Hair Heartbreaker, Jake Owen

JAKE OWEN...What are you trying to do to the women of America? Those precious locks better of been sent off to the Hard Rock Cafe for display or something! After releasing a picture on Twitter this afternoon, he captioned it "and they said I wouldn't...". I personally don't dig the knew hair-do. This picture looks like two totally different guys. Had he not of shared the image with the world, he probably could of walked around in disguise for awhile lol. 

Fashion Icon, Effie Trinket

After watching the new Hunger Games movie the other night, I was inspired by Elizabeth Banks character, Effie. Her style is over the top and dramatic. Not very many movies emphasize fashion like this movie does, I love it! In The Hunger Games, we see designers working with the contestants to create stand out pieces that define and showcase their abilities. We all have our personal style that people remember us for. Effie likes to be remembered for her hair and dramatic style. With outfits like hers, it leaves you wanting bigger and better. Hunger Games Part One is so disappointing because Effie is stripped of her big hair, dramatic make up, and lavish costumes. The best part is she doesn't let the circumstances in this movie keep her from creating dramatic fashion statements. Breaking out from the crowd, she uses what she has to make fashion statements.

Effie's past fashion statements from The Hunger Games...

The eyelash extensions are wild!

Love the butterfly look, all the way down to the butterfly details on her eyelashes!

Don't Touch The Sprinkles

The FDA is talking about banning the use of sprinkles on top of doughnuts to eliminate traces of additional trans fat.  Seriously? Don't punish those of us who have self control due to the obesity of Americans who don't.

The Angels Went to London

These pretty ladies rocked the runway as Victora Secret introduced not just one but TWO fantasy bra's reportlely worth 2 million dollars each. 

Taylor Swift was H-O-T-T-O-G-O that Taylor Swift was hot to go! Sporting a "bombshell" bra herself, Taylor was looking sexy. 

Can we talk about why people think Taylor's suddenly a lesbo with best friend Karlie Kloss? C'mon people...I mean maybe she is running out of boyfriend songwriting material, who knows! 

Duck duck goose, you're it GRANDE! Grande got hit in the head by VS supermodel's wings. Oops!

Can I get that outfit in my size, wings and all? Golden goddess on the runway. 

Giraffes Face Extinction

One of the world's most amazing creatures that draws people into Zoo's across the world may be in danger. Hunting and poaching have endangered these animals lives. Numbers have dropped from 140,000 to 80,000 just over a 15-year span. Numbers are steadily decreasing in Central and East Africa because it's believed that giraffe bone marrow can be used to cure HIV. Giraffes are being killed and used for food, clothing, shoes, bags, belts, hats, and covers. This is quickly becoming a "silent extinction". #savethegiraffes

The Earth Diet

The Earth Diet Book - The Earth Diet.

Feta Chicken

Crockpot Chicken Dumplings

Not going to lie, these plates are ADORABLE. Check out the Corbe Company to purchase some state pride plates. For those of you who live in Connetictut, I think you're plate will have to be used for appetizers only! Lol, cool gift idea. 

Fifty United Plates | Corbe Company.

Best Sites to Stream Workouts

Best Sites to Stream Workouts - Diet Fitness - Health.com.

The Body Book

The Body Book: The Law of Hunger, the Science of Strength, and Other Ways to Love Your Amazing Body: Cameron Diaz: 9780062252746: Amazon.com: Books.

The Realage Diet

The RealAge Diet - Kindle edition by Michael F. Roizen M.D., M.D. La Puma John. Health, Fitness & Dieting Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com..

The Buzz About Gluten??

Watch this video and see for yourself if "gluten-free" is actually good for you!

Supermodel On The Rise To Fame

Have you heard the buzz about Kendall Jenner at this years Mercedes Benz Fashion Show? Apparently Kendall Jenner is rumored to be the next big thing in the modeling world. Walking the catwalk for both DVF and Tommy Hilfiger this 2014 season, Kendall struts her stuff in a beautiful black and white piece by DVF and a retro bikini by Tommy Hilfiger.  

Kendall's racy catwalk photos turned heads earlier this year, when the TV personality made her catwalk debut for Marc Jacob in Paris's 2014 Fashion Week. Looks like little Jenner's got it what it takes to stand out. 

 

Ashley Tisdale Weds

Ashley Tisdale married Christopher French Monday, September 8th at a secret venue in Santa Barbara.

Tisdale was engaged back in August of 2013 sporting a rock some of us only dream of. 

Rocking the ombre color theme, Tisdale's bridesmaids sported pastel colored dresses. 

2015 NYFW

Loving BCBG's look on the runway for this 2015 season. Light, airy, and flowing. 

Badgely Mischka gave us fun and glamorous!

Monique Lhuillier gives us pastel glamour in many variations of style. 

Wound and Burn Treatment

First, you must know that sugars and salts absorb water. The cells in your body use osmotic pressure to regulate their own hydration and water content. When you apply sugar or salt to a wound, the cell will withdraw all the water within it, causing it to die. Due to lack of water, disease-causing microbe cells will dry out and die in a paste of sugar or honey, killing off any infection that may of set in.

Success stories from the book, Honey, Mud, Maggots & Other Medical Marvels

• In 1996 a nurse at the Frenchay Hospital in Bristol, England, reported that two men suffering from bedsores and infected amputations resistant to standard treatments were successfully healed using honey. She had gotten the idea from an article in a popular magazine.
• In 1980, Dr. Leon Herszage reported that over the course of the previous four years he had applied sterilized granulated sugar to the surgical wounds of 120 patients and had achieved a cure rate of over 99%.
• Dr. Richard Knutson of Greensville, MI treated burns, ulcers, lacerations, gunshot wounds, and amputations at a trauma clinic of the Delta Orthopedic Center. His 5-year study of 605 patients treated with sugar-iodine pastes, published in 19891, showed that 98% experienced complete healing. He has since treated several thousand patients, with a nearly 99% success rate. The sugar treatment worked better.

 

Source: http://www.endalldisease.com/honey-sugar-outperform-antibiotic-ointments-in-treating-wounds-and-burns/

 

What's healthier? Organic or Local?

“Organic” is pretty straightforward.  To be labeled organic, a producer must abide by a stringent set of government standards.  The USDA organic seal indicates that a product is certified organic.

Organic Standards from USDA.GOV:

Organic operations must demonstrate that they are protecting natural resources, conserving biodiversity, and using only approved substances. The USDA organic seal verifies that:
Organic crops: irradiation, sewage sludge, synthetic fertilizers, prohibited pesticides, and genetically modified organisms were not used.
Organic livestock:  producers met animal health and welfare standards, did not use antibiotics or growth hormones, used 100% organic feed, and provided animals with access to the outdoors.
Organic multi-ingredient foods:  product has 95% or more certified organic content. If the label claims that it was made with specified organic ingredients, you can be sure that those specific ingredients are certified organic.

"Local", while it has a geographic connotation, there is no consensus on a definition in terms of the distance between production and consumption according to the USDA 2010 report.  The 2008 Farm Act, stated in part, that any food labeled “local” must be produced in the “locality or region in which the final product is marketed, so that the total distance that the product is transported is less than 400 miles from the origin of the product.”  So, local is not necessarily close-by.

What is healthier?  Organic, and not because Organic is more nutrition-dense, but because it's grown without chemical fertilizers and pesticides.  Local is more nutritious since most nutrients begin to degrade the moment its picked, so the sooner it gets to you the better.  Organic and local are good healthy options, you just need to know the differences and the costs of both.  Organic usually costs more.

Next we'll be looking into catch words slapped onto foods to make them seem healthy, but may not be healthy at all, and may cost more.  Words like FAT FREE, ALL NATURAL and FREE RANGE are a few that have NO LEGAL DEFINITIONS enforceable by The Food and Drug Administration or the Federal Trade Commission.  And then there's the NO SUGAR ADDED and SUGAR FREE.

That's Sushi?

Mom and I went out for Sushi for lunch.  We ordered our usual rolls along with something new.  We were enjoying our sushi when the new item arrived; heads up on a bed of rice.  With my eyes wide-open, similar to what was on the plate, I asked the waiter "what's this called and how do you eat it?"  He says, with a big grin and a funny laugh to follow, "Tempura Head, you eat the whole thing." "Whiskers, eyes and all I asked?"  "Yes" he says!  And in a I'm creeped out kind of way, I LOL, and replied "Oh No!" Now just let me say, we like deep-fried foods.  Fries, pickles, perhaps even twinkies on occasion, but eyes and whiskers, deep-fried or not, no thank you.  Up until that day I'd never given any thought to broad range of deep-fried possibilities.  Now I can't stop thinking about it.  The new thing (aka Tempura Head) is not what I recall ordering, won't order it again, or ever forget that day.  And just to be sure, I recorded this memorable moment in food in my Evernote Food app. 

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