If you’re not vegetarian yet, this may change your mind: vegetarians live longer than meat eaters. A plant-focused diet is fantastic at helping people with all sorts of ailments from diabetes to heart disease. This is great news for all of us as a vegetarian diet puts very little pressure on the environment whereas modern […]
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cmkl: Pink cast
Mallory and I went to CHEO today for a follow-up x-ray and examination of Mallory’s arm. And lo and behold she scored this stunning number. So Mallory has two weeks of this just-past-the-elbow cast. It’s got more signatures on it now but it’s every bit as radiant.
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Mens sana in corpore sano: a sound mind in a healthy body
Mens sana in corpore sano: a sound mind in a healthy body – a very good motto that is. The saying comes from the Roman Juvenal, and it applies as much today as it did two thousand years ago, of course. I’ve alternated, myself, between being a certified bon vivant,
Continue readingThings Are Good: World’s Largest Bra is up for Auction
Today is Wear it Pink Day in the UK, which is a fundraising initiative to fund breast cancer research, and to make this year unique the organizers are auctioning off the world’s largest bra. Anyone can bid on the bra which is available for bidding on eBay, the bra it’s
Continue readingcmkl: Buckle fracture
Last Tuesday Mallory fell off a play structure at school when another kid slammed into her. She came home complaining of arm pain and when it was clear that it wasn’t going away I put a tensor bandage on it. There was swelling, bruising, no numbness, reduced mobility and reduced
Continue readingBlast Furnace Canada Blog: R*@#^d Ann, huh?
Maybe it’s because I was, at least in the first six or seven years of my life on this planet, a “slow learner” and had to spend Grades One and Two in the remedial program (along with very intensive speech therapy). Or maybe because it’s just Ann Coulter. I am
Continue readingThings Are Good: Fight Fat with Urban Design
People in urban centres walk more and are generally more active than those who live in the suburbs, which is great for urbanites but not so great for the health of suburban dwellers. Years of poor urban planning in the suburbs have had a negative effect on the health of
Continue readingTrashy's World: So now we give awards to batshit crazy
….Nutbars who terrorise women in abortion clinics? Seriously? Look, as an anti-monarchist, I hold little value in those petty awards, but they are important to some and so should be granted to those who exemplify something, have performed a great service, etc., etc. Not to freakin’ FRUITCAKES WHO TERRORISE women
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Sherry of Wood Mountain
A well known Wood Mountain resident passed away recently after a long cancer illness. Sherry Mielke was a friend of my family, and it’s not going to be the same visiting my parents’ home. I grew up working with Sherry’s computer requests, and building computers for her and her family
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Encouraging Early Political Engagement: I Have the Right to Be a Child
Early political engagement is a hot button topic for a number of us here at Politics ReSpun. As parents and/or political animals, we spend a lot of time contemplating methods of public engagement that would draw youth into political culture, and foster both interest and comprehension of sociopolitical events. Apathy
Continue readingCanadian ProgressiveCanadian Progressive: Canadians to Conservative MP Kelly Block: We Disagree With Racism
by Obert Madondo (@Obiemad) In Canada we hardly confront racism by political figures. As a consequence, Prime Minister Stephen Harper‘s government and Conservative MPs are having a field day practicing racism and creating resentment towards minority groups dominated by persons of color. Earlier this year, Harper’s immigrant-bashing minister of Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason
Continue readingThings Are Good: Seniors Who Are Social Are Healthier
Seniors who lead active lives like playing cards and generally hanging out with friends feel healthier and are healthier than there less social peers. Friends make things fun and keep you fit! Dr. Nicole Anderson is a clinical neuropsychologist at Baycrest Health Sciences in Toronto, where she’s leading a research
Continue readingTrashy's World: Lifestyle change…
… results after 10 days. Hey! Psst. Wanna lose 10 pounds in 10 days? No – this isn’t an ad… I’m just amazed that by cutting back to a 1,000ish mg of daily sodium intake, I have lost so much weight in such a short period of time… just by
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: A Thanksgiving Gift from Baseball
Pat Neshek of the Oakland Athletics looks to the sky as he touches the patch with the letters “GJN” on it after he recorded the final out of the bottom of the seventh inning against the Detroit Tigers during Game 1 of the American League Division Series at Comerica Park
Continue readingTrashy's World: Lifestyle change for Trashy…
… no pizza, bacon, pre-made soup, Chinese food (actually, no restaurants at all). No deli meat. No cheese (that one hurts), nor most salad dressings. No peanuts, sunflower seeds, nor crackers. Yup. Low, low salt time. This is gonna be tough. Any advice? (6) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingearthgauge: Climate Change Deaths Could Total 100 Million By 2030 If World Fails To Act
More than 100 million people will die and global economic growth will be cut by 3.2 per cent of gross domestic product by 2030 if the world fails to tackle climate change, a report commissioned by 20 governments said on Wednesday. As global average temperatures rise due to greenhouse gas
Continue readingThings Are Good: Natural Sunblock: Beards
Above is an excellent example of beautiful facial hair that does a good job of blocking the sun. That’s right, for those of you who can grow beards – you should. Not only do beards look good they also can serve as sunblock. But how much sun does a good
Continue readingknitnut.net: I have a drug problem
I have a drug problem. I’ve been getting 3-day migraines roughly once a month for the past 15 years or so. If you do the math, that means I’ve had migraines about 10% of the time. I only found out a year ago that they were migraines. Before that, I
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Martha Webber on the Destruction of the Beaver Pond Forest
Martha Webber, renowned Kanata/Ottawa botanist, naturalist and educator, wrote the following in response to the news of the final complete clear-cutting of the Beaver Pond Forest in the South March Highlands. It is posted here with her permission. Is there no way to end the destruction? This old growth forest
Continue readingThings Are Good: A Better Shower
People like to stay healthy and clean, well most people anyway, and the act of cleaning oneself can end up consuming a lot of resources. Showering and bathing can use up a lot of deliciously potable water and be quite wasteful in the process. There is tons of room for
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