Archive for the 'Health' Category

Simply Slim: safe or not?

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

You are all taking a chance with you health and you life. Take a look at: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bitter-orange/AN01218 With bitter orange, you may develop migraines, fainting, and potentially deadly stroke and heart attack. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/bitterorange/ Many herbal weight-loss products now use concentrated extracts of bitter orange peel in place of ephedra. However, bitter orange contains the chemical [...]

Making my own wine vinegar

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Using instructions from The Gang of Pour, Hot.Sour.Salty.Sweet. And Umami, pimpernels, The Earth Clinic and nature moms, I am attempting to make my own wine vinegar at home. My starting assembly consists of a glass jar with cotton cloth cover held in place with rubber bands. Some people advise against rubber bands, as they will [...]

Disabled parking at Queens Corner, Queenswood

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Everyone complains about the crime rate. Yes, the crime rate is a problem. Everyone complain about bad drivers. Yes, bad driving is a problem. The worst class of criminal, is those that are unwilling/incapable/selfish/<insert adjective> to see that they are also actually committing a crime. Parking on a disabled parking; if you are not; is [...]

EPOL diëet

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Nou die dag gaan koop ek ‘n sak EPOL hondekos by Pick ‘n Pay en terwyl ek so in die ry staan, vra ‘n vrou agter my of ek ‘n hond het. Sommer aspris, sê ek vir haar: Nee, ek het nie ‘n hond nie – ek begin weer met die EPOL diëet. Ek sien [...]

The Bhopal massacre.

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Bhopal: 25 years of poison – Mail & Guardian Online: The smart news source Union Carbide’s victims are still dying in Bhopal because India itself is dying under the corrupt and self-serving rule of rotten leaders. If you do not know about Bhopal, read this article NOW! Altar of US Corporate Greed indeed! And it [...]

Human rights abuse in Burma

Friday, December 4th, 2009

The Burma Campaign UK – Home Page The Burma Campaign UK works for human rights, democracy and development in Burma. You might feel unable to do something; but at the very least, have a look, read and be informed.

Message in the salad bowl

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

A response to a recent email I received. The uncommented version is available in a previous post. God puts a sign in the food we eat! A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye…and YES science now shows that carrots greatly enhance blood [...]

Holy message in food

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

I recently received the following via email. Except for outlay, nothing has been edited. Also see my response in a follow up post. God puts a sign in the food we eat! A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye…and YES science now [...]

Boere Sushi

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Here is two alternatives to sushi which can be made when fresh fish is unavailable: Take a relatively fresh piece of biltong. The outside should preferably just be hard with a soft inside. Carefully slice away the hardened outer area, to leave the soft inside. Slide this like you would any other type of fish. [...]

Educating your kid in a commercial world

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

I recently stumbled across this site – outside the (toy) box – by a mother of two. Browsing this superb site led to The Underground History of American Education. Not a very comfortable read if you have kids on their way to school… Chapter 3 (see Name Sounds, Not Things and The Meatgrinder Classroom) led [...]



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