 1 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 oz simple syrup
• 1 1/2 oz Ultimate Vodka
• Chilled Seltzer Water

This drink was named after:
The Sweet Escape
Gwen Stefani & Akon
Track from: The Sweet Escape
[Interscope Records]

This cocktail was featured and served by Tony himself at the 2008 Grammy after party!

Above cocktail was featured on http://www.themodernmixologist.com/

Denise Richards and Richie Sambora in Hawaii.

picture source - Denise Richards and Richie Sambora vacationing in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Denise Richards Gets Dumped in Hawaii - http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/celebrities/hollywood/denise-richards-gets-dumped-in-hawaii-201263/

When it comes to dating a rock star, you gotta be careful.  The erratic behavior and huge egos alone make it hard to deal with some of them.  And Denise Richards found out the hard way how unpredictable musicians can be.

It turns out that when Bon Jovi guitar legend Richie Sambora broke up with Denise during their romantic Hawaii vacation, she had been expecting a marriage proposal.  Boy was she wrong!

Supreme Court affirms gun rights

The Supreme Court struck down Washington, D.C.'s ban on handgun possession yesterday, and decided for the first time in the nation's history that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual's right to own a gun for self-defense. (Boston Globe)

Justice Stephen Breyer said the decision "threatens to throw into doubt the constitutionality of gun laws throughout the United States," and called that a "formidable and potentially dangerous" mission for the courts to undertake. He was joined by Justices John Paul Stevens, David Souter, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Gun ruling won't change much, according to ATF chief (Houston Chronicle)

Cheers, fears meet Supreme Court gun ruling (LA Times)

"The way I look at it, it's the right that ensures all others," he said outside his taxidermy shop -- which was stuffed with turkeys, wart hogs and other trophies that Houston hunters paid him to preserve. "You can't have freedom of speech and freedom of the press if you're unsafe."

In California, Charlotte Austin-Jordan has some painful reasons to disagree. She lost two children to gun violence in South Los Angeles -- her 13-year-old daughter, Ja'Mee, in 1988 and her 25-year-old son, Corey, in 1996.

John McCain cheers Supreme Court decision, fires shot at Barack Obama (NY Daily Times)

John McCain and the gun lobby seized on the Supreme Court ruling Thursday as a wedge issue against Barack Obama, who said he was for tossing the District of Columbia's handgun ban but also favors regulation.

Gun ownership was a "sacred" right akin to free speech and assembly, McCain said, as opposed to Obama's "elitist view that believes Americans cling to guns out of bitterness."

Deadly Consequences -- But the Right Call (Washington Post)

This case, for me, is one of those uncomfortable situations in which my honest opinion is not the one I'd desperately like to be able to argue. As much as I abhor the possible real-word impact of the ruling, I fear that it's probably right.

Guns, yes and no (LA Times)

Individuals have a right to own firearms, the Supreme Court rules. But there can still be limits.