Happiness is my new "go-to" canned tomatoes: Contadina San Marzano Style

 

"Product of Italy" available on the shelf right here in Michigan, right now.

Happiness is fast and easy roasted red pepper sauce

Fast and Easy Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

1 jar Mezzetta Roasted Red Bell Peppers, drained

1 ripe avocado

2 T extra virgin olive oil

1-2 T fresh lemon juice

3 cloves garlic, pressed

0.5 t salt

0.5 t black pepper

0.5 t crushed red pepper flakes

Add everything to a food processor and blend until smooth. Makes about 2.5 cups. Freeze half and use the rest on cooked black beans, pasta, vegetables, or sandwiches.

Happiness is seeing a crimson-red Scarlet Tanager, which stands out even from the everyday Cardinals

 

Happy Mother's Day

The carnation does not drop its petals, but hugs them to its heart as it dies, and so, too, mothers hug their children to their hearts, their mother love never dying.

-- Anna Jarvis

When you have your health, you have everything

Jesus Ben Sirach, 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is no riches above a sound body, and no joy above the joy of the heart.

-- Ecclesiasticus 30:16

Delight each May morning

 The shepherd swains shall dance and sing,

For they delight each May morning.

If these delights thy mind may move,

Then live with me, and be my love.

-- William Shakespeare

Your traditional chicken broth is probably contributing to all your aches and pains

Simultaneous Determination of Purines and Uric Acid in Chinese Chicken Broth Using TFA/FA Hydrolysis Coupled with HPLC-VWD :

Chinese chicken stock was prepared ... Briefly, yellow-feather chicken carcasses with the head, claws, and internal organs removed were cut evenly in half along the back, rinsed and drained in cold water, and cooked in a 5.6 L stainless steel stockpot ... with purified water ... at the meat to water ratio of 1:2 (w/w). The chicken carcass was placed in the stainless steel pot when the purified water was at 95–99 °C, and cooking was timed when the broth temperature again reached 95–99 °C. After 4 h of stewing, the top layer of fat was removed and the chicken stock was stored at −20 °C for further analysis. ...

Gout is the second most common metabolic disease affecting human health after diabetes. Gout is closely related to the content of exogenous purines and uric acid consumed in the diet. Chinese chicken broth is a delicious traditional meat soup, rich in protein, fat, minerals, and other nutrients, and is popular among consumers. Chicken broth is often considered a high purine food, posing a health risk to patients with gout and hyperuricemia. This work copes with the optimization of purines and uric acid content simultaneous determination in Chinese chicken stock when hydrolysis and extraction procedures, as well as HPLC, were studied. ... It has been demonstrated that Chinese chicken broth contains a significant amount of purines, with the highest content being hypoxanthine. It is also worth noting that some uric acid is also present in chicken soup, which can directly affect the body’s blood uric acid levels when ingested.

Happiness is being able to walk

Happiness is whole kernel rye breads by Mestemacher in Germany, available in the United States

 I found these at my local health food store in Michigan, and they are delicious.

 

Broccoli, brussels sprouts, kale, cabbage contain sulforaphane, now shown to inhibit replication of the virus which causes COVID-19

From the story here:

... low micromolar (µM) concentrations of sulforaphane (2.4–31 µM) lowered virus replication by 50 percent among six distinct strains of SARS-CoV-2 — including the Delta and Omicron variants. Researchers discovered similar results among cells previously infected with the viruses. In these cases, the protective effects of sulforaphane were apparent even in reference to already established virus infections.

Happiness is cranberries for heart health

 

From the story here:

The participants assigned to the cranberry powder group displayed notable improvements in their flow-mediated dilations (FMD). Study authors say FMD signals both heart and blood vessel function improvements.

Scientists consider FMD an important and sensitive biomarker of one’s cardiovascular disease risk, measuring the widening of blood vessels when blood flow increases.

It’s also important to note that the FMD improvements among participants were apparent within just two hours of consuming cranberry powder, with the beneficial effects remaining after one month of daily consumption. This suggests eating cranberries is great for the heart in both the immediate short term and over the long haul.

McGinty says "Happy St. Patrick's Day!"

 Oh, McCarthy was dead . . . and McGinty didn't know it,

And McGinty was dead . . . and McCarthy didn't know it,

They both were dead in the very same bed,

And neither one knew that the other was dead.

Happiness is beautiful people, behaving well, speaking well

 

Happiness is the 5 magical superfoods an immunologist says boost the immune system the most

Here:

Mushrooms

Ginger

Broccoli sprouts

Garlic

Turmeric

Happiness is Johnny Mathis singing The Twelfth of Never

 

Happiness is Jackie Wilson on The Ed Sullivan Show, May 27, 1962

 

Happiness is Bob Hope in "The Ghost Breakers" from 1940

 

Happiness is whole wheat toast for breakfast, spread with Nutella and topped with dried blueberries

 

Happiness is maybe saving your own life during the pandemic for thirty cents a week

 

Israeli study offers strongest proof yet of vitamin D’s power to fight COVID

Happiness is one of the greatest birthday songs ever recorded, Close to You, The Carpenters (1970)