There are a lot of challenges when travelling with a small dog, ranging from making the arrangements with airlines to finding pet-friendly hotel rooms (or pet-friendly friends to stay with). From worrying over a crated dog in the cargo area of a plane to having your darling become the bawling baby of a flight with [...]

SUGGESTED GUIDELINES FOR DIABETICS Follow a low GI index diet, GI indexes are measured by how rapidly foods break down and how quickly they are released into the bloodstream. Consuming foods with low glycemic index for these types of foods raise the blood glucose levels slowly, thereby avoiding quick sugar boosts. Avoid foods with a [...]

Homocystiene is an amino acid produced in the body during the metabolism of methionine in the liver, it is normally broken down into cysteine and ATP, but for various reasons it can build up. The biggest contributor is insufficient B vitamins, meaning that homocystiene can't be converted before it leaves the liver and circulates through [...]

1. Beetroot salad (also known as red beets or garden beets) Beetroot is rich in anti-oxidants and nutrients like magnesium, sodium, potassium, vitamin C and betain. Betain reduces hypertension. Ingredients: 2 bunches large beetroot 1 onion, chopped 100 ml (1/3 cup) wine vinegar 100 ml (1/3 cup) sugar Method: Wash the beetroot. Cut off leaves [...]

Cholesterol Diet Certain foods can be particularly useful in controlling your cholesterol levels 1) Olive oil and olive products - olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E.  Olive oils high monounsaturated fatty acid content lowers "bad" low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and increases 'good' high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. 2) Polyunsaturated, 'lite' and [...]

Obviously there is going to be some distress during training. Muscles have to go through some physical stress in order for the body to learn to adapt to new demands placed on it as well to make the physical gains that result with training. Training is basically programming the muscles to become stronger and more [...]

  We have compared the covenants of law and of grace, (part 1) and have discussed the first six aspects of the exchange that took place on the cross of Christ: 1. Jesus was punished that we might be forgiven. 2. Jesus was wounded that we might be healed. 3. Jesus was made sin with [...]

We have compared the covenants of law and of grace, and have discussed the first three aspects of the exchange that took place on the cross of Christ: 1. Jesus was punished that we might be forgiven. 2. Jesus was wounded that we might be healed. 3. Jesus was made sin with our sinfulness that [...]

Spending money on your dog is easy, at least it is for me, I can't leave the pet store without a special treat, or new toy for our dog. The part that isn't as easy is finding things that your dog will play with for a long time, or a bed that he or she [...]

In Part 1 we explored the divine exchange that took place on the cross of Jesus Christ, and we found that we may distinguish nine aspects of this exchange. Let us examine these nine aspects: 1. Jesus was punished that we might be forgiven. To a certain extent we have already dealt with this first [...]