| 1 | quart (4 cups) vanilla frozen yogurt, slightly softened |
| 1/2 | cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed |
| 1/4 | cup milk |
| Orange slices, if desired |
| 1. | Place yogurt, juice concentrate and milk in blender. Cover and blend on medium speed about 45 seconds, stopping blender occasionally to scrape sides, until thick and smooth. |
| 2. | Pour mixture into 4 glasses. Garnish with orange slices. |
1 (10-ounce) package Mediterranean-style salad greensMakes 6 servings.
Source:cooksrecipes.com
In a greased 2-quart casserole, layer the chicken, eggs, carrots, and peas. Mix the soup, chicken broth, and season with salt and pepper, if desired. Pour over the layers. Stir together the biscuit mix and milk, and pour this over the casserole. Drizzle butter over the topping. Bake until the topping is golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes.
Source:Paula's Home cooking Show
Here we are going to look at some sexual positions from history that despite being thousands of years old are still popular today and give immense satisfaction to both men and women.
In 14th century Italy lived one of the greatest poets and writers of all time; the famous Giovanni Boccaccio.
In his timeless masterpiece, the Decameron, the reader finds 100 stories, covering a whole panorama of subjects.
Clothed in symbology, but clear nevertheless to the intellectual reader, one can find clear eroticism in a few of the stories.
Boccaccio was a master of language and symbolism, and was able to describe a sexual technique popular at the time.
It concerns two lovers' efforts to fill their sexual activity with great variety.
They appear to stumble on a position that enhances the grip the vagina has on the man's penis. This would be ideal for a man with a smaller (or in today's language, normal penis)
The Male Penis in the 13th and 14th Century
Not a great deal is known, as even preserved penises shrink to very small sizes (Napoleon who was reported to have a very large penis had his penis preserved after his death.
It is on show at a Paris museum. It is a poor blackened fossil of about 2 inches). The statues of the period (especially those of Michelangelo) show men with rather small and delicate penises.
The Sexual Position in Boccaccio
It appears the woman is on her back, with a pillow under her buttocks.
This raises her hips very much toward the man. The man is standing, and places himself between her legs.
He will lovingly raise the lady's thighs high as possible, pressing them even to her breasts. The man then grabs the lady's arms, in a loving embrace.
At this point, the man will penetrate the woman, finding this position has compressed her vagina, and making it very tight and close. The sensation is wonderful for both the man and woman.
The man should not thrust but press and rotate hips leaving his penis fully inserted.
This brings an exquisite pleasure to the woman as the man's penis is up against the g-spot and the man feels the full pressure from the vagina's muscles and compressed space.
The man must keep his penis fully inserted, and make false thrusts with his hips as pressure only.
The circular and gyrating motion of the man's hips can be fully reciprocated by that of the woman.
As this position is quite tiring for the woman, she usually will real her climax and crisis very quickly, and usually with whole body spasms.
Boccaccio suggests that after such lovemaking, the couple will lay together and gaze into each other's eyes, giving some spiritual pleasure to a transforming physical experience.
The couple should lie first in silence till their systems have returned to the quiet state. A gentle sleep can follow, taking the couple to even higher spiritual feeling.
After this small rest, the man (if he has slept, even for a moment) may find himself fully recovered for additional sexual activity.
The woman will also be quite ready. A repeat of the position above is not recommended, but a side-to-side position with rear entry.
by:Sacha Tarkovsky
It is every person's secret wish to find the elixir of eternal youth. Cosmetic companies work on this weakness to make big profits. However, it is not very difficult to look young if you live right. Looks can be compared to the savings a person makes. If you start saving at an early age, you can look forward to a comfortable retirement. Similarly, youth is an asset. If you squander it, you may regret it later. If you preserve it well when you have it, can be stretched to last - a long time. You can defy ageing by making certain lifestyle rules. It is vital to follow a disciplined lifestyle. Practise the following lifestyle rules to turn back the hands of the clock.
Avoid Excess sun:
Agreed that sunlight is essential for development but experiments have proved that a person gets the daily needed quota of vitamin K from 15 minutes in the sun. The ultraviolet rays in the sunlight harm the skin. Excess exposure may lead to cancer too. So, while venturing out, smother your skin with sunscreen. Use umbrellas and shades to keep those nasty UV rays off your lovely skin.
Eat right:
Eat healthy food and this will show on your skin. This does not mean that you have to follow a strict diet. In fact too severe a diet and a total lack of oils in food, robs your skin of its elasticity and glow. So, avoid crash diets. Vitamin C is good for the skin, so incorporate foods rich in it in your diet. Eat a lot of fruit and vegetables. Drink at least eight glasses of water daily. Avoid fried and spicy stuff in excess.
Diet supplements:
It is essential to supplement your diet with these additives for greater benefit. Vitamins give you vigour and glowing skin. Iron peps up your energy level, calcium is necessary for good bones and nails and Omega three will work wonders for your general well-being. Consult your doctor and ask him to prescribe the best combination for you.
Pamper your skin:
Nothing cuts down your age like a healthy glowing skin. Never step out without using a moisturiser. Use a sunscreen in the summers. Exfoliate once a week to remove dead skin. Use extra hydration for your hands, under the eyes and on your lips.
Exercise:
Besides getting rid of the extra calories, a regular exercising routine steps up your metabolism too. This revs up your circulation and gives you extra energy, vitality and a blooming complexion. Notice the people around you who move slowly, slouch and look much older than they are. A person who stands up straight and is agile looks much more youthful. Your body is machine that deteriorates if not used regularly. Some yogic exercises are said to retard ageing. Exercise at least three times a week for 30 minutes.
Sleep:
Your overworked body needs sleep to regain its vitality. Do not deprive yourself of sleep. Lack of proper sleep makes you sluggish and tired. Ensure that you have at least eight hours of peaceful sleep daily. Draw up a sleep routine and stick to it religiously. However exciting they might seem, frequent late night parties take their toll. Restrict them to once a week.
Keep stress at bay:
Notice how a problematic situation prematurely ages a person. Stress is one virus that eats up your vitality from within. The face is the mirror of the mind. A worried mind reflects worry on the face too. Avoid stress. This is easier said than done. Stress has became a way of life. You have to tutor your mind to stay away from unnecessary worry. Breathing exercises and yoga help. Keep yourself occupied, as an empty mind is a devil's workshop.
Enjoy life:
Try to extract the best out of life. If you are bored, it will reflect on your face. A person who is passionately involved in anything remains energetic. Find something that fires your imagination. If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Do not lose your vitality in the dreary desert sands of dead habit.
No smoking:
Apart from those much touted health hazards, smoking regularly leads to the formational feathery wrinkles along the upper lip. Lack of oxygen makes the skin sallow and dull. Smoking causes the lips to blacken too. These side effects of smoking are very difficult to reverse. Hence, it is advisable to refrain from smoking if you wish to preserve your youth and vigour.
Try these tips and see your youth stretch out for a long
, long time!
Dry beans are among some of the healthiest foods on the planet. Beans are not only a complex carbohydrate, which provides sustained energy throughout the day, but also have many important nutrients such as, calcium, potassium, protein and folate. Plus, you get these benefits without the fat and cholesterol that meat or dairy products might contain. Many Americans do not get the recommended daily fiber they need (25-30 grams a day) and beans are an excellent way to meet these requirements. A cup of cooked black beans contains 8 grams of fiber and a cup of cooked pinto beans contains 12 grams.
One concern when cooking beans is the amount of time they take to fully process. There are a few things that can be done to help with this problem. The first is soaking beans over night. Soaking overnight will help the beans absorb moisture and shorten the time needed to cook them. Another excellent idea is to cook beans in the crock pot over night on low. In the morning they are fully cooked and ready to use or store. They can be rinsed, drained and stored up to a week in the refrigerator or frozen for several months. When cooking or soaking beans do not add salts to the pot or bowl, as salt will prevent the beans from fully cooking and will result in hard beans.
What do you do with your beans? There is no end to the healthy, useful ways to use dry beans in your everyday cooking and baking. The traditional and most frequent use of beans is simply cooked and placed in soups or chili's, mixed with rice or used as a side dish. Although those are excellent ways to incorporate beans into your diet there are many other ways as well.
One of the best kept secrets about beans is their ability to be ground into a fine flour. White beans are recommended as the best choice for bean flour. Bean flour can be substituted for 25% of flour in any recipe. For example, if a recipe calls for 2 cups all purpose flour, 1/2 cup bean flour may be used. For those whose families might not be receptive to beans on the table this is a great way to sneak them in. All the benefits of beans will be received in every day items like cookies and bread and no one will be the wiser. It is not recommended to tell them either as this might influence their interest in the items prepared. Bean flour can also be used to make soups creamy without dairy. To make 4 cups of "cream" soup simply heat 2 cups of water in a pan (do not boil) and 4 tsp chicken bouillon (or bouillon of choice). Combine 2 cups cold water with 1 cup bean flour and whisk until there are no lumps. Combine this flour paste with the heated water and bouillon and simmer of low for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally. To make a thinner soup use less bean flour. Spices, vegetables or meat may be added to the soup base for a delicious and nutritious creamy soup without the calories, fat and dairy, plus this creamy soup has all the health of beans. This recipe may also be substituted for creamy condensed soups in casseroles or other dishes.
The other best kept secret is the use of pureed white beans in place of shortening, butter or margarine in baked goods. After the beans are cooked simply drain and place in a food processor, blender or mash with a fork to create a puree. It should be about the consistency of the fat you are replacing and may be substituted cup for cup or simply for half the fat in the recipe. If the beans are too thick and/or dry, just add a little water and stir in completely. Many ask, "how does it taste" [in cookies, etc.] and the answer is, you can't even tell! The foods are delicious and nutritious!
Beans will be filling, satisfying and incorporate many necessary nutrients into the diet. Combined with rice they are a complete protein and provide all the 8 amino acids for the body. They are inexpensive and packed full of flavor. It doesn't get much better than beans.
Parents! Do you know what your children are doing online? Do you really know? When your son or daughter says they are doing homework on the computer, are they in an area where this can be verified? Or are they locked away in their bedroom, using the computer to do who knows what?
Millions of Americans were riveted to their television screens during the series "To Catch a Predator" that Dateline NBC aired showing dozens of predators who were attempting to meet up with people they thought were teenagers. In most of the cases, the men caught on tape on Dateline NBC thought they were going to the home of a 13 year old whose parents were out of town. 13 years old!!
These people were folks from every walk of life. There was a teacher, a rabbi (!), a busdriver. What was really shocking was that many of these folks already were working with children in their jobs every day.
YouTube ran a spot that showed what a chatroom would look like if the people involved were actually in a room together. You might wonder "what is that 50-something, married bald man doing talking to the 14 year old girl?" Of course he told the girl that he was 15. And who is the 'Psycho' guy who's obviously mad at the world and everyone in it? And who are those two single guys over in the corner having a private conversation? Except for the twist at the end, this YouTube spot was pretty true to life about what chatrooms are like and the type of people who frequent them.
Chatrooms are extremely popular among teens and young adults. Chatrooms are also targeted by predators trying to get with these kids for sex. This was obvious in To Catch a Predator and is inferred in the YouTube spot I mentioned. Social networking sites are also common among the young.
MySpace has been in the news lately because of the predators on that site looking for young people to victimize. MySpace and Facebook are the two top sites known as 'networking' sites for people to make friends. However, because of the relative 'anonymity' of the Internet, these are places that predators frequent looking for children to victimize. Many parents are wary of letting their children have a MySpace account at all; however, quite a few teachers and school personnel are reporting that kids as young as 5th grade claim to have profiles on MySpace.
On a forum that I like to frequent (which has a large number of users who are parents), one of the posters reported that some strange words had come up during searches. Words like "sex", "boobs", etc. This poster has several children; among them a son who is 11. However, shockingly enough, it wasn't the 11 year old who had been searching for these terms online. It was her six year old and his friends!! Six years old!! Now, I know kids will be curious and boys will give in to their curiosities. This is a normal part of growing up. But if I were the parent, I'd want my child's curiosities NOT abused by an online predator, looking to make a victim out of my kid.
What can parents do to ensure the safety of their children? First of all, parents need to talk to their children often about what types of things their children are interested in. Not only is this good communication, this can ensure the safety of a child. Second, parents can warn their children about online predators and how they often appear to be a friend at first. Third, parents must warn their children NOT to EVER give personal information out on the internet. No real names, phone numbers, addresses, or whatever. Fourth, parents must create a line of communication that allows their children to come to them and talk about it if they have been frightened or disturbed by someone online.
The FBI and law enforcement have been working toward making the internet a safer place for people in general. It is easier today than it was even six months ago to catch and prosectute an online stalker. This is an evolving subject for law enforcement, but great strides have already been made. If you feel your child was threatened, contact law enforement.
By Angela Edwards
I'll never forget the day I found out I was pregnant with my second child. I'd spent nearly all day in bed watching afternoon talk shows with my six month old daughter laying on my chest. I was exhausted and nauseous. The last time I felt that sick, I was pregnant. Oh my goodness, I couldn't be...could I? Nah. It took us nearly two years to get pregnant with my daughter. There is no way I got pregnant that quickly with a second child. My head was spinning. I ran to the bathroom and puked...again.
I bundled up the baby and made a bee-line to the drug store. As I set the pregnancy test stick near the scanner I watched the clerk look at me...and then the pregnancy test...and then my baby...and then me again. I am fairly certain he was doing the math in his head. He smirked. "Would you PLEASE just scan the freekin test?" I said under my breath.
I walked in the house and threw up again. Boy, this flu bug is killing me, I thought. I was clearly in denial. I set the test stick on the counter and avoided it. If I didn't take the test, I wouldn't be pregnant...right? I cleaned up around it. I ate lunch around it. I even considered stirring my coffee with it when I couldn't find a clean spoon.
It was a bit ironic. I used to love those little sticks. I would anxiously tear them open and...(well, you know what comes next). I would gaze longingly at the little spot where the second little line might appear. On the glorious day it actually did appear, I ran up to my husband and tried to shove it in his hand. He lurched back. (I was so excited that I forgot to clean it off, woops). We are pregnant! I squealed.
This time was different. I didn't want to be pregnant. I couldn't be pregnant. I barely figured out how to take care of this one...much less another one. We couldn't afford a baby and I didn't want another baby. There was that second line I'd only had the pleasure of seeing once before. It looked florescent this time. I've probably taken 50 pregnancy tests and I've never, ever seen such a clear, bright line. I puked...again. Only this time, it was due to nerves.
I spent the rest of the day trying to figure out how to tell my husband. Should I buy him balloons, a cake, cookies? Maybe if I turned it into a celebration we would forget how ill-prepared we were for a second child. As I was planning the "we don't want another baby...but 'oh-well' celebration", my husband arrived home early from work..
I couldn't stand it. "Honey, I have to tell you something". "You aren't pregnant again, are you?" He laughed. "Not funny", I grumbled. "Yes..WE are", I replied, sarcastically. He walked into the bathroom. I think he puked too. "Well, we'll make it work", he said. He sounded sincere. "Okay then".
I am not sure if we said anything else that night or for the next eight months for that matter. We didn't really talk much about the baby even though our excitement started to grow with every prenatal appointment. "We'll make it work" became our mantra. And we did. My daughter had just taken her first steps around the time my son was born.
While this is the part of the article where I should be giving you tips on how we made it work, I can't. Quite honestly, I don't remember much. I remember changing a ton of diapers, pushing around a super heavy double stroller, having back pain from lugging around a toddler on one hip and a bulky car-seat on the other. I also remember getting up between one and five times every night for two years straight to tend to a crying baby. That's about it.
My son is almost three now and my daughter will turn four this summer. The fog has lifted. Suddenly, I am sleeping again. I know what it feels like to take a long, hot shower again. I can shave my legs, fix my hair and apply makeup now. I even smell good. The other day, I read a magazine, drank a cup of coffee and watched a reality TV show without interruption. Pinch me.
My kids are a bit more independent now and I am enjoying some much deserved "me-time". They play together. They like each other and they entertain each other. It is great.
If you are reading this in panic mode while awaiting a second baby I am probably going to disappoint you. I don't have any profound advice, tips or words of wisdom to offer. In fact, I'm not going to lie and suggest that it is easy. Two under two is hard. You won't get much sleep, you won't have much time to yourself and you will probably be running non-stop.
That being said, I am LOVING "two under four". It is fun, it is profoundly easier and I blessed with non-stop laughter at the antics of two preschoolers. Who knows, I might even be ready to try "three under five" soon (just kidding, honey).
Menopause can bring uncomfortable symptoms such as incontinence in several different forms. Even younger women experience occasional bouts of urinary leakage during pregnancy, after childbirth, and sometimes even during sex. But menses seems to bring out more occasions of uncontrollable incontinence.
This inability to control your bladder can happen when you put pressure on yourself by wrenching your gut due to laughing or yelling, sneezing and coughing. The condition worsens if your bladder is full. Incontinence can also feel like a strong, uncontrollable urge to pass urine resulting in continuous leakage. Sometimes the sound of running water can trigger this urge.
There is also overflow incontinence. No matter how many times you frequent the restroom and urinate, there are always some urine leaked. This is a result of function of the nerve supply to the bladder being impaired and the consequence is a distended bladder that leak when over filled. Women with this condition do not feel the urge top ass urine. Delaying the need to pass urine can cause this type of incontinence.
If you experience continuous incontinence, there is leakage of urine more or less all of the time without warning. Although this type is uncommon it is caused by abnormalities in the urinary tract which may be congenital or resulting from childbirth, or from surgery such as hysterectomy and medical treatments such as radiation.
Bouts of incontinence can also be due to menopause, specifically hormonal imbalances. Producing less can cause the lining of the bladder to weaken, causing irreparable control of bladder movement. The older we get, the harder it is for us to hold back our urine - bladders get weaker and reaction times become slower.
Depending on the type of incontinence you are experiencing, your doctor may recommend from several types of treatment. Antibiotics are sometimes required to treat infection. Drugs can be taken that control abnormal bladder contractions or to create contraction in an over distended bladder.
Balancing your hormones with either HRT or natural, bioidentical replacement therapy can significantly relieve stress incontinence. And, of course there are the traditional pelvic floor exercises and kegels to strengthen the muscles surrounding the urethra and vagina. In more severe cases, surgery may be required or electrical stimulation of the muscles around the bladder. This is definitely one your need to work out with your doctor.
The information in this article is for educational purposes only, and is not intended as medical advice.
