Procter & Gamble announced that it is launching a new product — “stomach-friendly” coffee that could help ease discomfort for some drinkers.

Simply Smooth, in regular and decaffeinated versions, is being rolled out nationwide during May, the company said in a news release. It’s part of Procter’s Folgers line of coffees.

The product relies on bean selection and a roasting process to limit the formation of compounds that cause stomach discomfort, the company said.

Procter said it is estimated that 35-40 million Americans give up or limit their intake of coffee because of its adverse gastrointestinal effects.

From Cincinnati Business Courier

On April, 23rd all orthodox Christians celebrate one of the most joyful and light holidays — Easter.

Did you have something special Sunday? The Easter table doesn’t have just dyed eggs, ham, fake grass and chocolate bunnies.

The ever-popular hot cross buns are made using spice, yeast and currants or raisins. The cross can be drawn with a knife or icing.

It’s said that in pagan times, the four corners represented seasons.

Greeks enjoy a braided bread called “tsoureki”. It’s said to date to the Byzantine era. They use red-dyed eggs for decoration. The red dye represents the blood of Christ, and painting is done on Holy Thursday.

The British go for Simnel Cake during Easter. The cakes were first made by servant girls to take home to their mothers for Mothering Sunday, which fell on the fourth Sunday of Lent.

The dessert is also known as Grandmother Cake, said to be derived from the Polish word “baba” for old woman.

Some families guard their recipes and pass them down like heirlooms. Anyway, Easter is the remarkable and light holiday, allowing to sigh after strict lent and to meet coming summer renovated and clarified.

From freep.com

Unlike New Year’s, Christmas, Halloween, St. Valentine’s Day and other pagan holidays that are celebrated by the secular, non-religious world, the Lenten season is observed by dedicated religious believers.

From Ash Wednesday to Easter, many solemnly mark their foreheads with ash, “fasting” (or abstaining from certain foods or physical pleasures) for 40 days. They do this to imitate Jesus Christ’s 40-day fast in the wilderness (Matt. 4:1-2). Some give up smoking. Others give up chewing gum. Still others give up over-eating or cursing. People vow to give up anything, as long as it prepares them for Easter. Some people spend time every day in devotional readings and reflections, it helps them grow in their faith during this season.

God Bless you!

A Chef who cooks in his sleep has begged doctors to cure him before he sets his house on fire.

Rab Wood, 55, makes chips, omelettes and even spaghetti Bolognaise while sleepwalking.

And while wife Eleanor reckons his food looks delicious, she can’t sleep herself for fretting about what he might do next.

“I get up four or five times a week and I mainly seem to head to the kitchen. Eleanor has found me making omelettes, setting the table, peeling potatoes and making chips. On a few occasions I have even made a full meal of spaghetti Bolognaise”.

He never eats the food he cooks in his sleep, or even remembers making it. And so far, the worst thing he has done in his kitchen is make a mess.

Eleanor said: “I really am terrified that he may burn the house down next time”.

Eleanor has used a camcorder to record Rab’s night-time antics. Because of Rab’s sleepwalking, neither he nor Eleanor has had more than three hours sleep in any 24-hour period since they married.

“We’re both shattered,” he said.

Rab reckons his “sleep-cooking” may be the result of a duodenal ulcer he suffers from. He said: “Because of the ulcer my body can’t cope with large amounts of food. I have to eat small meals every two hours so I suppose I’m always hungry. When I go to a restaurant, I always have to order from the children’s menu. And because I have to eat so often, I think that when I’m asleep I dream that I am hungry and start cooking. I really am asleep when I’m doing it. I have no idea I’m getting up.”

Rab has now been referred to the Edinburgh Sleep Clinic for specialist help. Centre director Dr Chris Idzikowski said: “We believe he may have breathing problems that are affecting his sleep.”

From dailyrecord.co.uk

In many epidemiological researches the interrelation between a diet and preventive maintenance of cardiovascular diseases has been shown.

Howard BV studied the influence of a diet with the low fats contents and high vegetables and fruit contents on risk of cardiovascular diseases. During the research Women’s Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial studied 48 835 women in a period of menopause, in the age of 50-79 years. In the group, where women adhered the diet, have entered 19 541 woman (40 %), and into the control group – 29 294 (60 %). In a diet the quantity of fats has been lowered to 20 % of the general caloric content, thus the greatest part of a diet were vegetables, fruit and grains. The final points were fatal and not fatal displays of ischemic illness of heart, infringement of brain blood circulation and cardiovascular diseases in general.

As a result, to the 6th year of studying in the basic group consumption of energy was reduced to 8,2 %, with small decrease in reception saturated (2,9 %), monononsaturated (3,3 %) and polynonsaturated (1,5 %) fats. In the basic group parameters of lipoproteins of low density, arterial pressure and factor VIIc have decreased, thus levels of lipoproteins of high density, triglyceride, glucose and insulin have not changed in comparison with control group. As a hole the specific diet has not rendered special influence on heart ischemic illness (HII) frequency, an insult and cardiovascular diseases. The tendency to decrease in risk HII is noted at women who received a little of the saturated fats and many vegetables and fruit.

From Climax. ru