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Greetings,
Quotaholics:
It’s really
hard to argue with someone who advocates for proper nutrition. We should
all eat a healthy diet following the food pyramid and just for good measure,
exercise as recommended, too. What is there in that proposition to argue
with?
Well, "proper" nutrition for starters. What exactly is proper?
How much is the right amount of any type of food? Especially basic food
items. Ingredients, if you will.
According to the Detroit
News, the Institute of Medicine
(IOM) released a report last month asking for the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) to reconsider salt’s "generally recognized as safe" status.
The Institute of Medicine is a non-profit organization working outside
government bodies to reach "unbiased and authoritative" advice
for those in authority. Their mission statement is: "The Institute
of Medicine serves as adviser to the nation to improve health."
Many of their studies are mandated by Congress, others are at the request
of other federal agencies, and some are from independent organizations.
The article does not say who requested this study be done.
The FDA has declared a "salt epidemic" here in the States. However,
there is no concrete mandates about what to do about this "epidemic"
at present. Or exactly what it is. A speaker for the IOM said that "an
initiative like this (to regulate salt) has a number of unknowns."
There have been a variety of do-gooders who have been preaching the unhealthy
aspect of salt. These people want us to have limited salt intake. All
of us.
The editor of the American Journal of Hypertension (high blood pressure)
does not agree with the do-gooders or the IOM. The Journal reported on
nine studies of salt intake and heart attacks and strokes. Four found
no association between the food and the disease. The editor claimed attempts
to regulate salt intake amounts to "an experiment on a whole population."
In some people, lowering salt intake actually increases blood pressure.
Salt is needed to make your body function. A normal sodium level is 135
to 145 milliequivalents per liter of blood. (Salt is NaCl or Sodium Chloride.)
If you don’t have enough salt, you have a problem called hyponatremia.
It has some bad side effects and you will be given some salt.
When you arrive at the hospital for just about anything that needs blood
work drawn, there are two tests run. You get a CBC and lytes. These are
standard tests because they give us great amounts of information quickly.
The first test is a Complete Blood Count and counts all the various components
of blood. The lytes is short for electrolytes. Sodium, calcium, potassium
– all are minerals with an electric charge associated with them. They
are essential to the function of individual cells. Your body simply must
have some salt or sodium to function properly. It requires a whole host
of electrolytes or minerals in the right amounts in order to function.
The food police at the Center for Science
in the Public Interest have been calling salt evil for three decades
even going so far as to say it is the "white powder you already snort."
They sued Denny’s last year because of the salt content in their menu
items. The case was dismissed.
What will happen with frivolous lawsuits if we start to regulate what
is "proper" salt content? Do we lose pretzels? Potato chips?
Canned soups? The IOM suggests there be an "appropriate" amount
of salt in different kinds of foods. There is no mention of what is to
become of adding salt at the table when the cook doesn’t add it while
preparing the food. Are we to look forward to a "government sponsored"
cookbook?
Research from the University of California-Davis revealed our bodies regulate
the amount of salt we take in, making this all seem pointless. I know
there are days when I crave salt and really need a hit of the "white
powder" and days when my salt intake is adequate to the task, making
me more interested in chocolate than potato chips.
Not only is daily intake of salt self-regulating, but each of us needs
a diet suited to a minority of one. There is no one-size-fits-all diet.
And singling out certain foods as "bad" and others as "good"
does nothing to help us maintain sound nutrition.
The American Dietetic Association (70,000 nutrition experts belong) reject
the black-and-white food issues created by the food police. The ADA states
that "total diet or overall pattern of food eaten is the most important
focus of a healthful eating style. … Classifying foods as ‘good’ or
‘bad’ may foster unhealthful eating behaviors."
But what exactly would happen if this was enacted? Would salt have to
be purchased on the black market? Would we need a prescription to buy
a pound box of salt? Would they have to take salt shakers off tables in
public places? Would we need to sneak our own salt into restaurants? And
what is going to be next on the list of banned items or forced behaviors?
Do you have any health issues which cause you to monitor salt intake?
Do you know what the Recommended Daily Allowances are for salt? Or for
any other dietary item? What is too much salt? What happens if you get
too much salt?
Do you know what happens if you have too little salt? Do you ever have
cravings for salty foods? What are your favorite salty snacks. Do you
add salt while cooking? Do you add salt at the table? Do you taste your
food before you salt? Does it irritate you when someone salts before they
taste? Do you find sea salt to be more flavorful than regular boxed salt?
Do you use any of the other flavored or exotic salts?
Sweetly,
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“Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not.”
- Thomas Jefferson
“Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” - Truman Capote
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Port Or Sherry?
[Thanks Bonnie]
A wealthy playboy
met a beautiful young girl in an exclusive lounge. He took her to
his lavish apartment where he soon discovered she was not a tramp,
but was well groomed and apparently very intelligent. Hoping to impress
her, he began showing her his collection of expensive paintings, first
editions by famous authors and offered her a glass of wine.
He asked whether she preferred Port or Sherry and she said, “Oh, Sherry
by all means. To me, it’s the nectar of the gods. Just looking at
it in a crystal-clear decanter fills me with a glorious sense of anticipation.
When the stopper is removed and the gorgeous liquid is poured into
my glass, I inhale the enchanting aroma and I’m lifted on the wings
of ecstasy. It seems as though I’m about to drink a magic potion and
my whole being begins to glow. The sound of a thousand violins being
softly played fills my ears and I’m transported into another world.
“Port, however, it makes me fart.”
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“Civility costs nothing, and buys everything.”
“I hate the noise and hurry inseparable from great Estates and Titles,
and look upon both as blessings that ought only to be given to fools,
for ‘Tis only to them that they are blessings.”
“No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.”
- All by English writer Lady Mary Wortley Montagu born on this date
in 1689
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Recovery
Let’s start off with a little history. In 1985, I suffered a fall
that had me horizontal for a month, and off work for over 6 months.
Suffice it to say, it was quite debilitating. Even after returning
to work, I was unable to do the things I needed to do and was on "light
duty" to the point I was eventually reassigned. Over time,
things got worse as the injury was not properly treated. It got
so bad, I was riding around on a "mobility device" rather
than walking.
In 2003, I agreed to surgery on my spine. I had resisted the traditional
methods of opening the back and making the repairs, and opted for a
more intrusional procedure of going in through the lower abdomen to
make the repairs through the front. It was successful. Within
a couple weeks, I was able to drive. A couple weeks after that
I was able to return and work at less strenuous tasks. Within
a couple months, I was back to "normal" activities.
My neurosurgeon calls me his poster child.
In the past 6 years, I have progressed to the point I have taken on
"extreme" activities again. As I’ve mentioned, many
geocaches are placed high in trees, on cliff sides, and in other challenging
settings. I think the original appeal of geocaching was that I
could do it. Then, as I tested my capabilities, I found even more
that I could do. Except for mountaineering, there are few caches
my body would prevent me from finding (except for the eyesight issue
that prevents me from seeing the obvious *grin*). I even have
purchased, and have used, the equipment needed for rappelling.
I have pictures of me in a tree upwards of 70 feet in the air.
People ask me why I do it. My only reply is, and can be, "Because
I can!" I enjoy the personal interaction with friends.
That’s the primary reason I go geocaching. But the regained capability
of reaching more challenging hides gives me a sense that I am again
a participant in life, rather than a spectator. I had to give
up coaching, refereeing, and playing soccer due to my accident.
I am now an athlete again. And that feels good emotionally and
physically, although there are pains associated with it that are residual
from my accident back then.
After a more challenging, successful accomplishment, I am elated and
empowered to be able to cross my name off the disabled list. It
won’t be that way forever. I am aging fast. I see the day
coming, sooner than I prefer, where I will again find the "park
& grab" type caches will be the most challenging for me.
It’s the normal progression of life. And I am good with that.
I have had my "life" given back to me. It may be temporary,
but that’s ok. I’m enjoying it as much as I can, while I can.
Here’s your quiz:
Have you been incapacitated by injury or illness you overcame?
Do you have limitations you have learned to live with and have adjusted
to be able to do things again?
Have you been blessed, as I have, to return from the abyss to again
enjoy life?
Recovery - A Space Shuttle Aptly Named
Cliff (the High-Tech Redneck who doesn’t rate a fancy ’signature pic’)
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Email Kirsten
“Always
keep a song in your heart - it’s like karaoke for the voices in your
head.”
~ Robert Fulton ~
I don’t have time to write a real article tonight, because somehow I
found myself enmeshed in an extended conversation with my husband and
my mother-in-law about drywall, sanded floors and mould. Now, a flea
would have more knowledge than me about anything to do with home renovations,
so I don’t know how I got involved in this discussion. But once I was
in, I was done for. My husband and my mother-in-law both like to talk,
and once you get drawn in it’s impossible to escape. It’s like being
caught in a whirlpool.
In the absence of an article, though, I do want to tell you about something
that was a persistent annoyance throughout the whole of today. It was
a song that was stuck in my head. It’s happened to all of us at one
time or another. You hear a song, or even just a snippet of a song,
and that’s it. Your mind is away with it for hours or days. You put
on your iPod to play other music, you deliberately force yourself to
think of other songs, but it’s all to no avail. Dislodging that song
from your mind is worse than trying to clean a stubborn red wine stain
off a new white shirt.
The song that’s been stuck in my mind today is Sing A Song Of Sixpence.
I mean, for the love of God, could my mind not have chosen to fixate
on a song aimed for a demographic above the age of seven? This is what
happens when you have young children, and by extension, young children’s
CD’s in the car. But why that song? Said CD also features Puff The
Magic Dragon. Not the best song, but surely better than the stupid
Sixpence thing. Let’s take a moment to look at the lyrics of this song.
Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye,
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie,
When the pie was opened the birds began to sing,
Wasn’t that a dainty gift to set before the king?
I mean, seriously. That is the oddest bloody song. It’s about a bunch
of birds that get stuffed into a pie crust, presumably with feathers
and beaks and all, and then shoved into an oven. Not only do the birds
survive being baked at a high temperature, but they feel well enough
to sing afterwards. And what would the king make of this? Surely if
a pie was set before a king, the king would expect to be able to eat
it. I’d think he’d be a little cheesed off if he cut himself a nice
slice of pie, only to see a flock of birds flying out of it, leaving
no filling. Not to mention that it would scare the living daylights
out of him.
This song is doing my head in. It’s worse than the time I couldn’t get
I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas out of my head.
Kaleidoscopically yours,
Kirsten
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My clients don’t ignore everything I say. But, when it comes to money,
it is anyone’s guess what will happen. I can’t say this lady has ignored
me, yet, but if I were a betting woman I’d lay odds on her doing what
she wants, which is spend the money.
What happened is the ex filed for visitation. He hadn’t seen his child
for 3 years. I advised my client that he should get to see his child,
but that I thought the judge would start the visits out slowly.
We filed a motion to collect the support he hadn’t been paying since
the child’s birth, and opposing counsel and I all met in Judgipoo’s
attorney’s room before the hearing.
After we chatted, we learned that what my client wanted was for the
father to drown. She was willing to settle for a promise from him never
to bother her about visitation again during his natural life. What opposing
counsel’s client wanted was for my client to be eaten by a bear. If
he never had to pay child support again, he would settle. Thus, we made
everybody happy by agreeing that my client’s husband would adopt the
little boy, which would render visitation and child support moot.
The current husband signed the petition for adoption. The father filed
the consent to adoption. The Social Security Administration cut the
mother a check for $9000.00, which should have gone to the father.
I called the mother’s home right away to beg her not to spend the money.
A familiar male voice answered.
Lucille: Is M there?
Man: I don’t know where the hell she is.
Lucille: Is this her husband?
Man: NO! click.
Maybe she’ll call me tomorrow in response to the letter I sent her.
I wouldn’t lay odds on it. If she got $9000.00, she may feel like she
hit the jackpot, and decamped to parts unknown. We’ll know soon enough.
If she got the money and blew it, I don’t want to be anywhere near when
it comes to Judgipoo’s attention.
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Miscellaneous Tips
When using rice, keep in mind that 1 cup of uncooked long-grain white
rice makes 3 cups cooked.
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Tony jumped in this time. Give this line
a try.
Next opening line…
There was a young lady named Kate…
Hints:
Here’s a great new rhyming/composition tool. http://www.writerhymes.com/
There’s also a great rhyming dictionary at http://www.rhymezone.com/
Limerick rules. http://freespace.virgin.net/merrick.sheldon/limerickrules.htm
Submit
Opening Line
Submit
Limerick
There
was a young girl of Cape Cod
who prayed sleepily up to God;
"I have just one wish,
A big herring fish,
out with Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" - Tony |
There
was a young girl of Cape Cod
Who gave her boyfriend the nod
To start up their game
But this time he was lame
Seems he had no strength in his rod. - Bonnie |
There was
a young girl of Cape Cod
Who dated a nasty old sod
But oh, don’t you see
His name’s Kennedy
And then it seemed not quite so odd. - Maria in Illinois |
There was
a young girl of Cape Cod—
who didn’t speak, she’d only nod—
The people did stare
at her silence did glare
because they always thought her quite odd. - Cassandra in New
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There was
a young girl of Cape Cod
Who thought babies were fashioned by God,
But ’twas not the Almighty
Who hiked up her nightie–
‘Twas Roger the lodger, by God! - Author Unknown
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Re: Assassination
The US is currently at war.
From Your description, Anwar al-Awlaki sounds like an enemy-combatant,
as such in times of war he would forfeit his rights as a US citizens.
This is similar to the way the US treated NAZI spies during the second
World War, spies were captured or killed, irrespective of whether
they had citizenship.
If his speech has encouraged people to commit murder or acts of terrorism,
the speech would be classified as incitement and not protected as
“free speech”. However that would depend on exactly what
he said and how it was likely to be interpreted by his followers.
The US has an obligation to protect her citizens from enemy combatants
who incite to murder. Ideally an enemy combatant should be detained
until the conflict is resolved (normally by surrender of one of the
warring parties), however if it is impractical or dangerous to detain
him, assassination certainly seems to be a reasonable action during
times of war. - Michael S
Yes, Mike, it troubles
me greatly that the U.S. uses assassination as a policy. That is the
sort of thing the Evil Communists were accused of. How would you feel
if Lincoln had been killed by a Company that had lost a contract to
supply slaves? Or if Kennedy had been shot by a foreign agent? Castro
is almost the only foreign leader to oppose "U.S. interests"
and not be murdered or driven into exile, and it is not for lack of
attempts on his life by the CIA.
Wildly popular, elected leaders like Mossadegh, Allende, and Aristide
are regularly taken out in the name of democracy. Now, Americans are
flying remote-control bombs and killing suspects, mistakes, and bystanders
regularly. All this, while the warmongers are also looting the U.S.,
enslaving the same kids they "can’t afford" to educate or
keep healthy.
The American Revolution is all but lost, my friends. The merchants
and moneylenders won this round, but are now loosing even the planet
through blind greed. Of course, we peasants are expected to expire
first. - Bob of the North
First, I want to mention
that twice in the last week you’ve used the word “insure”
when you should have used “ensure.” It reflects WAY too
much reliance on spell check.
Second, I do not consider someone who just happens to be born in this
country as a citizen. This is one of the first laws that absolutely
must be part of an immigration reform. The fact that someone can come
here illegally and bear children who are then entitled to the fruits
of our labor is preposterous.
I’m sure you now already know my feelings towards this vile
scumbag, but just in case you need the details, “Cut hits nuts
off and shove them down his throat on a live Al Jazeera broadcast.”
- Robert from Southern California
In most circumstances
I would agree hands off. However, this dude, released a statement
from Egypt while living in Yemen to kill all US civilians because
they support the war, probably by paying taxes. Through his cleric
status this is at least a verbal fatwah so all bets are
off and good luck black ops. - BJ in Guthrie
Mike said, "If the government can order the assassination
of a citizen living in a foreign country, should they have the same
ability to assassinate someone in this country?"
I would imagine that they already do, we just don’t hear about it.
I’ve always wondered why someone whose parents are "visiting"
and are not citizens can have a child be a citizen of the US just
because they were born on American soil. That doesn’t make sense to
me. - Noella
[I think it’s a shame that in America you suggesting
that the government probably already assassinates citizens is completely
believeable.]
Re: Kirsten’s Running
KEEP AT IT - dEE
Re: Scrapes
Cliff said, "Have
you noticed, or someone else commented about an injury you didn’t
know you had?"
Absolutely! Since I have MS and every day is an adventure in discovering
new and interesting contortions. The adrenaline comes without my seeking
it and I’m too stubborn to not attempt things which often put me in
precarious situations. I’m not royalty and have no servants, and I
have stuff that needs doing, dammit! On the upside of things, there
is a great feeling accomplishment when I succeed without mishap! -
Maria in
Illinois
I am a walking
carrier of bruises and scrapes, some I can vaguely place, most are
a mystery!
I am also a klutz, and the poster child for “always wear a helmet,”
because I can trip on thin air and break things (I probably have a
concussion right now from slamming my head into a bench after such
a fall!)… :O
At least I have a built in excuse now, if someone asks where a particular
contusion came from - I play roller derby!
Oh, and I have a standing order for adrenaline, I installed a tap
for unlimited use. ;p - Bear
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