Three quizzes for the holiday drinking season.It’s that time of year again, when the amateur drinkers take to the streets and taverns along with the professionals. If you go out on New Years Eve, and you plan to drink, count yourself lucky if you return with nothing more serious than a black eye or a broken taillight. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, federal traffic data shows that “from 2001-2005, an average of 36 fatalities occurred per day on America’s roadways as a result of crashes involving an alcohol impaired driver. That number increases to 45 per day during the Christmas period and jumps to 54 per day over the New Year’s holiday.”Herewith, three tools to aid you in determining whether the holidays... »View More
The life expectancy in Japan is one of the highest in the world. The Japanese people and their children were never obese until western food was introduced into their country. On the island of Okinawa the people live a very long and healthy life. The history of the island shows that chronic diseases are practically non-existent. Their elderly do not suffer from dementia, heart attacks or strokes and cancer is almost unheard of. Along with a much healthier diet the Japanese people drink green tea as their drink of choice, because of the powerful antioxidants it contains. Drinking green tea puts the Japanese at a much lower risk of stroke, cancer and heart disease. Research shows, that drinking green tea lowers your cholesterol and blood pressure... »View More
Grean Tea Ice Cream! The green tea negates the unhealthy aspects of ice cream Photo taken with a Palm Centro from the Malaysian Medical Resources Healthy dessert (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) »View More
Make sure you prep for the day by drinking several martinis the night before so that you are well on your way to a hangover for the day of fun at hand. After you are good and sauced, go check out the new apartment. Hopefully this will be your first time seeing it. Its very important to take measurements before you head to the store so get out those feet and walk it out. (Don’t write it down. Your awesomely impaired memory is completely fine for this) Agree on an early start. Always important when you have a big day planned. Then chack back and make sure you have successfully accomplished step 1 and roll out of bed only when the phone rings asking where you are. Go to Ikea. The world’s most horribly amazing place. ... »View More
The Christmas season is upon us once again, and once again we find ourselves balancing between our work or studies, hanging out friends, scheduling time with family, and maybe even attending a party or two. The Christmas tree stands are up down at the corner, where they magically appear every year, full of the usual perfect, green triangular symbols of the season. At some point though, in between the parties, the family gatherings and the endless shopping crowds, the cheer of the holidays can quickly leave our rosy cheeks and send us into a downward depressive spiral. How do you keep that depression from affecting not only your mood, but the mood of others around you? And how can you keep the joy in the holidays and stop them from turning into... »View More
Tea Parties My grandchildren and I enjoyed tea parties with my mom when she resided in the nursing home. They became a ritual, even after Mother no longer really knew what it was all about. She smiled and chattered and seemed to enjoy the children. From this evolved memories the youngsters and I shall treasure. Why not plan tea parties for your family members in the nursing home? Victorian tea parties can be such fun. Read about one my friend planned for her mother at Seasoned Citizen Activities. You may enjoy organizing one for a family member. Perhaps you can find someone who does this on a regular basis…hosting tea parties. (Image from Art of Appreciation Gourmet Gift Baskets) Related Posts: Tea Parties for Alzheimer’s... »View More
Enamel erosion is a problem that probably affects many of your patients. Acids found in soft drinks and fruit drinks are extremely harsh on tooth enamel. In fact, some of the citric acids in fruit drinks cause more damage to tooth enamel than sulfuric acid (battery acid) would. Unlike other parts of the body (skin, for instance), tooth enamel does not naturally regenerate. The AGD recently released a study in General Dentistry (July/August 2008) that tells us home-brewed tea with no additives, like sugar, milk, or lemon, is not erosive. Canned teas aren’t included in this finding because of high sugar content and other additives. In addition to being neutral for tooth enamel, brewed tea has antioxidants that reduce risk of cancer, heart... »View More
More erosive than battery acid You may want to reconsider reaching for a soft drink or sugar-laden fruit drink the next time you’re in the mood for a beverage. Other than the high caloric content of such drinks, these drinks can have a profoundly damaging effect on your tooth enamel. The culprits – citric acid and sugar. The average soft drink currently contains approximately 17 grams of sugar. That’s a tad more sugar than is found in 4 sugar cubes! Yuck. What’s even more alarming as far as I’m concerned is that many soft drinks and fruit drinks contain citric acid. Citric acid is more erosive than hydrochloric and sulfuric acid – that’s battery acid for those of you who didn’t know. If that doesn’t... »View More
More erosive than battery acid You may want to reconsider reaching for a soft drink or sugar-laden fruit drink the next time you’re in the mood for a beverage. Other than the high caloric content of such drinks, these drinks can have a profoundly damaging effect on your tooth enamel. The culprits – citric acid and sugar. The average soft drink currently contains approximately 17 grams of sugar. That’s a tad more sugar than is found in 4 sugar cubes! Yuck. What’s even more alarming as far as I’m concerned is that many soft drinks and fruit drinks contain citric acid. Citric acid is more erosive than hydrochloric and sulfuric acid – that’s battery acid for those of you who didn’t know. If that doesn’t... »View More