Health

This year thousands of men will die from stubbornness

Posted by George on April 2, 2011 at 9:48 pm

This year thousands of men will die from stubbornness is mainly the entire message on a billboard near my home. Curious, I checked Google tonight and the AHRQ.gov website. It turns out this ad is not VERY effective as it requires a lot of poking around the Internet and AHRQ website. At any rate, if [...]

Getting this Diabetic Healthier

Posted by George on October 14, 2010 at 11:56 am

I have Type 2 Diabetes and saw my nutritionist today, its the first visit in a long time. It was a re-education visit for me, and I will be going roughly monthly. Here’s what I learned, and this applies to me (disclaimer) and is tailored to my needs: start watching carbs with an eye toward [...]

History and Uses of Black Pepper

Posted by George on December 19, 2007 at 11:12 am

I love cooking, though I don’t get to cook much. For some reason spices interest me. Did you know Black Pepper has been used as: currency sacred offering to honor the gods pay taxes pay ransoms More later!

Cinnamon’s Uses Throughout History

Posted by George on December 19, 2007 at 12:28 am

DISCLAIMER Just a friendly reminder that this information I collect is just that, information I collect. Seriously, don’t consider this post as containing any kind of advice. Before taking any actions based on interesting information here you should speak to a qualified specialist (doctor, dietician, etc..) On to the fun part! Comment from reader Eyebee [...]

History of Cinnamon

Posted by George on December 13, 2007 at 10:08 pm

HISTORY Cinnamon has an interesting history and a variety of uses including uses as a spice, medicinal uses and even as an embalming agent in ancient Egypt. It emerges into history from the earliest Chinese texts on the subject of botanical medicine about 2700 BC, and more recently in the bible as early as about [...]