Panini Cafe - 811 Prospect St., La Jolla, CA 92037 - 858-456-4530 On a recent trip to San Diego, I discovered I was especially fortunate to be staying at the  La Jolla, Best Western motel. No, not because of the motel itself, (that was adequate, not great) but because of the restaurant behind it. The continental breakfast at the motel (as with so many motels) left a lot to be desired. So I started looking at the menu guide in the room and found that right behind the motel was this invi... Read Full Story

Dear Readers: I have been on an extended road trip, visiting different locals along the beautiful Pacific Coast. I made my way from Seattle to San Diego in a comfortable 4 days in my 2003 Chevy Impala (which gets a true 34 miles to the gallon on the highway). One of my objectives while in the San Francisco Bay Area, was to visit an electric car distributor and sample the pulse of the industry from the inter-sanctum, behind the corporate veil. What I learned surprised me and has changed my vie... Read Full Story

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Here at Laughing Lime, we prefer to steer away from political discourse, as it tends to polarize discussion into Right and Left camps, where nothing useful can be accomplished. However, when it comes to the environment, it is difficult to leave politics aside, because it informs so much about the global debate. Environmental issues it seems cannot be considered without a the economic factors which effect it or are effected by it as is true to a less visible degree with so many components of o... Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Medical Breakthroughs". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and... Read Full Story

Okay, I can hear it now. "What, more fallout from Global Warming?". Well, in a word "yes". Now we here at LaughingLime, try to stay a bit ahead of the curve and bring you information that you may not see in your morning paper. Perhaps parts of an otherwise well publicized story that has been largely ignored, and this subject fits nicely into that niche. Although, that is not to say this isn't as important. It is! I would say, in terms of your personal health, this en... Read Full Story

Probably not many of you reading this are old enough to remember a movie called "Fantastic Voyage", with Rachel Welch, (heart throb of the '70s). But the movie was ground-breaking in it's cinematic effect and like many other prescient movies and novels of it's time, Fantastic Voyage envisioned a time when the largely unexplored realms of our own bodies could become the new adventure destination. Well folks, I'm here to tell you, the time has arrived. On Sunday, Sept ... Read Full Story

New research seems to confirm what many of us would like to believe, that we cannot live well without the presence of others around us at all times. But I will wait for the other shoe to drop before I'm converted. Read on.New research finds that lonely people have weaker immune systems. Yes, it appears to be true. Many of us have heard of the benefits of socializing with others, benefits that range beyond the psychological hit, but that show up as a real statistical advantage over those w... Read Full Story

A report from the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine cited studies showing between 44,000 and 98,000 people die each year because of mistakes by medical professionals. It also said that "when a patient is treated by several practitioners, they often do not have complete information about the medicines prescribed or the patient's illnesses." Healthcare providers must either start from scratch or act blindly because the don't have the patient's relevant pa... Read Full Story

Earlier, I wrote you about my desire to bring you “digested” research that you could apply to your life, right now. Simple lifestyle modifications that current scientific data shows will make a difference in your life and health. I will however today, recruit the help of a heavy weight in the health field, Dr Sanjay Gupta, who you may have seen in the role of Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN. Dr. Gupta is currently the most famous and most listened to doctor on the planet and holds the pos... Read Full Story