Collecting My Thoughts

Never a dull moment at The Estates.  I couldn't get the jar of our homegrown (Upper Arlington, Ohio) honey open this morning to make my ...

Remember about 2 weeks after Trump took office and the price of eggs (about $5 a dozen) was beginning to fall, Democrats complained he hadn...

 I've seen a lot of very negative ads about oatmeal flash by on internet ads, and I have a friend who is always pushing something health...

Bob and I both had oats for breakfast. I had a bowl of Kellogg's low fat granola with raisins, and he had oatmeal with a few raisins mad...

I'm no expert on data collection, privacy, or health, but I think this is the dumbest idea ever to come out of the Trump Administration....

I saw an article about "food insecurity" yesterday That means that in the last 4 weeks the cook/mother/grandmother/oldest daughter...

 Sometimes I need to remind myself that we in the U.S. still have plentiful, and inexpensive food, despite what Joe Biden is trying to do to...

https://youtu.be/FX58PyQwrcI?si=3hYjhqTW0FSe6SI9 He was 98 when he made this video, but lived to be over 104.  He's got some good advice...

Very interesting conversation about food and nutrition. This video is part of Prager U--a university I really trust. 00:00 - Welcome to Real...

  Refrigerator Yellow pepper Red pepper Red leaf lettuce Baby spinach Green beans Carrots Cauliflower Peas, frozen Olives Broccoli Cantaloup...

It's odd for me to enjoy podcasts (auditory processing), but I do. Since I got a smart phone, I use it more for podcasts than phone call...

I haven't paid much attention, but there seems to be a war against seed oils (omega-6) What do you think? Are seed oils (not common unti...

Research shows Mom was right. Eat all the colors. This is a meta-analysis. Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Mortality: Results From 2 Prospect...

When the cardio rehab from Ohio Health called to discuss Bob's diet, I had to be on the phone since I buy, plan the menus and prepare th...

I thought I'd mix up our diet a bit and serve more fish. I’m trying to lose my Covid weight, and Bob will probably be told to eat less r...

 I noticed in the University of Illinois LAS Newsletter that someone has done research on the effects of cocoa on the brain.   Sweet news fo...

Dark chocolate is good for you. Cacao vs. cocoa Coffee vs. Chocolate Ingredients: 3/4 cup raw almonds 3/4 cup raw pecans 1 cup pepi...

I ran out of Hersey’s 100% cacao yesterday and when I stopped at Marc’s where I usually shop, it didn’t have any, so I picked up Baker’s 100...

Recently it's been reported that use of a nutritional supplement in children (pre-natal through 2 years) has had a remarkable affect on ...

Dr. Kelly Dillon of Wittenberg University (Springfield, OH)  was our speaker at Lakeside Monday and Tuesday on children and guns, cyberbully...