Warm (almost Winter) night...
| Well as my friend Bryon always says "Wooo...tonight is one of those nights where you're happy you don't have to sleep on the ground." It has snowed in Montana today and not for an hour or two, it snowed pretty much all morning and through the middle of the afternoon. I didn't think I was ready for winter but now I am slightly more excited especially since we have a fireplace. So after my Monday evening yoga class with Colleen, who BTW is bad to bone, I came home, started a fire and poured myself a glass of bubbly. I also grabbed a little bit of cheese and some walnuts to have a little snack before my husband makes dinner. As I was gazing into the dancing fire I starting thinking about walnuts (of all things) so I decided to look up more information and eating walnuts is way better for you than I even remember! Walnuts are incredible. They can help reduce the risk of heart disease, lower your cholesterol, prevent high blood pressure, help you prevent dry skin and even have been known to help your hair grow aka reduce the chances of going bald. That's crazy! I didn't know all this. Not that I am exactly concerned with going bald but you know what I mean. I looked for some contraindications and the only one that seem to be a bother is that walnuts are high in calories so eat them but not a whole lot of them. This is kick ass information about a food. I think it is so amazing that this is something that grows out of the ground. I realize that several foods grow out of the ground but how often do you think about it. Most people don't even realize that they are eating let alone what they are eating. So anyway, sit by the fire, relax and eat your walnuts. |
