Here are this weekend's reading diversions for your personal enjoyment. Have a great weekend!
LIVESTRONG.COM: 7 Healthy Cooking Secrets
Achieving a good diet depends on nutrition awareness, smart food choices and healthy cooking methods. Take away one of these elements and it can be difficult to maintain or lose weight.
When we first started eating goji berries in our household, we ate them mainly straight out of the bag, and occasionally used them to flavor water or tea.
Jason Mraz's Chocomole Recipe - Delicious & Healthy Chocolate Pudding Recipe
The result is a creamy chocolate pudding that's rich in healthy monounsaturated fatty acids and flavonoids, making it an excellent choice for promoting a healthy cardiovascular system and good overall health
Small dose of aspirin 'can ward off bowel cancer' - Telegraph
According to the study, taking 75mg of aspirin every day for between one and three years cut the chances of developing bowel cancer by 19 per cent.
Eating crusts 'protects against bowel cancer' - Telegraph
The antioxidant, called pronyl-lysine, only develops as a result of a chemical reaction during cooking and is eight times more abundant in the crust than the rest of a loaf.
Richard C. Senelick, M.D.: Should You Take the Car Keys From Dad?
Ed has been living alone for the five years since his wife died. First he moved to a smaller house and increased the days that his cleaning lady/housekeeper came. Initially all seemed to go smoothly, but on his 85th birthday his children noticed that Dad was more forgetful. Then one night he gave a ride to one of his daughters on his way home and all of the alarm bells went off.
World's Most Stunning Skyscrapers (PHOTOS)
Below we present 10 of the world's most amazing skyscrapers, some of which broke height records in their heyday and housed some of the best-known international businesses while becoming architectural icons in their own right. Be sure to vote for your favorites, and let us know if we've overlooked a true marvel or two.
Kari Henley: Sleep Is Not Just for Babies
A majority of adults are severely sleep deprived, getting an average of six hours when our bodies need eight. Statistics show that over 90 percent of teenagers are averaging three hours less sleep than they require, and the same 90 percent of parents do not think their children's reduced sleep time is a significant issue. How come everyone thinks sleep is for sissies or for babies?
EatingWell: 6 Biggest Myths About Food Busted
Here are the details of why you should go ahead and eat the yolks, plus highlights of other food myths that just wonât die.
Kerry Saretsky: Franglais: Mac-and-Cheese Gratin (RECIPE)
This recipe is for the days when you realize it is a mad, mad, mad, mad world. Or, at least, a cold one. For the days when you need some insulation, be it from a brusque boss or a brisk wind, and a time machine back to your mother's couch and a bowlful of whatever it was she was serving. With every cup of tea she poured came a healthy side of sympathy. Sympathy is not something the New York supermarkets seem to be stocking these days. It must not be in season. Or maybe there's a blight.
The Daily Checkup: Immune deficiency disorders
Immune deficiency disorders can be easier to diagnose in children, who tend to show more obvious symptoms than adults. "Pediatricians look out for rash, failure to thrive, diarrhea, anemia and recurring pneumonias, especially as the result of an opportunistic organism," says Cunningham-Rundles.
Clues to a man's physical strength lie in his voice
Just hearing a person talk may be enough to judge whether he is physically strong or weak, according to a study reported in the Daily Mail. While both men and women reveal clues about their physical strength when they talk, menâs voices are easier to assess than womenâs, according to the research.
Dr. Joseph Mercola: If You Want to Age Gracefully, Don't Eat This
Death is surely inevitable, but I do believe you can live far longer than the average life expectancy tables (1) would predict, which in the U.S. is about 78. Genetics may play a role, but it is NOT the final determining factor for whether you'll live a long healthy life.
Saveur: 15 Fall Vegetable Soups
Unlike in a classic minestrone, the vegetables in this dish are cooked quickly to preserve their bright flavor.
Arlene Weintraub: When Testosterone and Corporate Deals Merge
I was fascinated, because testosterone replacement is one of the hottest concepts in the rapidly growing field of anti-aging medicine. Testosterone gels such as Abbott's AndroGel, are marketed heavily to middle-aged men as the new fountain of youth -- the natural elixir, if you will for everything from fatigue to a sagging libido. The market for testosterone products has grown from $34 million to $750 million in the last decade.
The Pleasure and Pain of Chili Peppers - NYTimes.com
Why do humans get pleasure from foods like chili peppers and jalapenos, even when they are painful to eat?
The Voices of Migraine - NYTimes.com
Some of them expressed frustration at the lack of understanding about the severity of migraine pain.
Popcorn's Dark Secret - NYTimes.com
Not so hungry? The medium size popcorn, which comes in a bag, contains the same amount as the large. And even the small, at 11 cups, delivers 670 calories, 550 milligrams of sodium and 24 grams of saturated fat.
Add Sugar to Get the Milk Down: Get the BS (Bad Science) Out of Schools | The Dr. Oz Show
Chocolate milk is not the only way to get kids enough calcium, so 1 thumb down for lack of creativity, a thumb down if full-fat milk, a thumb down for added sugar, and 2 thumbs down for teaching BS in schools - and an added BOO (not MOO) to the milk board.
Andy Borowitz: The Good Enough Baby : The New Yorker
In reality, trying to raise a perfect baby is futile, because, behavior-wise, babies are pretty craptastic. Howling, vomiting, projectile-shittingâkind of hard to shoot for perfection when youâre doing appalling things like these around the clock. Despite all the media hype about babies, theyâre loud, dumb, and grimy to the touch, just one rung on the evolutionary ladder above a common marmoset.
