20140923

10 Superfoods You Should Already Be Eating

7. Nuts

Walnuts, almonds, pine nuts, and pistachios all have their own nutritional impact and all make for a great on-the-go snack – Business Insider provides a good rundown explaining why. Walnuts have high levels of serotonin, the chemical in our brain that makes us happy; almonds are a source of the good fats our body needs; pine nuts have high levels of a a variety of vitamins and minerals; and pistachios help lower LDL cholesterol. Throw them all together and you have yourself a superfood-packed snack. You could also add goji berries, oats, and honey for a homemade granola. Read on

20140922

Women spend 10 days a year in a grumpy mood (but men say it seems rather more than that!)

BN1YBY Woman drinking a glass of rose wine
  • Half of women admitted being moody ‘a lot’ and one in seven said they spend longer in a huff than they do happy
  • One in 5 women said shopping was best pick-me-up and 22% said exercise
  • One in 10 turned to chocolate to cheer themselves up and nearly two fifths drank a glass of wine
  • 68% admitted they zone out when their wife or girlfriend is feeling low.
  • Read on

I wouldn't buy them' Scientists blast 'waste of money' probiotics that do NOTHING


Brits are wasting millions of pounds of probiotic drinks BRITONS are wasting millions of pounds a year on probiotic drinks and supplements that probably have no health benefits, experts said yesterday.

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20140919

United Kingdom survives! Scotland says NO to independence after historic referendum night

THE United Kingdom has survived after the people of Scotland voted to keep the 307-year union intact in a landmark referendum that brought Britain to the brink. Turnout: 84.6%.  Yes:1,617,989  No:  2,001,926.Express




Food for Thought

Anytime you start a sentence with the word ‘I AM’ you are creating what you are and what you want to be. ~ Wayne Dyer

20140918

Is Kim Jong ill? North Korean dictator in poor health as his weight has ballooned thanks to an obsession with cheese


The 31-year-old North Korean leader got a taste for the cheese while a student in Switzerland - and is understood to love it so much that he imports vast quantities despite Western sanctions. DailyMail