Janet Anderson

@Auntylou (4264)

Oxford, England

Joined myLot 9 years ago

I have run a bar/restaurant for the last 34 years. Mother of two young men, grandma of one boy. I enjoy learning about the world and sharing that knowledge.

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Janet Anderson's Discussions

One for the birds

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 17 Apr 16

This year a pair of blackbirds have built a nest right in front of my kitchen door. Normally this bird nests in the middle of a hedge, but these are up in the roof of our covered yard, taking advantage of the warmth trapped by the...

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Shall we dance?

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 11 Apr 16

Studies have showed that exercise helps us to stay young and strong but scientists at Magdeberg University in Germany wanted to know what type of exercise would be best. Two groups of 20 pensioners embarked on a 6 month trial,...

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Keeping warm by living inside a greenhouse

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 29 Mar 16

Just watched a very interesting and inspiring video about a couple in Sweden who have built a greenhouse round their original summer house in the country round Stockholm. The costs of heating in the long cold winters has dropped...

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A struggle to grow vegetables and help people

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 28 Mar 16

Have you heard about an inspiring man called Ron Finley?He is from South Central Los Angeles and having decided to grow some vegetables on the strip of land , called the parkway, between the pavement and the road in front of his...

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Feeling bad because you are not going to the gym?

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 23 Mar 16

Well folks don't despair, maybe you are in fact doing the 150 minutes of moderate activity each week recommended without realising it. A set of volunteers at England's Birmingham University performed a variety of household tasks...

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Is the USA the Land of the Free?

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 9 Mar 16

I have just read an article about the US justice system which holds nearly 25% of all the prisoners in the world, despite the country having only 5% of the world's population. One in three prisoners are in jail for drug offences...

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Do you prefer watching shows and series online or on TV?

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 24 Feb 16

What is your preference? Have you adapted and become accustomed to using the internet as a means of entertainment? Will the internet kill our TV habits?

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Do you use air fresheners or scented candles ?

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 23 Feb 16

Several studies recently show that many household products contain limonene ( a lemon scent) which turns into formaldehyde , a poisonous and cancer causing chemical, when exposed to air. It seems that we should use such scented...

scented candles

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Learning to ride a bike

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 18 Feb 16

A good friend and I were talking about how different our children were from each other despite having the same upbringing. She told me how her eldest had asked for and been given a bike for his birthday and had taken it into the...

learning styles

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Help yourself eat the right things

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 15 Feb 16

Apparently the way we store food in our homes can affect our eating patterns. Removing all food except fruit , from surfaces in the kitchen reduces temptation. So no biscuits , bread , cake, cereal or the like must be...

fruit and vegetables

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Are you deaf ? New link between hearing loss and memory loss

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 14 Feb 16

Scientists have discovered that patients with deafness that is not fixed by hearing aids have a higher risk of dementia (memory loss). It is thought that when a person has mild loss of hearing, they have to focus so hard on what...

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Do you sit for hours at your computer?

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 9 Feb 16

If like me you enjoy spending time online, or you need it for your work you may end up doing a lot of sitting. Which, as we are being told makes us more likely to be unhealthy and to die prematurely. A good way out ? Find a...

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Is your high blood pressure under control?

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 6 Feb 16

I heard this week that ten percent of people diagnosed with high blood pressure are actually suffering from Conn's syndrome.This is caused by a hormone imbalance . Blood pressure either goes up because vessels are blocked or...

high blood pressure

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Good News for Heart Health

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 23 Jan 16

Scientists at the University of Glasgow led by Dr.Bill Mullen have developed a type of testing called Proteomics which can diagnose whether a person is suffering from heart disease even before symptoms arise. This has been done...

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A way to get big companies to pay Fair Tax ?

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 20 Jan 16

A group of small business people from Crickhowell in Wales responded to a BBC presenter's idea of seeing whether small businesses could use the same tax avoidance schemes and structures as big businesses such as Starbucks, Amazon...

bbc documentary

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How to remove calories from your carbs !

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 14 Jan 16

The great BBC programme "Trust Me I'm a Doctor" recently ran a test where volunteers ate three identical bowls of pasta and sauce on different days. On one day they ate hot, freshly cooked pasta . On another day they ate the...

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Protect your children - pass it on!

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 12 Jan 16

My cousin in America just posted this true story and I thought I should share. "A stranger approached an 8 year old girl and asked her to come with him. He told her that her mum had sent him to pick her up. The girl asked the...

stranger danger

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Seven childhood memories

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 11 Jan 16

I was inspired to take up this challenge by @Maggs224, 1. I remember my dad's gooseberry bushes, looking for the fruits that had turned translucent and were slightly soft and ready to eat. So delicious. 2. I remember when my...

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Good for the goose, but what about the gander?

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 6 Jan 16

One of the somewhat surprising results of a trial carried out for the BBC programme "Trust Me I'm a Doctor" was that a group of men and women given identical amounts of food, burned fat differently throughout the day, depending on...

gender difference

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The Secret Life of 4,5 and 6 year olds

Janet Anderson @Auntylou (4264) • Oxford, England 15 Dec 15

This is the title of the most interesting and engaging programme I have watched this year. Produced by Channel 4, part of a school has been taken over by the film crew and some child psychologists, with child high cameras and...

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