That’s according to this article which suggests your car could soon be able to help you monitor your health. The seat can monitor the occupant’s heart function using six embedded sensors on the backrest. These detect electrical impulses generated by the heart without actually contacting the skin. Eventually the data could be sent to remote…
Month: May 2011
Marmite Made Illegal in Denmark
If you live in Denmark and happen to be one of those who loves Marmite then you might soon find you will have to go without. The product has recently been banned in the country under food safety laws. The legislation which was passed in 2004 restricts the sale of food fortified with extra vitamins…
How a Glass of Wine Could be Spoiling your Diet
This article is interesting, it suggests that many people do not know the calorie content of the alcoholic drinks they consume. It also suggests that many people who are dieting will carefully count the calories of the food they eat but not take into account the glass of wine or beer they have with dinner….
Head Teacher Asks Parents to Dress for the School Run
I was quite surprised to come across this article. It seems that a head teacher in Middlesbrough has asked parents to dress properly before taking their children to school. The problem appears to be that parents in the area tend to wear their pyjamas when taking their children to school in the morning. In some…
Cooked Tomatoes Could Help Patients with High Cholesterol
That’s according to this article which suggests they could be as effective as statins in fighting bad cholesterol. According to the article as little as two ounces of tomato paste or a pint of tomato juice could be enough to help many patients. Ripe tomatoes are high in the compound lycopene which gives them their…
Quesadillas
I got a load of spinach from the market because it was on offer so decided to make some quesadillas. You can make them with various fillings but these are filled with a mixture of spinach, chicken and peppers. Basically you fry a chicken breast, add the red pepper and a few spring onions and…
Run Backwards to Burn More Calories
That’s according to this article which suggests running backwards can not only burn more calories but can also help to protect your joints. Apparently it is kinder to your joints because it entails less of the pounding motion associated with forwards running. It is also supposed to burn a fifth more calories. Fans of reverse…
Man Treated for Sausage Addiction
This is an unusual story, its about a man who is addicted to sausages. He is thought to be the first person in Britain to undergo counselling for this addiction. David Harding eats up to 13 sausages every day having eaten at least 1 a day since he was a child. He is now seeking…
Organic Food Can Help You Lose Weight and Live Longer
That’s according to this article which suggests organic fruit and vegetables are packed with more key nutrients. As a result it is claimed that switching to organic produce could increase the average lifespan by up to 25 days for men and 17 days for women with some people surviving for up to five years longer….
Amazon Sells More Digital Books than Print Titles for the First Time
That’s according to this article which suggests sales of digital books are becoming more popular than the printed alternative. Amazon is now selling 105 Kindle e-books for every 10 print books on their US website. It has sold three times the amount of Kindle books so far in 2011 as it did in the same…