Thursday, August 4, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
6 New Uses for Ice Cubes
Soup Skimmer
To skim excess fat from soup without refrigerating it, fill
a metal ladle with ice cubes and glide it along the surface a few
times, wiping the ladle as needed. Excess fat will cling to the ladle's
bottom (and not yours).
Soil Soaker
Water your plants without leaving them in the sink to drain by covering
the surface of the soil with ice cubes. They'll gradually hydrate your Hedera
(that's ivy)as they melt.
Caulk Smoother
As you squeeze a new caulk line around a bathtub, run the corner of a cube
behind it. The ice will create a clean edge without sticking.
Brow Soother
A few minutes before you tweeze, rub an ice cube over your brows to numb
the skin, then dry. Post-plucking, ice again to minimize redness.
Disposal Scrubber
Run a handful of ice cubes and a pinch of baking soda through your garbage
disposal. You'll get rid of the built-up grease on the blades and the leftover
smell of ...leftovers.
Handheld A/C
When the summer heat is stifling, hold a piece of ice on the underside of
your wrist. As blood flows through that chilly pulse point, your body temperature
will slowly drop.
-Real Simple Magazine, August 2011
To skim excess fat from soup without refrigerating it, fill
a metal ladle with ice cubes and glide it along the surface a few
times, wiping the ladle as needed. Excess fat will cling to the ladle's
bottom (and not yours).
Soil Soaker
Water your plants without leaving them in the sink to drain by covering
the surface of the soil with ice cubes. They'll gradually hydrate your Hedera
(that's ivy)as they melt.
Caulk Smoother
As you squeeze a new caulk line around a bathtub, run the corner of a cube
behind it. The ice will create a clean edge without sticking.
Brow Soother
A few minutes before you tweeze, rub an ice cube over your brows to numb
the skin, then dry. Post-plucking, ice again to minimize redness.
Disposal Scrubber
Run a handful of ice cubes and a pinch of baking soda through your garbage
disposal. You'll get rid of the built-up grease on the blades and the leftover
smell of ...leftovers.
Handheld A/C
When the summer heat is stifling, hold a piece of ice on the underside of
your wrist. As blood flows through that chilly pulse point, your body temperature
will slowly drop.
-Real Simple Magazine, August 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
1-2-3 Gluten Free
FDA Proposed Rule for Gluten Free
The FDA held a teleconference today on its proposed rule to define gluten free as less than 20 PPM. This is consistent with science as well as the laws in other countries. This does not affect our products as they test below 5 PPM. Therefore, if the proposed rule is enacted (currently expected for 3rd quarter 2012), our products would still be considered gluten free. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask us!
Kim Ullner
1-2-3 Gluten Free
The FDA held a teleconference today on its proposed rule to define gluten free as less than 20 PPM. This is consistent with science as well as the laws in other countries. This does not affect our products as they test below 5 PPM. Therefore, if the proposed rule is enacted (currently expected for 3rd quarter 2012), our products would still be considered gluten free. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask us!
Kim Ullner
1-2-3 Gluten Free
Monday, August 1, 2011
Gluten-Free Awareness Night
Greetings!
Gluten-Free Awareness Night
White Sox vs. Mariners
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 7:10 p.m.
Round up your friends and family members and join the Seattle Mariners and the Gluten Intolerance Group for Gluten-Free Awareness Night on Friday, August 26! Special discounted group seating has been reserved and is available for you to purchase online. More information regarding concessions coming soon. It's also Mariners Fleece Blanket Night for the first 15,000 fans (21 & over) through the gates, so be sure to arrive early!
The Gluten Intolerance Group will be at a table on the concourse outside Section 319 to answer any questions you may have. The Gluten Intolerance Group of North America is a 501c3 non-profit organization who is a leader in patient and professional support nationally through outreach programs and services. GIG fulfills its mission of supporting persons living with gluten intolerances through programs directed to consumers, health professionals and the public. GIG programs provide support and education, awareness and advocacy, research awareness and support.
* DEADLINE TO PURCHASE: Thursday, August 25 at NOON
* Game Date: Friday, August 26, 2011 - 7:10 p.m.
* Pricing:
* $15 View Reserved (normally $22)
* $4 from each ticket sold will benefit the Gluten Intolerance Group!
Please note: This special offer is online only and is not available at Team Stores or box office outlets. Please use the link below:
Purchase Tickets Here
Gluten-Free Awareness Night
White Sox vs. Mariners
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 7:10 p.m.
Round up your friends and family members and join the Seattle Mariners and the Gluten Intolerance Group for Gluten-Free Awareness Night on Friday, August 26! Special discounted group seating has been reserved and is available for you to purchase online. More information regarding concessions coming soon. It's also Mariners Fleece Blanket Night for the first 15,000 fans (21 & over) through the gates, so be sure to arrive early!
The Gluten Intolerance Group will be at a table on the concourse outside Section 319 to answer any questions you may have. The Gluten Intolerance Group of North America is a 501c3 non-profit organization who is a leader in patient and professional support nationally through outreach programs and services. GIG fulfills its mission of supporting persons living with gluten intolerances through programs directed to consumers, health professionals and the public. GIG programs provide support and education, awareness and advocacy, research awareness and support.
* DEADLINE TO PURCHASE: Thursday, August 25 at NOON
* Game Date: Friday, August 26, 2011 - 7:10 p.m.
* Pricing:
* $15 View Reserved (normally $22)
* $4 from each ticket sold will benefit the Gluten Intolerance Group!
Please note: This special offer is online only and is not available at Team Stores or box office outlets. Please use the link below:
Purchase Tickets Here
Product Of The Month
Everyone needs energy throughout the day. Our NEW Whenever Bars are the perfect snack bar to have on hand. Stock up at home or keep them in your car. Try all four tantalizing flavors, Oat Blueberry Lemon, Oat Cranberry Almond, Oat Chocolate Chip Coconut and Oat Raisin Walnut Spice. And, did you know that Pamela's Whenever Bars are high in omega 3 essential fatty acids, offer 9 grams of whole grains per serving and they're low in cholesterol and sodium!
Would you like to WIN a FREE sample of Pamela's Whenever Bars? We're giving 25 lucky winners a FREE box of Pamela's NEW Whenever Bars. To enter our random drawing simply answer this question... What would you like from Pamela's Products? Send your answers to newsletter@pamelasproducts.com with your shipping address (no PO boxes please) by August 7th to qualify. We'll pick 25 names at random from all qualified entries. Sorry, available for USA addresses only, one entry per person, per household, per email address. Due to the high volume of responses we are only able to notify the winners. If you do not hear from us by August 19th, you did not win, but we hope you will try again next month.
-Pamela's Products Newsletter, August 2011
Would you like to WIN a FREE sample of Pamela's Whenever Bars? We're giving 25 lucky winners a FREE box of Pamela's NEW Whenever Bars. To enter our random drawing simply answer this question... What would you like from Pamela's Products? Send your answers to newsletter@pamelasproducts.com with your shipping address (no PO boxes please) by August 7th to qualify. We'll pick 25 names at random from all qualified entries. Sorry, available for USA addresses only, one entry per person, per household, per email address. Due to the high volume of responses we are only able to notify the winners. If you do not hear from us by August 19th, you did not win, but we hope you will try again next month.
-Pamela's Products Newsletter, August 2011
Milk Maize
Getting the dairy-free calcium you need.
For over ten years, we have seen the infamous milk mustache on celebrities, supermodels, and star athletes. The Got Milk? campaign ads are probably the most successful advertising campaign in history. You’ve got to hand it to the dairy industry. The ads must be working because Americans still consume more dairy products than any other nation.
And we suffer from far more calcium-related degenerative diseases—like obesity, osteoporosis, arteriosclerosis, and cataracts—than the Asians or Africans where dairy intake is minimal or non-existent.
While milk may be rich in calcium (1200 mg per quart, to be exact—more than enough to satisfy a whole day’s requirement), it’s also equally high in phosphorus, which has a habit of interfering with calcium absorption. Infants drinking their mother’s milk—which contains only 300 mg of calcium per quart, but has a beneficial calcium-phosphorus ratio of 2:1—actually absorb more calcium than infants drinking cow’s milk with its ratio of 1.2 parts calcium to 1 part phosphorus.
Milk and milk products also tend to neutralize germ-killing hydrochloric acid in the stomach and generate excessive mucus in the intestines.
Then there’s the magnesium issue. Magnesium helps calcium absorption, but too much calcium interferes with the absorption of magnesium. Magnesium reduces the body’s need for calcium, but calcium increases the body’s need for magnesium. Although this may sound confusing, humans evolved in a magnesium-rich, calcium-poor environment back in the Stone Age. Our caveman style bodies learned to conserve calcium but not magnesium some 40,000 years ago.
Then there’s the allergic issue. For the majority of the world’s adult population, most individuals between the ages of 18 months and 4 years stop producing the intestinal enzyme lactase needed to break down milk sugar or lactose. The result is severe bloating, gas, or even diarrhea. Coupled with the growing number of food intolerances to casein (the protein fraction of milk and dairy products) that seems to accompany gluten intolerance, dairy is highly reactive for the majority of the world’s population.
Sure, there are lots of foods high in calcium—like collards, turnip greens, almonds, and the seaweed hijiki—but we either don’t consume enough of these calcium-rich sources on a daily basis, or don’t eat enough to satisfy even a minimal 500 mg.
Calcium in its correct form is crucial to health for some surprising reasons, not generally well-know. It profoundly affects our resistance to viruses, bacteria, molds, fungi, and even cancer. It can help regulate insulin—thereby assisting in all weight loss efforts—, balance blood pressure, and even lower susceptibility (with essential fatty acids) to sunburn. It also protects your cellular membranes from coming unglued when you are on your cell or cordless phones.
Osteo-Key is the only calcium supplement I recommend. It contains hydroxyapatite, the most bioavailable source of calcium which innately matches the highly absorptive calcium/phosphorus ratio of mother’s milk. A bone building team of nutrients is contained in Osteo-Key including magnesium, manganese, boron, silica, Vitamin D-3, selenium, potassium, zinc, and microcrystalline hydroxyapatite, and the complete Vitamin K complex (vitamin K1 and two forms of K2) to target calcium absorption direction into the bone—not the joints or arteries where calcium can buildup resulting in arthritis and arterial plaque.
I always smile when I see those Got Milk? ads. Now you know why!
-Edge On Health, Dr. Ann Louise Gittleman, July 26, 2011
For over ten years, we have seen the infamous milk mustache on celebrities, supermodels, and star athletes. The Got Milk? campaign ads are probably the most successful advertising campaign in history. You’ve got to hand it to the dairy industry. The ads must be working because Americans still consume more dairy products than any other nation.
And we suffer from far more calcium-related degenerative diseases—like obesity, osteoporosis, arteriosclerosis, and cataracts—than the Asians or Africans where dairy intake is minimal or non-existent.
While milk may be rich in calcium (1200 mg per quart, to be exact—more than enough to satisfy a whole day’s requirement), it’s also equally high in phosphorus, which has a habit of interfering with calcium absorption. Infants drinking their mother’s milk—which contains only 300 mg of calcium per quart, but has a beneficial calcium-phosphorus ratio of 2:1—actually absorb more calcium than infants drinking cow’s milk with its ratio of 1.2 parts calcium to 1 part phosphorus.
Milk and milk products also tend to neutralize germ-killing hydrochloric acid in the stomach and generate excessive mucus in the intestines.
Then there’s the magnesium issue. Magnesium helps calcium absorption, but too much calcium interferes with the absorption of magnesium. Magnesium reduces the body’s need for calcium, but calcium increases the body’s need for magnesium. Although this may sound confusing, humans evolved in a magnesium-rich, calcium-poor environment back in the Stone Age. Our caveman style bodies learned to conserve calcium but not magnesium some 40,000 years ago.
Then there’s the allergic issue. For the majority of the world’s adult population, most individuals between the ages of 18 months and 4 years stop producing the intestinal enzyme lactase needed to break down milk sugar or lactose. The result is severe bloating, gas, or even diarrhea. Coupled with the growing number of food intolerances to casein (the protein fraction of milk and dairy products) that seems to accompany gluten intolerance, dairy is highly reactive for the majority of the world’s population.
Sure, there are lots of foods high in calcium—like collards, turnip greens, almonds, and the seaweed hijiki—but we either don’t consume enough of these calcium-rich sources on a daily basis, or don’t eat enough to satisfy even a minimal 500 mg.
Calcium in its correct form is crucial to health for some surprising reasons, not generally well-know. It profoundly affects our resistance to viruses, bacteria, molds, fungi, and even cancer. It can help regulate insulin—thereby assisting in all weight loss efforts—, balance blood pressure, and even lower susceptibility (with essential fatty acids) to sunburn. It also protects your cellular membranes from coming unglued when you are on your cell or cordless phones.
Osteo-Key is the only calcium supplement I recommend. It contains hydroxyapatite, the most bioavailable source of calcium which innately matches the highly absorptive calcium/phosphorus ratio of mother’s milk. A bone building team of nutrients is contained in Osteo-Key including magnesium, manganese, boron, silica, Vitamin D-3, selenium, potassium, zinc, and microcrystalline hydroxyapatite, and the complete Vitamin K complex (vitamin K1 and two forms of K2) to target calcium absorption direction into the bone—not the joints or arteries where calcium can buildup resulting in arthritis and arterial plaque.
I always smile when I see those Got Milk? ads. Now you know why!
-Edge On Health, Dr. Ann Louise Gittleman, July 26, 2011
GIG Pancake Breakfast
The date for the Pancake Breakfast fundraiser has changed! It will now be the 20th of August, from 8:00AM-10:00AM. We also need volunteers to help make this event a success, and volunteering is sweet because you get to enjoy the pancakes for free! Please call Kristi Curtis 360-695-0862
Can't wait to see you there.
Can't wait to see you there.
