Bread and Water
...There´s a new blog and a new podcast. I hope you find them interesting.
It´s the rugby this weekend and at least Liverpool can´t lose again until Thursday. Will Wales start winning? Will France gather momentum? Will England whack Italy? Will Cardiff knock Chelsea out of their stride? I´m just back from my show in Benidorm and I am looking at the Sky Sports Centre and Vardiff are 1-1 with Chelsea as I write this blog. It has been a grey old morning of Cornish Haar and just the weather for a game of rugby or soccer. Whilst we´re enjoying our TV sport let´s remember this poor young athlete from Georgia who died at the Winter Olympics yesterday. Cardiff are still hanging on at 1-1......... Before I forget...Happy New year to any of my friends from China and a Happy Valentines Day to all the lovers who read my blog I will now knock up a quick poem..........
Romantic Poem
For those who like a little love
But need some guidance from above
Just leave those lips ready and waiting
Like the fires of passion just abating
And if you´re feeling tired and grey
And not quite ready for the day
Just whisper, "Darling although you´re mine
I haven´t got time for Saint Valentine!"
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Diet behind mood disorders
No matter what your local shrink tells you, the answer to depression isn't always in your head...and even when it is, he's the last person you should ask for help.
Nope, the real culprit is the slop you stuff down your yaw. And now two new studies confirm what I've been telling you all along: Carbs and processed food lead to depression and other mood problems. (That's if diabetes and heart disease don't get you first.)
A new study published in The British Journal of Psychiatry found that people who ate the most processed foods had the highest risk of depression. It was a clear case of cause-and-effect: The worse the diet, the higher the risk.
Another study in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that women who ate diets heavy in processed foods over a 10-year period were 50 percent more likely to suffer from depressive disorders. The researchers took it a step further and found that women who ate primarily fresh meat and vegetables were 30 percent less likely to suffer from depression.
It's basic nutrition, really. The real recipe for good physical AND mental health is the low-carb lifestyle I've been backing for years.
I won't blame you for thinking this is stunning news -- it certainly knocks the socks off pill-poppers when they realize they've been conned into taking expensive and dangerous zombie meds for no good reason.
But it's not a state secret. If your doc managed to stay awake during medical school he should know all of this already -- he just finds it much easier and far more profitable to send you out the door with a pocketful of happy pills.
And if you want to know what's even worse than those antidepressants, keep reading...
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Iris´s Challenge-answer at the foot of this blog
(1)Was born on February 19th 1942, in Londonderry , Northern Ireland and is a successful songwriter, pianist, music producer, arranger and director. His success has spanned over four decades and he is one of the biggest record sellers in Ireland .
(2) He started his first band at Queen's University, playing early rock and roll music despite studying classical music.
(3)In 1964 he had already written a couple of hit songs in Ireland and he moved to London, where his first job was as an arranger/songwriter with a music publisher in Denmark Street, to supplement the cash flow he was also moonlighting as a piano player and worked in the studio or on stage with everyone from Van Morrison and Tom Jones to Jerry Lee Lewis and The Rolling Stones.
(4)He formed a long-lasting writing partnership with Bill Martin. They wrote Sandie Shaw's 1967 Eurovision-winning entry, "Puppet on a String", which would go on to become an international hit with more than 100 cover versions. They had a second hit the next year with a song for Cliff Richard called "Congratulations”, and also in 1970”All Kinds of Everything” sung by Dana.
(5) He wrote numerous hit songs for a variety of popular singers in the 1960s and 1970s, including "My Boy" for Elvis Presley and many of the Bay City Rollers' hits: they also contributed incidental music to the 1967 Spider-Man television series, and was awarded "Songwriters of the Year" in 1975
(6) In 1984 he launched himself as an artist in his own right again and began by releasing a solo instrumental album called Classic Tranquility. Followed by, Sea of Tranquility which became the second-best selling album of all time in Ireland He has some 23 platinum records, 39 gold and 52 silver albums. Four sellout visits to Carnegie Hall.
Royal command performances from Japan to Finland . Three personal invitations from the Presidents of the U.S. to perform at The White House, playing live to 600,000 outdoors on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C, with the National Symphony Orchestra.
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Word of the Day
la misericordia mee-se-ree-kor'-dyah (noun)
mercy, charity, compassion
EXAMPLES
Ten misericordia de nosotros. - Have mercy on us.
Trabaja para obras de misericordia. - She works for charity.
For more information and examples, visit the SpanishDict.com entry for la misericordia.
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Of all the crazy Spanish fiestas that take place throughout the year, there is nothing wilder than the Carnival celebrations in late February. The week leading up to Lent is a time for wild partying in some parts of Spain when the country plays host to Europe's biggest and best Carnival festivals. The most famous destinations for the wildest Carnival festivals are Tenerife, Cadiz and Sitges though there are plenty more places to enjoy the party.
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"Pardon Me--But Your Brain is on Fire!"
That's the provocative title of a Healthier Talk article by Dr. Alan Inglis that begins with this question: "Are you overloaded with a toxic fire starter that has been linked to Alzheimer's disease?"
Dr. Inglis: "You'd be hard-pressed to find a doctor who hasn't seen the studies linking, yes, tap water with this disease.
"But while the subject is often talked about behind closed doors, few doctors would ever come right out and say that our most common source of drinking water may be toxic to our brains. Instead, they'll say publicly that we need more studies.
"More studies? What more do you need to know? In fact, one study showed that drinking water that contains a high concentration of aluminum may increase your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by 250 percent! And we already know that autopsies done on people who had Alzheimer's actually show higher than normal levels of aluminum in their brains.
"These are astonishing findings, and I find them hard to just sweep under the carpet, because aluminum isn't just in your drinking water--it's in antiperspirants, baking powder, and antacids to name a few places. No one can deny that aluminum is prevalent in our water. Source
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Music Stuff 13th February
1961, Frank Sinatra launched his own record label. Reprise Records
1965, The Rolling Stones played the last night on a 16-date tour of Australia and New Zealand at the Capital Theatre in Perth. Also appearing on the tour was Roy Orbison, The Newbeats and Ray Columbus and the Invaders.
1967, The Monkees announced that from now on they would be playing on their own recordings instead of session musicians.<1967, The Beatles released the double A sided single 'Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane' on Capitol Records in the US. The single spent 10 weeks on the chart peaking at No.1.
1969, a launch party was held for Mary Hopkin at the Post Office Tower in London, guests included Jimi Hendrix, Donovan and Paul McCartney with his new girlfriend Linda Eastman.
1971, The Osmonds started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'One Bad Apple'.
1973, After becoming ill during a concert in Las Vegas Elvis Presley presented Doctor Sidney Bowers with a Lincoln Continental to show his appreciation for all his work.
1976, Genesis released their first album since the departure of Peter Gabriel, 'A Trick Of The Tail' featuring eight new tracks with drummer Phill Collins taking on the role of lead vocalist.
1977, Julie Covington was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina'1980, Thin Lizzy leader Phil Lynott married Caroline Crowther the daughter of TV personality Leslie.
1982, The Jam became the first band since The Beatles to play two numbers on the same edition of 'Top Of The Pops', when they performed 'A Town Called Malice', and 'Precious', their latest double A sided No.1.
1989, this year’s Brit Awards was hosted by Sam Fox and Mick Fleetwood in which just about everything went wrong - lines were fluffed and bands mis-cued onto the stage. Winners included Phil Collins who won British Male Solo Artist, British Female Solo Artist was Annie Lennox, Erasure won Best British Group, Best British Album went to Fairground Attraction for ‘First Of A Million Kisses’, British Breakthrough Act was Bros, Michael Jackson won International Male, International Female went to Tracey Chapman and U2 won Best International Group. This was the last year the show was broadcast live.
1993, Founder member of Musical Youth, Patrick Waite died aged 24, of natural causes
1993, Dutch dance group 2 Unlimited started a five-week run at the UK No.1 with the single 'No Limit.'
1996, Take That split up
1997, Michael Jackson became a father when Debbie Rowe gave birth to a baby boy, Prince Michael Jackson Jr.
2000, Oasis scored their fifth UK No.1 single with 'Go Let It Out'.
2002, American country singer, songwriter Waylon Jennings died in his sleep after a lengthy fight with diabetes. Was bassist for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets.
2005, Readers of UK newspaper The Sun voted George Michael’s ‘Careless Whisper’ as the greatest British pop single of the past 25 years. Oasis came second with ‘Wonderwall’ and Kate Bush third with ‘Wuthering Heights’. The rest of the Top 10: No.4, Robbie Williams, ‘Angels’, No.5, The Jam, ‘Going Underground’, in equal 6th, The Sex Pistols, ‘God Save The Queen’ and Joy Division, ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’, 7th was Queen, ‘We Are The Champions’, 9th, The Stone Roses, ‘Fool’s Gold’ and 10th The Undertones ‘Teenage Kicks’.
2005, U2 were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own'
2007, Robbie Williams checked into rehab on his birthday to deal with an addiction to prescription drugs.
2007, Rod Stewart was paid $1million when he performed at a billionaire's birthday bash.
Birthday Boys and Girls February 13th
1919, Tennessee Ernie Ford, singer and TV presenter
1920, Boudleaux Bryant, songwriter with his wife Felice. They wrote The Everly Brothers hits, ‘Bye Bye Love’, ‘All I Have To Do Is Dream’ and ‘Wake Up Little Susie’
1944, Peter Tork, vocals, keyboards, bass, The Monkees,
1950, Peter Gabriel, vocals, Genesis,
1951, Rod Dees, Showaddywaddy,
1974, Robbie Williams
Latest Show
Iris´s Challenge-Phil Coulter
It´s the rugby this weekend and at least Liverpool can´t lose again until Thursday. Will Wales start winning? Will France gather momentum? Will England whack Italy? Will Cardiff knock Chelsea out of their stride? I´m just back from my show in Benidorm and I am looking at the Sky Sports Centre and Vardiff are 1-1 with Chelsea as I write this blog. It has been a grey old morning of Cornish Haar and just the weather for a game of rugby or soccer. Whilst we´re enjoying our TV sport let´s remember this poor young athlete from Georgia who died at the Winter Olympics yesterday. Cardiff are still hanging on at 1-1......... Before I forget...Happy New year to any of my friends from China and a Happy Valentines Day to all the lovers who read my blog I will now knock up a quick poem..........Romantic Poem
For those who like a little love
But need some guidance from above
Just leave those lips ready and waiting
Like the fires of passion just abating
And if you´re feeling tired and grey
And not quite ready for the day
Just whisper, "Darling although you´re mine
I haven´t got time for Saint Valentine!"
---------------------------------------------------------
Diet behind mood disorders
No matter what your local shrink tells you, the answer to depression isn't always in your head...and even when it is, he's the last person you should ask for help.
Nope, the real culprit is the slop you stuff down your yaw. And now two new studies confirm what I've been telling you all along: Carbs and processed food lead to depression and other mood problems. (That's if diabetes and heart disease don't get you first.)
A new study published in The British Journal of Psychiatry found that people who ate the most processed foods had the highest risk of depression. It was a clear case of cause-and-effect: The worse the diet, the higher the risk.
Another study in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that women who ate diets heavy in processed foods over a 10-year period were 50 percent more likely to suffer from depressive disorders. The researchers took it a step further and found that women who ate primarily fresh meat and vegetables were 30 percent less likely to suffer from depression.
It's basic nutrition, really. The real recipe for good physical AND mental health is the low-carb lifestyle I've been backing for years.
I won't blame you for thinking this is stunning news -- it certainly knocks the socks off pill-poppers when they realize they've been conned into taking expensive and dangerous zombie meds for no good reason.
But it's not a state secret. If your doc managed to stay awake during medical school he should know all of this already -- he just finds it much easier and far more profitable to send you out the door with a pocketful of happy pills.
And if you want to know what's even worse than those antidepressants, keep reading...
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Iris´s Challenge-answer at the foot of this blog(1)Was born on February 19th 1942, in Londonderry , Northern Ireland and is a successful songwriter, pianist, music producer, arranger and director. His success has spanned over four decades and he is one of the biggest record sellers in Ireland .
(2) He started his first band at Queen's University, playing early rock and roll music despite studying classical music.
(3)In 1964 he had already written a couple of hit songs in Ireland and he moved to London, where his first job was as an arranger/songwriter with a music publisher in Denmark Street, to supplement the cash flow he was also moonlighting as a piano player and worked in the studio or on stage with everyone from Van Morrison and Tom Jones to Jerry Lee Lewis and The Rolling Stones.
(4)He formed a long-lasting writing partnership with Bill Martin. They wrote Sandie Shaw's 1967 Eurovision-winning entry, "Puppet on a String", which would go on to become an international hit with more than 100 cover versions. They had a second hit the next year with a song for Cliff Richard called "Congratulations”, and also in 1970”All Kinds of Everything” sung by Dana.
(5) He wrote numerous hit songs for a variety of popular singers in the 1960s and 1970s, including "My Boy" for Elvis Presley and many of the Bay City Rollers' hits: they also contributed incidental music to the 1967 Spider-Man television series, and was awarded "Songwriters of the Year" in 1975
(6) In 1984 he launched himself as an artist in his own right again and began by releasing a solo instrumental album called Classic Tranquility. Followed by, Sea of Tranquility which became the second-best selling album of all time in Ireland He has some 23 platinum records, 39 gold and 52 silver albums. Four sellout visits to Carnegie Hall.
Royal command performances from Japan to Finland . Three personal invitations from the Presidents of the U.S. to perform at The White House, playing live to 600,000 outdoors on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C, with the National Symphony Orchestra.
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Word of the Day
la misericordia mee-se-ree-kor'-dyah (noun)
mercy, charity, compassion
EXAMPLES
Ten misericordia de nosotros. - Have mercy on us.
Trabaja para obras de misericordia. - She works for charity.
For more information and examples, visit the SpanishDict.com entry for la misericordia.
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Of all the crazy Spanish fiestas that take place throughout the year, there is nothing wilder than the Carnival celebrations in late February. The week leading up to Lent is a time for wild partying in some parts of Spain when the country plays host to Europe's biggest and best Carnival festivals. The most famous destinations for the wildest Carnival festivals are Tenerife, Cadiz and Sitges though there are plenty more places to enjoy the party.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Pardon Me--But Your Brain is on Fire!"That's the provocative title of a Healthier Talk article by Dr. Alan Inglis that begins with this question: "Are you overloaded with a toxic fire starter that has been linked to Alzheimer's disease?"
Dr. Inglis: "You'd be hard-pressed to find a doctor who hasn't seen the studies linking, yes, tap water with this disease.
"But while the subject is often talked about behind closed doors, few doctors would ever come right out and say that our most common source of drinking water may be toxic to our brains. Instead, they'll say publicly that we need more studies.
"More studies? What more do you need to know? In fact, one study showed that drinking water that contains a high concentration of aluminum may increase your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by 250 percent! And we already know that autopsies done on people who had Alzheimer's actually show higher than normal levels of aluminum in their brains.
"These are astonishing findings, and I find them hard to just sweep under the carpet, because aluminum isn't just in your drinking water--it's in antiperspirants, baking powder, and antacids to name a few places. No one can deny that aluminum is prevalent in our water. Source
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Music Stuff 13th February1961, Frank Sinatra launched his own record label. Reprise Records
1965, The Rolling Stones played the last night on a 16-date tour of Australia and New Zealand at the Capital Theatre in Perth. Also appearing on the tour was Roy Orbison, The Newbeats and Ray Columbus and the Invaders.
1967, The Monkees announced that from now on they would be playing on their own recordings instead of session musicians.<1967, The Beatles released the double A sided single 'Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane' on Capitol Records in the US. The single spent 10 weeks on the chart peaking at No.1.
1969, a launch party was held for Mary Hopkin at the Post Office Tower in London, guests included Jimi Hendrix, Donovan and Paul McCartney with his new girlfriend Linda Eastman.
1971, The Osmonds started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'One Bad Apple'.
1973, After becoming ill during a concert in Las Vegas Elvis Presley presented Doctor Sidney Bowers with a Lincoln Continental to show his appreciation for all his work.
1976, Genesis released their first album since the departure of Peter Gabriel, 'A Trick Of The Tail' featuring eight new tracks with drummer Phill Collins taking on the role of lead vocalist.
1977, Julie Covington was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina'1980, Thin Lizzy leader Phil Lynott married Caroline Crowther the daughter of TV personality Leslie.
1982, The Jam became the first band since The Beatles to play two numbers on the same edition of 'Top Of The Pops', when they performed 'A Town Called Malice', and 'Precious', their latest double A sided No.1.
1989, this year’s Brit Awards was hosted by Sam Fox and Mick Fleetwood in which just about everything went wrong - lines were fluffed and bands mis-cued onto the stage. Winners included Phil Collins who won British Male Solo Artist, British Female Solo Artist was Annie Lennox, Erasure won Best British Group, Best British Album went to Fairground Attraction for ‘First Of A Million Kisses’, British Breakthrough Act was Bros, Michael Jackson won International Male, International Female went to Tracey Chapman and U2 won Best International Group. This was the last year the show was broadcast live.
1993, Founder member of Musical Youth, Patrick Waite died aged 24, of natural causes
1993, Dutch dance group 2 Unlimited started a five-week run at the UK No.1 with the single 'No Limit.'
1996, Take That split up
1997, Michael Jackson became a father when Debbie Rowe gave birth to a baby boy, Prince Michael Jackson Jr.
2000, Oasis scored their fifth UK No.1 single with 'Go Let It Out'.
2002, American country singer, songwriter Waylon Jennings died in his sleep after a lengthy fight with diabetes. Was bassist for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets.
2005, Readers of UK newspaper The Sun voted George Michael’s ‘Careless Whisper’ as the greatest British pop single of the past 25 years. Oasis came second with ‘Wonderwall’ and Kate Bush third with ‘Wuthering Heights’. The rest of the Top 10: No.4, Robbie Williams, ‘Angels’, No.5, The Jam, ‘Going Underground’, in equal 6th, The Sex Pistols, ‘God Save The Queen’ and Joy Division, ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’, 7th was Queen, ‘We Are The Champions’, 9th, The Stone Roses, ‘Fool’s Gold’ and 10th The Undertones ‘Teenage Kicks’.
2005, U2 were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own'
2007, Robbie Williams checked into rehab on his birthday to deal with an addiction to prescription drugs.
2007, Rod Stewart was paid $1million when he performed at a billionaire's birthday bash.
Birthday Boys and Girls February 13th
1919, Tennessee Ernie Ford, singer and TV presenter
1920, Boudleaux Bryant, songwriter with his wife Felice. They wrote The Everly Brothers hits, ‘Bye Bye Love’, ‘All I Have To Do Is Dream’ and ‘Wake Up Little Susie’
1944, Peter Tork, vocals, keyboards, bass, The Monkees,
1950, Peter Gabriel, vocals, Genesis,
1951, Rod Dees, Showaddywaddy,
1974, Robbie Williams
Latest Show
Iris´s Challenge-Phil Coulter
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