Delicious Guacamole Recipe (no tomatoes)

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

Today we have a homemade recipe from Dana from California, one of our readers. This guacamole is a bit different than most and should be served with oven-warmed chips. Dana prefers blue corn tortilla chips.

First things first: for this recipe, you must use cold avocados. Purchase four avocados that are soft to the touch, but not mushy. Here are the rest of the ingredients:

1 small shallot
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 a lime
1/4 a small yellow onion
1 handful of fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon of sea salt
1 teaspoon of black pepper

Combine all the ingredients and serve with the chips.

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Focused Ultrasound Therapy for ET

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

A experimental ultrasound therapy seems to have provided relief from Essential Tremor for at least on man. Billy Williams underwent the new treatment in hopes of finding relief from his Essential Tremor, which had forced him to quit golfing and had destroyed his handwriting.

Now it appears that has changed thanks to a focused ultrasound treatment developed at the University of Virginia. Williams had a treatment called MR-guided focused ultrasound in which doctors used magnetic resonance imaging to identify areas of the brain’s thalamus associated with tremors. They then blasted those areas with intense concentrated sound waves to burn away tissue.

The therapy is non-invasive, unlike some other experimental procedures for ET, and folks remain awake during it.

To read more, visit this news article:

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/lifestyles/2011/jun/13/TDMET05-early-results-of-essential-tremor-study-pr-ar-1103913/

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Arthritis May be Caused by Vitamin D Deficiencies in Some Folks

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

A new study suggests that some folks suffering from Psoriatic Arthritis may be Vitamin D deficient. Here’s an article about the latest study:

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/pain/articles/2011/07/11/psoriatic-arthritis-patients-seem-to-lack-enough-vitamin-d

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