Plant-based foods such as fruit and vegetables are great sources of energy because they absorbed sunlight directly and stored the energy as starches. Starch is one of the body’s primary source of complex carbohydrates. The foods we eat are basically stored energy from the sun that has been transformed from one form to another. In order to obtain the most amount of energy from plant-based food, you need to eat the ones that are organically grown. Also, eat them fresh and choose the ones that are bright in color.
Fruit and vegetables are full of minerals, proteins, fiber, complex carbs and many other important nutrients for increasing your energy and health. When shopping for fruits and vegetables, buy the ones that are organic because they are not treated with pesticides. Otherwise, make sure you wash the fruits before eating them.
Fruits and vegetables health benefits
You should try to eat at least 2 servings of fruits and 3 servings of vegetables per day, more is even better. Doing this will increase your energy and health because your body will be nourished with the necessary nutrients. At least 50 percent or more of your calories should come from plant-based food. Whenever possible, eat them raw because cooking them will destroy a good portion of their nutrients.
Nature's Energy
fruits
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Via: Energy Fanatics
One thing I want to know.
WHAT'S FOR DINNER?
From Peanuts to the Beatnuts!
"I trust people who are violent about art, as long as they aren't closed-minded. But, unfortunately, most art blowhards are also art bigots."
- Vincent Price
1. Coca-Cola was first made in the colour green!
2. It used to contain cocaine up until 1905, when it was removed due to public concern.
3. It was originally made to cure hangovers and headaches.
4. In Chinese, the name Coca-Cola means "to make mouth happy".
5. If all the Coca-Cola bottles in the world were stacked end to end, they would reach to the Moon and back more than 1,677 times.
6. In one night, a bottle of Coca-Cola can soften a tooth.
7. Coca-Cola is very good at cleaning up blood spots, and is often used in the States to clean blood off from the roads after an accident!
8. Coca-Cola can be used to remove grease from clothes! It's as simple as emptying a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, adding the detergent, and run through a regular cycle.
9. A bottle of Coca-Cola has a PH scale of 2.8, and could dissolve a nail in just 4 days
10. Coca-Cola released a 'Diet Coke with Bacon' flavour!
11. Another less known flavour that Coca-Cola released was the "Coca-Cola BlāK". This was a coffee flavoured soft drink, released in 2006 in France. Sadly this was short lived, and Coca-Cola discontinued the production in 2008.
12. Coca-Cola even helped create the modern image of Santa!
12 Crazy
Facts
Via: The Facts Site
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Just 2 dope pictures I like.
"I'm usually all about the tight jeans and little T-shirt, but sometimes I want to put on a black, sequined dress and be a freaking girl."
- Britney Spears
COPY
CATS
MICHAEL
WOLF
“Copy Artist”, brilliant photos by Michael Wolf. Knock-off artists in China pose next to their paintings. I’ll take the Francis Bacon!
ARTIST
Via: Boooooooom.com
I'm not sure if these are students or what. Considering this series was taken in China, I would say these will be sold on the black market of some sort. Who knows. Make sure to check out Michael Wolf's personal site so you can view the whole set, the artist's copy pretty much everything, from pop art to modern and contemporary. I guess there's a "fake" market for everything!
Stina Maria
Just came across Stina's Flickr account. Some pretty cool pictures to look at and pass the time. I really enjoy pictures where you can tell the photographer is still trying to figure out what their main subject will be, and they post the process of it.
Via: Stina Maria's blog
Jorge pineda:
CHILDHOOD
Jorge Pineda (b. Dominican Republic 1961)
Childhood is the time when we start to build up our personality, and it is supposed to be the happiest time of our lives, but social violence makes it difficult to adjust. In order to be strong, children make masks where they can hide fear, so they can play with the negative idea they have of themselves. These masks shield the feelings reflected in society as I show in Mambrú, with its child soldiers who have been taken away and used as instruments of destruction.
Mickey is Anti-Establishment
A man suspected of robbing and shooting Tupac Shakur at Quad Recording Studios in 1994 has confessed, accusing James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond of orchestrating the crime. The confession comes as Rosemond continues to elude federal authorities, who are currently seeking the music businessman in connection with a cocaine distribution investigation.
The confession of Dexter Issac, a former associate of Rosemond, who is currently serving a life sentence in New York City, was reported by AllHipHop.com, who spoke with Issac. The site has an image of the statement posted on their site. The statement, which also vaguely implies that Bad Boy mogul P. Diddy continues to hide some secrets, was released in part due to the expiration of the statute of limitations, and in retaliation for Rosemond’s previous statements demeaning Issac’s character, calling him an informant.
In early May, a warrant was reportedly issued for Rosemond’s arrest, allegedly regarding cocaine distribution. Rosemond has conducted business with a litany of high-profile musicians, including Akon, Wyclef and Game.
Tupac himself seemed to think Rosemond was responsible for the attack, stating so on several occasions. The Quad Studios incident has long been viewed as the escalating catalyst of the Tupac-Biggie, East Coast/West Coast drama which ultimately, many feel, led to the murders of both rap titans.
A small mention seemingly regarding the murders was made by Issac which could be seen as casting a suspicious cloud over Sean “P. Diddy” Combs. Issac states, “Jimmy, you and Puffy like to come off all innocent-like, but as the saying goes: You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people, all of the time.” The statement does not elaborate further, only going on to rhetorically ask whether or not Rosemond plans to “flip” on Diddy when the feds catch up with him.
In issuing his statement, Issac told AllHipHop, “I want to apologize to [Tupac's] family. I am trying to clean it up to give [Tupac and Biggie's] mothers some closure.”
2Pac Shooter Confesses on his 40th Birthday.
loose lips
sink ships
Perry Peterson - "World War 2 Battle" (Illustration)(American, 1908-1958)
"Most of my major disappointments have turned out to be blessings in disguise. So whenever anything bad does happen to me, I kind of sit back and feel, well, if I give this enough time, it'll turn out that it was good, so I shant worry about it too much. "
- William Gaines (Publisher of Mad Magazine)
Gabrielle Bakker gathers in a mélange of historical styles and subject matters, each clearly and easily recognizable, but she manages to integrate and own them beautifully. There's some classical mythology and overt references to Picasso (an avid interpreter of greek myths himself) plus 18th and 19th century Japanese imagery, which had such tremendous influence upon the post-impressionists (and others). Her painting and composition have a beautifully crafted, almost sculpted feel that reminds me of the art deco painter Tamara de Lempicka. All of this collecting of historical references plays well into questions regarding their role in contemporary painting, and the validity of representation and traditional media. I think she makes a tremendous argument in favor of building upon the past, not merely breaking from it in search of the new, a tendency that has led to an almost maniacal fracturing in the arts over the last 60 years or so. Tradition and innovation are still viable partners as this talented artist aptly demonstrates.Check out her website: www.gabriellebakker.com
"Geisha Icon" oil and 22k gold leaf on panel 13.3" x 12" 2009
BAKKER CHANNELS ASIAN PICASSO
Gabrielle Bakker's work is a fusion of an eastern style mixed with Picasso's iconic form of modernism.
"Studio" oil on panel 60" x 52.5" 2005
Via: Art Out There
Pizza Love
My other love, the hamburger doesn't have to know about us, and what we have together.
