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Mediterranean Pasta with Greens
Submitted By: Chef Lia

A delicious blend of greens, olives, garlic, and sun-dried tomatoes tossed with pasta. Delicious and satisfying.
Original recipe yield: 8

1 (16 ounce) package dry fusilli pasta
1 bunch Swiss chard, stems removed
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup pitted, chopped kalamata olives
1/2 cup pitted, chopped green olives
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Stir in pasta, cook for 10 to 12 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
2. Place chard in a microwave safe bowl. Fill bowl about 1/2 full with water. Cook on High in the microwave 5 minutes, until limp; drain.
3. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the sun-dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, green olives, and garlic. Mix in the chard. Cook and stir until tender. Toss with pasta and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese to serve.

Nutritional Info:
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 315
Total Fat: 11.4g
Cholesterol: 2mg
Sodium: 578mg
Total Carbs: 45.1g
Dietary Fiber: 3g
Protein: 10g

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Something to consider Next time you go shopping for lipstick......
This comes from Dr. Nahid Neman who works in the breast cancer unit at Mt.
Sinai Hospital, in Toronto. If there is a female you care anything about,
share this with her. I did!!
Recently a lipstick brand called 'Red Earth' decreased their prices from
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It contained lead. Lead is a chemical that causes cancer.

The lipstick brands that contain lead are:

CHRISTIAN DIOR
LANCOME
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CHANEL (Lip Conditioner)
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The higher the lead content, the greater the chance of causing cancer.
*After doing a test on lipsticks, it was found that the Y.S.L. lipstick
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Watch out for those lipsticks that are supposed to stay longer. If your
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Here is the test you can do yourself:

1. Put some lipstick on your hand.

2. Use a Gold ring to scratch on the lipstick.

3. If the lipstick colour changes to black, then you know, the lipstick
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Please send this information to all your girlfriends, wives and female
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Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast cancer.

Learning to care for self and knowing the resources avaialble.

Eating the right food makes a difference almost no one ever realizes the importance of watching the foods we eat. I realized after my self-denial of being obese hit me in the face. I always carried my weight well many did not realize I was a mere 242 lbs and 5'3. Eating as though bird and gaining weight as a youth I always nibbled and ate very little one would wonder how I grew up at all. Problem is birds are always eating and picking up food to eat goes the scale of the nibbling and starving eater.

My problem was what I nibbled all day long never being one for sweets my diet consist of coffee all day long ,fruits, veggies, loads of pasta, meals. I grew up a child of five siblings mom learned lots of casseroles and pasta dishes feed a growing army. I raised my five children much the same way generation repeats generational habits and traditions. Sweets were not a threat problem to me I never craved those much but put down an Italian cuisine and watch plate two finished. Cheese also is a big downfall on my craving lists milk products all those things loaded with cholesterol.

I returned to graduate from high school after leaving 27 years before a drop out. I wanted to prove to myself and to my loved ones so I took on the challenge. On graduation day we had professional pictures taken of us for keepsakes mine is in the bottom drawer in two manila envelopes looked at once and hidden 5 years ago. I was shocked looking much heavier than my mirror revealed my daily appearance. You know how you know but the denial is more powerful I would tire easy when exerting or exercising. However, the raw reality when it stares you in the face is a real wakeup call. Building up the courage to mount the bathroom scale was a fearful moment filled with anxiety. I figured it would level around 170 lbs in my wildest dreams my heart sank when it tilted out 242 lbs. Shocked I stepped off the cold metal lie -detector and made sure it was set and balanced then re-stepped onto it still glared those large numbers 242 lbs. I was devastated and right away made a pact to lose at least 100 lbs starting that moment.

Studying on the affect of diets, I had to choose a diet that would give me lasting results not a fast fad one that would return the weight and more a few months after dieting. For me no diet was the goal instead watching and making good the food choices. Dropping pop was #1 on the list did you know pop is the number one problem with youth obesity today the sugar contents are harmful. Cutting back on those delicious home pasta recipes, I started eating one plate instead of two plates. Exchanging meat categories adding more chicken and fish to my diet regiment. I did not pay to much attention to cholesterol or carbs and started to decrease my intake while increasing my activities and exercise routine with low impact walking and aerobics building my stamina. One year later, I weighed in again 142 lbs and a much happier trooper. Losing weight and becoming healthy is do-able.

According to the national nutrition boards, my weight for my size is still obese and as of this writing, I am continuing the loss of weight. Slowly I am working on the rest of the weight loss needed to reach the perfect weight for my size. Nutritionist and medical profession tell us taking weight off slowly is the way to keep it off reaching our ultimate goals.

Relapse of health unfortunately this past six months brought other concerns from the health professionals end of my lifestyle the damages caused by the lack of concern all those years. Being diagnosed type two- diabetic, along with high cholesterol levels, and high blood pressure gives me motivation to learn as much as I may to eating healthy. By making careful and informed food exchanges and tips on health and eating, I am reaching my goal of the weight loss.

Learning to watch not only calories but also the cholesterol and fats in products, I buy for food consumption. Oh yes and cutting bad carbs and allowing good ones as much as possible. Two birds with one stone theory striving for the perfect weight level for ideal health but I also now need to eat right to control two diseases gained from the previous unhealthy lifestyle I led. If I can do it at 40 and later then others can learn to be healthy. My personal suggestions are read up on health articles and take tips to implement into your lifestyle that works for you. Remember an apple a day keeps the doctor away and walk yes short or long walks breathe deep.

As for the two manila envelopes in the bottom dresser drawer the 8x10 now hangs on the refrigerator door as a reminder of the gains of goals achieved by leaving my comfort zone and moving into the regulated lifestyle of health. A few changes, still eating pasta, and those favorite foods I have always loved eating just thinner and healthier

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What Happens to Your Body Within an Hour of Drinking a Coke

soda, soda pop, coca cola, coke, soft drinks, physical effects of drinking cokeDo you want to be healthy? Drinking soda is bad for your health in so many ways; science can't even state all the consequences. Here's what happens in your body when you assault it with a Coke:

Within the first 10 minutes, 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. This is 100 percent of your recommended daily intake, and the only reason you don't vomit as a result of the overwhelming sweetness is because phosphoric acid cuts the flavor.

Within 20 minutes, your blood sugar spikes, and your liver responds to the resulting insulin burst by turning massive amounts of sugar into fat.

Within 40 minutes, caffeine absorption is complete; your pupils dilate, your blood pressure rises, and your livers dumps more sugar into your bloodstream.

Around 45 minutes, your body increases dopamine production, which stimulates the pleasure centers of your brain - a physically identical response to that of heroin, by the way.

After 60 minutes, you'll start to have a sugar crash.

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* Nutrition Research Center October 24, 2007