Tuesday Megalinks: Besuboru Edition

Ladies and gentlemen, dust off your caps, yank that jersey out of winter storage, and turn up John Fogerty’s “Centerfield” – it’s baseball season. (Um, it’s also Cupcake Week on Martha Stewart Living, but we’ll try to repress that thought for the time being.) Thanks to Johan Santana and the prospect of a new ballpark for next year, it’s a good time to be a Met fan. In fact, I’ve almost successfully blocked memories out of last September. (Almost.) Anyway...Building Nutrition: Eggs can be HealthyAhhh, the incredible, edible, something-else-that-ends-in-“dible” egg. Even though prices are rocketing up, those ivory ovals of glee still make for an...

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Asparagus, Mushroom and Parmesan Frittata: Basements and Breakfast

Up until recently, our 109-year-old basement (a.k.a. the Ninth Circle of Hell) was the scariest place in all of Brooklyn. It was the kind of dusty, brick-lined dungeon where stairs threatened to splinter at every step and light bulbs blew for no reason at all. Only dirt, mold, and ghosts would have dared to call it Home, and in retrospect, I’m pretty sure it inspired The Blair Witch Project.Yesterday, as part of the Most Productive Weekend in History, The Boyfriend, our two roommates and I decided to take a whack at it. We had already turned our backyard from Depression-era scrap heap into brick-lined paradise, and were dusty and daring (and...

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5 Billion in Sales: NO BENEFIT From Highly Advertised Drug

For so many years, at least ten, now we have been educating people to avoid cholesterol lowering drugs. The cholesterol myth is just that, and while the marketplace is gutted with a propaganda war over which cholesterol drug is better than the other, it boils down to the fact that you are really better off without them. Better off because of the lack of benefit and the very high risk of extremely serious side effects, along with higher risk of liver failure, cancer, Alzheimer's and death.Quoted form the following article, one clearly can see that the cat is out of the bag, even a little bit more than before. "While these corporations profited, Americans were left in the dark," Cuomo said in a written statement Sunday. "The millions who take this drug, taxpayers who subsidize its use through...

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Mobile Phones More Dangerous than Smoking

Mounting evidence reported once again about the risks and hazards associated with wireless communication.For all the doubters and complainers annoyed when you ask politely that they not wash you with their radiation, remember it is a choice. Should you choose to accept the risk of tumour, fine. Just keep a good six feet away from others and keep these darn contraptions away from childr...

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Comments of the Week: The WAM Edition

Gigantic apologies for neglecting this last week. See, there were eggs and ham and a bunny and … never mind. I have no excuses. In contrition, this week’s Comment section has been super-sized. Keep reading for thoughts on the Pope, confrontation, food TV, and of course, Women Against Moist.On Tuesday Megalinks (re: ruminating on the pope)Jen: does he watch his daytime pope operas? rinse out his mouth with spope? use his can popener?On Touchy Subjects: Confronting Loved Ones about Weight and MoneyEnglish Major: I am firmly in the camp that there is never a good reason to "intervene" in someone's weight stuff other than concern that the person in question has an undiagnosed eating disorder. Otherwise? They know already, and their choices are theirs. Money is a little different, though, I think,...

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Roasted Asparagus with Poached Egg & Parmesan: It's Springtime for Vegetables (and Germany)

Two quick things before today’s recipe:1) Last December, I posted a recipe for Wacky Cake, a vegan chocolate delight guaranteed to caress your taste buds like a gentle, fudgy lover. As I’m dumb, there was a typo in the calculations and I listed a single teaspoon of vinegar at $0.93. It should have been $0.03, which makes the final per-piece total a staggering $0.09 (instead of $0.17). Just another reason to go home and bake 12 of the dang thing.2) I’m reading A Cook’s Tour by Anthony Bourdain right now. I loved Kitchen Confidential SO HARD, and I think I’m liking this even more. The guy can flat-out write, and his cultural observations are as...

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More Fooling the People

AVISTA Utilities, the City of Spokane, WSU and the (questionable) Lands Council want people to buy into replacing incandescent light bulbs with mercury and EMF toxic CFL bulbs.We have been educating about the risks of these bulbs - AND YES, THEY ARE A HAZARDOUS WASTE PRODUCT - for a few years now, seemingly with little impact.We don't suggest these bulbs, especially inside your home. We prefer turning off the light switch when you leave the room, LED and wide base PAR Halogen bulbs.Here is a site providing recycling information as these CFL bulbs CANNOT BE PLACED IN REGULAR TRASH. Lamp RecycleRead Article from Scientific American on Toxic Bu...

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CHG Favorites of the Week

Blog of the Week101 CookbooksAlong with Chocolate & Zucchini and Orangette, Heidi’s journey through her own culinary library is probably one of the three best-regarded foodie blogs on the ‘net. Naturally, the pics are beautiful, but the recipe archive goes back to 2003, making it one of the most extensive comps around. So nice.Comedy of the WeekCabbage Head from Kids in the HallOh, sweet Canadian comedy, how I love thee. Bruce McCulloch’s repellant recurring character is part of what made KITH so great: he’s odd, but still slightly alluring. Just like Mark McKinney in that dress. Hawt.Organization of the WeekThe Girl ScoutsI was a member...

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Touchy Subjects: Confronting Loved Ones about Weight and Money Problems

Even in 2008, there are certain issues Not Discussed – problems we don’t bring up, lest they cause discomfort or even worse, hurt feelings. Two of the biggest, that affect most of us in our day-to-day existence, remain weight and money. All too often, we’re reluctant to talk about our own health and fiscal situations, never mind voicing concerns about a loved one’s. Yet, despite our reluctance to broach the subjects, none of us want a brother who dies at 45 of a heart attack or a grandma who has to panhandle for tea.So, what do we do when a friend or family member’s financial or weight predicament threatens to spiral out of control? What do you say to your 65-year-old father who puts on 100 pounds in five years? How do you tell your mom you can’t support her if she has no savings when she...

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Tuesday Megalinks

Bitten: The Best CookbooksMark Bittman is looking to update his master list of the 50 all-time greatest culinary tomes. At last glance, comments numbered 372. Go have your say!Chief Family Officer: April Fools Ideas for ParentsMuahahahahaha … wonderfully crafty, semi-evil pranks to play on those tiny humans who hang around the kitchen begging for food. Green eggs, blue milk, and mashed potato sundaes abound.Cooking Light: Greatest Hits – 2008Staff picks so far this year. Potato Chips with Blue Cheese Dip looks like a delicious, delicious winner, so you'll excuse me while I mop up this drool.Consumerist: Readers Write in With Examples of More...

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Parsley Shallot Sauce: The Glory of Green

My apologies for the last couple of days, dear readers. I’ve been horribly delinquent with the blog due to a combination of Easter, work, and trying to pick up “Lost” in its fourth season. (Note: not a good idea. Every 15 minutes or so an event transpires where The Boyfriend yells, “AUUUUGH! NO WAY!” and it’s like, a guy mopping or something. He assures me that it has gigantic meaning in the context of the series, but … mopping. Yeah.)Anyway, we were down in Virginia this past weekend to visit his family/play Throw the Rock with his gobsmackingly adorable nephew. (Seriously, this kid makes Suri Cruise look like the Elephant Man.) ‘Twas a lovely...

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Fooling the people is a full time occupation

This is a very good comment in regard to the real purpose behind The "Race" and The "Walk".The drug companies LOVE walks, races, etc. for purpose of raising money for research. They will research into infinity as long as the public doesn't demand the truth. THEY want the money and THEY will continue to dole out medication after medication -- all with serious side effects all the while encouraging the medical profession to dismiss pleas for common sense methods practiced by alternative practitioners....

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RISK: Exposure to information-carrying radio waves

Off the RecordBy KYRA GOTTESMANArticle Launched: 03/21/2008 10:41:13 PM PDTCh-ch-changes. Life's full of 'em but the odd thing is that you never expect them. Even, as Buddha says, when you know "everything changes, nothing remains without change," it doesn't make any difference. Change ” good or bad ” is always disconcerting. And while it's rarely possible to alter the winds of change, you can adjust your sails to reach your destination providing, of course, that you know where you're going in the first place and you're the captain of the ship and you know how to sail and no sudden storm blows in and the boat doesn't have any leaks and ... OK, never mind. Let's just leave it as change is tough. I always feel as if I've undergone a molecular re-arrangement when something changes. Of course...

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The Autoimmune Epidemic: Bodies Gone Haywire in a World Out

Worth reading, especially if you are one of those people who buy in to the latest mainstream media reports on corporate propaganda that EMF is something that does not effect health.Donna Jackson Nakaz...

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Posted in: autoimmune,Donna Jackson Nakazawa,epidemic,natural health news

Health Hazards from Electromagnetic Fields

Subject: Dialogue on Electromagnetic Fields and HealthThere are four educational notices on this page, which relate to electro magnetic radiation and its effects on health. I encourage you to take part in any or all. The first notice is about an open dialogue on electro magnetic fields and health which is being held at Brock University on April 9th. The main administrative building at Brock University is a tall office building which is also the highest location in the city. On the top of this building, are many antennas providing cell phone service and other broadcasting services. The electro magnetic radiation on the campus is extremely high and there are several staff members with severe illnesses which may be caused by the high radiation levels. Some students have also reported unusual...

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Just listening to phone calls may impair driving

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Simply listening to someone over a mobile cell phone while driving may distract the brain enough to cause an accident, a new brain-imaging study suggests.Previous studies have suggested that drivers who use cell phones run a greater risk of accidents, and that hands-free phones do not appreciably lower the odds. The new findings, reported in the journal Brain Research, cast further doubt on the idea that hands-free cell phones are safer for drivers. Just the act of listening, researchers found, appears to divert much of the brain resources that would normally go toward navigating the road.The study included 29 volunteers who used a driving simulator while inside an MRI brain scanner. Participants steered along a winding "virtual" road, once with no distractions...

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Yes, Breast Cancer Rates are on the Rise

State of the Evidence 2008:The Connection Between Breast Cancer and the EnvironmentEdited by Janet Gray, Ph.D., published by the Breast Cancer FundState of theEvidence 2008 Download PDF » Order printed copies » Read the executive summary » Advocate's Guide to State of the Evidence Download PDF » Order printed copies » Learn more about the Breast Cancer Fund's policy and research recommendations » Breast cancer incidence rates in the United States increased by more than 40 percent between 1973 and 1998. In 2008, a woman's lifetime risk of breast cancer is one in eight.State of the Evidence 2008 is a comprehensive report on the environmental exposures linked to increased breast cancer risk, including natural and synthetic estrogens; xenoestrogens and other endocrine-disrupting compounds;...

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Yes, CFL blubs are toxic in case you did not believe our early reports

For many years I tried to explain to people that there was a hazardous risk to using CFL light bulbs, now being promoted by all those greenies that jumped on the bandwagon without doing all the necessary research.CHI and NHN reported it first because we are way ahead of the pack of others who like you to think they are the only source for this type of information. One reason why we are often imitated, but never duplicated. We've been on the web with natural health news for more than a decade now, and we are a first in the field. Our print publications and newsletters have been on-going now for almost 20 years.Shining a Light on Fluorescent...

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More on microwaves: an update

Dr Tony Vendryes from Jamaica provides a report on the risks of microwave cooking. He supports much of the same information we have been providing through our classes and publications for 20 years. It is always to find current support for this important issue from medical reporters.When it comes to convenience, few devices can compare to the microwave. Over 90 per cent of homes in North America have them and their popularity in Jamaica is rising rapidly. There is evidence to suggest that millions of people may be exchanging their health for the convenience of microwave ovens. Before you use your microwave one more time, you might want to consider some facts.Microwaves are electromagnetic waves with a wavelength shorter than that of a normal radio wave. Microwaves are used in radar, in communications,...

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Acetaminophen Liver Damage on the Rise

Recent research indicates that acetaminophen overuse is on the rise and can lead to acute liver failure. What should you do? Here is some advice for your consideration.The problems with acetaminophen, and ibufrofen as well, have long been known to cause problems for your liver and kidneys.It pays to be cautious in the use of any NSAID, OTC or Rx.Natural remedies are, and some examples are MSM, White Willow Bark, Feverfew, several essential oils, homeopathic liquids or tablets, and natural therapy. The fact that the average lifespan in the United States continues to inch upward suggests that most people who use medications are better off for the experience. However, it’s also obvious from the daily news that even though drugs are tested thoroughly they can have unexpected side effects. ...

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Broccoli with Indian Spiced Yogurt

For the last nine months, The Boyfriend’s been a willing, enthusiastic participant in about eight zillion semi-dastardly culinary experiments. He’s slurped down 15 tons of pasta and eaten more chicken than ten armies should have to. He’s had pictures taken of almost every dinner for a year (“Honey – don’t eat that yet. I need better lighting.”). He’s done dishes upon dishes upon dishes with nary a frustrated peep.Yet, if he likes a meal and I’m not too crazy about it, I don’t include it on this site. I feel bad about this, but it stops today. This week I made Jamie Oliver’s Broccoli Drizzled with Indian-Spiced Yogurt. I liked it okay. He loved...

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