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Be careful the surf beaches can also make an injury!

Friday, May 2, 2014

Be caul, the surf beaches can also make an injury! - Waves play a compulsory activity for all those who traveled to the coast. The bigger the waves sometimes even more fun. Many travelers take advantage of this for swimming, surfing, or other.

But you should be caul if other times playing the waves at the beach. A study in Delaware show that the number of people injured in coastal waves increasing. Types of wounds are also getting worse now.

The power of the ocean and the waves seemed to be quite large, even though the beach is shallow. One researcher suggested to swim at beaches that have guards. Also, do not ever come back to the waves.

Over the last three years, more than 1,100 travelers visiting the Emergency department unit (ICU) due to exposure to ocean waves. Wounds vary, ranging from scratches or wounds deep enough, a broken bone, organ trauma, until death.

The most common injury was a broken collarbone, dislocated shoulder, neck pain, or ankle and knee sprains. Most accidents occur in places that are commonly used for surfing and the surf area began to emerge and fall. Waves can hit people swimming or surfing, as well as the slam em into the sand. This is why the injury occurred.

"Historically, most of the injuries caused by the waves rarely reported. This is the first study to record all types of injuries that occur due to waves in the ocean," said Paul Cowan of Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, as reported by U.S. News.

Cowan also further explained that despite injuries and back or neck fractures are rare, but some patients experience severe accident to change their lives. Through this research should begin to be aware of the power possessed by the sea, and remain alert while playing there.

59 Cheap Thanksgiving Recipes That Are Also Coincidentally 59 Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Sweet readers! Its time for our annual Thanksgiving recipe roundup. (Annual meaning this is Year #2.)

Following these short paragraphs are almost five dozen inexpensive, nutritious recipes suitable for Turkey Day. They come from CHG or my Healthy & Delicious column at Serious Eats, meaning Leigh, Jaime, or I have tried, photographed, and approved every single dish. As you may surmise, we are huge potato fans.

Is there anything we missed? Feel free to add your own favorites in the comment section. Together, we will build the greatest Thanksgiving the world has ever known. Seriously.

SPREADS
All Night Apple Butter
Pumpkin Butter

APPLE and CRANBERRY SAUCES

Chunky Applesauce
Chunky Spiced Unsweetened Applesauce
Cranberry Sauce with Grapefruit and Mint
Maple-Ginger Applesauce
Pioneer Woman’s Cranberry Sauce
Spiced Slow Cooker Applesauce

VEGGIES
Garlicky Broccoli Rabe
Golden-Crusted Brussels Sprouts
Golden Shredded Brussels Sprouts
Honey-Glazed Roasted Carrots
Janice’s Glazed Carrots
Red Cabbage With Apples
Red Cabbage with Apples and Honey
Roasted Asparagus with Balsamic Browned Butter
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Vinegar, Parmesan, and Pine Nuts
Roasted Garlic Cauliflower

POTATOES, SQUASH, and ROOT VEGGIES
Butternut Squash Apple Cranberry Bake

Classic Baked Acorn Squash
Curried Apples and Acorn Squash
Dijon Roasted Potatoes
Mashed Potatoes with Leeks and Sour Cream
Miso Mashed Potatoes
Molasses Whipped Sweet Potatoes
Roasted Delicata Squash With Thyme
Roasted Butternut Squash with Moroccan Spices
Roasted Root Vegetables
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Teriyaki and Cilantro
Roasted Winter Squash and Kale
Savory Squash Pie
Sweet Potato and Chickpea Puree
Sweet Potato Fritters With Apples
Sweet Potato Kugel
Sweet Potatoes with Mini-Marshmallows
Thyme-Roasted Sweet Potatoes

STUFFING AND BREAD
Pumpkin Bread
Sausage Apple and Cranberry Stuffing
Sourdough Sausage Stuffing
Southern-Style Corn Bread

DESSERTS
Apple Tart

Baked Apples
Maple Walnut Apple Crisp
Mexican Chocolate Cake
Peach-Blueberry Cobbler
Pumpkin Pie
Stewed Pears
Top-Crust Peach and Cardamom Pie
Vanilla-Buttermilk Pound Cake
Vegan Carrot Cake
Vegan Rice Pudding
Wacky Cake (Chocolate Cake)
Wild Berry Betty

LEFTOVERS
Chicken Stock
Pumpkin Turkey Chili
Tomato and Bread Soup
Turkey Chili with Beans
Veggie Stock

Readers, what are your favorite cheap-n-healthy Thanksgiving recipes? Add ‘em in the comment section!

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Oops it turns out the baby can also dandruff!

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Oops, it turns out the baby can also dandruff! - Not only adults, babies can also have dandruff. Scaly layer on the babys scalp is called cradle cap. Cradle cap seborhoik also called dermatitis is a scaly dry skin on babys scalp. Cradle cap is actually harmless. But if left unchecked, this scaly layer can thicken and harden to form calluses.

Like dandruff scaly layer that is commonly arise when the baby was two weeks to six months. in some cases, dandruff babies will disappear for a few weeks, but it can also last up to many months.

Mayo Clinic researchers believe that the cause of dandruff on the babys head is a hormone that is derived by the mother to the baby while in the womb. The hormone makes the babys head to form a layer of excess oil and flaky like dandruff.

Such as dandruff in adults, cradle cap in infants look dry and oily. In addition, sometimes the cradle cap also cause redness on babys skin. Cradle cap is not contagious and is not a sign of hair that is not clean, as well as dandruff in adults.

If your baby has cradle cap or dandruff, here are some steps you can do about it, as reported by Modern Mom.

Step 1

Comb your hair gently used baby infant siri soft brush or comb. Do this when the hair is dry and before you wash your hair.

Step 2

Keramasi babys hair and scalp gently used baby shampoo to eliminate dandruff. Keramasi babys hair every day and make sure you rinse the remnants of baby shampoo on your hair till clean. Leftover shampoo that is not clean can make dandruff worse baby.

Step 3

Use an anti-dandruff shampoo twice a week if the baby shampoo is not effective to remove the cradle cap. But of course, before doing this you should consult with your doctor in choosing what shampoo is not harmful to the baby.

Step 4

Give baby oil on the babys scalp when he had cradle cap. You can also try natural oils like almond oil. Let the baby oil on the scalp for up to 15 minutes, then wash with shampoo.

When he found out the baby has dandruff or cradle cap, you can check and consult with your physician for better treatment and safer for the baby.

Veggie Might Salad Confounds Dressing Rules Also Lemon Ginger Dressing

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Penned by the effervescent Leigh, Veggie Might is a weekly Thursday column about the wide world of Vegetarianism.

You know the cliché about bachelors and cooking? Well, my boyfriend doesn’t have an operational stove in his apartment. Let me clarify: the stove works, but the gas isn’t turned on.

So. Here’s what we’ve been doing: eat food I cook at my apartment (Charming Dinner Guest ring a bell?); eat food I cook and schlep to his apartment; or eat take out at his place.

Of course, the latter is not so frugal and has been wearing on both our wallets. The middle (is there a word for the middle?) is okay once in a while, but it would be so much easier to just cook the food there.

The thing is he wants to cook at home—to save money, to eat healthier, and to save money. It’s what we all want, right? So the gas people are coming in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, we have to eat, and sometimes at his place. Thank sweet Angela Lansbury and her angel above, Bea Arthur, for salad.

Or so I thought… For anyone out there who has struggled with salad, this is for you.

HOW SALAD CONFOUNDS
A short play in one act

Cast of Characters
Leigh, your lovable Veggie Might blogger
Charming Boyfriend, her gentleman caller

CB: So, I’ll go to the grocery after work. What can be cooked in the microwave for supper?

Leigh: (aside) Um…NOTHING! (to CB) Why don’t you grab some stuff for a salad?

CB: You know how much I love salad dressing. I could drink the stuff. But you may be overestimating my abilities to “grab some stuff for a salad.”

Leigh: Ha. I’ll bring my homemade dressing and chickpeas. I’ve also baked some tofu we could have on sandwiches.

CB: I’d don’t know if you’ve been to the produce aisle, but everything’s green and looks like it can go into a salad.

Leigh: Don’t panic. I’ll coach you on salad-stuff buying. Heres what I would get. Just pick a couple from each list. Simpler is always better.

The Basics
Greens (mixed field greens [aka mesclun], spinach, romaine, green or red leaf lettuce, or any combo thereof)
Onion
Carrot
Celery
Tomatoes (if the tomatoes are ripe)
Red pepper
Green pepper
Cucumber

The Extras
Avocado
Jicama
Broccoli or cauliflower
Turnip or radishes
Feta or goat cheese (optional)

CB: THANK YOU. You dont know how long Ive been howling at the Internet, wondering they mean by "salad greens.” Seriously, this has been an issue for years.

Leigh: That’s why I’m here.

Blackout

Once you have your salad fixin’s you’ll need dressing that people (CB) want to drink independently of the salad. No need to spend $5.00/bottle for something you can whip up in a few minutes for pennies.

This handy ratio will allow you to make just about any salad dressing your heart desires: 2 parts oil : 1 part acid. Mark Bittman recommends a shallot accompany the oil/acid base, and I faithfully adhere to that advice. After that you’re free to toss in any seasonings, herbs, or sweeteners you like.

Salad dressing is infinitely customizable. My favorite salad dressing oils are olive and sesame, but use whatever you like. You can use any acid: vinegar, citrus fruits, wine; plus any ingredients that tip your canoe: ginger, honey, garlic, mustard, dill.

Be creative. Taste as you go. If you over-season, just add more oil and acid. Don’t be afraid to throw stuff in and see what happens.

CB’s salad was a success. He bought spinach, romaine, carrots, onion, red pepper, and two avocadoes, which are still ripening on his counter. Combined with the chickpeas and lemon-ginger salad dressing I brought, we had the perfect midweek meal—no cooking required.

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If you like this post, you very well may enjoy:

Summer Squash Salad
Relaxed Kale and Root Veg Salad
Rainy Day Potato Salad

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Lemon-Ginger Dressing
Makes about 3/4 cup, or 12 tablespoon-sized servings

1/4 cup lemon juice (2 lemons)
scant 1/2 cup olive oil
1 shallot
2-inch piece ginger, grated
1 tsp agave nectar
salt to taste
freshly ground pepper to taste

If you’re using a blender:
1) Juice the lemons, coarsely chop your shallot, and grate the ginger.

2) Pour the lemon juice and olive oil into the blender and zap it for a few second or until it’s thoroughly emulsified.

3) Add the shallots and ginger. Zap it again until the shallots are decimated (minced will do).

4) Add agave, salt, and pepper. Zap it once again. Give it a taste. Do you like it? Does it need more of some thing? It’s your dressing! Zap, taste, tweak, and repeat until you like it.

If you’re not using a blender:
1) Juice the lemons, finely mince your shallot, and grate the ginger.

2) Pour the lemon juice and olive oil into a large bowl and whisk it like mad for a couple of minutes or until it’s thoroughly emulsified.

3) Add the shallots and ginger. Whisk it like mad again.

4) Add agave, salt, and pepper. Whisk it once again. Give it a taste. Do you like it? Does it need more of some thing? It’s your dressing! Whisk, taste, tweak, and repeat until you like it.

Everybody
5) Drizzle over your favorite salad. It keeps up to a week in the fridge. Just let it come to room temp and give it a shake or stir when you’re ready to drink it. I mean, use it.

Approximate Calories, Fat, Fiber, and Price per Serving
87 calories, 9g fat, .08g fiber, $.11

Calculations
1/4 cup lemon juice (2 lemons): 24 calories, 0g fat, 0g fiber, $.40
scant 1/2 cup olive oil: 955 calories, 108g fat, 0g fiber, $.64
1 shallot: 20 calories, 0g fat, 0g fiber, $.10
2-inch piece ginger: 22 calories, 0g fat, 1g fiber, $.06
1 tsp agave nectar: 20 calories, 0g fat, 0g fiber, $.06
salt to taste: negligible calories, fat, fiber, $.02
freshly ground pepper: negligible calories, fat, fiber, $.02
Totals: 1041 calories, 112g fat, 1g fiber, $1.30
Per serving (totals/12): 87 calories, 9g fat, .08g fiber, $.11

Watch out smoking can also be damaged emotional health!

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Watch out, smoking can also be damaged emotional health! - Smoking appears to not only damage the physical health, but also their mental and emotional health. A survey shows that smokers have poorer emotional health than people who do not smoke.

A survey conducted by Gallup and Healthways shows that the scale of health, smokers only score 72, while those who do not smoke have a value of 81.1. These tests reveal whether the participants do interesting things, feel stressed, sad, angry, and others.

"Smokers are more likely to feel negative emotions including stress, worry, sadness, and other than people who do not smoke," said the researcher, as reported by the Huffington Post.

Interestingly, a survey conducted on 83,000 people also showed that nine out of 10 smokers admitted regret having started smoking. Some other things about smoking and emotional health in smokers and people who never smoked, among others:

1. No matter how much the level of income, smokers had lower scores on tests of emotional health than non-smokers.

2. More smokers feel the stress every day compared with those who did not smoke. Approximately 50 percent of smokers feel depressed while only 37 non-smokers who feel it.

3. Smokers are more likely to have diagnosed clinical depression compared to non-smokers, which is 26 percent vs. 15 percent.

Knowing the negative effects of smoking on the body and mentally, and emotionally, if you still need another reason to quit smoking?