You say you don’t give a fig about the sweet fruit that comes from the ficus tree? Well, you will after taking a succulent bite out of our quiz.
1. Which little critter pollinates figs, whose flowers are entirely inside the fruit?
a) Bees
b) Wasps
c) Moths
2. Now that the wasp reference has whetted your appetite, how many fewer calories does one cup of figs contain compared to a cup of raisins?
a) 25
b) 63
c) 98
3. Figs are renowned for their, uh, digestive aid.
View full sizeDick Blume / The Post-Standard8/29/2006 – Bob Natoli, of Oswego, NY, who has the Guiness Record for Chin-ups.
Bob Natoli, of Oswego, enjoys setting goals and attaining them. Natoli, who has set four Guinness Book of World Records in the past five years, has written a book about the goal attainment system he developed and used to be successful in business and in his quest for world records.
The book, “True Vision 4 Success,” is scheduled for release early in 2012.
Natoli set the Guinness World Record for most chin-ups in one minute (40) in 2006, then set a new record for the exercise (44) in 2007.
One of the easiest things about an exercise routine is starting one. Some might say it’s also the most difficult thing to do if you’ve been sedentary for a while. Whatever you feel in the beginning though, it’s hard to escape the feeling of complacency that can set in after you’ve stuck to a routine for a while.
Feeling complacent about exercise is different from hitting a fitness plateau. Plateaus occur when your body doesn’t make the same progress it did 8 weeks ago, which can be perceived as a sign of progress. On the ot
It turns out there are some important lessons that doctors could learn from musicians.
Across the United States, there are hundreds of thousands of musicians ; some are not so good but many are good and some are excellent.
There also are a very few master musicians, the type that truly understand their art and to whom others turn for advice. Some of these masters are teachers and mentors even though they may not be exceptional performers. Other master musicians don’t or can’t teach, but they are exceptional performers. Of course, these masters each have their own area of expertise ; some are conductors, others play a wind instrument or a string instrument.
Get a bunch of “people-of-a-certain-age” together, and talk eventually will wend its way around to … fiber. Scoff if you must, but fiber has proved time and again to be the Ponce de Len of food sources. Chew on our quiz for a while:
1. A new study by the National Cancer Institute found that consuming fiber reduced risk of dying from cardiovascular, respiratory and even infectious diseases. What makes fiber so effective?
a) Its digestive qualities
b) Its anti-inflammatory properties
c) Its plethora of anti-oxidants
2. The researchers reviewed data from nearly 400,000 participants in the nine-year National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study.