Category Archives: 2011 Jan-Feb

Shop Talk- Our NEW website is more than you might expect!

Posted on January 25, 2011 by tomdwyer

Every business has a website; but how many do you find useful? A website should be more than an extended yellow pages ad with contact info and a mission statement… and our new website is more! We’ve put a lot … Continue reading →

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Client Profile- Nancy Duncan of Schondecken Coffee Roasters

Posted on January 25, 2011 by tomdwyer

Few things say “Portland” like a coffee shop, and few things say “coffee shop” like Schondecken Coffee Roasters, (503236-8234, 6720 SE 16th Ave, Portland, OR 97202), located in a small house across the street from the Sellwood Post Office. When … Continue reading →

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Real-Life Automotive Horror Stories- NO OIL CHANGES!

Posted on January 25, 2011 by tomdwyer

WITH GRUESOME BEFORE-AND-AFTER PICTURES!!!! Usually, when we do a story about some critical system in your vehicle we talk in generalities because we want you to get an overall understanding of whatever we’re talking about, but sometimes a real-life example … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- We’re losing our rights, but gaining a cartoonist!

Posted on January 25, 2011 by tomdwyer

Greetings! This issue, instead of talking about something in the news I’d like to talk about something that’s NOT in the news. Have you heard about Bradley Manning? No? He’s the twenty-two-year-old Army private accused of leaking to Wiki Leaks, … Continue reading →

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Vitamin B Halts Memory Loss

Posted on January 3, 2011 by tomdwyer

New Research at Oxford University looked at ways to slow or stop Alzheimer’s disease, and the study investigators found that three vitamin B supplements considerably slowed brain shrinkage linked to memory loss. Drug trials have not been successful in memory … Continue reading →

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Beyond brown Rice: Black Rice as Prime Antioxidant Source

Posted on January 3, 2011 by tomdwyer

Brown Rice, Good and black rice, even better. So say Zhimin Xu, Ph.D. of Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, after analyzing black rice grown in the southern U.S. Partially milled brown rice bran contains high levels of antioxidants, but brown … Continue reading →

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Exercise and Osteoarthritis

Posted on January 3, 2011 by tomdwyer

Physical exercise is often very helpful in improving joint mobility and reducing pain in osteoarthritis. The best exercises are isometrics, walking and swimming. Isometric exercise is a technique in which your effort is directed against a resistant object. (As an … Continue reading →

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Medical Doctors question the Food Pyramid

Posted on January 3, 2011 by tomdwyer

“The USDA food pyramid isn’t about health. Its about selling agricultural products.” – Mary Dan Eades, M.D., co-author, “Protein Power” books “The amount of blood sugar in your bloodstream, if you have normal blood sugar, is a little less than … Continue reading →

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Feedlot Cattle Fattened on Candy

Posted on January 3, 2011 by tomdwyer

Some Commercial Feedlots feed stale candy to cattle in an effort to reduce costs. According to a recent review, such businesses think milk chocolate and candy are “often economical sources of nutrients, particularly fat…. Milk chocolate and candy may contain … Continue reading →