Walking for fitness, A Beginning Program

Written by Kevin Doberstein


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Walking for fitness, A Beginning Program

Warm temperatures, sunshine, summery breezes just incite you to start something active outside. Maybe that walking program you were thinking about all winter. Well here is a beginning-walking program you can follow to help you along. First we will start with some pointers.

Don’t use a 6-lane highway as you’re walking path. Try to find a safe area to walk if you can.

Use a pair of comfortable shoes preferably with a cushioned sole. Better yet, if you are serious about walking, buy yourself a topnotch pair of walking shoes.

Wear clothing you feel comfortable walking in. Preferably bright upper body clothing if you walk along more heavily traveled roads.

Start gradually with your walking to avoid getting super stiff and sore. Give your muscles a change to get use to it.

Use some light stretching after you are done walking to help bring back some elasticity back into your muscles.

If it is hot outside make sure to drink enough water to keep hydrated.

Walk with good posture by keeping your head up and shoulders back and not slouched ahead.

To reduce getting hit by a car try not wearing headphones.

Dill The Meeting House Herb

Written by Judi Singleton


Dill The “Meeting House” Herb (Anethum graveolens)

There is nothing likerepparttar flavor of fresh dill, andrepparttar 115319 best way to get

really fresh dill is to grow it yourself. Fortunately, dill is an easy

herb to grow, and once you discoverrepparttar 115320 pleasures of growing your own,

you'll never buy commercially prepared dill again. In this issue,

you'll discover how to grow dill, and lots of uses for this refreshing

herb. Some ofrepparttar 115321 recipes in this issue may be familiar, but I bet

you'll find a few new ones, too!

Dill or dill weed, is a native of Southern Europe and Western Asia.

Dill grows wild inrepparttar 115322 Mediterranean countries and has escaped from

gardens in parts of North and South America. It was found amongrepparttar 115323

names of herbs used by Egyptian doctors 5,000 years ago andrepparttar 115324 remains

ofrepparttar 115325 plant have been found inrepparttar 115326 ruins of Roman buildings in

Britain. It is mentioned inrepparttar 115327 Gospel of St. Matthew: It is suggested that

herbs were of sufficient value to be used as a tax payment-oh if that

were true today! :”Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for

ye pay tithe of mint and dill and cumin, and have omittedrepparttar 115328 weightier

matters ofrepparttar 115329 law.”

It was once an important medicinal herb for treating coughs and

headaches, and an ingredient of ointments and for calming infants with

whooping cough. Dill is said to come fromrepparttar 115330 Anglo-Saxon dylle meaning

to soothe or lull.

Duringrepparttar 115331 Middle Ages dill was prized as protection againsh

witchcraft. While magicians used it in their spells, lesser mortals

infused it in wine to enhance passion. Early settlers took dill to

North America, where it came to be known asrepparttar 115332 ”Meeting House Seed,”

becauserepparttar 115333 children were givenrepparttar 115334 seed to chew during long sermons to

keep them from feeling hungry.

Dill is an annual with a height of about 2-5 feet. Tiny yellow-green

flowers grow in flattened umbel clusters inrepparttar 115335 summer. The leaves are

aromatic, feathery green. Dill weed is what most recipes ask for, dill

leaf isrepparttar 115336 same thing.

Inrepparttar 115337 Spring sowrepparttar 115338 seeds in succession for a good leaf crop. The

seeds are easy to handle, being a good size. Dill does not like being

transplanted, so chooserepparttar 115339 site carefully. Dill prefers well-drained,

fertile soil in full sun. Dill can be grown in containers, in a

sheltered corner with plenty of sun. However, it will need staking. The

art of growing it successfully is to keep cuttingrepparttar 115340 plant for use in

the kitchen. That way you will promote new growth and keeprepparttar 115341 plant

reasonably compact. The drawback is that it will be fairly short-lived,

so you will have to do successive sowings in different pots to maintain

a good supply. Anethum graveolens) Shop for Herb Seeds

Dill is one ofrepparttar 115342 easiest herbs to grow and would make a great first

herb for someone who has never grown herbs before. You'll find lots of

uses for bothrepparttar 115343 fronds andrepparttar 115344 seeds inrepparttar 115345 kitchen. A sprig of dill

will perk up almost any soup, salad, or main dish. You can buy

transplants at your local garden center, but there is no need because

dill is easy to grow from seeds. You won't even have to start them

indoors - just plant your dill seeds right inrepparttar 115346 garden where you want

them to grow.

When to Plant

Dill likes to be planted in cool weather. In warm winter areas that

don't experience a hard frost, you can plant dill in fall or winter. In

cooler areas, plant dill a week or two before your last hard frost.

Afterrepparttar 115347 first sowing, plant again every 10 days or so for a

continuous crop.

When growing in containers, use a deep container to accommodaterepparttar 115348

long roots, and remember that you will eventually have a plant that is

three feet tall. Plants grown in containers may require staking.

Cultivation

Here are a few suggestions to start you on your way to a healthy crop

of dill:

Dill, like most herbs, loves to bask inrepparttar 115349 sun, but will tolerate

afternoon shade.

Dill grows up to 3 feet tall, so plant it inrepparttar 115350 back of your flower,

vegetable or herb garden.

Sow seeds close together. This will allowrepparttar 115351 plants, which blow over

easily to support each other.

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