Archive for February, 2011
5 Foods That Help You Sleep
A midnight snack that doesn’t keep you up, but rather helps you sleep… it’s not too good to be true! Caring.com lists five foods that actually help you drift off.
1. Cherries. Fresh and dried cherries are one of the only natural food sources of melatonin, the chemical that controls the body’s internal clock to regulate sleep. Researchers who tested tart cherries and found high levels of melatonin recommend eating them an hour before bedtime or before a trip when you want to sleep on the plane.
2. Bananas.Potassium and magnesium are natural muscle relaxants, and bananas are a good source of both. They also contain the amino acid L-tryptophan, which gets converted to 5-HTP in the brain. The 5-HTP in turn is converted to serotonin (a relaxing neurotransmitter) and melatonin.
3. Toast. Carbohydrate-rich foods trigger insulin production, which induces sleep by speeding up the release of tryptophan and serotonin, two brain chemicals that relax you and send you to sleep..
4. Oatmeal. Like toast, a bowl of oatmeal triggers a rise in blood sugar, which in turn triggers insulin production and the release of sleep-inducing brain chemicals. Oats are also rich in melatonin, which many people take as a sleep aid..
5. Warm milk. Like bananas, milk contains the amino acid L-tryptophan, which turns to 5-HTP and releases relaxing serotonin. It’s also high in calcium, which promotes sleep.
Weekend Mixtape 2/18/11
Weekend Mixtape #57 was put together by Melissa from Crosby.
Third Day – Born Again
TobyMac – Lose My Soul
Casting Crowns – If We’ve Ever Needed You
John Waller – While I’m Waiting
JJ Heller – Your Hands
Britt Nicole – Walk On The Water
Casting Crowns – Does Anybody Hear Her?
MercyMe – God With Us
Sanctus Real – Lead Me
Chris Tomlin – How Great Is Our God
David Crowder Band – How He Loves
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Wedding Photo Contest
The Weekend To Remember marriage conference (put on by Family Life Today) is making a few stops nearby, and wants to help you learn hints and secrets to focus on a healthy and successful marriage. Here at The Pulse, we would love to help you by offering you a chance at free registration!
To enter the drawing for free registration for you and your spouse, go to our website and send us your wedding picture! We will be drawing at random on Friday, March 4th, so please have your photo in by March 3rd to enter. If you do not win the drawing, you can still take 50% off registration costs for the conference when you register on our website.
We can’t wait to see your wedding pictures!
Weekend Mixtape 2/11/11
Weekend Mixtape #56 was put together by Leah from Aitkin.
Plumb – Beautiful History
Aaron Shust – Take Over
Chris Tomlin – I Will Follow
Skillet – Those Nights
Tenth Avenue North – You Are More
TobyMac – No Ordinary Love
Switchfoot – This Is Home
Disciple – After the World
Anberlin – The Unwinding Cable Car
Thousand Foot Krutch – My Home
Phil Wickham – Beautiful
Skillet – Say Goodbye
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Cold is Relative
I received this in an email and thought it was pretty funny… and maybe pretty true!
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Arizonans turn on the heat.
People in Minnesota plant gardens.
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Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Minnesota sunbathe.
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Italian & English cars won’t start.
People in Minnesota drive with the windows down.
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Georgians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, wool hats.
People in Minnesota throw on a flannel shirt.
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New York landlords finally turn up the heat.
People in Minnesota have the last cookout before it gets cold.
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People in Miami all die.
Minnesotans close the windows.
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Californians fly away to Mexico.
People in Minnesota get out their winter coats.
10 below zero:
Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Scouts in Minnesota are selling cookies door to door.
20 below zero:
Washington DC runs out of hot air. (Ya think? Nah.).
People in Minnesota let the dogs sleep indoors.
30 below zero:
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
People in Minnesota start saying…”Cold enough for ya?”
40 below zero:
ALL atomic motion stops.
Minnesota public schools will open 2 hours late.
Weekend Mixtape 2/4/11
Weekend Mixtape #55 was put together by Destiny from Pillager.
Newsboys – Something Beautiful
Francesca Battistelli – I’m Letting Go
Mark Schultz – Love Has Come
Steven Curtis Chapman – Let Us Pray
Circleslide – Love Amazing
MercyMe – I Can Only Imagine
Francesca Battistelli – Free To Be Me
Third Day – Cry Out To Jesus
Matthew West – The Motions
JJ Heller – What Love Really Means
Silverline – Life Everafter
Francesca Battistelli – Beautiful, Beautiful
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Rejected Super Bowl Ad Of The Year
The following commercial was rejected for use in this year’s Super Bowl.
Too offensive? Not good enough? Just right? What do you think?
