Quotes of the Day

Massaging around your eyes and the sides of your neck can work wonders for anxiety. [2009] - Liz Miller

There are some very good mutual funds that use systemized approaches in selecting the companies to invest in by studying the underlying fundamentals. [2002] - Robert T. Kiyosaki

If you chop the broccoli (or brussels sprouts, kale, collards, cauliflower, or any other cruciferous vegetable) and then wait 40 minutes, you can cook it as much as you want. At that point, the sulforaphane has already been made. (You can also buy bags of fresh greens and other crucifers that are prechopped or shredded, which can presumably be cooked immediately). If you don't have 40 minutes to spare between chopping and cooking, or if you're using frozen greens, just sprinkle the crucifers with some mustard powder before you eat them. The addition of powdered mustard seeds to cooked broccoli significantly increases sulforaphane formation. [2005] - Adam Ginsberg

When bankers see a lot of inquiries on your file, they regard you as a credit seeker. And even worse, if there are no recent loans, mortgages or credit cards to match each inquiry, they'll assume you were declined for financing at another institution, and therefore you must be a bad credit risk. (Please note: Your own inquiries about your file at the credit bureau's office are not recorded on your file in most jurisdictions). [2009] - Don R. Campbell

Mary is 45 years old and should contain roughly 15% of total energy as protein. The Harris Benedict formula estimates metabolic rate. There are various online calculators to help do this, based on your weight, height, sex, age, and how active you are. Based on the formula, Mary needs 1,880 kcal per day. If she consumes that daily, she will neither gain nor lose weight. 15% of 1,880—the proportion recommended to come from protein—is 282 kcal. Because protein contains 4 kcal of energy per gram, this amounts to 70.5 grams of protein spread across the day. Once Mary reaches her older years, 65 and above, she will need to start increasing her protein intake a little, by around 25 grams per day, to a 20% protein diet. This is because the protein drain becomes more leaky with old age, and unless Mary increases her intake, she risks losing muscle mass. [2020] - David Raubenheimer