Cocktails in the garden of heaven (Bangkok Post)
Devarana Spa is discreetly tucked away on a corridor leading from the upper lobby level of the Dusit Thani. At the end of the corridor, the slate floor gives way to a walkway of polished teak boards approaching a steep staircase.

Signal savers: Salmon tales (The Star Online)
NEURONS, the main cells in your brain, are a bit like New York City: bustling with activity but walled off from the outside by rivers and membranes, respectively. For neurons to survive and contribute to the world, their walls need to let vital goods pass in and out.

Lavender farm to show qualities to the world (The Border Mail)
NESTLED beneath a rustic windmill, a lavender garden is in full bloom. Just 5km from Beechworth, the scent of the purple blossom carries down the valley, filling nearby homesteads with the flowers subtle aromas.

Do you fancy a wee snifter by the loch? (The Observer)
‘I have a wonderful tom cat smell,’ says our guru of all things pungent.

Is there Good and Bad Cholesterol? (PR Web)
Most know of cholesterol as a bad thing. However, cholesterol is essential for many functions in the body. Why is cholesterol so necessary? [PRWEB Dec 12, 2005]

Hunting deer in the Albemarle (The Daily Advance)
Whitetail deer hunting has a long standing tradition here in the Albemarle area. I can remember the night my father brought home a big, beautiful four pointer he had shot while squirrel hunting at Camp Cale, now a Baptist Retreat facility in Perquimans County.

Marmora and Lake - Area artisans featured at Legion sale (The Community Press)
As always, the annual Legion craft sale, ongoing since 1997, was a feast for the eyes. Seventeen vendors rented a total of 30 tables which featured a wide variety of items from handknits to scrollsaw designs, ceramics, jewellery and pot pourri made with essential oils.

Kellogg to Reduce Trans Fat in Products (AP via Yahoo! News)
Starting early next year, some products made by Kellogg Co. will contain oils derived from genetically modified soybeans to reduce or eliminate trans fatty acids and minimize saturated fats, the cereal maker said Friday.

AROMAS: Holiday Gift Guide (The Charlotte Observer)
The fresh scent of lavender is calming and relaxing for restful sleep.

Holiday Gift Guide 2005 (The Charlotte Observer)
The holidays are enough to make even shop-a-holics want to crawl inside their Gucci shoes and stay there.

AROMAS: Holiday Gift Guide (The Charlotte Observer)
The fresh scent of lavender is calming and relaxing for restful sleep.

NW Gardens: Plant some gifts in a gardener’s basket (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Dig in and harvest a wealth of ideas for holiday gifts for the gardeners in your life.

A Rant and a Rave (East Bay Express)
Daniel Patterson meant to shock Bay Area foodies, and he did. The San Francisco chef wrote a rant about California cuisine for the November 6 issue of T, the style magazine of The New York Times , titled “To the Moon, Alice?”

Skin Care (BellaOnline)
Keep in mind your skin type when purchasing products for your skin, as they are essential elements when it comes to addressing your particular skin needs.

Cure Yourself With Oils (AskMen)
If you could try something new that would likely help you stimulate hair growth or improve your sex life, would you? Of course you would, and today you’re going to learn about some alternative ways to cure yourself in lieu of using the typical method of prescription medicine.

Cold comfort: Alternative remedies do booming business, but do they really help? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
During the cold and flu season, Dr. Woodson Merrell is never without his own personal arsenal for combating illness. Indeed, it’s a veritable international peacekeeping force of Western and Eastern medicines.

‘Magic bullet’ or not, omega-3s good for you (Poughkeepsie Journal)
Health claims on food are proliferating, and one that is particularly popular is using omega-3 fatty acids to improve cardiovascular health, in addition to other health benefits. Here’s the lowdown on this healthy fat.

Too much of a good thing (The Japan Times)
Humans are wholly dependent on nature’s cornucopia for food, clothing, shelter, many medicines, beer and wine — to name just a few of life’s essentials and pleasures.

Too much of a good thing (The Japan Times)
Humans are wholly dependent on nature’s cornucopia for food, clothing, shelter, many medicines, beer and wine — to name just a few of life’s essentials and pleasures.

D1 Oils signs jatropha oil deal (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Biodiesel producer D1 Oils has signed an agreement with Indian-based essential oil producer PManek Biofarms for the supply of crude jatropha oil (CJO) for biodiesel feedstock.