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yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

this summer, I hardly saw a bee, then in just the last month, there are bees everywhere. I am so happy to see them. I heard that many of the bees are dying off. That scares me. Without bees we would have no food. How have the...

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yaksters Last month, I found many dead honey bees in my yard and then I heard there was a problem with the honey bees, that something was killing them off. But now I have lots of honey bees in my yard along with a good asortment of other types of bees. I only hope that...

19 Jul 08

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

On the news today they were talking about Tilapia being not that good for you. A study was done on the omega fat content of fish. Omega 6 not good for you, while omega 3 is good for you. They found out that tilapia has more omega...

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yaksters I have heard that flax seed is really good for you, though I haven't tired it yet. I will be looking for it the next time I am grocery shopping. Thank you.

17 Jul 08

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 3 Jul 08

For the last year, I have been cooking without adding salt to anything. I read lables and get either low salt or no salt. Why have I done this? My husband has highblood pressure that is salt senstive. If he gets a good dose of...

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yaksters About 5 years ago I found out I had type II diabetes and I had a lot of trouble regulating my blood glucose levels, then I switched to a Mediterranean diet, which includes olive oil, fish, fresh green vegetables and fruit. One thing I really enjoy and are good...

16 Jul 08

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

On the news today they were talking about Tilapia being not that good for you. A study was done on the omega fat content of fish. Omega 6 not good for you, while omega 3 is good for you. They found out that tilapia has more omega...

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yaksters It's a very popular fish, though I prefer Salmon myself. Wild salmon if I can get it.

16 Jul 08

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 11 Jul 08

I just love that cat...

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yaksters I have 3 cats that I have saved from the pound. I love them to death and they are ever so much part of our family. I just wish they had a spanish accent... You know like Antonio Banderas. Yummy!

15 Jul 08

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 11 Jul 08

I just love that cat...

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yaksters I really have three cats, one old grey, one fat white and one tabby that rules all. In fact this cat has stared down my neighbors dogs. They are a bit scared of him. I like that...

15 Jul 08

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 3 Jul 08

For the last year, I have been cooking without adding salt to anything. I read lables and get either low salt or no salt. Why have I done this? My husband has highblood pressure that is salt senstive. If he gets a good dose of...

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yaksters I am cooking for my husband and, as you stated, have chosen to go salt free or at the very least low salt. One thing that I love but haven't been able to find in low salt are pickles. In my garden I have cucumbers growing like weeds and have been serching the...

15 Jul 08

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 3 Jul 08

For the last year, I have been cooking without adding salt to anything. I read lables and get either low salt or no salt. Why have I done this? My husband has highblood pressure that is salt senstive. If he gets a good dose of...

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yaksters I agree with you 100%.

15 Jul 08

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 3 Jul 08

For the last year, I have been cooking without adding salt to anything. I read lables and get either low salt or no salt. Why have I done this? My husband has highblood pressure that is salt senstive. If he gets a good dose of...

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yaksters Fresh vegitables have enough salt in them natural and to add extra salt in really not needed. I watch these cooking shows and everytime the first thing they reach for is salt.

15 Jul 08

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

On the news today they were talking about Tilapia being not that good for you. A study was done on the omega fat content of fish. Omega 6 not good for you, while omega 3 is good for you. They found out that tilapia has more omega...

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yaksters It was yesterday on Fox and Friends with Dr Manning. It was the Dr. that was disgusting this. The doctor said, eating fish is a good idea, and that we need to be aware of good fish and bad fish. When he learned of the study he too was shocked, because this is...

15 Jul 08

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

On the news today they were talking about Tilapia being not that good for you. A study was done on the omega fat content of fish. Omega 6 not good for you, while omega 3 is good for you. They found out that tilapia has more omega...

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yaksters I too love fish, but it seems like everything we eat has something either good or bad about it. I don't know what to make of the study either. I bet in a few weeks another study will come out saying the very opposite.

14 Jul 08

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

On the news today they were talking about Tilapia being not that good for you. A study was done on the omega fat content of fish. Omega 6 not good for you, while omega 3 is good for you. They found out that tilapia has more omega...

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yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

Several years ago I had my first panic attack. I was in a crouded elevator when it hit. I had my second one a few months later in the middle of the night. the common thread in both was fear. I was terrified both times. Thankfully...

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yaksters Personally I think stress plays a big part in panic attacks. Stress can mess up your health so quickly that it is scary . It sounds as if your new job is working for you. I have found gardening working for me.

14 Jul 08

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

My cuccumber plants are producing like crazy and I would love to make pickles but I don't know how. What are the steps you have to take to make a cuccumber into a Pickle?

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yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

I spent 4 years working on my family tree and my husband's family tree, then last year, I got hacked and I lost everything. I have learned my lesson and Now back everything up. I am still trying to put all the peices back where...

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yaksters The first time, I was contacted by my internet provider who told me someone had hacked us. Otherwise I never would have known. When we took action to stop this hacker, he wiped out our information. We were hack a total of 2 times and once I lost everything...

14 Jul 08

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

I spent 4 years working on my family tree and my husband's family tree, then last year, I got hacked and I lost everything. I have learned my lesson and Now back everything up. I am still trying to put all the peices back where...

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yaksters I have statred redoing my research again, but many of my sorces were from family members who have since passed away. So I have lost out on many of the wonderful stories that went with our history.

14 Jul 08

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

I spent 4 years working on my family tree and my husband's family tree, then last year, I got hacked and I lost everything. I have learned my lesson and Now back everything up. I am still trying to put all the peices back where...

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yaksters Unfortunately it erased my entire computer...

14 Jul 08

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

this summer, I hardly saw a bee, then in just the last month, there are bees everywhere. I am so happy to see them. I heard that many of the bees are dying off. That scares me. Without bees we would have no food. How have the...

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yaksters there are always a lot of wasps in my yard too. This year I have seen a new type though, it is big and amber and quite scary. I was picking tomatoes and it landed on my bare arm. Auk!

14 Jul 08

yaksters @yaksters (79) • United States 14 Jul 08

I spent 4 years working on my family tree and my husband's family tree, then last year, I got hacked and I lost everything. I have learned my lesson and Now back everything up. I am still trying to put all the peices back where...

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