My nephew’s 17th birthday was celebrated with is friends at a car racing tournament. His dad even bought them Nascar jacket for them to have a feel of the race. My nephew is a fan of any auto racing sport. I guess he got some influence from his dad who is a drag racer when he was younger. I actually am impressed by his focus. He may be into racing but he is still more determined to become an architect. He joins drag races once in a while but not those for competition -only for fun and he handles his studies seriously. I’m so proud of him.
My sister wants to move with me in my apartment because she landed on a new job that requires her to travel. And since she will be travelling a lot, there is no use of renting a place that will not be used that often. I think she is now looking for those long distance movers that could help her move her house; I mean her stuff inside her house. Knowing her, I am pretty sure she has a lot of things to bring. She is the kind of person that puts sentimental values on things that’s why she doesn’t throw away her stuff. I would often tease her that the only things she throws away are the unused perishable stuff in her refrigerator. She even collects disposable things and stuck them in her drawers. She says there will be a time when she can think of something where she will use those disposable cups, plastics and whatever. I just hope she will not bring all of her stuff because my space is not that huge!
Chocolate May Make Some Strokes Less Likely
Lack of benefit for heart disease, most common stroke is puzzling, expert saysBy Serena Gordon
HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) — In news that’s sure to delight chocolate lovers, a Harvard study finds that a couple of squares of dark chocolate a day might reduce the risk of a hemorrhagic stroke, by 52 percent.
Unfortunately for chocolate fans, though, the same research also found that chocolate does not appear to have a protective benefit for the most common type of stroke.
People who have a stroke have either an ischemic or a hemorrhagic stroke. An ischemic stroke occurs when a blood vessel that supplies blood to the brain becomes blocked, either partially or completely. This type of stroke accounts for about 80 percent of all strokes, according to the U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Hemorrhagic strokes, which occur when a blood vessel in the brain bursts and bleeds into the brain, make up about 20 percent of all strokes.
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