Months ago my wife bought some dried seaweeds and started to eat it with rice. Naturally, I was curious what it tasted like, so I tried some. The seaweeds not only tasted pleasant, it kind of acted as an appetizer as it made me want to eat more rice. (This is not a very good […]
Is drinking red wine really good for your health?
Before, they use to say “An apple a day keeps the doctors away.” Now it’s “A glass of wine keeps the doctors away.” Medical journals, the media and even some wine companies have been carrying this “good news” to wine lovers. The news is true. In fact for the last 5000 years, wine […]
Yet another weight loss pill
Weight loss is big business these days. People are certainly trying to loose the excess weight either for health reasons or aesthetic reasons. But regardless of the reason, the only sure winners I see in the battle against flab is not those who are trying to loose weight, but rather those in the weight loss […]
Is LASIK laser eye surgery for me ?
I’ve been wearing glasses since I was 9 years old. I believe it was in the late 1990s when eye laser surgery was introduced in our country. Later on the popular LASIK procedure in laser eye surgery was introduced. I wanted to get a laser surgery, not because I don’t believe glasses are cool. In […]
Treadmills vs. stationary bikes
My mom gave me a stationary bike. She said that I should quit being a coach potato and instead of just lying down while watching my favorite show, I should work out on a stationary bike for just 15 minutes a day. Good advice, I just hope I will have the discipline to be consistent […]