Another rather simple style. You could just as easily pull each side into one full ponytail or two ponytails. I have found that when twisting the hair back like this, if you make your first twists go up towards the crown [...]
Double twists
Diposting oleh good reading on Jumat, 30 Januari 2009
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Can't seem to ever finish a post...
Diposting oleh good reading on Kamis, 29 Januari 2009
Between working and mommying, I can't seem to finish any of my blog posts -- this is bothering me...So, I signed up for twitter -- wundarousMaybe I'll get some ideas out...or maybe it will be random thoughts that make no sense..Either way, no excuses [...]
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Baby Do's. Two and a half ponytails?
Diposting oleh good reading on Rabu, 28 Januari 2009
YAY! A fresh head of hair to add to my arsenal. People ask how my kids hold so still when I do their hair. Simple answer is I do it from the time they are babies. When this one hit a year, her hair started growing and it [...]
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Vitamin K2 and Cranial Development
Diposting oleh good reading on Selasa, 27 Januari 2009
One of the things Dr. Weston Price noticed about healthy traditional cultures worldwide is their characteristically broad faces, broad dental arches and wide nostrils. Due to the breadth of their dental arches, they invariably had straight teeth and [...]
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Out the door in sixty seconds
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Well. Sort of. If your life is anything like mine has been lately, your kids are lucky if they get a comb ran through their hair and a barrette. Quite honestly, this third kid has made me a complete and total crazy! Mornings [...]
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The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: The Final Word
Diposting oleh good reading on Minggu, 25 Januari 2009
Over the course of the last month, I've outlined some of the major findings of the Tokelau Island Migrant study. It's one of the most comprehensive studies I've found of a traditional culture transitioning to a modern diet and lifestyle. It traces [...]
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Cookie Galore
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I went into a cookie-baking for the last two weeks...the cookie baking bug only went away yesterday...after I made the last batch just before getting ready for the Chinese New Year reunion dinner ;)The very first on the [...]
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The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: Gout
Diposting oleh good reading on Sabtu, 24 Januari 2009
Gout is a disorder in which uric acid crystals form in the joints, causing intense pain. The body forms uric acid as a by-product of purine metabolism. Purines are a building block of DNA, among other things. Uric acid [...]
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A Taste of Yesteryear
Diposting oleh good reading on Rabu, 21 Januari 2009
Just like the past couple of years, weeks before the Chinese lunar new year, I started looking up recipes to bake for the occasion. I have in mind to make some peanut cookies, kueh bangkits and my kids' favourite horlicks [...]
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The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: Asthma
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Asthma may be another "disease of civilization", uncommon in non-industrial cultures. Between 1980 and 2001, its prevalence more than doubled in American children 17 years and younger. The trend is showing no sign of slowing [...]
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WINNIE THE POOH BIRTHDAY CAKE
Diposting oleh good reading on Senin, 19 Januari 2009
A Winnie the Pooh Chocolate Birthday Cake: not a bad likeness, I must say!Parents, I am sure you have been to one of those "play palaces" where kids have their birthday parties...you know, with the wall to wall slides, pneumatic [...]
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The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: Diabetes
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This post will be short and sweet. Diabetes is a disease of civilization. As Tokelauans adopted Western industrial foods, their diabetes prevalence increased. At any given time point, age-standardized diabetes prevalence [...]
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Breakfast or Brunch
Diposting oleh good reading on Sabtu, 17 Januari 2009
I have been keeping several pancake recipes hoping that I can get myself to try making them one day...especially for my younger child who is a big fan of hotcakes. My elder child has never liked them...he would rather have [...]
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The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: Weight Gain
Diposting oleh good reading on Jumat, 16 Januari 2009
Between 1968 and 1982, Tokelauans in nearly all age groups gained weight, roughly 5 kilograms (11 pounds) on average. They also became slightly taller, but not enough to offset the gain in weight. By 1980-82, migrants to [...]
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The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Health
Diposting oleh good reading on Rabu, 14 Januari 2009
Let's get right to the meat of this study. It's relevant to the hypothesis that saturated fat is a cause of cardiovascular disease. Tokelauans traditionally obtained 40-50% of their calories from saturated fat, in the form of coconut meat. That's [...]
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Update on Legislation
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As many of you have heard...especially all 48 of you who have taken the time to e-mail me and tell me my information was incorrect, some in a not-so-nice way...they have added a "clarification" to the legislation that keeps second hand retailers safe. [...]
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DETOXIFYING BLOSSOMING GREEN TEA
Diposting oleh good reading on Senin, 12 Januari 2009
a hand-tied ball of blossoming green teathe tea ball "blooms" in hot water, revealing chrysanthemum (yellow), globe amaranth (pink) and jasmine (white) flowers.All the snow we've had in Vancouver has just recently started [...]
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Wholesome Goodness
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It was a yellow sunny afternoon when I baked this loaf of wholemeal banana cake. I almost gave the recipe a miss when I was flipping through a cookbook the other day. There are so many banana cake recipes around that I [...]
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