Top Ten ReputationProfessor-Com Odd Foods Author Worldstepper.

They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. The same could be said about food: one man’s nightmare may just be another man’s delicacy. From cow’s tongue and pig’s snout to chicken’s feet, from fried worms and frog’s legs to sautéed snails, the list of weird stuff we eat is endless (and often quite tasty). If you’ve been indulging lately and need a reason to diet, take a read, you may just lose that appetite. Here is the list of the ten strangest foods from around the world.

10. Fried – brain sandwiches

Long before the era of Mad-Cow Disease, a sandwich made from fried calves’ brain, thinly sliced on white bread was a common item on the menus in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The sandwich is still available in the Ohio River Valley, where the brains are now heavily battered and served on hamburger buns. In El Salvador and Mexico beef brains, lovingly called sesos in Spanish, are used in tacos and burritos. The brains have a mushy texture and very little flavor on their own so the addition of copious amounts of hot sauce definitely helps.

9. Haggis

A traditional Scottish dish, haggis is made with the minced heart, liver and lung of a sheep mixed with onion, spices, oatmeal, salt and stock, and boiled in the sheep’s stomach for a few hours. Larousse Gastronomique, a popular encyclopedia of gastronomic delights, claims that haggis has “an excellent nutty texture and delicious savory flavor.” Haggis is available year-round in Scottish supermarkets and made with an artificial casing rather than a sheep’s stomach. In fact some are sold in cans to be heated in a microwave before eating. Similar dishes can be found in other European countries with goat, pork or beef used instead of sheep.

8. Bugs

The practice of eating insects for food is called entomophagy and is fairly common in many parts of the world, with the exceptions of Europe and North America (though bugs are apparently a favorite with the television show “Fear Factor”). It is not uncommon to find vendors selling fried grasshoppers, crickets, scorpions, spiders and worms on the streets of Bangkok, Thailand. Insects are high in protein and apparently consist of important fatty acids and vitamins. In fact flour from drying and grinding up mealworm can be and is often used to make chocolate chip cookies. So next time you think there is a fly in your soup, it may actually just be part of the presentation.

7. Rocky Mountain Oysters

What is so strange about oysters? Probably the fact that they’re not the kind you find at the bottom of the ocean, but rather a fancy name given to deep-fried testicles of a buffalo, bull or boar. Rocky Mountain oysters (also called Prairie Oysters) are well-known and regularly enjoyed, in certain parts of the United States and Canada, generally where cattle ranching is prevalent. The testicles are peeled, boiled, rolled in a flour mixture, and fried, then generally served with a nice cocktail sauce.

6. Stuffed Camel

The recipe for a whole stuffed camel kind of reads like a bad joke, with ingredients that include one whole camel, one whole lamb and 20 whole chickens. The Guinness Book of World Records lists the recipe as the largest item on any menu in the world, conveniently leaving out any concrete examples of this dish actually being eaten. Legend has it that that a whole stuffed camel is a traditional Bedouin dish seemingly prepared like a Russian Stacking Doll, where a camel is stuffed with a whole lamb, the lamb stuffed with the chickens and the chickens stuffed with eggs and rice. The entire concoction is then barbecued until cooked and served. Fact or fiction, the shear amount of food created by this dish makes it deserving of a place on the list.

5. Hakarl

Anthony Bourdain, known for eating some of the strangest foods in the world, claims that hakarl is the most disgusting thing he has ever eaten. Made by gutting a Greenland or Basking shark and then fermenting it for two to four months, hakarl is an Icelandic food that reeks with the smell of ammonia. It is available all year round in Icelandic stores and often served in cubes on toothpicks.

4. Fugu

Fugu is the Japanese word for the poisonous puffer fish, filled with enough of the poison tetrodotoxin to be lethal. Only specially-trained chefs, who undergo two to three years of training and have passed an official test, can prepare the fish. Some chefs will choose to leave a minute amount of poison in the fish to cause a tingling sensation on the tongue and lips as fugu can be quite bland. Perhaps the fuss of fugu is more in surviving the experience than the actual taste of the deadly fish.

3. Casu Marzu

Found in the city of Sardinia in Italy, casu marzu is a cheese that is home to live insect larvae. These larvae are deliberately added to the cheese to promote a level of fermentation that is close to decomposition, at which point the cheese’s fats are broken down. The tiny, translucent worms can jump up to half a foot if disturbed, which explains why some people prefer to brush off the insects before enjoying a spoonful of the pungent cheese.

2. Sannakji

With sashimi and sushi readily available the world over, eating raw seafood is no longer considered a dining adventure. The Korean delicacy sannakji however, is something quite different, as the seafood isn’t quite dead. Live baby octopus are sliced up and seasoned with sesame oil. The tentacles are still squirming when this dish is served and, if not chewed carefully, the tiny suction cups can stick to the mouth and throat. This is not a dish for the fainthearted.

1. Balut

Balut seems to be on every “strange food” list, usually at the top, and for good reason. Though no longer wriggling on the plate like the live octopus in Korea, the fertilized duck or chicken egg with a nearly-developed embryo that is boiled and eaten in the shell is easily one of the strangest foods in the world. Balut is very common in the Philippines, Cambodia and Vietnam and usually sold by street vendors. It is said balut tastes like egg and duck (or chicken), which is essentially what it is. It is surprising to many that a food that appears so bizarre—often the with the bird’s features clearly developed–can taste so banal. In the end, apparently everything does indeed, just taste like chicken. Janet Schlarbaum thought you would enjoy this article.

Bizarre Natural Beauty and Health Tips Around the Globe and People Think the Raw Food Diet is Weird?

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Just mention the raw food diet and people think you have gone a little loopy. Well, when you get this reaction and you are tired of explaining just give them one of these weirder examples (hahaha)! Trust me, after this, raw food lifestyle will seem pretty mainstream But guess what none of them date further back than the raw food lifestyle, of course!

Leech Therapy

Leech therapy has been practiced since medieval times and probably much before. It is very popular in Iran today. Leeches have been used to help cure problems with gout, which accompanies a lot of inflammation in the body and for helping regulate a person’s blood pressure.

The leeches are placed on a person’s body to draw blood from the individual. The practice is similar to use maggots, which are often placed on live creatures to help eat away infection (which is what they do, see below).

Here are some benefits of using leeches that are widely publicized:

• Leech therapy can help improve venous congestion, making surgical maneuvers including the re-attachment of appendages more possible.
• They assist with would care.
• They can help clear poison from the body.
• They help reduce swelling.
• They release pain reducing and blood thinning chemicals in the body which may help prevent clotting while reducing discomfort.
• They can vaso-dilate meaning open up the venous system in some respects.

While leech therapy has long been used by mankind to help heal and cure many symptoms and diseases, it has only recently begun surfacing again. Even so, you may be hard pressed to find this popular therapy in most doctor’s offices, because it would take some time for it to become mainstream.

Maggots

Maggots are used in various places of the world to help cure infection. In surface wounds, one might place maggots inside to help rid the body of a skin infection. It may sound unhealthy, but it is practical in some cases and certainly useful in situations where one has an infection and is not near a medicine chest.

Despite the popularity of leech therapy, maggot therapy has not yet caught on as widely. There are documented benefits of this form of therapy; however it is more likely to be used in alternative practice rather than in a traditional setting. This may change with time however.

Tree Stick

In many African countries, people use a natural substances, a small stick or twig cut from wild trees as a toothbrush they carry around in their mouth all day long. This natural tooth brush helps them save a few dollars in the grocer so they don’t have to buy toothbrushes and paste.

Many know that these particular twigs are not fancy but often do a better job of cleaning the teeth than traditional brushes made of plastic. A tree stick or chewing stick of more commonly known as a “sothiou” or in some cases it is called “mswaki” which translate into “to clean” or “clean”.

Often called chew sticks these sticks are now available in many raw food stores because they are plant based. You do not need to use fluoridated toothpaste with them. You can actually munch on the stick all day, as it emits a type of liquid most believe help with the tooth care process.

Because most raw food diets do not consist of much junk food, the sothiou does a good job of getting rid of most of the germs and bacteria that would cause tooth decay.

Twigs For Toothaches

Natives of some villages in Africa even use twigs to help fight toothaches. While this may sound outrageous, it is true. There are certain trees, including the gum trees that apparently have pain relieving properties.

When an individual has a toothache, someone goes to the gum tree and cuts a twig. The twig must be chewed, which in essence helps remove particles that form between teeth. It can also brush the teeth.

While many find the process a bit bitter, this twig is just as capable of cleaning the teeth as any modern tooth brush and paste. There is even evidence suggesting the twigs contain compounds that can help eliminate bacteria in the mouth, including the types of bacteria that may cause diseases like gum disease or tooth decay.

Because these little sticks do not contain any fluoride, they are perfectly safe for anyone including younger children! For raw foodists looking for a natural source of dental care, the first place to start ma be a chewing stick or a few. You might want to look for a stick containing anti-microbial components because these are best at fighting bacteria.

This can prove especially beneficial in families with several children!

Radon Baths

In the Ukraine you can receive a radon bath treatment or shower to cure many different ailments. You can also receive radon treatment of your gums. They are even used for reproductive complaints. Radon is said to help fight arthritis and other diseases often caused by aging, and for treating skin diseases, diabetes, inflammation in the body, and even vascular problems or peripheral (in the arms and legs primarily) nerve problems. Can it really do all that?

Most people would say you have to try it before you buy it. There is at lest some medical evidence in all cases to back up these claims. If you are a true fan of nature as most raw foodists are, it is at least worthwhile to check into some of these treatments. At least the tree sticks, which is definitely a cure for bad breath that Mother Nature intended. And, you don’t have to worry about cooking anything, just grab a stick and start chewing, just what nature really intended.

Sincerely yours,

Omid Jaffari

Severe anxiety disorder, people who are victims in my books should be labeled courageous, not weak and pathetic. The thing that annoys me is someone who has never had the frightening experience can be so quick to judge an anxious person in way they do. They often think you’re just weird or unusual. You need to read this article and start thinking about your self in a whole different way, do not for one moment think you’re weak. I will point out why you should hold your head high.

Do you actually know that severe anxiety disorder victims do the bravest things every day?

Majority of the time it is quite difficult for an outsider to image someone could even fear something as simple as an every day task. Severe anxiety disorder sneak up so quickly, and it usually happen in an instant without any warning, and this can happens to any most normal person.

Do you actually know that severe anxiety disorder victims do the bravest things every day?

You could be a normal happy person today then tomorrow this may be a whole different ball game, panic takes over your thoughts like a house invader whilst you sleep. It starts to take your control away. It can make you fearful of the things you have always taken for granted, going to BBQ s, visiting a shopping center, even taking a short drive in a car.Severe anxiety disorder takes it all.

Do you actually know that severe anxiety disorder victims do the bravest things every day?

The horrible thing about this is, you quickly start to begin to loose all faith in your own capabilities, you find your self frightened in situations that are so familiar to you it is ridiculous for you to even think about being scared.

Do you actually know that severe anxiety disorder victims do the bravest things every day?

 Unfortunately you then tend not go out as much, this is a protection thing so you do not have to face the fear of having an attack. Very depressing.

Do you actually know that severe anxiety disorder victims do the bravest things every day?

You rise every morning and get on with your day, you get up and dust your self off after every set back,and you continue to face the fear on a regular bases. You actually deserve an award for that effort. Many severe anxiety disorder victims fail, not once, but dozens of times daily, weekly, monthly, but you still continue you battle through, this makes you a very big winner.

The good news is there is light at the end of every tunnel for sufferers of severe anxiety disorder!

I will be completely honest here, the hardest challenge I have ever had to face was the 13 years of fear I went through, but the biggest reward for me was, after I learned how to over come sever anxiety disorder, I then gained more confidence then ever before. There has been so many great opportunities and doors have opened up every where.

Do you actually know that severe anxiety disorder victims do the bravest things every day?

So for me it has been a blessing in disguise having been a victim to severe anxiety disorder, I personally do not regret a thing, the end result is all that matters and mine has been a good, no a great one.
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If love makes the world go round, impotence turns it upside down. This distressing condition that affects over 30 million Americans is responsible for a lot of heartaches, misery, and ruined relationships.

Impotence is not only an embarrassing condition but it attacks the very soul of man. Depression, anxiety, fear, and grief are but a few of the emotions associated with impotence. When men are threatened by this condition and the burden of losing their manhood and virility becomes too heavy to bear, victims often strike out in shocking and unforgettable ways.

Take the case for instance of Hans Peterson, a 29-year-old man suffering from acne. When his dermatologist Dr. David Cornbleet prescribed Accutane for his condition, Peterson mistakenly assumed that the drug had made him impotent. Disheartened by his condition, Peterson lashed back at his doctor, stabbing the latter to death.

“The law enforcement source said evidence links Peterson to the crime, saying blood in Cornbleet’s office, where he was killed, matched DNA from a cigarette found at Peterson’s New York apartment,” according to the Daily Mail.

In Turkey, a 52-year-old man desperate to end his impotence sacrificed three donkeys in the name of “science.” Agence France-Presse reported that Mehmet Esirgen brought home a donkey three times, chopped off the animals’ sexual organs, and searched vainly for a doctor who would give him a penis transplant. This annoyed his family and his angry son shot Esirgen in the leg!

Impotence not only affects the person suffering from it; its negative effects can also be a burden to others. A good example is German farmer Rico Gabel who sought thousands of dollars in damages from three youths whom he blamed for making his prized ostrich impotent!

Gabel alleged that the noisy firecrackers caused his ostrich Gustav to lose interest in sex. He demanded over $6,000 in damages for the teenagers’ antics.

“The farmer claimed that fireworks set off by the boys made the previously lustful Gustav apathetic and depressed, and thus unable to perform for half a year with his two breeding partners. Before Gustav regained his sex drive, the farmer estimated he lost out on 14 ostrich offspring, worth $470 each,” said the Associated Press (AP).

However, an ostrich expert found no connection between the firecrackers and Gustav’s behavior. The expert, Christoph Kistner, said while the noise could cause stress, it had no effect whatsoever on Gustav’s sperm count. The boys were told to pay only $188 in vet fees.

Sometimes when you least expect it, you can stumble upon an impotence cure not mentioned in medical journals. This is what happened to a 29-year-old New Yorker who supposedly experienced a rock-hard erection that wouldn’t subside after drinking a vitamin-enriched chocolate drink.

“The lawsuit filed by Christopher Woods of New York said he bought the nutrition beverage made by the pharmaceutical company Novartis AG at a and drank it. Woods’ court papers say he woke up the next morning ‘with an erection that would not subside’ and sought treatment that day for the condition, called severe priapism,” AP said. To this day, it is not known what has become of this bizarre case.

If you are troubled by impotence, there are many ways to deal with the problem without becoming a part of this weird world. One safe and natural way is Erectasil, a popular male enhancement cream that will help you rise to the occasion. Check out http://erectasil.com for details.
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ReputationProfessor-Com Eye Health By Kirsten Whittaker.

Some very well designed and rigorous Australian research has found that to avoid eye health problems as you get older you’ll want to be eating lots of fish, olive oil and nuts, while avoiding those tasty (but troublesome) trans fats.

What these foods all have in common is they contain healthy fats, and these are thought to reduce the risk for age related macular degeneration, known as AMD.

The University of Sydney researchers found those who ate a serving of fish each week were 31% less likely to develop early AMD than those who didn’t eat fish.

A few servings of nuts per week cut the AMD risk by 35%.

A second team from the University of Melbourne found that those who consumed the most omaga-3 fatty acids were at 15% lower risk of the early stage of AMD. Those who ate at least 100 milliliters (7 tablespoons) of olive oil per week were about half as likely to develop late AMD as those who took in less than 1 mL each week.

Another important finding that came out of the Melbourne work was the role of trans fats.

Subjects who ate Trans fats regularly were 1.76 times more likely to develop late AMD during the follow up period of the study.

This isn’t the first study to suggest that omega-3 fatty acids might help to safeguard vision.

Researchers from places as far flung as Iceland and the Netherlands, as well as U.S. scientist Paul SanGiovanni with the National Eye Institute in Maryland seem to agree that omega-3 fatty acids have an impact on AMD. He believes that the healthy fats might help protect against this age related eye disease by fighting inflammation.

When you understand the mechanics of the eye, it makes sense that omega-3 fatty acids would be helpful.

Both nervous tissue and the retina have high levels of these fatty acids, especially a very beneficial one called DHA (docosahexaenoic acid).

Moving beyond the observational work that’s been done to date, San Giovanni has a clinical trial underway where subjects take omega-3 fatty acids, another compound or a placebo. Unfortunately, the results of this work won’t be available for another four years.

If you’re worried about AMD, or you have risk factors, what should you do?

“I recommend to my patients that they consume a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids and fish, especially salmon, sardines and mackerel, as well as nuts and green, leafy vegetables,” says Johanna Seddon, M.D. ScM, of the New England Eye Center and Tufts University School of Medicine. “Those not able to consume these foods should consider taking supplements containing fish oil or lutein.”

AMD is the top cause of blindness in those 65 and older. The only risk factors experts can point to for sure are a person’s age, genetics, obesity and smoking history.

This disease slowly, almost imperceptibly and without pain destroys sharp central vision, the vision you need to see things clearly, as well as for daily tasks like reading, watching TV, recognizing faces and driving.

There are two forms of AMD, wet and the more common dry and the type determines the treatment used to preserve your sight.

Recent estimates suggest that 1.75 million people have advanced AMD, and another 7.3 million remain in the early stages of the disease. Right now, treatment for AMD is limited to the latter stages.

Good reputationprofessor.com Better Health Tips By Linda Farington.

Everywhere you go you are bound to find someone that is looking for a way to better their health, and with good tips to better your health you can actually see a better quality of life ahead for yourself. This means that you will be ready and willing each and every morning, to get up and tackle what the day has planned for you. It means that you will see far less sick days, on your employment records. For the most part these reasons are mild in comparison to what the best aspect of all of this is, and that is that you will be healthy and live a long full life.

Right Food Right Portions

When you hear someone mention that in order to be fit you have to eat the right foods, while this is true it is only part of the whole story. You also need to learn how to eat the right portions of the right foods, and this will help you control your weight. This will help you keep your fats and cholesterol down, and you will find that you will have a stronger heart for it. This is anything but a bad eating practice, and you will be happy that you made the move for the better. This can be considered one of the good tips to better your health, and it is an important one especially if you are reaching advanced age and you are set in your eating habits.

Exercise For The Future

One of the most important things that you can do when you are deciding that you want to take better care of yourself, is to exercise regularly. Following the good tips to better your health, you will quickly see that exercise today will make you stronger for tomorrow. This means that you will be healthier longer, if you put your body through a bit of rigorous activity. This does not mean that you need to join a gym and start lifting heavy weights, but it does mean that you need to apply yourself at something that will involve moving around. Getting up off the couch is an excellent way for you to start the motivational factor rolling, and you will be ready to try just about anything if you set your mind to it. Exercise is critical if you want your body to function properly later in life.

Sleep As Needed

Sleep is a funny thing, as it is your body’s way of telling you that it needs a recharge. When you are looking for good tips to better your health, sleep is one of the top on the list. You will be told this by just about any doctor, and you will also hear this from certified health specialists as well. Getting plenty of rest in order for you to benefit from a well rested and content body, is something that should be high on your priority list in regards to a health plan for yourself.

10 reputationprofessor.com Ideas By Carolyn Anderson.

Living a healthy life is indeed one way of loving yourself. It allows you to enjoy the things you want and live a happy and fulfilling life. It can also help you achieve your greatest potentials and make you feel good about yourself. You can start with this list of tips to start living a healthy life.

1) Allot 30 minutes everyday to exercise. If you are serious about getting fit and healthy, give time. Walking is a very good exercise you can do every morning. You can even take the stairs, do the household chores, mow the lawn or just keep your body moving.

2) Attend yoga classes or practice meditation at home. Getting into yoga classes or meditation can do wonders in your health. Overcoming illnesses, diseases and simply getting rid of stress are just some of the benefits of yoga and meditation.

3) Resist the fast food temptation. Trans fat, calories, sodium, sugar – fast food tends to have high content on one or all of these. Although we cannot really completely avoid them at once if we are used to the convenience of fast food, slowly take control of the urge and gradually overcome it like a bad habit. Eat healthy and increase fruit and vegetables in your diet.

4) Don’t starve yourself to lose weight. Starving yourself to lose weight is not the road to a sexier you. It can be deadly!

5) Have a vacation. Go to your dream destination. Having a vacation twice, thrice or four times a year is a good way of living a healthy life. Stress at work and in our lives can be very detrimental to our health. Do not wait to be a burnt-out man before thinking about going to the beach and read your favorite novel or just basking on the tropical sun.

6) Get active. Engage into sports. If you hate the gym, you have the option to engage into sports. Tennis, badminton or swimming – they are all good cardio exercises that you can enjoy and help you get in shape.

7) Say no to drugs, smoking and alcohol. Heard it over and over again? The constant reminders are proofs of how dangerous these three can become to your body and to your life.

Make friends. Friends are good life support. Having good relationships with friends indeed makes your life longer and healthier. You can find support from good friends in dealing with problems in life and you can provide support in return. Good friendships always make all things light and happy.

9) Practice good hygiene. From keeping your body clean to making sure you are at least presentable and worthy for a good hug, it can be a great deal in living a healthy life and in making good relationships as well.

10) Be happy. Get rid of negative feelings. Most illnesses and diseases sometimes come from the worries, the stress, the many negative feelings we have kept for a long time. Let go of hurts and bad feelings, try to look at the positive things in life. This will surely give you more years in your life, makes you feel and look younger as well. A genuine smile on your face can make good wonders in living a healthy life.