Smoothy Slim
Smoothy Slim
Photo: Yan Krukau
The three blind mice in this story are supposedly the Oxford Martyrs, three Anglican bishops who refused to renounce their Protestant beliefs, and were executed by Mary for “blindly” following Protestant learnings rather than Catholic ones.
1. Dark Leafy Greens. Dark green leafy vegetables (DGLVs) are an excellent source of nutrients including folate, zinc, calcium, iron, magnesium,...
Read More »
Leafy greens like spinach, kale, and lettuce are all naturally high in nitrates, which are known to help lower blood pressure. These greens are...
Read More »
This effective juice jolts the metabolism, boosts energy and burns fat all day.
Learn More »
10 quick and easy snacks that can help you lose weight Nuts. Nuts are packed with protein and healthy fats, so they help you stay full longer. ......
Read More »
Due to the calorie deficit required to burn each kilo of fat, it is not possible to lose 4.5 kg of pure body fat in just one week. Although a lot...
Read More »
This effective juice jolts the metabolism, boosts energy and burns fat all day.
Learn More »"London Bridge Is Falling Down" So most historians think that this refers to the Norwegian King Olaf II (a.k.a. the Frozen snowman king) attacking and knocking down the London bridge in 1014, which gave the throne back to Æthelred the Unready, which is my second favorite king name after his successor, Sweyn Forkbeard. Anyway, that part seems relatively mundane and I’m all about Viking tales, but there is another theory that comes from an old belief that a bridge would collapse without a human sacrifice buried within its foundation. So the “man to watch all night” is actually the spirit of the dead human watching over the bridge. But let’s maybe stick to the Olaf version. "Rub-a-Dub-Dub" In the American version, the story of three tradesmen (the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker) all hanging out in a tub seems like it might be progressive in some ways. That version is warped from the original, which goes, “Hey, rub-a-dub, ho, rub-a-dub, three maids in a tub. And who do you think were there? The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker, and all of them going to the fair.” According to an NPR interview with a London librarian, even back in the 14th century, British tabloids loved hearing tales of the well-to-do caught up in scandalous affairs. And so this song we sing with our children, which has spawned many bath toys, actually tells the story of upper-class tradespeople hanging out at a fair and getting caught checking out a bath filled with naked ladies in it. Relatedly, 14th century fairs seem more edgy than I’d imagined. "This Old Man" I’ve always been a little bit creeped out by this ditty about an old man playing “nick-nack” on various things owned by the song’s writer. In the end, it turns out this is just a standard case of the English hating on poor Irish people after the potato famine. Most sources I’ve found believe “This Old Man” refers to the influx of Irish beggars going door to door in England after the famine, either to sell knickknacks or to literally play a rhythm called "nick-nacks" using spoons in hopes of getting some change. The “paddy whack” is a derogatory term for literally hitting an Irish person (just as a “paddy wagon” referred to either the Irish cops driving it or the Irish drunks inside it), and the old man “rolling home” seems to allude to the use of caravans, or the old man using his money from those lucrative knickknack sales to get boozed up. Sigh. The emotional impact this story is having on me is significant. "Rock-a-Bye Baby" If you take this song literally, it is about the intelligent idea of putting a baby on top of a tree -- but no one in England ever created children’s songs you could take at face value, so OF COURSE this is actually about how everyone believed King James II had a boy smuggled into the birthing room during his wife’s pregnancy so he could claim a Catholic heir and install an absolute monarchy. The “wind” that knocks the baby’s cradle down (a.k.a. the House of Stuart) is the Protestant wind blowing from the Netherlands, where James' son-in-law William of Orange and Protestant daughter Mary eventually captured the crown during the Glorious Revolution. So, to answer the obvious question: yes, this song is actually about a fake birth starting a religious war. "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" According to a book by a former prison governor, this is just your standard children’s song referencing Wakefield Prison, a.k.a. “Monster Mansion,” and the mulberry tree in its exercise yard used by women prisoners. "Baa Baa Black Sheep" This isn’t creepy so much as just complaining about King Edward’s wool tax, which gave a third of the cost to the King (“the Master”), a third to the church (“the Dame”), and the rest to the farmer, who could barely cover his expenses (the original version said “but none for the little boy who cries in the lane”). Compared to the others, this is basically the happiest nursery rhyme of all time. "Ring Around the Rosie" I’m just… I’m just not doing this one.
Are beets okay for a diabetes diet? Beets make a great addition to a diabetes diet not only because they are low in calories, but also since one...
Read More »
Cartilage Regeneration Options MACI is a surgical procedure that uses cartilage-forming cells from your body to restore damaged cartilage in the...
Read More »
This effective juice jolts the metabolism, boosts energy and burns fat all day.
Learn More »Sign up here for our daily Thrillist email, and get your fix of the best in food/drink/fun.
Fast metabolism symptoms or signs of high metabolism may include: Weight loss. Anemia. Fatigue. Elevated heart rate. Feeling hot and sweaty often....
Read More »
Vitamin C is vital for cell growth and tissue development. That means people should see the effects in muscle growth. And with age, vitamin C may...
Read More »
The main ingredient for a potent powdered supplement, based on the diets of among the healthiest, longest-living hamlet in the world.
Learn More »
Can steatorrhea cause weight loss? One sign of chronic steatorrhea includes unintentional weight loss. This is because the fatty stool is often...
Read More »
This effective juice jolts the metabolism, boosts energy and burns fat all day.
Learn More »
Same with juicing. When you begin, you are feeding your body a vast amount of nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables. Your body (liver and kidney...
Read More »