Good Morning,
this Sunday past, i stopped at a little unassuming shop because i needed a pick-me-up. all i really wanted was a coffee. as i entered the place i realized this was a bagel making shop equipped with a burning wood oven and the bagels were being made before my eyes. never one to balk at something different, i ordered one. it was still oven warm and the taste was incredible. it was THE best bagel i had ever had!!! now you say, 'wait a minute? a bagel is a bagel right?' WRONG....these delicious halos of dough are the creme de la creme of bagels. in fact, i like them better than Montreal bagels. Sorry Montreal. they seem to have a natural sweetness in them, so as per me, i asked why? i was told that all good bagels are boiled before baking and the secret was in the water. oh the fountain of taste....discovered at last. this bagel place puts honey, real honey in the water. AND WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT MAKES!!!
needless to say i scooped up a half dozen for a friend. she loves bagels and i knew that her taste buds were far more sophisticated than mine. from the email i got from her....they are a hit and i guess i will be hitting this place more often on both our behalves!!! the name of the place.......KETTLEMAN'S. there are 3 or 4 locations in OTTAWA!
i had time on my week off to watch a rather unassuming documentary. i was flipping through for something to watch and typed in "nutrition and behavior" (don't ask why...i don't know) anyway, i happened upon this lecture by a Dr. Russell Blaylock. it was only 40+ minutes so i watched it. you all really should have a gander at what he has to say. i am quite sure that big PHARMA and the government don't want you to know what i found out. so he spoke about sugar, vitamins and nutrition in general and how a deficiency in the good stuff and an excess of the bad stuff affects our brain and our behavior. WOW!!!
i will give you a few stats from the lecture, maybe it will entice you to watch it. believe me this is as real as reality television gets!!!
The Brain
-it consumes 20% of the oxygen and 25% of the glucose your body takes in, but it is only 2% of the body weight.
- 1900 the average person consumed 4lbs of sugar a year.
- 2000 the average person consumed 129lbs of sugar a year.
- 2500% more! (not kidding here)
- 57% of the sugar intake is brought into the body through processed food.
- juices and sodas account for 43% of the sugar intake. (apple juice is the worst)
moms giving it to their children right from the age they can consume it.
- by 1974 the intake of soda doubled as noted by sales from the big soda distributors.
- the average recommended intake of sugar per day is 10 tsp.
- the average teen intake per day in 2000 was 54 tsp.
How The Brain Works
once a sugar excess is detected by the brain, it releases INSULIN to combat and bring the sugar level down. this causes hypoglycemia. when this occurs the body releases from the adrenal gland 2 drugs Epinephrine and Nor epinephrine. these cause the body to react in a agitated state. as well the brain releases its own glutamate which causes excitability. this is a cycle that normally regulates itself. with the addition of sugars, MSG and other things found in foods, this cycle is sped up and it causes the release of excess drugs to your system which heightens the anxious state. this anxious state can come out in the forms that we see today, schizophrenia, road rage, instant violence and other disorders or syndromes now categorized. most treatable with diet.
what Dr. Blaylock goes on to explain are the warning signs, the food that may cause this, its affect mentally and physically and how it can be treated.
* this is the link for this lecture by Dr.Russell Blaylock
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2963728494205235281&ei=LWarS_zuLIGhlAeomri0Bw&q=nutrition+and+behavior#
copy and paste it....its worth watching.
Looks like this POPE is up to his neck in molestation and violation scandal. when will people ever learn that one of the most corrupt religions of the face of the earth is Catholic. (they all are as far as i am concerned) what is saving this guy? i will tell you what is.....the millions of sheep around the world that still believe that he is god's man on earth and the position of infallibility that is bestowed upon him. so in layman's terms...even if he is wrong, HE ISN'T. WILL THIS BE THE LAST POPE AS PREDICTED BY A MONK SOME 2 CENTURIES AGO. i hope so, because the history of the vatican shows that it has done little to no good since its conception.
its sad really. people need comfort, something to look up to and they are finding in this day and age that no one with authority can be trusted. so what do we do??? do we walk around scared and lost....HELL NO!!! here's some free advice, actually 2 words. COMMON SENSE. we all have it, even if some of our parents and elders didn't enforce it when we were young. start using it and the other thing we all share...your intelligence!
OK...on to the quote of the day....(i like this part!)
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
Eleanor Roosevelt
"What you need is sustained outrage...there's far too much unthinking respect given to authority."
Molly Ivins
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