For Healthier Arteries - Pecan Flour.

A bowl of salted nuts isn't the only way to get your nut nutrition. 

So think outside the peanut bowl and try baking with this:  Pecan Flour.

Nut flours are a great way to pack nutrition into muffins, waffles, breads, and more.

And a new study shows that pecan meal may be especially helpful in boosting heart-healthy antioxidants.

Heart-Protecting Pecans

 
In a small study of men and women, eating a test meal made of whole or ground pecans produced some pretty amazing benefits over another meal that contained the same number of calories but was made with refined ingredients.

The pecan meal resulted in significantly higher blood concentrations of antioxidants and even doubled the participants' blood levels of gamma-tocopherol -- a form of vitamin E. 

What's more, 3 hours after eating the test meal made of whole pecans, the men and women had significantly lower blood levels of oxidized LDL - the stuff that nicks and wears away artery walls.

Jokes..........................

IT  CAN BE HARD KEEPING A STRAIGHT FACE AS A COURT  REPORTER  

These  are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and  are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken  down and now published by court reporters that had the torment  of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking  place.
  
  ATTORNEY: What was the first thing  your husband said to you that morning?
   WITNESS:     He said , 'Where am I,  Cathy?'
  ATTORNEY:  And why did that upset  you?
  WITNESS:     My name is  Susan!
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  ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it  affect your memory at all?
   WITNESS:     Yes.
   ATTORNEY:  And in what ways does it affect your  memory?
  WITNESS:     I  forget..
  ATTORNEY:  You forget?  Can you  give us an example of something you forgot?
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  ATTORNEY:  Now doctor , isn't  it true that when a person dies in his sleep , he doesn't know  about it until the next morning?
  WITNESS:  Did  you actually pass the bar exam?
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   ATTORNEY:  The youngest son , the 20-year-old , how old  is he?
  WITNESS:      He's  20 , much like your IQ.
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  ATTORNEY:  Were you present when your picture  was taken?
  WITNESS:     Are you  shitting me?
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   (My  Favorite)
  ATTORNEY:  So the date of conception  (of the baby) was August 8th?
   WITNESS:     Yes.
   ATTORNEY:  And what were you doing at that  time?
  WITNESS:     Getting  laid
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    (Another favorite)
  ATTORNEY:  She had three  children , right?
  WITNESS:      Yes.
  ATTORNEY:  How many were boys?
   WITNESS:     None.
   ATTORNEY:   Were there any girls?
   WITNESS:      Your Honor, I think I  need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?
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  ATTORNEY:  How was your first marriage  terminated?
  WITNESS:     By  death..
  ATTORNEY:  And by whose death was it  terminated?
  WITNESS:     Take a  guess.
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  ATTORNEY:  Can you describe the  individual?
  WITNESS:     He was  about medium height and had a beard
  ATTORNEY:   Was this a male or a female?
   WITNESS:     Unless the Circus was in town  I'm going with male.
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   ATTORNEY:  Is your appearance here this morning pursuant  to a deposition notice which I sent to your  attorney?
  WITNESS:  No, this is how I dress  when I go to work.
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   ATTORNEY:  Doctor , how many of your autopsies have you  performed on dead people?
   WITNESS:     All of them.. The live ones  put up too much of a fight.
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   ATTORNEY:  ALL your responses MUST be oral , OK? What  school did you go to?
   WITNESS:     Oral..
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   ATTORNEY:  Do you recall the time that you examined the  body?
  WITNESS:     The autopsy  started around 8:30 PM
  ATTORNEY:  And Mr.  Denton was dead at the time?
   WITNESS:     If not , he was by the time I  finished.
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  And last:
   
  ATTORNEY:  Doctor, before you performed the  autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
   WITNESS:     No.
  ATTORNEY:   Did you check for blood pressure?
   WITNESS:     No.
  ATTORNEY:   Did you check for breathing?
   WITNESS:     No..
   ATTORNEY:  So, then it is possible that the patient was  alive when you began the autopsy?
   WITNESS:     No.
  ATTORNEY:   How can you be so sure, Doctor?
   WITNESS:     Because his brain was sitting  on my desk in a jar.
  ATTORNEY:  I see, but  could the patient have still been alive,  nevertheless?
  WITNESS:     Yes,  it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing  law.  

OLD MEN ARE NICER,SMARTER.

An old guy was in mall the other day, pushing his shopping trolley around, when he collided with a young guy also pushing a trolley.

He said to the young  guy, "Sorry about that. I'm looking for my wife and I guess I wasn't paying attention to where I was going."

The young guy says, "That's OK. It's just a coincidence. I'm looking for my wife, too. I can't find her and I'm getting a little desperate"

The old guy said, "Well, maybe we can help each other out. What does your wife look like?"

The young guy  says, "Well, she is 24 years old, tall, with long blond hair,  green eyes, long legs, big boobs and she's wearing tight  white shorts, a halter top and no bra. What does your wife look like?"

The old guy said, "Doesn't matter. C'mon, Let's  look for yours."

Healthy Lungs in 2 minutes!

Two minutes in the morning and two minutes in the evening and your lungs may be breathing fine for a very long time. We're talking about brushing your teeth.
As you've no doubt heard, good dental hygiene helps prevent gum disease. But what you might not know? A recent study suggests that gum disease may open the door to some pretty serious lung diseases.

The Mouth-Lung Connection
Smoking remains the leading cause of serious respiratory diseases, such as lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The recent study did not conclusively prove that gum disease is another direct cause of COPD. But people in the study who were hospitalized with COPD and other types of lung disease had significantly higher rates of gingivitis and periodontal disease than the folks in a control group who had healthy lungs. It's not clear what the connection is. But we know that the bacteria from dental plaque, when inhaled into the lungs, not only can cause COPD exacerbations but also might trigger respiratory infections in healthy people. (Check out a healthful protein choice that may hinder the development of COPD.)

A Double Threat
For good gum -- and lung -- health, brush your teeth at least twice a day for two minutes. Even better, brush after every meal if you can. And floss daily. The key is to keep dental plaque -- that sticky, bacteria-filled film that forms on teeth -- from building up and causing gingivitis and periodontal disease. Research shows that spending at least two minutes brushing each cleaning session is ideal for removing plaque