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In England, can you refuse medical or hospital treatment?
Thank you! Annemieke Wigmore, http://thoughtforfood-aw.blogspot.com.

In England, can you refuse medical or hospital treatment?
Thanks! Annemieke, Thought for Food.

I would be most pleased to see a raccoon in my shed... living as I do in the UK. But thanks for the tip, good idea! Love A.

Good news from Annemieke: after storing the panin my shed for a few months, waiting for the next batch of fishbones to be made into stock, the smell has disappeared! I cooked some beet in it...

I clean our toilet using a spray with half vinegar/half water. I spray it and leave it for a while before cleaning with the brush. This is satisfactory. However, can anyone tell me how long to leave...

I have an old heavy-bottomed aluminium pan. I made fish-stock in it and now I find it impossible to get the fish-smell out. Tomorrow I have to make mulled cider in it. Have you got any advise? ...

Dani, I looked at the site you mentioned, but I do think that by 'tops' they mean the leaves. Whereas I mean the part of the carrot which is still root, byt has got green because It stuck out above...

I know the green bits of a potato are poisonous. But what about the green top of a carrot? I don't mean the leaves, but the part which has (accidentaly) grown above the ground and got the light?...

When my friend buys a (cooked) chicken or meat pie and wants to eat it cold, he heats it up first and lets it cool down again. I don't think this is necessary. Who is right?

When making proper wholesome meat stock, it is considered important that it never boils. Why is this, and does it matter if it boils accidentally for a few minutes?

I clean my toilet by spraying it with half vinegar, half water. How long does it have to steep before I can remove it (with hot water)? Thanks, AW.

The doctor told me that after-effects of chemotherapy get less over time, whereas after-effects of radiotherapy get worse. Why is this? I had both forms of therapy, for cervical cancer.
Could it be...

But multiplication comes before addition, so only the last 1 becomes 0.

Lately there has been a maths question on Facebook: 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1-1+1+1+1+1+1+1x0 =?
My husband says the answer is 4, according to what he learned at school: BODMAS. Standing for, in that...

I have organic, not-homogenized milk which is just starting to get a little bit sour. How can I make use of this?

How many sheep fleeces do you need to knit a jumper (or how many jumpers can you knit out of 1 fleece)? Thanks! AW.

Can anyone advise me, from their own experience, about the use of levo-carnitine tablets? How much to use for instance, and when to take them? I need them because I have had chemotherapy with...

O dear, I did not mean I go out of my way to eat all those. It's just that all these are foods which I eat regularly anyway! I love spinach, beans, cheese etc.

I only mentioned crab because that's what I was eating when I felt so relaxed afterwards. There are lots of foods with tryptophan, turkey, yes, and bananas, tuna, chicken breast, spinach, cheese,...

Although I love crab, I can see there are advantages in taking a supplement instead! But why would I get used to the crab, but not to the supplement?

Though I have no coffee and not much chocolate, I am rather a zoomy type. However, eating crab seems to calm/slow me down, probably due to the tryptophan.
Now if I were to eat crab every day, would...

I am not very clear about the difference between vitamin A and beta-carotene. But I gather that vitamin A is stored in the liver: enough for at least a year. Does this mean that when taking a...

I have always had trouble getting to sleep. I discovered it helps to eat a banana when have got into bed, or some plums. They contain serotonin and that helps me to drop off. I also have a little tub...

What sort of insomnia is it? Do you have trouble getting to sleep, or staying asleep once you've dropped off?

I don't drink normal tea or coffee. Redbush seems to trigger my tendency to stomach cramps sometimes. I don't drink more than 4 cups a day, with honey and milk.

Thanks, I'll have a look!

I have been looking for vitamin/mineral supplements, which I need because of malabsorption after chemoradiation.
I can find the recommended daily value, but often the contents of a tablet are...

Thanks both of you - that was helpful. These days you seem to have to be an expert just to eat!
Although, I just read about a new book, ‘Unhappy Meals’ by Michael Pollan. His rule is: “Eat food. Not...

Thanks for your answer - I'm afraid it didn't help really. I have here a jar of fish oil full of EPA and DHA, and borage (starflower) oil full of Linoleic Acid and Gamma Linolenic Acid. I was...

Can someone please explain to me the difference/connection between essential fatty acids, omega 3 and 6, gamma linolenic acid, linoleic acid, poly- and mono-unsaturates - the more I read the more I...

Does anyone have a recipe for chocolate-coated brazils? I love them and it's bound to be cheaper if I make my own. Plus I can use my own favourite chocolate to coat them. Thanks!

If it's not diabetes, could it be lack of magnesium? See the 'Magnesium' paragraph in THE TASTE TESTS
Success - Annemieke.

What happens two hours after we have eaten, at what stage is the digestion process at that moment?
My little grandson, 9 months' old, is always violently sick exactly two hours after he's had oats....

Thanks! I'll try that. XA

Thanks for your quick reaction. Just tried it but doesn't make a difference... xA

I know very little about them as you'll see. I got given a motorola c520, with charger. It has a battery and a simcard. When I put it on charge (and switch the socket on!) nothing happens. What am I...

I know, sounds sad doesn't it, but I might have got my heart confused with another rubber tree plant...
XA

Thanks celiner, I actually did try that but these songs omits the vital "oops"...
I have since wondered whether I am not mixing up several songs. No hope, in that case! Thanks anyway. Love, A.

Just this one line of an old song keeps playing through my head. Does anyone know more about it? It feels like it must be at least 35 years old. Thanks! Love, Annemieke.

Please let me know how you get on, I’d like to know I’ve helped someone. There must be others around who can benefit from this supplement which is little known other than as a fashionable anti-aging...

Thank you. I will try it that way. Yes, I asked my doctor before using it and told her afterwards how much it helped. It has never upset my stomach at all.
It is a known effect of chemotherapy with...

The medicine I asked about is actually a food supplement: l-carnitine, which I take against fatigue after my kidneys have been damaged by chemotherapy. I discovered it on the internet and it works...

On some medications it says: "take on an empty stomach". How long does it take after eating for your stomach to be empty again, and does it make a difference what you eat, and how much? Thank you!

I found a picture of a painting I love. I can not copy or download it, for it is locked. I am happy to pay to have a copy. How do I go about copying a locked picture?
Thanks!