What a great moment to see the first lady promoting healthier living by leading by example.
If the Obama’s can grow their vegetables at home, why not try it for yourself.
To make a difference to your health and reducing carbon miles, you cannot beat the good old vegie patch.
A very disappointing result last night in the Senate with the Alcopops legislation being overturned by the opposition, lead by Family First senator Steve Fielding who was using his balance of power to push through his own agenda of stopping alcohol advertising during daytime sporting broadcasts (not such a bad idea I must add). Unfortunately Fielding’s agenda didn’t gain any traction so he supported the oppositions stance of refusing to back the 70 per cent tax on pre-mixed drinks from the Alcopop’s legislation.
With youth alcohol binging getting to epidemic levels, a sensible approach needs to be taken. I find it very interesting that the Distillers and those companies effected by the Alcopop’s legislation have indicated that the $300M collected in taxes since April can be kept by the government to be used appropriately.
Ready to drink beverages are extremely sweet and easy to drink as the alcoholic taste is masked by the sugar and sweeteners. An easy way to get the taste for drinking in large quantities without realising the amount of alcohol consumed. Try giving beer or wine to a teenager and see whether they can drink a glass net a lone a litre at their first sitting.
I wish I could say goodbye to $300M and not be too concerned, is there a possibility that the growth of this market segment unabated by huge taxes will bring in substantial revenues in the years to come.
I remember the $20billion payout from the tobacco companies in the US civil suits years ago was relatively cheap for the 4 tobacco companies divided by four over 20 years, hardly enough to make there future uneconomically viable.
So the million dollar question, do our ears get larger with age.
Ever notice grandma’s or grandpa’s ear, do they seem quite long, is it a case of gravity taking over or do they increase in size with age?
In 1990, Drs L Pelz and B Stein from Medical Branch of the University of Rostock in Germany measured the ears of 1,271 children and adolescents. They report in Padiatrie und Grenzgebiete that ear length increases “steadily and annually”, but ear width remains the same.
Dr James Heathcote, a general practitioner from Kent in the UK, along with four colleagues, studied 206 patients with the mean age of 53. Dr Heathcote concluded in the 23 December 1995 British Medical Journal, that “as we get older our ears get bigger (on average by 0.22mm a year)”.
So start measuring today and re check every 10 years:)))
With an array of food grade domestic re usable containers, why not save some $$$, eat more healthy and leave a smaller carbon imprint.
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Our bodies aren’t full of toxins so why the need to detox, keep to a healthy diet and you can’t go wrong.
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