Find yourself a cup; the teapot is behind you. Now tell me about hundreds of things. (Saki)

     I read an interesting article last week.  There is a positive link between golfers and cancer, and even between non-golfers who live near a golf course and cancer.  The culprit is apparently 2-4,D, an herbicide.  2-4,D was an ingredient in the notorious Agent Orange from the Vietnam War era.  You might think twice before considering living near or on a golf course.  If you are an avid golfer, you may want to discuss this with your golf club, or talk to your city council about the use of chemicals on public courses.
        http://www.goodhealthwellnessblog.com/283/play-golf-and-get-cancer/

Polly, put the kettle on.....
The 5 best reasons to drink green tea, other than the fantastic taste:
     1.  It can help you lose weight--an extra 45-50 calories per day burned.
     2.  It can keep you calm and focused.
     3.  It can help repair cancerous cell damage.
     4.  It may ward off post-menopausal bone loss.
     5.  It protects your teeth and gums.
We love green tea.  It is our beverage of choice, winter and summer, hot or iced.  There are wonderful flavored varieties available, too.  Give it a try sometime.
     http://health.msn.com/healthy-living/5-best-reasons-to-drink-tea

     Another reason to work on getting healthy:  There is a clear link between obesity and pain....the higher the level of obesity, the higher the reported pain experienced.  This just makes sense, as body fat is a cause of inflammation, which is a cause of pain.     http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Medical_Center_Health_Care_4/Study_of_One_Million_Americans_Shows_Obesity_and_Pain_Linked.shtml

     Our trial of being wheat-free, gluten-free has lasted a month.  I do feel good this way.  Barley has gluten.  Yesterday a made a big pot of barley-mushroom soup with beans and greens, because we love it and have missed it.  I made enough to last us a few days, so we will see if there is any change in how we feel after adding  barley (gluten) back into our diets.  Maybe later on we will try adding some wheat, as well, to see how we feel.

     We watched a great DVD, "Unbreakable:  The Western States 100".  The Western States 100 is a 100 mile annual event taking place in late June in California.  It covers a cumulative 18,000 feet of climbing and 23,000 feet of descent, all on mountain trails, some of it snow-covered.  The cut-off time is 30 hours.  This documentary follows 4 of the lead runners in the 2010 race....Hal Koerner, Geoff Roes, Anton Krupicka (a Boulder, CO resident), and Killian Jornet from Spain.  If you are at all interested in running or in amazing feats of athleticism, you will enjoy this.  Two of the runners do end up breaking the course record.

Make tea, not war.  (from Monty Python's Flying Circus)




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