Two Hearts Beats As One (A Pet Owner's Story)

How long does it take to count up all the cats in the world? ... all 220 million kitties. <3

Here is another interesting fact submitted by one of our lovely subscribers. A recent research study on the connection of pet ownership and a persons heart health draw the following result: A pet owner's heart respond better to body's changing requirements, such as beating faster under stress conditions (i.e during exercise or stressful activities) and had higher heart variability then those who doesn't own a pet.

The uniqueness of this experiment was that over 190 people's heart were monitored in real life situations, outside of the laboratory. The researcher at Kitasato University in Kanagawa, Japan monitored people with diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol over 24 hours.

One professor from UCLA of Public Health said "...pets are a form of social support and they can satify some but not all social companionship needs."

The detail report can be found in the American Journal of Cardiology. Here is a link directly to their website! http://www.ajconline.org/

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Super Healthy Ginger Cookies

Super Healthy Triple Ginger Cookies

Soft, Tender and a Gingery Texture. The taste feels raw and crunchy leaving a touch of vanilla sweet fragrance lingering in your mouth...

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup rice flour
• 3/4 cup sorghum flour
• 1/2 cup potato starch
• 1/4 cup sweet rice flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger (use frozen or peeled ginger)
• 1/2 teaspoon powdered ginger
• a finger pinch of minced crystallized ginger
• crushed brown sugar

Directions

1. Whip the butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and creamy, then add the egg and vanilla and stir to combined.


2. Whisk together rice flour, sorghum flour, potato starch, sweet rice flour, baking powder, xanthan gum and salt in a medium bowl and add to the butter mixture. Stir until all the ingredients are well incorporated.


3. Add the molasses, fresh ginger, powdered ginger and crystallized ginger and mix to distribute evenly.


4. Put the mix in the fridge for an hour. *this process encourages the mix to reform and flavours to soak through*


5. 10 minutes before the mix comes out of the fridge, preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly spray a cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.


6. Sprinkle some of the brown sugar onto a large plate.


7. Take heaping teaspoons of chilled dough and roll in the sugar. Drop on the prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.


8. Bake for approximately 12 minutes, or until the cookies turn a light golden brown. Remove from oven and let the cookies stand on the baking sheet for a minute or two. Remove to a cooling rack.

Depending on your taster's appetite, you have enough dough to make 30 - 40 cookies.

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What Women Wants *V-Day Special*

Dear Readers

Happy V-Day! I thought I'll make it simple for this post by collating a handful of statements made by all ages of the female population...

Felice Fawn "Someone to treat them well, make them feel loved and cared for."

Lexii ♥ "a man who accepts her for who she is, not for what she looks like."

LeToya Luckett "A lover not a liar. A leader not a leech. A Real Man not a fake fan."

Yoshi "A guy like Noah off the Notebook, secretly"

Posh Girl "Diamonds, Pearls, Tiffany's, David Yurman. Always"

Pierre A Jeanty "a man who can satisfy her with clothes on."

Erika J Othen "A husband that promises the only other girl he'll love someday is their daughter."

How about you? Share your thought with us by submitting a comment below. :)

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Old Fashion Granny's Yorkshire Puddings

Old Fashion Granny's Yorkshire Puddings

• 1/2 pint (285 millilitres) milk


• 4 ounces (115 grams) all-purpose flour


• Pinch salt


• 3 eggs


• Vegetable oil

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Mix the batter ingredients together. Let rest for 10 minutes 
Preheat a Yorkshire pudding tray or muffin tin with 1/2-inch (1 centimetre) of oil in each section. After the 10 minutes divide the batter into the tray. Cook for around 15 to 20 minutes until crisp and puffy, don't open the oven door before then or they won't rise.

• Yield: 8 to 10 servings


• Prep Time: 5 minutes


• Inactive Prep Time: 10 minutes


• Cook Time: 20 minutes


• Difficulty: Easy Peasy!!! <3

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Definition of being a MOM

Motherhood – Def: the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother. maternity · family relationship, kinship, relationship. But what does motherhood really mean? Is there a definition to describe the variety of moms?

In this article, FFM will attempt to define the Mirror Moms (MMs)

Mirror moms tends to reflect others emotion directly. In her world, everything looks inward then flows through a set of filters before it’s bounced back into the world again. She will share your joy, pain and life together.

The supportive nature of mirror moms can become over-bearing, as they have the need for information and they seek complete openness in others life. The down side of this lifestyle is that boundaries can be blurred for better or for worse.

Mirror moms tends to have a full schedule filled with bonding activities and giving time to her family.

FFM will cover another definition in the next article. <3

Recession Round 2! A Recession Proof Family

2012, Global Recession is back!

Is fear and anxiety gripping your mind & purse? Our Financial advisor Kaye.D. Middleton is here to explain what’s really going on, and what you can do to make your family’s recession proof.

Kaye draw a comparison to illustrate a recession proof plan,“It’s like running a bath, you need to set aside enough time to bath. The sink hole must be plug to keep the water in, and the temperature must be right so you don’t scorch or freeze yourself." We tend to get this right (the bathing), because the consequence is in our face or more accurately to our body. Unfortunately, when it comes to finance a lot of families are burning & scorching themselves in the recession and the second wave of global recession is right outside out doorstep.

Kaye says that the banks, mortgage companies and brokerages firms were to blame. They freely authorized bad loans and credits to everyone, and some will never have the means to make repayment. There is clearly a deeper moral issue here with the credit controllers. They have change society’s view on borrowing, it’s easy & it’s empowering for the some whom never had money to spend. Now, our habits are passed on to the next generation where our children expect the parents to provide financial support for longer, and their future are uncertain due to the economic crisis created in our generation. 

So, what can we do as responsible parents to make our family recession proof right now? Our Financial Advisor, Kaye.D.Middleton says the following:

• For people close to retirement age, they need to reconsider their investments to maintain an incoming stream to offset rising cost and inflation (when cost of things rises).


• For homeowners, the threat of unemployment and unaffordable of mortgage rates will need to consider cutting back on non-essential luxuries. The savings should be held in a high interest account as an emergency fund.


• For everyone else, they need to adapt to a cash economy, which means buying only what you can afford right now in cash. Start a financial plan for the next 20 years. Ask yourselves questions like, “What’s inflation going to cost us? What’s our return on investment? What are we going to pay for our food? What are we going to pay for our fuel? How much will we need to safe to put our children through school?”

“Credits”, It is one of the most addictive commodities in the 21^st century, and is comparable to the Weapon Of Mass Destruction WMD. Start planning today and make sure your family’s stability is recession proof.

We thank Kaye.D.Middleton for her valuable time.

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DareDevil mom

How far would you go for mom & daughter/ father & son activity participation?

Recently, I came across this lifestyle blog of an adventurous mom, Menna Pritchard, who appears to have a passion for her outdoor activities. Menna is 26, a single mom with a 4 months old toddler, Ffion and a full-time student working toward a degree in outdoor education.

She made the headlines in the local newspaper when she climbed a lilmestone rock-face at Thre Cliffs Bay in Wales with Ffion. What's the big news? Picture Ffion strapped to Menna's back.



"Life is all about risks, whether that’s something as simple as getting in your car every day or climbing up a rock face," 

This Dare Devil mom certainly wins our respect for her. We think mounting the cliff or whatever sports she participates in, the most important thing is that she shares her true passion and joy with Ffion. The image of Menna & Ffion's struggle to reach the top of the climb resonates something more then just a simple bonding exercise, it's a reflection of their lifestyle.

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