People who eat nuts, particularly walnuts, are more likely to live longer, finds research in BioMed Central’s open access journal BMC Medicine. In a longitudinal study, researchers suggest that those who eat nuts more than three times a week have a reduced risk of dying from cancer or cardiovascular disease than non-nut eaters. Overall, nut…

I read a commentary article at guardian.co.uk entitled “Zimmerman verdict: the devastating message it sends”. I’m not a legal expert or anything. Nor have I followed the facts of the Zimmerman case. But there’s one statement in the article: Zimmerman’s pursuit of and confrontation with him was premised on the assumption that the very presence…

What a difference. I’m watching this episode of a jdrama and the main plot is about the handmade tofu being served at a reputable inn. In the above pictured scene some of the main characters are actually in the shop where they have been making the same tofu for 200 years (and the inn that…

A while back I was at a store and ran into an acquaintance from before. She did not look well and had been going through some problems. We were sitting at a table and I was about to have a meal. I noticed the items in her shopping bag. They were basically highly-processed foods that…

I consider myself extremely lucky – and smart – because, many years ago, when I was shopping at a regular department store I found a bra I really liked.  The smart part comes from the fact that I didn’t buy just one.  In foresight, I bought four.  Thank goodness.  Because I have never since that…

A few posts ago I was mentioning sprinkling midichlorian powder on food.  I have these ultra-high-potency, 100 billion colony-forming units per capsule probiotic supplements I got at  the health food store a few weeks back.  They are so powerful that one capsule is way too much to take (unless treating something like a serious illness).…

Diorsnow White reveal UV Protection SPF 50 – PA+++ BB Creme and I wrote about Diorsnow BB Creme SPF 50 before.  The coverage is amazing and it wears very well all day.  Dior also makes their Diorskin Nude BB Creme which I also really like and which is more fluid-like than this Diorsnow BB Creme. …

Yesterday at the gym I had a wonderful breakthrough-type experience.  I’ve been adding weights to my cardio regimen which consists of treadmill and adaptive elliptical.  Running at a gym affords the benefit that one can easily add weights and upper-body motion to a routine.  Running outdoors it would be difficult if not impossible to do…

Here is an alternate-brand water bottle that has a nice, 1 liter (34 oz) capacity which I find nicer than the 20 or 27 oz bottles one commonly sees in places. 27 oz usually doesn’t cut it for me if I’m sweating a lot and especially if I’m going to hit the jacuzzi, sauna, or…

As mentioned in previous posts, 100 billion colony-forming units is a lot. I think its a lot unless there is some very specific reason a person would want a high dose of them, perhaps to treat a serious disease or something. A couple nights ago I tried to open one of the gel caps but…