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Interesting Fact of the Day
I heard the other day that the total area of gardens in the UK equals
approx' half the area of the national parks.
The potential for helping the environment is enormous, it just takes a
small step by everyone to make a big change.
http://www.rhs.org.uk/Gardening/Features/Opinion-piece-on-governmen...
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Permalink Reply by John on -
Was told today about a TV documentary that had a new angle on
obesity in the temperate zones.
Compared to places like the Caribbean where fruit can be harvested all year
round, our ancesters had to make do with seasonal gluts of fruits and then vertually
nothing throughout the winter months, so when those good times arrived it was in
everyones interest to eat as much as possible.
This habit has remained in our genes and has been taken straight into the sweet shop,
and the supermarket.
Those people in countries with an all year round supply of fruit, do not crave sweets and chocolate.
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Permalink Reply by Colin Hunt on -
May be MacDonalds, KFC, Burger King etc should only be open 'in season' and close down completely for 6 months!
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Permalink Reply by John on
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It is strange to think that berries growing in the past could be the cause
of obesity today.
Perhaps the NHS could take a tip from the Carribean Islands where fruit
/sugar is avalable all year round and start hanging Mars bars on trees all
through the year.
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Permalink Reply by Mark on -
School boy error John....everyone knows Mars Bars are a root and grow under ground like peanuts...Spaghettie grows on trees ;-)
Cheers
Mark
John www.acegardenservices.co.uk said:It is strange to think that berries growing in the past could be the cause
of obesity today.
Perhaps the NHS could take a tip from the Carribean Islands where fruit
/sugar is avalable all year round and start hanging Mars bars on trees all
through the year.
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Permalink Reply by John on
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I think the schoolboy error Mark was spelling avaliable incorrectly,
my blood sugar level early in the morning was obviously low. A few
hanging Mars bars would have been useful. Full of vitamin C and roughage,
enabling one to work rest and play - all at the same time.
Mark said:School boy error John....everyone knows Mars Bars are a root and grow under ground like peanuts...Spaghettie grows on trees ;-)
Cheers
Mark
John www.acegardenservices.co.uk said:It is strange to think that berries growing in the past could be the cause
of obesity today.
Perhaps the NHS could take a tip from the Carribean Islands where fruit
/sugar is avalable all year round and start hanging Mars bars on trees all
through the year.
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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Phil Voice on -
"Compared to places like the Caribbean where fruit can be harvested all year
round, our ancesters had to make do with seasonal gluts of fruits and then vertually
nothing throughout the winter months"
Not entirely true John:)
Today's society is rather here and now and we buy and eat for convenience whatever's in the shops.
Go back as little as fifty years and pickling and preserving fruit and vegetables was commonplace.
Of course it meant that one could eat any kind of fruit at any time of year (maybe not quite as good as fresh).
My French neighbour still preserves lots of produce and stores it in a larder nearly the size of a small house (mind you he's got a vegetable patch as big, if not bigger, than a tennis court.
I went round last year and he was making tomato jam. It sounded awful to me as I think of ketchup but when I tasted it it was like a sweet jam, not dissimilar to strawberry.
John www.acegardenservices.co.uk said:Was told today about a TV documentary that had a new angle on
obesity in the temperate zones.
Compared to places like the Caribbean where fruit can be harvested all year
round, our ancesters had to make do with seasonal gluts of fruits and then vertually
nothing throughout the winter months, so when those good times arrived it was in
everyones interest to eat as much as possible.
This habit has remained in our genes and has been taken straight into the sweet shop,
and the supermarket.
Those people in countries with an all year round supply of fruit, do not crave sweets and chocolate.
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Permalink Reply by John on
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I have to admit that I didn't see the documentary Phil, and can only
deduce from what I have heard, that the genetic information was stored,
long before pickling was discovered.
Phil Voice said:
"Compared to places like the Caribbean where fruit can be harvested all year
round, our ancesters had to make do with seasonal gluts of fruits and then vertually
nothing throughout the winter months"
Not entirely true John:)
Today's society is rather here and now and we buy and eat for convenience whatever's in the shops.
Go back as little as fifty years and pickling and preserving fruit and vegetables was commonplace.
Of course it meant that one could eat any kind of fruit at any time of year (maybe not quite as good as fresh).
My French neighbour still preserves lots of produce and stores it in a larder nearly the size of a small house (mind you he's got a vegetable patch as big, if not bigger, than a tennis court.
I went round last year and he was making tomato jam. It sounded awful to me as I think of ketchup but when I tasted it it was like a sweet jam, not dissimilar to strawberry.
John www.acegardenservices.co.uk said:Was told today about a TV documentary that had a new angle on
obesity in the temperate zones.
Compared to places like the Caribbean where fruit can be harvested all year
round, our ancesters had to make do with seasonal gluts of fruits and then vertually
nothing throughout the winter months, so when those good times arrived it was in
everyones interest to eat as much as possible.
This habit has remained in our genes and has been taken straight into the sweet shop,
and the supermarket.
Those people in countries with an all year round supply of fruit, do not crave sweets and chocolate.
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Permalink Reply by John on
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Just to clarify the reason for this post,
LJN is much more than a question and answer format, the
subject matter is so vast that new bits of information (snippets)
can be added to the site for everyones benefit.
Use this post or get Phil to post a new one, but please do share discovered
information.
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Permalink Reply by John on
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Would you like to have 17% extra muscle energy ?
Research is going on into the amazing benefits of beetroot, a
delicious beetroot drink in the morning is all you need.
A cyclist strapped up to an indoor cycling machine will
nearly always produce this amount of extra power after
having his breakfast Beetawix.
i don't know how long this energy lasts, but I will certainly be
eating beetroot next week.
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Permalink Reply by Geoffrey King North Yorkshire on -
Hi John,
Sounds like you might be interested in a book we got recently,
'Natural Wonderfoods' pub. Duncan Baird 2011
100 Amazing Foods for Healing, Immune Boosting, Fitness Enhancing & Anti-Ageing
Beetroot " a rich source of natural sugars, beetroot provides easily digestible carbohydrates. Its dietary fibre slows down the absorption of these carbohydrates into the blood, which means the body is supplied with a steady stream of energy"
John www.acegardenservices.co.uk said:Would you like to have 17% extra muscle energy ?
Research is going on into the amazing benefits of beetroot, a
delicious beetroot drink in the morning is all you need.
A cyclist strapped up to an indoor cycling machine will
nearly always produce this amount of extra power after
having his breakfast Beetawix.
i don't know how long this energy lasts, but I will certainly be
eating beetroot next week.
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Permalink Reply by John on
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Sounds interesting, I have a friend who is always asking whether there is
a natural remedy for the weekend hangover. Obviously I tell him to be
tea- totaller just like me.... :)
Geoffrey King North Yorkshire said:Hi John,
Sounds like you might be interested in a book we got recently,
'Natural Wonderfoods' pub. Duncan Baird 2011
100 Amazing Foods for Healing, Immune Boosting, Fitness Enhancing & Anti-Ageing
Beetroot " a rich source of natural sugars, beetroot provides easily digestible carbohydrates. Its dietary fibre slows down the absorption of these carbohydrates into the blood, which means the body is supplied with a steady stream of energy"
John www.acegardenservices.co.uk said:Would you like to have 17% extra muscle energy ?
Research is going on into the amazing benefits of beetroot, a
delicious beetroot drink in the morning is all you need.
A cyclist strapped up to an indoor cycling machine will
nearly always produce this amount of extra power after
having his breakfast Beetawix.
i don't know how long this energy lasts, but I will certainly be
eating beetroot next week.
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