Category: Informative

MISCELLANEOUS HINTS……………………

If you are thinking of having friends round this weekend, maybe these table hints can help, just thought something different would make a nice change. Nice warm rolls, To warm bread rolls put them in a dampened paper bag and place in a hot oven for five minutes. Keep them cool, Chill serving dishes, plates and bowls thoroughly at least one hour before serving … Read More MISCELLANEOUS HINTS……………………

REDUCE PULSATIONS………………….

I have just been for my second revision since by open heart surgery and thought this post was perfect for today…………………….. We have so many things to do during the day that we simply forget to stop, and take a breath of fresh aire and give our heart a little rest from the daily stress we accumulate. You should know that there are some … Read More REDUCE PULSATIONS………………….

TASTY TUESDAY……………………………..

A Cardio-protection recipe !! A salad of Lamb’s Lettuce, strawberries and goats cheese.   You will need:- 150 g of strawberries, 200 g of goats cheese, 1 small spring onion. For the vinagret and hazel nut dressing:- 4 soup spoons of oil, 2 soup spoons of vinegar, 1 soup spoon of mustard, 2 soup spoons of hazel nuts, salt & pepper. It will take … Read More TASTY TUESDAY……………………………..

GIVE YOUR HEART 10 MINS EACH LUNCH TIME …………………

At this time of the day, it is highly likely that situations in your daily routine may have your heart beat racing a little. They are little things but they are things that can damage your heart muscle over a period of time, find 10 minutes at lunch time and implement these little changes into your routine. Two minutes of sunshine can strengthen the … Read More GIVE YOUR HEART 10 MINS EACH LUNCH TIME …………………

CELEBRATE WITH A BOOK !……………………

Today is to be celebrated with a book and a red rose, this is the spanish tradition , today is Book Day, most of the main cities in Spain today have a book market, where the custom is to buy a book for a loved one,(wife,partner,mother,father,son, daughter,friend) and to give it with a red rose. This tradition  originally began with the death of the … Read More CELEBRATE WITH A BOOK !……………………

GOOD FRIDAY ………………

Good Friday as we know, commemorates the crucifixon of Jesus. There are two possible reasons why this Friday bears the word Good, one may of come from the Gallican Church in Gaul (modern day France & Germany) “Gute Freitag” is Germanic and means good or holy Friday, the other being a variation of God’s Friday, where the word “good” was used to replace the … Read More GOOD FRIDAY ………………

KEEPING THAT TIC-TOC !!!

When we exercise the heart muscle, it pumps better and transports more oxygen into our body. It also helps to reduce tummy fat, stress, high blood pressure and cholesterol. It is known that the heart can be trained, it is never to late, to improve the pump and rhythm, when you exercise on a regular basis, you can strength the fiber cardiac muscle which … Read More KEEPING THAT TIC-TOC !!!

THE IMPORTANCE OF LOOKING AFTER YOURSELF……………………………..

From the moment we wake, we should be thinking of ourselves and how to bring ourselves into the world without a drastic jerk, from our quiet hours of sleep, as I have made it my business to learn as much as I can recently regarding the heart, I have been told that the heart is particularly sensitive during the morning hours, in fact, there … Read More THE IMPORTANCE OF LOOKING AFTER YOURSELF……………………………..

A YOUNG & HEALTHY BODY……………….

It is now a known fact the exercise can help us with are own particular little war with ageing.  It is also known that for every minute we spent exercising and being active we add 7 minutes onto our life, I would say that is a pretty good exchange and well worth the effort…. Exercise apart from keeping heart problems, hyper tension diabetes and … Read More A YOUNG & HEALTHY BODY……………….

NEWS FLASH………………….

NEWS…..NEWS…..NEWS….NEWS… Hi, You may remember me sending this post out ! Well yesterday my first news letter was sent out into my universe, but a small percentage did not make it to you, so if you were expecting the first news letter and it has not arrived, please resend your email address as I have an error or two somewhere !!  And of course … Read More NEWS FLASH………………….

HOW TO GET A PROMOTION !!

  You may be an excellent worker, but if you do not inspire true confidence to your boss, you could be over looked time and time again, they have to see and feel your responsibility and commitment. Do you want to know how to get there ?….. Do you feel that you form part of the company where you work, that you contribute to … Read More HOW TO GET A PROMOTION !!

SWEET SWEET CHRISTMAS……

Typical English Mince Pies……………………………….. …… Yule chocolate log…………………………………………….. Christmas pudding and brandy cream sauce………………. “Cheeky” Christmas cake ………………………………… Christmas trifle………………………………………………. Christmas cookies………………………………………………. This is just a few of the temptations we are going to be seeing in a few weeks time, each country has their own thing, this is an English collection, and I am sure there are many more! All these recipes can … Read More SWEET SWEET CHRISTMAS……