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grow goji berryBest Beers By Month for 2008 - Part 2

Month: July

Beer: Spotted Cow

Brewery: New Glarus Brewing Company

Cask conditioned ale has been the popular choice among brews since long before prohibition. New Glarus continues this pioneer spirit with their Wisconsin farmhouse ale. Brewed with flaked barley and the finest Wisconsin malts. Expect this ale to be fun, fruity and satisfying.

Month: August

Beer: Trappist Westvleteren Abt 12

Brewery: Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus

This beer sells for close to $600 a case ($25 a bottle) so if you can find it, and afford it, you will be in store for a real treat. Westy 12 is the least outputted style by this brewery and it is shipped in small batches all around the world. The flavor is of deep malt combined with bitter chocolate and hops which runs velvety across the palate.

Month: September

Beer: Dogfish Head Ninety Minute IPA

Brewery: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

A big beer with a great malt backbone that stands up to the extreme hopping rate. A four pk will set you back around $11, a more reasonable choice for the pocketbook than the Westy 12. This beer is a perfect choice to begin prepping your palate for the fall and winter brews.

Month: October

Beer: Leinenkugel's Oktoberfest

Brewery: The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company

Leinie's Okoberfest probably isn't the best Oktoberfest beer on the planet but I love it. And during a time of year when I drink a lot of beer, it's easy on my wallet. Leinie's has been producing their version of Oktoberfest since 2001. It is brewed with Munich, Caramel, and Pale malts along with Hallertan, Tettnang, Perle, and Cluster hops. This beer is an inexpensive treat.

Month: November

Beer: Expedition Stout

Brewery: Bell's Brewery Inc.

A dark heavy beer with a taste of toasted malt, licorice, and chocolate, Expedition Stout is a perfect beverage to keep you cozy when the winter turns colder

Month: December

Beer: La Fin Du Monde

Brewery: Unibroue Microbrewery

French for "The End Of The World," this triple fermented beer is a perfect way to end your year. It is 9% APV, it's heavy, and it's delicious. Tart ales like this one have been produced by European monks for centuries. However, La Fin Du Monde is produced in Chambly, Quebec which means that American and Canadian consumers benefit since the beer they buy on store shelves is fresh unlike many direct European imports.

This is part two to a two part article on the best beers, by month, of 2008.

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Multivitamins For Your Child

The belief of most parents is that children are eating a fairly healthy diet and if not they give up and throw their hand up in the air. Parents then provide multivitamins. Now that they come in gumballs, gummi candies, cute animals, and cartoon character shapes, children think they are candy and giving vitamins is not a bad thing.

If they are within a child�s reach it is a serious problem because they could be taking them without your knowledge. At any suspicion that your child has taken too many call Poison Control immediately and get them to an emergency facility. Your child could become seriously ill or die from an overdose of a multivitamin with iron in it.

It is vital to keep all manner of medication out of the reach of your children. For the most part children get their vitamins from their diet but if you think they need them generic multivitamins are fine. If your child�s special needs are an allergy to dairy products or that they won�t eat them, the calcium must come from other sources.

Consulting with your child�s pediatrician will benefit your child. Even though your child�s diet may not have been great this week all that is needed is one vitamin a day. If you get too much of one vitamin it could prevent others from being absorbed by the body.

If your child for example gets an excess of calcium it could prevent the absorption of iron and other vitamins. Children�s food choices are not always healthy so you can expect to be giving your child vitamins well into their teens. Before you consider buying vitamins know that opinions vary regarding vitamins with iron for children.

One premise is that, in fact, you be giving vitamins with iron. Vitamins with iron says another school of thought, under no circumstances should be given vitamins with iron. As an infant, it was my experience, that my child was iron deficient.

My child�s doctor put him on iron fortified vitamins and he�s now healthy but always check with your doctor on this. Hemochromatosis is a disease caused by too much iron in the blood. The body can no longer utilize the iron and it is not washed out of the body easily. It may cause very serious health issues and even death.

An important part of your child�s diet is calcium that helps to build strong bones and muscles. Calcium is a mineral. Eating ice cream, cheese, and yogurt as well as drinking milk will usually provide all the calcium your child needs from their diet. There are people who don�t like dairy products and some who are allergic to them.

Helping children get what they need is easy when you give them calcium fortified juices, cereals, and vitamins. Many children get sufficient fluoride from treated tap water and bottled war or using tooth paste. Do not administer fluoride supplements to your child without first checking with his doctor.

Too much fluoride might permanently stain your child�s teeth. This will defeat totally the purpose of treating water and using fluoridated toothpaste. An eyedropper is used to administer liquid infant multivitamins. These drops usually have vitamins A, C, and D as well as added iron in them.

They might contain other vitamins and minerals such as thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and vitamin B-12. Vitamins for children are available in chewable forms such as cartoon characters and animals. They now come in gummi candy and gumballs forms.

If your child gives you difficulty with taking his vitamins, try getting him the gumballs or the gummi candy vitamins. Never leave your child unsupervised when s/he is taking his vitamins. My own child is given his vitamins rather than allow him to take them on his own. He might take it or not or he could take way too many.

Although vitamins for children can be a good thing, too much of a good thing could be fatal. It is vital that they are kept out of the reach of children. Giving your child vitamins may offset some of the effects of not always eating right.

Your child�s diet should not be adjusted without discussing it with his pediatrician, it�s better to be safe than sorry. Vitamins with fun shapes are fine but because your child could think they are �candy�, they should be in a locked cabinet or kept well out of reach.

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Why Do I Have Sugar Cravings?

Consuming sugar temporarily elevates the levels of certain neurotransmitters in our bodies. Do you know what neurotransmitters are? They are �feel-good� chemicals. Two of the major �feel-good� chemicals released by eating sugar are:

1. Dopamine, which releases chemicals including endorphins that give us a feeling of pleasure
2. Serotonin, which produces a feeling of well being.

We also tend to eat sugary treats for a quick rush of energy to get us through the day. Of course we also enjoy the sweet taste of sugar. Eating sweet treats like a candy bar or a cookie unconsciously brings back simpler more enjoyable days of our childhood.

Grabbing a sugary treat is a common stress response for many adults. It�s a behavior we have been practicing since we were children. When we had a rough day at school, mom would fix it with a plate of homemade cookies and a glass of milk. Now when we are stressed, we run to the vending machine or grab a cheesecake on the way home.

Is Sugar Really Dangerous Or Addictive?

Yes and No. Our body needs limited amounts of sugar as a quick source of energy, but not in the amounts our society as a whole has been consuming sugar. It is also a good idea to stay away from white table sugar as much as possible. This refined sugar has almost no nutritional value other than the �empty� calories it provides. Some people refer to white sugar as �white death�.

Eating fresh fruits is a much better way to give in to our sweet tooth, get the sugars our bodies need while also absorbing an array of other nutrients, vitamins, minerals and micronutrients.

The high consumption of sugar in the western world is leading to an increase in health conditions from diabetes to obesity.

Is sugar addictive? Yes � not only do we get addicted to the neurotransmitters that are released by the consumption of sugar, which is a reaction very similar to the �high� of a drug addict, consuming sugar also causes our blood sugar levels to rise quickly and then plummet back down just as fast, resulting in a craving for more sugar. This is a desperate (and futile) attempt of our body to keep the blood sugar in balance.

What Can I Do To Curb My Sugar Cravings?

The best way to curb sugar cravings is to aim for a stable blood sugar. You can do this by avoiding sugary treats and drinks like candy, soda and even fruit drinks. Instead try sweetening your foods and drinks with stevia. Please avoid any artificial sweeteners.

Craving sweets is also often an indication of a lack of certain nutrients such as chromium, carbon, phosphorus, sulphur and tryptophan. Let�s take a look at what foods you should be eating to make sure you get enough of these nutrients.

Chromium � eat broccoli, grapes, cheese, dried beans and chicken

Carbon � eat fresh fruit

Phosphorus � eat chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes and grains

Sulphur � eat cranberries, horseradish, cruciferous vegetables, kale and cabbage

Tryptophan � eat cheese, liver, lamb, raisins, sweet potato and spinach.

If you find yourself drawn to sweets as a response to stress, your first step of action should be to try to eliminate the stress. If you have an argument with your spouse, talk things out. If you are stressed in your job, schedule a meeting with your boss to see if you can get more time, more resources or an assistant.

Sometimes eliminating the cause of stress isn�t an option. In that case, try to exercise. Go for a brisk walk, join your local gym or work out with your favorite exercise video at home. Not only will the exercise help you blow off some stream, it also releases some of the same neurotransmitters that the consumption of sugar does � without the empty calories.

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