Sorry this is a little blurry. It was a little humid out and the camera was fogged up.
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These are things that have caught my eye this Week and I want to Share.
Font Wars <<Comic sans Vs Arial (Mental Floss)
USDA Admits Link Between Antibiotic Use by Big Ag and Human Health <<The horrendous conditions that exist in industrial feedlots require the animals be given huge doses of antibiotics to survive. This overuse of medicine creates superbugs, antibiotic-resistant bacteria that are becoming a serious problem in our very own hospitals. Solution seems obvious to me. (Huffington Post)
Tarp Surfing – <<Yes, If I could ride a Skate Board I would totally try this. (Make Magazine)
The Claim: Artificial Sweeteners Can Raise Blood Sugar <<Yes, yes they can. Artificial sweeteners have never been shown to have any value, and they also taste pretty bad. I vote for natural sweeteners with real calories. Just use them sparingly. (New York Times)
On beans, rice, and everything you ever wanted to know about protein quality <<Really useful tutorial on the quality of protein in foods and what it means for you. (NutritionData)
What Caffeine Actually Does to Your Brain <<Interesting and surprisingly sciencey description on the effect of your daily cup of joe on the ol’ noggin. (Lifehacker)
Too much milk? <<We’ve all grown up hearing milk does a body good, but it isn’t particularly true. Here’s a fantastic analysis. (Los Angeles Times)
And Lastly, Starbucks Customers are Picky about their Free Water <<As a Ex-Barista I can totally relate to this. <Starbucks Gossip Blog>
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You have Brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the Guy who’ll decide where to go. – Oh the Places You’ll Go, Dr Seuss.
We have had a crazy Summer. We have been many places. We have gone to Global Camp with the Youth, David Crowder and the Fun Factory, We are heading To Six Flags in a couple of of days and we went to Damascus, Va and Boone, NC. It is has been a great summer.
Our Family is going in many directions. Clare starts K3 this year at NGCA, Emma is starting first grade at NGCA, Naomi is beginning to teach K4 at NGCA and I begin Nursing School at Dalton State all in August.
God is moving us in directions that we did not forsee and he will continue to move us in directions. He moves US many times and we do not realize that we have gone, until we get there.
This is what is like to live in God’s will. I have been doing youth ministry for over 20 years and God is leading me to go to nursing school. For the next four semesters, I will be doing Nursing and Youth ministry. In September, I will go part time at the church and focus solely on youth ministry. My passion is teenagers and helping them make God famous in Ellijay. And it will continue to be.
It takes faith to trust God to lead us. We have been living in the that faith for years. And we will continue to live in this faith. It is exciting place to be.
In Matthew 17:20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
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There is some great information about fruit and veggie benefits from Eat to Live.
Green vegetables, beans, tofu, sesame seeds and even oranges contain lots of usable calcium, without the problems associated with dairy. Keep in mind that you retain the calcium better and just do not need as much when you don’t consume a diet heavy in animal products and sodium, sugar and caffeine.
Many green veggies have calcium-absorption rates of over 50 percent, compated with about 32 percent for milk. Additionally, since animal protein induces calcium excretion in the urine, the calcium retention from vegetables is higher. All Green vegetables are high in calcium.
The American “chicken and pasta” diet style is significantly low in calcium, so adding dairy as a calcium source to this mineral poor diet makes superficial sense- it is certainly better than no calcium in the diet. However, much more than just calcium is missing. The only reason cow’s milk is considered such an important source of calcium is that the American diet is centered on animals foods, refined grains, and sugar, all of which are devoid of calcium. Any healthy diet containing a reasonable amount of unrefined plant fods will have sufficient calcium without milk. Fruits and vegetables strengthen bones.
Researchers have found that those who eat the most fruits and vegetables have denser bones. These researchers concluded that not only are fruits and vegetables rich in potassium, magnesium, calcium, and other nutrients essential for bone health, but, because they are alkaline, not acid-producing, they do not induce urinary calcium loss. Green vegetable sin particular have a powerful effect on reducing hip fractures, for they are rich not only in calcium but in other nutrients, such as vitamin K, which is crucial for bone health.
This is life changing information
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