Recipe~Heart Attack on a Stick

This should be a funny post, since I am a vegetarian, but alas this was not always the case and so here is the proof! :)

This is actually a recipe for two appetizers, both bearing the same name and both for bacon lovers, a group of which I was once a card carrying member! Both are quick and easy, if you don't mind handling greasy, raw bacon.

Heart Attack on a Stick/Water Chestnuts

Ingredients:

1 can WHOLE water chesnuts
1 pkg bacon
wooden toothpicks, 1 per water chestnut (NOT with colorful plastic on top)

Do you see where I am going already?? That's right. Wrap bacon around water chesnut and secure with a toothpick! Whew! That was complicated.

There are a couple options for cooking. These can be microwaved, but it creates a lot of grease. I usually place SEVERAL paper towels on a plate and fit as many as I can on it, start at 5 minutes and then see where we are. The thickness of the bacon and each chestnut and how lean the bacon is, means not all will cook in the same period of time, but fast nonetheless.

Now, if you have the time, oven baking is healthier, creates a better taste and the bacon cooks nicely, ending up snug around the water chestnut. This I would do on a broiler pan so the grease can drip, about 300 degrees and just watch until they look done.

Want to go the extra mile? Add some color? Toothpicks are long enough to add one additional item... a slice of cherry tomato, zucchini, cheese!! These items can be added before, during or after, depending on how well you want them cooked.

Want to go crazy? Forget the toothpicks! Use disposable wooden scewers and throw all kinds of things on there for a kabob effect!

Heart Attack on a Stick/Breadsticks

Ingredients:

1 pkg bacon
1 pkg sesame seed breadsticks (these are hard, like you might have with a salad, not doughy, not soft, about a centimeter thick)
grated parmesan cheese, artificial works best

Wrap each stick in bacon and lay on a broiler pan, or something that will allow for grease to drip. When pan is full, bake as indicated above, just watching for bacon to be cooked fully. When these are done, much of the grease has soaked into the breadsticks, but not enough to make them too soft. Then sprinkle with parmesan on both sides or roll in parmesan. The saturated sticks will absorb the cheese as well. Yum!

Both of these are great for finger foods, sporting events, picnics. Nothing fancy, but oh soooo good!

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LOBBY FOR HERBAL MEDICINE

EMERGENCY FORUM, BRUSSELS, 21st June to save herbal medicine: be there or view on internet
The Alliance for natural Health, the European Parliament CAM Interest Group and other campaign groups will be in the European Parliament in Brussels to question European regulators, along with concerned Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), over how they are handling herbal products in Europe. The questions will be raised in an emergency forum organised by Greens MEPs.

But this is your chance to ask your own questions! If you can make it to Brussels, please be there. It would be amazing to stuff the seminar room full of concerned citizens to really show European regulators the extent and depth of concern.

If you can get to the European Parliament in person next Tuesday for around midday in readiness for a 13:00h start, you will need to register by sending your full name, address, your passport number and date of birth to michele.rivasi@europarl.europa.eu and satu.hassi@europarl.europa.eu by 16:00h Central European Time, Friday 17 June 2011. It would be wonderful to see as many of you there as possible! Access to the European Parliament can be gained via the Altiero Spinelli entrance on Rue Wiertz 60, B-1050 Brussels (see ASP on map).

If you can't be there, you'll be able to watch the debate live between 13:00-16:00h Central European Time via the following livestream link:
http://greenmediabox.eu/live/thmpd/

We know this is very short notice - but this is an emergency conference, and the scheduling, venue and details have only just been agreed and received by us, which is why we have wasted no time getting this out to you.

Please get this message out as widely as possible to all those you know in Europe (and beyond of course for those who want to view the livestream) who are as concerned as we are.

Drugs Able to Make Your Own Heart Heal

Damage to heart muscle caused by a heart attack have long been regarded as something that will happen permanently. However, the scientists managed to create a drug that can make your own repair heart damage.

Drugs that awaited the newly tested on mice in the laboratory and successfully. Drugs called thymosin beta 4



 

by the British Heart Foundation is considered a miracle in heart disease research. Nevertheless, it still needed a few more years before the drug can be used humans.





The team of scientists from University College London, England, doing research on groups of cells capable of transforming themselves into the type of cardiac tissue in the embryo. However, in adults, epicardium-derived progenitor cells become inactive or asleep. Scientists then use chemicals thymosin beta 4 for the wake of these cells.

Even My Grandmother Can Finish The 300 Workout Program

What activities gets rid of love handles? If you happen to be into
hunky action films, you might have seen the film "300" back in 2005
just when it first came out. Fitness teacher Mark White shaped and
molded the male actors for that film "300" by challenging them both
physically and mentally. That's the type of fat burning routine that
rips you into shape.

Twait's method of workouts were unorthodox because they were various
workouts to whip them into shape in what may appear to have been a
jumbled method when viewed from an outsider's vantage point. The
fitness program was distilled at the end of the training into a test
to display their abilities. The effort and torture paid off when you
see the results on the screen.

The PR folks came up with the idea of the name "300 Workout" named for
the regimen as opposed to the training program itself. 300 not only
referred to the movie title and also the amount of repetitions to be
performed through nonstop sequence of exercises.

At the closing months of the training program, the 300 workout test
took form as 17 members of the cast and crew took up the challenge.
This was the pinnacle of the program to demonstrate both physical and
mental toughness. No one jumped into this challenge without going
through many months of training under the watchful eye of Mark Twaite.

The 300 workout test is actually very simple in concept:
1. Begin with 25 pull-ups.
2. Next comes deadlifts using 135 pounds. Get in 50 reps.
3. You'll now get onto 50 push-ups.
4. Do box jumps on a 24 inch platform 50 times without rest.
5. Get down on the floor with a 135 pound weight and perform for
wipers 50 times alternating from side to side.
6. Then is the single arm clean and press using a 36 pound Kettlebell.
Carry out 25 reps per arm.
7. Finish with 25 pull-ups and you're through.

Remember, there is no rest in between these exercises; you're
performing them as quickly as you can. I took the challenge to begin
training for the 300 workout by producing the "Over-the-Hill" version.
You basically learn how to perform each exercise to peak efficiency.
Since you will discover six exercises to perfect, you'll need to first
determine how good you will be at each.

People over forty or fifty who are not in top athletic shape should
follow a graduated program of steady improvement before tackling the
300 workout test

Use Natural Remedies for Pimples to Effectively and Permanently

Usually in the period of adolescent, pimples appear as small red
pustules on the faces of most of the individuals. Generally for the
outbreak of pimples hormonal imbalance is responsible at the age of
puberty. One must strictly avoid squeezing the pimples filled with pus
as to prevent scars.

The problem of pimples is not related with any serious types of health
hazards. It is totally related with the problem of cosmetics. There
are some pimples which leaves a deep scar marks on the face and these
freckles are responsible for lowering the self esteem of an individual
to a great extent. Some of the important symptoms of pimples and acne
are given below

1. The size of the pimples may vary from a size of a pin head to the
size of the pea.
2. It may be painful but it mainly depends upon the nature of the
bacterial infection.
3. It may be pus filled or red bumps and in numbers.

Some of the common causes of pimples are

1. It may be caused due to some drugs and medications.
2. Due to mental stress.
3. Due to fluctuations in the level of hormones during adolescent.
4. Due to excess scrubbing and washing of the face.

You can get rid from the problem of pimples and acne simply by taking
the help of natural remedies. Medical consultations are not required
for its treatment. Some of the important and effective natural
remedies for the treatment of pimples are given here.

1. Intake of garlic in great quantity or even the application of
garlic juice on the affected area is very effective in the treatment
of pimples.

2. Make a mixture of lemon juice and sandal wood. Apply this mixture
on the affected areas regularly for few days. This natural remedy is
effective in reducing the problem of pimples.

3. Make a mixture of rose water and lemon juice in equal quantity and
apply it on your face and affected areas. Keep it for at least half an
hour then wash it off. You must strictly follow this natural remedy
for at least 2-3 days a week. It will give you an effective result.

4. You can also apply the pulp of a red tomato or cucumber on your
face. It is also an effective natural remedy for reducing pimples and
acne.

5. Prepare a paste of margosa leaves and turmeric. Apply this paste on
the affected areas for few days. For reducing the pimples, you must
apply this paste regularly. It is an effective natural remedy for
pimples.