Food for Thought… the Dirty Secrets of the Food Processing Industry
We all want to eat well. We especially want our children to get the best possible nutritional value, in the least harmful way, from their food. In my home, we focus on home prepared meals most days of the month. We do it for taste as well as nutrition. By sticking with easy meals, we […]
The World’s Safest Small Airplane Starts Deliveries!
The Icon A5 has been in development for the past nine years. Icon could have built a plane in months but their goal was to build a sports-plane that anyone can fly… a plane that is virtually crash proof. The World’s Safest Small Airplane: A New Era of Deliveries Begins! The result is the A5, […]
Do Swimming Pools Really Add More Value to Your Property?
Before adding a pool to your home, it pays to consider your medium term intentions. Will you still be living there in five years? Will your children still be living at home? A pool is a major expense. But is it an investment in anything more than leisure? Swimming Pools: A Smart Investment or a […]
Stranger Than Fiction: 5 Stories That Will Amaze You
Stranger than fiction, weirder than weird! There are so many fascinating facts and just as many false beliefs rattling around in all of our brains. For your entertainment – as well as mine, I decided to collate a few of the one’s where I would have said ‘no way’! How many of these did you already […]
Could Natural Swimming Ponds Be the End of Pool Headaches?
If you’ve got a pool, you know the routine. Everyone’s happy to use it but you’re the bunny that has to maintain it! The Benefits of Pool Ownership Doesn’t it make you wonder that while many homeowners consider it a necessity, others see it as a daily burden and a disaster waiting and begging to […]
Welcome to the World of Natural Swimming Ponds!
If you ask Wikipedia, “A natural swimming pool or natural swimming pond (NSP) is a system consisting of a constructed body of water, where the water is contained by an isolating membrane or membranes, in which no chemicals or devices that disinfect or sterilize water are used, and all clarifying and purifying of the water is achieved through biological […]
39 Quotes to Get You Out of Bed Every Morning!
OK, let’s face it! There are some days where you’d really prefer to stay in bed for an extra hour or three and then just lounge around for the rest of the day. Right? We all need and deserve days like that… they’re called rest days, not to be confused with work days! If you’re […]
That First Impression Is Indelible!
It takes less than 1/20th of a second to decide a man’s sexual orientation. You may be right or wrong but the decision is made. Chances are you also see women with visible tattoos as being more promiscuous. Balding? don’t worry about it… shave your head instead. Then people will see you as more dominant! […]
It’s About That Coffee
Do you wake up thinking about that first cup of joe, java, jamoke or whatever you might call it. Maybe you’re a tea drinker craving that fine English Breakfast blend. Each to his (or her) own! No matter which way you lean, you’re one of the hundreds of millions who make caffeine the world’s most […]
High-Protein Diets Protect Against Arterial Disease
Amino acids are the basic building blocks of our body. And while they’re present in many foods, they’re highest and most readily absorbed in and from animal products, especially meat. I can already hear the vegetarians among us screaming (I live with three 🙂 ) but you can’t argue with science which is now showing […]