Month: October 2022

Today’s Health Tip ~ Are Pears a Healthy Choice?

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Pears Are a Super Healthy Choice

A medium-sized pear (178 grams) provides the following nutrients:

    • Calories: 101
    • Protein: 1 gram
    • Carbs: 27 grams
    • Fiber: 6 grams
    • Vitamin C: 12% of the
      Daily Value (DV)
    • Vitamin K: 6% of DV
    • Potassium: 4% of the DV
    • Copper: 16% of DV

This same serving also provides small amounts of folate, provitamin A, and niacin. Folate and niacin are important for cellular function and energy production, while provitamin A supports skin health and wound healing.

Pears are likewise a rich source of important minerals, such as copper and potassium. Copper plays a role in immunity, cholesterol metabolism, and nerve function, whereas potassium aids muscle contractions and heart function.

What’s more, these fruits are an excellent source of polyphenol antioxidants, which protect against oxidative damage. Be sure to eat the whole pear, as the peel boasts up to six times more polyphenols than the flesh.

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Something to Think About

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Today I am working on my blog at the public library. There are lots of small children running around. I like their noise. I like their excitement. I like their impatience. Yah, libraries are supposed to be quiet places; however, I’ve not known normal children to be quiet for long stretches of time, or understand they’re supposed to contain their joy of living. They’re good reminders for to enjoy life. 

Today’s Smile

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Joe: “I asked the tech person at work how to make a motherboard.”

Pete: “What did the tech say?

Joe: “The tech said, “Show her your photos from your last trip.”

What If . . .

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What if I acknowledged my fears and went ahead anyway? That’s courage. Some call it facing your fears. I think it’s a bit more than facing one’s fears. In acknowledging my fears, I take ownership for them. When I go ahead in spite of my fears, I take control of them. My fears may hang around, but they won’t control me. 

Today’s Poem ~ A Song Of The Future

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A Song Of The Future  
Sidney Lanier
Sail fast, sail fast,
Ark of my hopes, Ark of my dreams;
Sweep lordly o’er the drowned Past,
Fly glittering through the sun’s strange beams;
Sail fast, sail fast.
Breaths of new buds from off some drying lea
With news about the Future scent the sea:
My brain is beating like the heart of Haste:
I’ll loose me a bird upon this Present waste;
Go, trembling song,
And stay not long; oh, stay not long:
Thou’rt only a gray and sober dove,
But thine eye is faith and thy wing is love.

What If . . .

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What if I kept a journal each day for one month and listed the good things that happened to me each day. I’d include the small things like someone letting me easily switch lanes while driving. Receiving a text message from a friend I haven’t heard from in a while. Being surprised that my weight was perfect when I weighed after showering. There might be some big things, like my doctor calling and saying my blood work was perfect, keep up the good work. I think that after one month of keeping this journal I’d feel good about my life. 

Today’s Smile

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Joe: “I wrote a song about tortillas.”

Pete: “What kind of beat does it have?”

Joe: “It’s more of a rap.”

Today’s Inspiration ~ What Are You Seeing?

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“Don’t let one cloud obliterate the whole sky.” ~ Anais Nin

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Today’s Poem ~ A Sense of Humor

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A Sense of Humor
Vachel Lindsay
NO man should stand before the moon
To make sweet song thereon,
With dandified importance,
His sense of humor gone.

Nay, let us don the motley cap,
The jester’s chastened mien,
If we would woo that looking-glass
And see what should be seen.

O mirror on fair Heaven’s wall,
We find there what we bring.
So, let us smile in honest part
And deck our souls and sing.

Yea, by the chastened jest alone
Will ghosts and terrors pass,
And fays, or suchlike friendly things,
Throw kisses through the glass.

Today’s Health Tip ~ Are You Getting Enough Vitamin A

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Good Eye Health & Vitamin A

“Without enough vitamin A, your eyes cannot produce enough moisture to keep them properly lubricated,” according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Not getting enough vitamin A can be tragic and fatal. Worldwide, vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable blindness, according to the AAO. Annually, 250,000 to 500,000 children become blind every year because of a lack of sufficient vitamin A.

If you’re severely deficient in vitamin A, you can develop a serious condition called xerophthalmia, says Lisa Jones, a registered dietitian based in Philadelphia. This condition is characterized by abnormal dryness of the cornea and conjunctiva of the eye, with inflammation and ridge formation. “However, research suggests that there is a reduced risk of developing cataracts and age-related macular degeneration if you have a high intake of vitamin A.”

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