Is Organic Milk Healthier?
A new study funded by the European Union compared the fat composition of retail milk produced through conventional methods and milk produced using an organic approach. The study, conducted by a team of researchers at Newcastle University’s School of Agriculture, indicated that organic milk has much higher concentrations of nutritionally desirable fatty acids than milk [...]
Jokes for your health…
I was going to write something extremely profound but I got distracted by reading jokes on the internet. Seeing as laughter reduces the level of stress hormones like cortisol, adrenaline, and growth hormone and increases the level of health-enhancing hormones like endorphins, and neurotransmitters, I felt it my duty to pass these on to you… [...]
When a Mom Gets Sick…
This is me looking extremely pathetic today after catching a stomach bug from my kids. This is my friend, the mop bucket. Along with my daughter’s books – the ones she perused as I lay dying. Why am I telling you this? Not so you can avoid my house. I have had l lot of [...]
New Study Suggests Junk Food Can be Addictive
Duuuuhhh…I think I could have come up with this conclusion and saved them millions of dollars in research. To sum it up, a new study came out in Nature Neuroscience that suggests junk food can have a similar addictive quality to drugs. The study entailed two sets of rats. One group was given unlimited access [...]
The Deep Inner Meaning of Breaking my Toe
Holy Mother $#!&*!!?#$! I broke my pinky toe yesterday. I didn’t know such a small appendage could hurt so much. How, do you ask? Stubbing it on the couch after my morning “DalaiLina” time. I had just finished a heartfelt request that the Divine Universe help me with my temper (yes, I still have relapses) [...]
