I've been in Ethiopia for more than 8months. It's difficult to express my true feelings.sometimes,i lost myself in daily works,communications with local gov. office,people,company.
I never expect something special from ethiopia,only working,opportunities. It's easy to lost way when Im on the way to catch my goal or dream. Nobody is with me. Sometimes,I am used to cry for relax,watch horrible movies to kill my free time.
Anyway,I am calm and try to continue life in Ethiopia. Love,never try to touch it.
The Jewish General Hospital in Montreal offered a series of six lectures on how to live well with various ailments such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer. Most doctors addressed the issue of nutrition after the disease was contracted, and the consensus was that the most effective diet for most ailments is the Mediterranean diet. I suggest that we follow this diet while healthy, as prevention before the onset of any serious ailment. As the saying goes "one ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"
What is the Mediterranean diet?
The Mediterranean diet is the traditional cooking style of countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. It is characterized by high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids, high fiber foods, low intakes of saturated fats and a high intake of mono-saturated fats, such as olive oil and nuts. Fish is favored more often than meat because of its high source of omega-3s.
High protein options like lentils, beans and other legumes are also an important part of this diet. The Mediterranean diet incorporates the basics of healthy eating -- plus a splash of flavorful olive oil and perhaps a glass of red wine -- among other components.
Most healthy diets include fruits, vegetables, fish and whole grains and limit unhealthy fats. While these parts of a healthy diet remain tried-and-true, subtle variations or differences in proportions of certain foods may make a difference in your risk of heart disease. Always consult your health physician before embarking on any new venture, as medicines can interact with certain food groups.
Key components of the Mediterranean diet include:
The people of Crete lived to a healthy old age, had no problems with cholesterol or heart disease, worked hard physically and walked everywhere - no cars, fast food or televisions then!
In the 40 years since, nutritionists have spent a lot of time trying to pin point the "magic" ingredient responsible.
Olive oil was an obvious contender, with a reputation that dates as far back as 8000 years when the Cretans first started cultivating olives. Even Hippocrates referred to it as the "great therapeutic".
Recent studies of extra virgin types confirm the ancient wisdom and point to their natural antioxidants that can fight off artery-clogging free radicals and protect against certain cancers.
Until recent years, no one bothered about these - things with odd names like polyphenols, terpenes, sterols, squalene, tocopherols and various esters. They hardly appear in standard nutrition texts but now appear to be the explanation for the health benefits of extra virgin olive oil.
But olive oil on its own isn't the "magic bullet". It's only one of many elements that make the Mediterranean diet so good for us.
Plenty of vegetables and salads is a clue. As is the garlic and seafood so common in fishing communities.
And while we're at it, I'd love to take on the relaxed Cretan lifestyle - an afternoon siesta, more walking and less driving, big family networks, and of course, many shared meals around the table.
The Mediterranean Diet minimizes or eliminates the following foods: * Sugar in all forms except honey. * Refined starches and processed foods. * Red meat.One lunch staple at the landscape nursery where I worked was Greek Salad. It's easy to make Greek Salad and it's really delicious. Just chop a head of iceberg and a head of romaine lettuce with a big knife. Add chopped fresh tomatoes, chopped cucumbers, chopped peppers, and chopped or sliced red onion. Toss with a dressing made of 1 part red wine vinegar to 2 parts olive oil sweetened with a very small dash of honey. Serve with chunks of feta cheese, Kalamata olives, anchovies, and pita bread.There is nothing on this earth more refreshing and satisfying than a big Greek Salad on a hot summer day.So that's it. that's my offensive politically incorrect essay about Greeks and the stuff they eat and what a bunch of good it can do for anybody. God, it's SUCH delicious stuff. I seriously suggest you start eating it yourself. Hopefully Sufidreamer and Frieda Babbley will come along and offer some additional advice and/or corrections here, and possibly also chastise me for my inappropriate ethic generalizations.
Pharmacies sell prescribing data, also known as prescriber-identifiable data, to the pharmaceutical industry’s providers of this information. This is known as, ‘data mining.’
The two largest data mining companies are IMS and Verispan in this 2 billion dollar a year data mining industry.
The data on individual prescribers is purchased from the American Medical Association. As a result, this association receives between 40 and 50 billion dollars a year, which is nearly 20 percent of the AMA’s budget.
Over 1 billion prescriptions are monitored every year due to this process.
