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Happy Thursday! Here’s one for all of us preparing eggs for the Easter Holiday.

What a crack-up…

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If you are looking to add some chiropractic humor into your day. Check out Finsktrom’s Chiropractic Humor cartoons.

They got a laugh out of me!

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With the closing of Hostess many wonder when they’ll ever have another Ho Ho.  Well here you go, a recipe for HO HO bars, almost as good as the real thing.

Layer #1 –
1 Chocolate Cake Mix.
Follow directions on box.
Bake at 350°, 12 to 15 minutes in a 11 x 15 pan.
Refrigerate until cooled completely.

Layer #2
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup Crisco(white)
2 tsp vanilla
1 small can (5 oz) evaporated milk
1 stick margarine or butter
Combine in bowl.  Start at low speed, gradually to full speed for 20 minutes until it looks like butter cream frosting.
Apply mixture to cooled cake, Refrigerate until cool

Layer#3
1 stick margarine or butter
4-1 oz semi sweet baking chocolate squares. Melt, stir and cool completely
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 egg
2 1/2 Tbsp hot water
Add to chocolate mixture, mix well until smooth and shiny.  Spread over whipped layer.

Keep refrigerated and ENJOY!

Simplify your shopping this holiday by using this handy Thanksgiving shopping list.

http://printables.familyeducation.com/thanksgiving/shopping/64581.html?detoured=1

Having become more health conscience over the past decade and becoming more aware of the health concerns sugars cause in children, I began to look for a different approach to the traditional passing out of candy for this Halloween. I stumbled upon an article put out by the Green Halloween Organization that put it into perspective and solidified my concern to make a difference in promoting a healthier life style for the little ghouls this year.

GMOs or genetically modified organisms are not something new, yet we often times fail to think about them and how they affect our health when it comes to a holiday such as Halloween and all the fun candies we traditionally pass out to all the costume wearing children that ring our door bells.

Many common GMOs are found in the favorite trick-or-treat candies on the market today. Genetically modified organisms are plants or animals created through the gene splicing techniques of biotechnology (also called genetic engineering, or GE). It is an experimental technology which merges DNA from different species, creating unstable combinations of plant, animal, bacterial and viral genes that cannot occur in nature or in traditional crossbreeding.

Picture The Mad Scientist in the lab mixing varies potions(GMOs) to create monsters(candy) and then feeding it to your children and/or grandchildren.

Listed below are 10 GMO ingredients found in Halloween Candy.

1. Sugar (GMO sugar beets)
2. High fructose corn syrup (GMO corn)
3. Corn starch(GMO corn)
4. Soy lecithin (GMO soy)
5. Soybean oil (GMO soy)
6. Modified food starch (GMO corn)
7. Fructose, dextrose, glucose (GMO corn)
8. Cottonseed oil (GMO cotton)
9. Canola oil (GMO canola)
10. “Other” ingredients: isolates, isoflavones, food starch, vegetable oil.

The number one reason to avoid GMOs as listed on the Institute for Responsible Technology is that they are just plain unhealthy. The article states: The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) urges doctors to prescribe non-GMO diets for all patients. They cite animal studies showing organ damage, gastrointestinal and immune system disorders, accelerated aging, and infertility. Human studies show how genetically modified (GM) food can leave material behind inside us, possibly causing long-term problems. To read the full article go here [Link]

Chiropractic has known this information for years and has always promoted an organic or unmodified diet for a healthier lifestyle in addition to getting adjusted regularly.

Studies show some of the most common illnesses linked to GMOs are. Is this what we want for our children or grand children? I don’t think so.

1. Rheumatoid arthritis
2. Inflammatory bowel disease
3. Osteoporosis
4. Atherosclerosis
5. Various types of cancer
6. Allergies
7. Lou Gehrig’s disease

With at least 10 GMOs found in Halloween Candy, you ask yourself what can I do to provide a healthier treat selection for the ghost and goblins at my door this year? As a grandma wanting a better life style for my grandchildren I ask myself, what can I put in their trick or treat bag that will make me feel better about the choice I’ve made and still be as enjoyable to them.

Here are a few ideas I came up with for healthier treats:

1. Halloween themed pencils
2. Money
3. Balloons
4. Stickers
5. Organic snacks

This Halloween treat your trickers with a healthy treat that will lessen the toxins they may currently be exposed to.
More information on GMOs and additional ideas for healthier treats and snacks can be found at: http://www.greenhalloween.org/2011nongmoguide.pdf
This helpful guide is provided by the partnership of Green Halloween http://www.greenhalloween.org and Non-GMO Project http://www.NonGMOProject.com

Continuous learning is essential in today’s world.  With the kids all heading back to school why not get yourself back to school too.  A self-education can be very beneficial in expanding your knowledge within your own profession or landing a new career.  For more information on getting a free education,  check out this site for the article  “12 Dozen Places to Educate Yourself”.  Mark and Angel Hack Life.

Ladies and Gentleman:

Eliminate the waste while packing your lunch.  Look at these nifty reusable snack and sandwich bags.  Might be a little on the pricey side but imagine all the baggies you will never have to buy again.  For more information visit: Snack Taxi

What’s your summer plans?

Some of my favorite places to travel in the Summer time for museums and site seeing in the US are the Badlands and the Black Hills of SD, Washington DC which is full of rich history, and the great state of Wisconsin!

According to the Daily Finance the top ten Summer Vacations Spots are: To read more about each spot visit: Daily Finance

10. Dallas, TX

9.  Anaheim- Santa Ana, CA

8.  San Francisco/San Mateo, CA

7.  San Diego, CA

6.  Atlanta, GA

5. Washington, DC

4.  Los Angeles/Long Beach, CA

3. New York, NY

2. Orlando, FL

1.  Chicago, IL

Having been to 7 of the 10 vacation spots above, I would have to agree they all have something great to offer.  I might just have to put the other three on my bucket list and check out why they are the favorites.

Did you ever wonder what really is in SoBe Water and is it good for you? Well I wondered so I looked it up.  Here is the information I found.

SoBe is a young brand which started selling iced teas in the Northeast in the late 1990?s. In 2000, it was acquired by PepsiCo. Vitamin enhanced waters have been a huge growth engine in the beverage category over the last decade. And as people came to realize that they are paying for those vitamins with lots of sugar, companies have come out with zero calorie versions of the same.  Read the rest of the article here. [Link]

A teenage granddaughter comes downstairs for her date with this see-through blouse on and no bra. Her grandmother just pitched a fit, telling her not to dare go out like that!  The teenager tells her ‘Loosen up Grams.  These are modern times.  You gotta let your rose buds show!’ And out she goes…

The next day the teenager comes down stairs, and the grandmother is sitting there with no top on.  The teenager wants to die.  She explains to her grandmother that she has friends coming over and that it is just not appropriate…  The grandmother says, ‘Loosen up, Sweetie.   If you can show off your rosebuds, then I can display my hanging baskets.

Happy Gardening.

Don’t mess with a Senior Citizen!