From Onions To Pawternity

TwoBuck,

the answer man.

How can I live longer without dieting

and excising?

I want to live to be one-hundred-years-old!

My answer to you is;

Eat An Onion.

The Health Benefits of Eating Onions.
By Dr. Glenn S. Rothfeld on his website Nutrition & Healing
"The onion is no slacker, though. Research has shown onions to have strong anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-allergic actions, which could be why they are the starting point of choice for the cuisine of so many cultures around the world. There is also a wide variety of onions, and a recent study shows that all onions are not equal when it comes to their healthful qualities. Researchers sought to determine which varieties had the highest antioxidant qualities, as well as the ability to inhibit cancer cell growth. The varieties included in the study were: Shallot, Western Yellow, New York Bold, Northern Red, Empire Sweet, Western White, Peruvian Sweet, Mexico, Texas 1015, Imperial Valley Sweet, and the Vidalia."

(I didn’t even know there were so many.)

"The winner was the shallot, a staple in Asian, Mexican, French, and Mediterranean cooking. Shallots had the highest antioxidant activity among the 11 varieties tested, with six times more phenolics than the lowest-ranked onion, the Vidalia. The shallot also had the greatest effect against liver cancer cell growth, along with the western yellow and the New York bold, although the latter two were the highest ranked against colon cancer cell growth. Onions get a bad rap for their effect on breath, and their ability to induce tears during meal preparation, but this shouldn’t keep them off your shopping list. To combat the tears when slicing and dicing, chill them for about an hour or so before cutting. This slows the activity of the enzyme that produces the allyl sulfate, which is what causes the tears."

As for that infamous onion breath,

chew a sprig of parsley after any onion-containing meal.

As proof,

for me,

I just have to look to my

Father 

to see the benefits of onions.

He grew up during the

Great Depression.

Sometimes,

the only meal that his

Mother

could feed him was an

Onion Sandwich.

A staple for the poor during that time.

He stills eats

Onion Sandwiches

to this day

and he is over

Ninety-One-Years Old!

 Answer Man,

what is

Pawternity Leave

and how can I get in on the fun?

First have to get a job at a brewery in

Scotland!

 Beer Company Gives Its Staff a Week's Paid Pawternity Leave.

By Lee Moran for Huffington Post.com

"This is one totally paw-some job perk. Bosses at Scotland-based craft beer company BrewDog are giving their almost 1,000 employees around the world one week’s paid leave when they welcome a new puppy into their lives. It’s not easy trying to juggle work and settle a new dog into your life, and many members of our crew have four-legged friends at home, said BrewDog’s co-founder, James Watt. So we wanted to take the stress out of the situation and let our teams take the time they need to welcome their new puppy or dog into their family. Founded in 2007 by Watt and Martin Dickie (and the company’s mascot, labrador Bracken), BrewDog has offices in Aberdeenshire, Glasgow and London, as well as 50 bars worldwide. A new brewery is opening in Columbus, Ohio. At the company’s Aberdeenshire headquarters alone, 50 office dogs regularly accompany their owners to work. Employees around the world are eligible for the new perk. BrewDog revealed details of the new benefit ― dubbed pawternity or mutternity leave ― on its website Monday, and said it was part of its plan to be the best company to work for, ever. We’re not aware of any other American company giving a week’s leave to their staff to help build the bond between them and their dog ― but then few other companies have four-legged friends at their center as we do, the statement read."

 Maybe that last story isn't a

Scientific Story,

but it is a

Good Story

never-the-less.

 This is,

Working On My Next Book As We Speak,

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“If you cross an onion with a UFO, what you get is a flying saucer that brings tears to your eyes.”

- Terence McKenna -

That is my story and I am sticking to it!

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