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Thyroids - those little butterfly-shaped glands in our necks do so much for us on a daily basis - yet most of us have no idea how to keep them nice and healthy. Our thyroids, and how they function, can have a profound impact on our overall health and well-being. According to The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, it is estimated that at least 30 million Americans have a thyroid disorder and at least half are silent sufferers who have not yet been diagnosed. Women over 35 are…

Recipes  Difficulty level - Breakfasts Appetizers/Soups Sides Mains Desserts Breakfasts... Ultimate Healthy Banana Pancakes Difficulty: Serves: 2 Vegetarian (Lacto-ovo) Ingredients: 2 medium to large bananas 2 eggs ½ cup rolled oats 2 tbsp ground flax seed 2 tbsp plain yogurt ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice (or just cinnamon) Directions: In a blender combine all ingredients Pulse until mixture is combined (if the bananas don’t break up all the way don’t worry about it, the banana…

about winning or about our own personal records or stats. We rode our 10 game winning streak into districts and then finally the district championship. Our winning streak finally came to an end when we lost to Coconut Creek high school in the district championship. Even though we lost to Coconut Creek, another opportunity arose to play in regionals and then hopefully the state championship. We eventually lost to Suncoast high school out of West Palm Beach in the regional semifinals. With all of…

Just a few years ago Paleo recipes were scarce. But the good news is in 2016 Paleo cooking recipes are quite plentiful affording users the opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of tasty, succulent Paleo meals. In the past the indigenous habitants on many continents ate natural foods which enabled them to build up a strong immunity to diseases and parasites that normally would invade the body. In today's world we have access to a wide variety of organic foods in local markets and the major food…

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Current Events Buzz Words/Phrases 6 For week six Buzzwords’ author, Ms. New discovers new information from Barbara Bushman’s book Complete Guide to Fitness & Health: Physical activity and nutrition guidelines for every age. In chapter 15 of Bushman’s text describes how cardiovascular disease (CVD) impacts the body. Heart disease is also known as the silent killer happens when blood pressure elevates without any cause or symptoms. Thus, Bushman suggests increased physical aerobic activity,…

Lewis henry morgan argued that cultures were clearly evolving from stages of savagery through to more complex types of societies. This Boas would not have accepted. Savagery here meaning the earliest stages of time in which humans lived, foraging for food and moving about from place to place. Morgan thought these stages were pervasive throughout humanity and all society’s went through the same stages in the same order. This is what is meant within the term unilineal evolution. Pottery…

A metaphor to thoroughly interpret my own cultural identity would be the coconut delicacy known as Haupia. Not only for its elegant perplexion, but for the soft clouded stature that belongs to this alien creature, which taste is only permitted to the fortunate few occupying the native islands of Hawaii. Another perplex root in the tree of my culture is Lei-making. The breathtaking row of an aligned set of flowers to form the Lei is one of the prime connections to the base of the hawaiian culture…

The trebuchet was used to hurl large stones at castles in the medieval era. The trebuchet was a new war machine that terrorized castles throughout the British isles. With it’s origin dating back to China in 300 B.C., the trebuchet was used primarily by the French until the twelfth century. During the Siege of Dover, the French attacked the British stronghold at Dover. Once King Edward the first of Britain laid his eyes on this weapon he knew he must construct one for Britain. He told his master…

the legend, but I don’t think he necessarily believed in it either. Ibn Battuta mentioned an island in India that had coconuts the size of a human head, and told the story of how the coconuts got to be so big. The story is that the King’s philosopher told him to cut the vizier’s head off and plant it in the ground, and from that a plant would grow and produce the largest coconuts in India. I don’t believe this story, and neither did Battuta, “This story is a fiction, but we have related it…