A popular trend in the USA is avoiding gluten. There is this belief that eating foods containing gluten may contribute to weight gain as well as a list of ailments. Some books claim that gluten-laden grains are the culprits that underlie chronic health problems. Every major change in our diet also carries a possibility of…Read more »
Author: howlingwithwolves2
The Brain & Addictive Behavior
We perceive the world, think about our perceptions, produce emotions from those thoughts, and combine these as storage in our memories. The brain produces behavior to ensure our well-being. Disruptive behaviors happen when there is distortion to this system such as addiction. Addictive behavior due to recreational drugs or alcohol consumption over time are due…Read more »
The Power of Nicotine
Nicotine is a natural insecticide that comes from the family of nightshade plants, including the tobacco plant. Purified nicotine was used by farmers many years ago as an insecticide, until it was found toxic to humans. It takes only 60 mg of nicotine to kill a human being. So why do people still smoke? The…Read more »
Walking through autumn
Moose Christopher Martin Photography This beautiful moose looked amazing in this autumn meadow. Snow in Moraine Lake that morning, was rain lower in the valley. This created a glow in the grass and a shine on her coat. She crossed the meadow slowly, grazing as she went along, before she slipped up into the forest.…Read more »
A beast in the bushes
Oh my bears Christopher Martin Photography When Kian and I left Jasper we headed home via Highway 93A, which runs parallel to the main road but was much quieter and proved to be a great start to the end of our boys weekend in the national park. We spotted this black bear almost a kilometre…Read more »
Eagles flying at the Mount Lorette Ponds
Eagle pics Christopher Martin Photography This year I have photographed a pair of Bald eagles who nested at the Mount Lorette Ponds. These small lakes in Kananaskis are stocked with Rainbow trout most years so these eagles have obviously found an excellent location to summer. On this morning in mid-August the day took a little…Read more »
Bear Lodge Sunset
A fight over a fish
Beautiful pics of osprey Christopher Martin Photography The pair of Ospreys who summer on the Castle Junction bridge’s nest raised two chicks through adolescence this year. When I spent a day watching them in August that meant there were four of these raptors, now all very close to the same size, interacting with one another…Read more »
Homemade Beet Chips
Are you looking for something to munch on, but you’re having a hard time, because you’re trying to stay on a diet? Well, try these. You will need: 4 medium size beets 2 T. olive oil 1/4 tsp. smoked paprika 1 T. sea salt Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Meanwhile, wash, peel outer skin,…Read more »
Shame on Goodwill
When did thrift store employees become too arrogant to take second hand items? Wasn’t Goodwill intended for the people with low incomes to be able to purchase furniture at a price that they could afford? Why are thrift stores such as Goodwill and others snubbing their noses at perfectly good items because there might be…Read more »