Quotes of the Day

The COT report is released every Friday at 3:30pm Eastern Time. However, it is based on information as of Tuesday. We just focus on the Long and Short commitments in the Non-commercial category. [2008] - Yeo Keong Hee

Some lenders charge a processing fee or set-up fee for their administrative expenses in the processing of your mortgage application. Avoid paying this type of fee if at all possible. [2006] - Douglas Gray

Unless your home is almost brand new, or you're just recently had it painted, you should seriously consider repainting the entire interior before putting it up for sale. The typical home needs to be repainted every four to seven years. You can probably get your entire house painted for around $2,000. Use light colors. White used to be the most popular interior color. Today, many new homes feature a kind of light yellow or mustard color. Many upscale home use a variety of harmonious colors including yellows, grays, browns, blues, and many other deep colors. [2003] - Robert Irwin

There is a wonderful universe of whole grains out there. You may have tried quinoa, but what about kaniwa or fonio? Even wild rice (which is not actually even rice) may not sound as wild as the grain called freekeh. Have fun and try some amaranth, millet, sorghum, or teff or expand the amber waves of your horizon. If you have a choice, pick red quinoa over white quinoa, blue corn over yellow, and yellow corn over white. Pigmented rice--red, purple, or black--has benefits over brown. Whole-wheat pasta cooks in about 10 minutes. My favorite brand is Bionaturae because of its deliciously nutty taste. [2015] - Michael Greger

You can tell whether a food is rich in antioxidants by slicing it open, exposing it to air (oxygen), and then seeing what happens. If it turns brown, it's oxidizing. Think about our two most popular fruits: apples and bananas. They turn brown quickly, which means there aren't a lot of antioxidants inside them. (Most of the antioxidants in apples are in the peels.) Cut open a mango and what happens? Nothing happens, because there are lots of antioxidants in there. The food category that averages the most antioxidants is herbs and spices. High-antioxidant fruits and vegetables, such as berries and greens, have been found to douse systemic inflammation significantly better than the same number of servings of more common low-antioxidant fruits and veggies, such as bananas and lettuce. [2015] - Michael Greger