A Little Wine For Thy Heart’s Sake?
Science has finally confirmed something St. Paul told his friend Timothy in The Epistles a couple of thousand years ago: “Use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake, and thine often infirmities”. Those other ‘infirmities’ now, officially, include heart disease…Read More →
Novel New Year’s Hangover Cures
We all know about the ‘classic’ and ‘standard’ hangover cures, any and all of which are commonly called upon for relief by folks who over-imbibed New Year’s Eve. But there are some others out there – many in fact – that have too long gone underappreciated…Read More →
New Year’s Eve Champagne Lore
It’s New Year’s Eve and we all have our own expectations as to where we’ll be and what we’ll be doing when the Ball drops in Times Square. But there are some things we have in common, as citizens of the developed Western World. And one of those is Champagne…Read More →
Cabbage At New Years Ensures Prosperity
No, it’s true. At least that’s what the old Scottish tradition insists. And all the old Scots people I knew when I was a child, daughter of a Scottish mother, insisted on serving Cabbage in some form on New Year’s Day. But there’s much more to it than that…Read More →
Fast Food Week!
Here it is, the Saturday between Christmas and New Years… And the Fast Food Powers That Be are, generally, taking the Holidays off. But there have been a few stories of interest, even though most folks are concentrating on festive feasting at home…Read More →
Quantity Of Dietary Fats, Carbohydrates Not Really The Issue?
A new survey of eating habits and health outcomes has come up with a surprising result: It’s not so much the Carbs and Fats that make your diet bad – it’s the type of Carbs and Fats and the lack of Whole Grains and Fresh Produce that determines how healthy you are, overall.Read More →