I somehow left my cutting board at my home in Ohio so I immediately recognized that I needed to get a new one. Dinner just isn't dinner without lots of freshly chopped veggies. So, this go round I decided to go with bamboo...my new favorite material for just about everything imaginable. If you haven't read my post about bamboo you should go read it. I found a great selection of bamboo cutting boards that are made by a company called Totally Bamboo. I bought mine at Whole Foods but Amazon has … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2006
American Moms Freak Out Over Breastfeeding
You may have heard about this already but just in case you missed it...Baby Talk magazine is taking heat from American moms who are outraged by the close-up picture of a baby breastfeeding on one of their recent covers. The magazine received anguished comments such as: "I was SHOCKED to see a giant breast on the cover of your magazine." "I immediately turned the magazine face down." And simply "Gross." I LOVED what blogger Dawn Olsen had to say on her blog: "Only in the United … [Read more...]
Ice-cold watermelon is less nutritious
Thu Jul 27, 2006 08:25 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - That ice-cold watermelon may be refreshing, but it can be less nutritious than watermelon served at room temperature, U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists reported on Wednesday. Watermelons stored at room temperature deliver more nutrients than refrigerated or freshly picked melons, they reported in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Penelope Perkins-Veazie and Julie Collins of the USDA's South Central Agricultural Research … [Read more...]
The Natural Marketing Institute Identifies Five Personal Care Consumer Segments
Contact: Nancy White The Natural Marketing Institute 215.513.7300 ext. 225 Nancy.White@NMIsolutions.com Harleysville, Pa. August 2, 2006 /Natural Newswire/ -- According to research from The Natural Marketing Institute (NMI), in 2005 U.S. consumers spent $4.9 billion on natural/organic personal care products - a figure that shows growth of 22% over the previous year. Based on consumer usage patterns, future expected shopping and other NMI trended consumer data, that figure could rise to … [Read more...]
Ouch! This Port-A-Cath Doesn't Tickle
As I mentioned in a previous post I had an appointment to get a Port-A-Cath put in my neck/chest today. Basically I went in and had an IV put in my arm, then I chilled out for awhile until they were ready for me. Then they gave me a mild sedative through the IV and injected me with local anesthetic in two places...in my neck and just above my collarbone. Then they made two incisions, the larger one being about 2 inches long and they inserted the Port-A-Cath which was about the size of a plastic … [Read more...]
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