Espresso Coffee Terminology and History

Espresso Coffee Terminology and History

The original term for the modern word espresso, coffee extracted under pressure, was cream coffee from the Italian caffe crema or the variant, crema caffe. Due to the crema, which is now the light-colored, orangish head of foam on a cup of espresso, these terms were seen on the first modern Achille Gaggia steamless coffee machine in 1938. These terms were used commercially in his coffee bar, but are no longer used.

Today, espresso …

Are These 3 Hidden Hazards in Your Home?

When you have a family, you try hard to keep them safe. Unfortunately, there are times when dangers are hidden from view, which makes it much more difficult to protect those you love. To be extra safe, it’s a good idea to check for these three hidden risks that may be lurking in your home.

1. Clogged Vents

If anyone in your household suffers from persistent allergies or respiratory symptoms, the cause may be inside your walls. Air ducts …

3 Ways to Keep Your Kids Healthy

Most parents strive to make the lives of their children better even if it means sacrificing their own well-being. Although you should certainly look out for yourself, here are a few ways you can dedicate your time to helping your child grow up healthy and happy.

1. Make Regularly Scheduled Dental Appointments

Many adults discuss how they wish they had taken better care of their teeth as they grew up. Most dentists recommend taking children for routine exams every …

Avoiding Bearded Dragon Diseases

Avoiding Bearded Dragon Diseases

Preventing bearded dragon disease and illness should be pretty easy if you are maintaining proper cleaning schedules and providing the proper diet and nutrition. This will greatly reduce the chances of your dragon getting sick, but won’t completely eliminate the threat. Your lizard can still suffer an injury, burn, or even become obese if you don’t keep a close eye on them.

A common cause of injury comes from the set-up of the enclosure itself. A lizard can be seriously harmed by an unstable accessory that may fall on them. When arranging your “furniture” within the …

New Healthcare Law Adds New Protections For Nursing Mothers

New Healthcare Law Adds New Protections For Nursing Mothers

The recent healthcare reform law, known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, contained a provision which amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) to require an employer to provide reasonable break time for an employee who is nursing to express breast milk for her child for one year after the child’s birth each time such employee has a need to express milk. Further, the law requires that the employer provide a place, other than a bathroom, for the employee to express breast milk. Some employers, already covered by state …

Exotic Pets – Snakes

Exotic Pets – Snakes

Snakes are lithe and graceful in that way peculiar to animals bred for stealth and hunting, qualities that many owners find particularly attractive. While they’re never going to show the affection of a dog or a cat, snakes have a certain unique draw to them all their own. They are fascinating and mysterious, primordial even. But they can also be quite a handful (in the case of pythons, quite literally), and caring for them can be quite difficult if you’re new to snake ownership. If you’re interested in getting a pet snake, this short guide can …

What Is Lactose Free Milk?

What Is Lactose Free Milk?

Real milk or milk substitutes? That is the question.

Real Milk:

Dairy milk contains lactose, a sugar which is a combination of two simpler sugars, glucose and galactose. Lactose needs to be broken down into the simpler sugars for the body to absorb it effectively. The enzyme lactase acts on lactose, breaking it into the simpler sugars.

For some people with problems producing lactose, and that often happens as they get older, the lactose is not processed and can cause various symptoms, including cramps and bloating.

To give their gastro-intestinal system a boost it is …

Living With Angina Associated With Heart Disease

Living With Angina Associated With Heart Disease

Once you have discovered that you have heart disease, or if you had a heart attack, you might have to seek medical help because of angina or chest pain. Mostly the people are given a prescription of the nitrate drug and sent home. The drug mostly prescribed is glyceryl trinitrate spray that is puffed under the tongue and get on with it. Although, this treatment is enough for most of the people to manage well in their lives without excessive intervention from angina, there are other things that one must keep in mind, …

Crohn’s Disease Diet – It is Quite Essential!

Crohn’s Disease Diet – It is Quite Essential!

Crohn’s disease (CD) in children may lead to stunted growth and usually grow short. Due to inflammation of the digestive tract, the lower part of the small intestine, that is the ileum, gets affected. This ileum is highly responsible for absorption of vitamins in our body. When ileum is attacked, there is hardly any Vitamin B12 absorbed from the food consumed. As a result children suffer from anemia and lower blood count. This disease is seen across all ages but studies have shown that it is more common in people of the …

How To Look and Feel Your Best

Are you feeling in a slump and want to find a way out of it? Are you wondering how to present a better you to the people around you? Taking care of yourself isn’t just about your outside appearance. It can also help boost your confidence and self-esteem.

Don’t Neglect Your Teeth

Your teeth are one of the first things that people see when they look at you. Don’t think that you have to have perfectly lined up teeth …

Got Milk? How to Treat Acid Reflux

Got Milk? How to Treat Acid Reflux

What do you think of when faced with an attack of acid reflux? A�Do you grab the Tums, guzzle some milk or pop a pill? A�You may actually be doing more harm than good. A�That doesn’t mean you have to suffer, but you should educate yourself as to what will work in your situation and what might not.

Reaching for the antacid bottle may not help you under all conditions, and overuse of them could cause some serious problems. A�Antacids have one purpose; they neutralize the acid currently in your stomach. A�That doesn’t …