As we all know, Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the men (and many misguided women now too!) who died while serving in America's armed forces. The holiday, which is observed on the last Monday of May, originated after the U.S. Civil War, in 1868 as Decoration Day.
NY Times:
Donald E. Newhouse, Low-Profile Heir to a Media Empire, Dies at 96
He ran the
newspaper division of Advance Publications, while his older brother, Si, ran
the Condé Nast magazine operation.
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Heads up, Satan! Incoming!
Donald E. Newhouse, the billionaire media mogul who for decades ran the newspaper division of the Advance Publications Empire died on Tuesday at his estate in Lambertville, N.J. He was 96.We suspect that even many of the most informed among the readership must be scratching your heads while asking yourselves: "Who was Donald Newhouse?" Answer: The Journo Mafia owned by that wretched Russian-Jewish (Bolshevik) clan -- established in 1922 by an ex-Rabbinical student birth-named Solomon "Sam" Isadore Neuhaus (1895-1979) -- and later joined by his brothers Norman & Theodore Newhouse -- ranks only a notch below that of the Jewish Sulzbergers in terms of media power. And the fact that their name -- much like that of the Sulzbergers -- does not "ring a bell" with at least 95% of the general public is further evidence of the awesome scope of this devious dynasty's hidden power -- or shall we say, ex-power?
Not how much. What kind.
With extreme heat settling over vast areas this summer and temperatures stuck at 100 degrees or more for days on end in some places, it's time to adjust our diets for the duration. It's natural that rich heavy foods just don't appeal to us when the thermometer spikes, and we turn to lighter fare to cool us off.
Eating wisely is especially important right now to minimize our discomfort and maximize our energy - despite the heat.
Here are seven simple food tips to help keep you cool:
Fresh coconut water is a staple in many diets around the world, including those of India and other tropical countries. But it goes beyond being a refreshing, thirst-quenching drink. Here's a rundown of its research-backed benefits, such as decreased blood glucose and body weight for improved health
Coconut water is nature's gift in one complete package. It's the liquid found in the center of a young, green coconut, helping nourish the fruit. Its wide range of applications is justified by its unique chemical composition of sugars, vitamins, minerals and amino acids, as well as phytohormones.[i]
In May 2008, Dr. Newport — a Florida neonatologist — watched her 58-year-old husband Steve try, and fail, to draw a clock. He drew “a few little circles and several numbers just in a very random pattern.” The doctor pulled her aside and told her Steve was “beyond moderate” Alzheimer’s, on the verge of severe (US Against Alzheimer’s). The tremors had started. The reading was gone. The man she had married 40 years earlier was disappearing.
What if water, plain and simple, was the most critically lacking substance for energy and health promotion in the modern lifestyle?
Some years ago, I read the late Dr. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj's marvelous book, Your Body's Many Cries for Water, first published in 1992 and more recently updated in 2008. Here this Iranian-American physician made and makes a strong case that chronic low grade and usually unrecognized dehydration affects most of us in the West, attuned as we are to avoiding water as a beverage and too often choosing dehydrating caffeinated and sweetened drinks that only contribute to the problem. After all, caffeine is a well-known diuretic, as is sugar. We may think when we imbibe sodas, coffee, energy drinks, or for the healthier among us, even herbal teas, that we are in effect ingesting adequate "water." But as Dr. Batmanghelidj points out, such intake only makes dehydration worse, causing a greater water loss overall than we take in. For example, for every 10 ounces of a caffeinated beverage, be it coffee, black tea, soda pop or an "energy" drink, we can lose up to 12 ounces of water, a loss contributing to, not resolving, low grade chronic dehydration. Even the healthy favorites of non-caffeinated herbal teas dehydrate, due to the complex combination of diuretic molecules in the brew as well as the osmotic effect.
Marvel over the humble cucumber with these 18 health benefits, which range from keeping your body cool and hydrated to helping prevent diseases such as diabetes
Eat them raw and you get a juicy crunch. Cucumbers, however, do more than just serve as a refreshing feature of salads, sandwiches, slaws, pickles, noodles, cocktails and more. This popular produce pick, a member of the Cucurbitaceae family along with melon, squash and pumpkins, has been used in traditional medicine since ancient times for its unnumbered health benefits.
Millions use a toxic chemical known as DEET to repel insects. Compelling new research shows that a far safer and more effective food-based alternative exists.
That bottle of sunscreen in your beach bag may be doing more harm than good. New research reveals the hidden dangers lurking in conventional sunscreens and highlights safer, natural alternatives that can protect your skin without toxic side effects.
For decades, we've been told that slathering on sunscreen is one of the best ways to protect our skin from the sun's harmful rays. However, mounting evidence suggests that many conventional sunscreens contain ingredients that may be hazardous to our health and the environment. From hormone-disrupting chemicals to potentially carcinogenic nanoparticles, the risks associated with common sunscreen ingredients are cause for serious concern.
At the same time, researchers have discovered that many natural plant oils offer significant sun protection, often rivaling or exceeding the SPF of chemical sunscreens. These botanical alternatives not only shield skin from UV damage, but also nourish and moisturize without introducing synthetic toxins into the body.
Watermelon is so much more than just a highly refreshing summertime treat. From the perspective of a growing body of clinical research, it is a truly medicinal food.
There's an abundance of clinical research these days on the medicinal properties of common foods like watermelon. For instance, research published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found watermelon juice is an effective remedy for reducing the recovery heart rate and muscle soreness in athletes who were given 500 ml of watermelon juice (16.9 oz) containing 1.17 grams of the naturally occurring amino acid L-citrulline.[1]
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