If you follow health and medical research news, you might be interested in findings that drinking coffee regularly can lower the risk of depression among Asian women. It has to do with the effect of caffeine on the level of estrogen.
Coffee. One of life’s simplest and greatest pleasures.
Posted on August 2, 2011 · 4 Comments
It is storming as I write this… In fact, it’s been storming for days. Power even went out for a while this morning. I think about my girls on their own in the city during weekdays and I wonder if they have power and water and if it’s flooded near their school. I start getting ... (more)
Real coffee, real cream
Posted on June 30, 2011 · 4 Comments
Gone are the days when serving coffee with real cream on the side was the standard. These days, the practice has become more of an exception. Generally, when one orders coffee in a restaurant, one is given a cup of hot water with three sachets — coffee, sugar and powdered creamer. And that’s even generous. ... (more)
Kapeng barako and Batangas beef
Posted on May 19, 2009 · 19 Comments
[Today's column] Everyone believes in something and many consider their beliefs to be causes worth fighting and dying for. For some, it’s hoarding money even when it’s really taxpayers’ money. For others, it’s bad-mouthing whoever sits in power. There are those who seek to protect something like the animals rights activists and the environmentalists. There ... (more)
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