August Food Holidays by Day

Here are the foods Celebrated the month of August. It's Traditional to cook and serve these special foods on these special days.

International Beer Day / The First Friday

National Mustard Day / The First Saturday
Food Day / Canada / 1st Saturday
Mead Day / United States / 1st Saturday
World Breastfeeding Week / Aug. 1-7
Melon Day / Turkmenistan / 2nd Sunday

National Apple Week / Second Week

Meatless Mondays / Every Monday
Picnic Day / Northern Territory Australia / 1st Monday
National Farmer's Market Week / Aug. 5-11 / moveable
National Burger Day / United Kingdom / Last Thursday

• August 1: National Milkshake Day / United States
• August 1: National Raspberry Cream Pie Day.
• August 2: National Ice Cream Sandwich Day.
• August 3: National Watermelon Day./ United States
• August 3: National White Wine Day / United States
• August 3: Grab some Nuts Day
• August 4: National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day.
• August 5: National Oyster Day.
• August 6: National Root Beer Float Day.
• August 7: National IPA Day. (some calendars say Aug. 1)
• August 7: Raspberries 'n Cream Day. 
• August 8: National Zucchini Day 
• August 8: National Frozen Custard Day 
• August 9: National Rice Pudding Day 
• August 10: National Banana Split Day 
• August 10: National S’mores Day / United States
• August 11: National Raspberry Tart Day 
• August 12: Julienne Fries Day 
• August 13: National Filet Mignon Day / United States
• August 13: National Prosecco Day 
• August 14: National Creamsicle Day / United States
• August 15: Julia Child’s Birthday 
• August 15: Lemon Meringue Pie Day 
• August 16: Bratwurst Day 
• August 16: National Rum Day 
• August 17: National Vanilla Custard Day 
• August 18: National Pinot Noir Day / and (pairing Pinot Noir and Chocolate)
• August 18: National Soft Ice Cream Day 
• August 18: National Ice Cream Pie Day
• August 19: National Potato Day / United States
• August 19: Hot & Spicy Food Day 
• August 20: Lemonade Day 
• August 20: National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day 
• August 20: National Bacon Lovers Day 
• August 21: National Pecan Torte Day 
• August 22: National Bao Day (type of Chinese dumpling)
• August 22: National Spumoni Day 
• August 22: Eat a Peach Day / United States
• August 23: National Sponge Cake Day 
• August 24: National Peach Pie Day 
• August 24: National Waffle Day (Waffle Day in Sweden is March 25th) 
• August 25: Whiskey Sour Day / United States
• August 25: National Whisky Sour Day / United States
• August 26: National Cherry Popsicle Day 
• August 27: National Pots de Crème Day 
• August 27: National Banana Lover's Day 
• August 27: National Pots de Cream Day / United States
• August 28: National Cherry Turnover Day 
• August 29: More Herbs, Less Salt Day 
• August 29: Chop Suey Day 
• August 29: Lemon Juice Day 
• August 30: National Toasted Marshmallow Day 
• August 31: Eat Outside Day 
• August 31: National Trail Mix Day
• August 31: Eat Outside Day

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Let's Go Ahead and List the Month Long Foods for August too:

National Brownies At Brunch Month 

National Catfish Month

National Dippin' Dots Month
Family Meals Month
Get acquainted with kiwifruit Month
National Goat Cheese Month 

National Panini Month 

National Peach Month 

National Sandwich Month

National Water Quality Month

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In closing: 

Did you see one I left out? Or did you see one that I listed the wrong date to? Let me know in comments and I will add it or fix it ok. Many holidays are movable holidays which mean the date changes from year to year.

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Resources: 

www.gone-ta-pott.com / www.gone-ta-pott.com/Augustfoodcalendar.html

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Hangover Natural Remedies

In this post we are going to talk about Natural Remedies for Hangovers

What is a hangover?

A hangover is the experience of various unpleasant physiological and psychological effects following the consumption of alcohol, such as wine, beer and distilled spirits. Hangovers can last for several hours or for more than 24 hours. Typical symptoms of a hangover may include headache, drowsiness, concentration problems, dry mouth, dizziness, fatigue, gastrointestinal distress (e.g., vomiting), absence of hunger, depression, sweating, nausea, hyper-excitability and anxiety.

List Of Natural Remedies for Hangovers

• Drinking water – a good rule of thumb is to have one glass of water for every drink you consume. You can also make a point to order drinks that have ice (“on the rocks”) so that the ice melts and dilutes your drink, keeping you slightly more hydrated than if you hadn’t ordered ice with your drink.
• Avoiding carbonated beverages – researchers have discovered that when carbonated beverages, like soda, are used as mixers that the rate of alcohol absorption in the blood is increased. Consider mixing your drink with juice or water instead or at least spacing your carbonated mixed drinks out a bit more.
• Drinking clear liquor – congeners are the chemicals that give an alcohol its specific taste, smell, and color. Research has shown that darker liquors, like bourbon, tend to have many more congeners than lighter liquors, like vodka. Cheap liquors also tend to have more congeners than expensive liquors. These rules have exceptions, of course, but steering toward lighter-colored and more expensive booze is probably a good idea.
• Milk Thistle tincture is bitter and has been credited as a hangover cure. The idea is that milk thistle, especially when taken before drinking begins but also as late as the morning after drinking, helps the body’s organs to eliminate toxins following an episode of heavy drinking.
• One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
• To avoid a morning hangover or headache : eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish many essential nutrients, reducing the intensity of both hangover and headache.
• Artichokes : Thanks to their positive effects on the liver, many people swear by artichokes as a hangover treatment. Instead of the hair of the dog, try the leaves of an artichoke.
• Lemons help ease a nasty hangover : This will help restore your normal pH levels, replenish your body’s water stores and replace the vitamin C which you so obviously need.
• Asparagus extract may help alleviate alcohol-induced hangovers and shield liver cells from the toxic effects of alcohol consumption, suggests a preliminary study published in the Journal of Food Science in 2009. For the study, researchers tested the effects of extracts of asparagus shoots and leaves on human liver cells. Their findings indicate that asparagus extract may help rev up activity in enzymes involved in breaking down alcohol.
• Ginseng : Take about 1000 mg to 3000 mg of ginseng before the party. You will be able to support the effect of alcohol better and your mind will be more focused without having to resort to a cup of coffee. Ginseng also helps the liver in its job to neutralize the toxic agents in alcohol. Ginseng accelerates the decomposition and the elimination of alcohol. But note that you must not take ginseng just before bed, else sleep will take a long time to arrive because the plant has a stimulating effect on the nervous system.
• Dates are commonly used as a remedy for alcoholic intoxication. Dates provide quick relief and have a sobering effect in case you feel as though have consumed an uncomfortable amount of alcohol. They can also be used the following morning to prevent severe hangovers. They should be rubbed and soaked overnight for the best results.
• Nopal Cactus : Taking prickly pear cactus before drinking alcohol might reduce some symptoms of hangover the next day. It seems to significantly reduce nausea, anorexia, and dry mouth. But it doesn’t seem to reduce other hangover symptoms such as headache, dizziness, diarrhea, or soreness.
• Kudzu is used for Symptoms of alcohol hangover (headache, upset stomach, dizziness and vomiting).
• Şalgam Suyu
• Bors

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Medical Disclaimer

This information is not meant to be substituted for medical advice. Always consult a medical professional regarding any medical problems and before undertaking any treatment or dietary changes.

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List Of Hangover Foods

Various folk medicine remedies 
exist for hangovers. 

1) The ancient Romans, on the authority of Pliny the Elder, favored raw owl's  eggs or fried canary as a hangover remedy, 

2) the "prairie oyster" restorative, introduced at the 1878 Paris World Exposition, calls for raw egg yolk mixed with Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, salt and pepper. 

3) By 1938, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel provided a hangover remedy in the form of a mixture of Coca-Cola and milk (Coca-Cola itself having been invented, by some accounts, as a hangover remedy). 

4) Alcoholic writer Ernest Hemingway relied on tomato juice and beer.

5) Other purported hangover cures include cocktails such as Bloody Mary or Black Velvet (consisting of equal parts champagne and stout). 

6) A 1957 survey by an American folklorist found widespread belief in the efficacy of heavy fried foods, tomato juice and sexual activity.

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List Of Hangover Foods

The following foods and dishes have been described as having a theoretical potential for easing or alleviating symptoms associated with the hangover. Hangover foods have not been scientifically proven to function as a remedy or cure for the hangover.

• Aquadito de pollo - a soup in Peruvian cuisine consisting of chicken, cilantro, vegetables and spice
• Ajiaco - a soup common to Colombia, Cuba, and Peru.
• Asparagus - a vegetable
• Bacon Sandwich - buttered bread with bacon in between
• Banana - a fruit
• Bloody Mary - a mixed drink
• Cassoulet - is a rich, slow-cooked casserole originating in the south of France, containing meat (typically pork sausages, goose, duck and sometimes mutton) pork skin (couennes) and white beans (haricots blancs).
• Ceviche - also called cebiche, seviche or sebiche - is a seafood dish popular in the Pacific coastal regions of Latin America.
• Chicken Noodle Soup
• Churros -  a fried dough pastry
• Coconut water
• Coffee Congee
• Corpse Reviver - a haor of the dog remedy
• Crackers and honey
• Cesnecka - A soup in Czech cuisine that is prepared using a significant amount of garlic
• Dal bhat
• Eggs 
• Espresso
• Fernet - an alcoholic beverage consumed as a drink choice to avoid the hangover
• Fricase - A soup in Bolivian cuisine prepared with ribs, hominy and potatoes
• Fried Chicken
• Fried foods
• Fruit juice
• Fry up - a British full breakfast
• Greasy foods 
• Green tea
• Grilled cheese sandwich
• Guobacai - A snack of strong local flavor in Tianjin cuisine, guobacai is a sort of pancake made of millet and mung bean flour.
• Haejang-guk - or hangover soup refers to all kinds of guk or soup eaten as a hangover cure in Korean cuisine. It means "soup to chase a hangover" and is also called sulquk.
• Hair of the dog - in Mongolia, vodka is consumed as a hair of the dog remedy.
• Hamburger
• Jagerbomb
• Kishkiyya - a porridge in Iraqi cuisine from the 10th century that was consumed in Baghdad, it was prepared using ground wheat and meat
• Kiwifruit
• Loco moco - a meal in Hawaii
• Luwombo - A dish in Ugandan cuisine consisting of meat, peanuts called luwombo and vegetable that is steamed in a banana leaf and typically served with a side dish of plantains.
• Menudo -  mexican soup
• Miso soup - a Japanese soup
• Mustard
• Oats and oatmeal
• Omelette
• Ostrich egg omelette - consumed as a hangover food in South Africa
• Pad kee mao - "drunken noodles"
• Peanut butter
• Pedialyte - an electrolyte replacement drink for children
• Pickle juice
• Pizza
• Prickly pear
• Poutine - is a dish originating from the Canadian province of Quebec consisting of French fries and cheese curds topped with a brown gravy.
• Prairie oyster - a cocktail served as a hangover remedy that consists of raw egg, worcestershire sauce, tomato juice, vinegar, hot sauce, salt and ground black pepper.
• Quinoa
• Ramen
• Revuelto Gramajo - a breakfast hash dish in Argentine cuisine consisting of potatoes, eggs, cheese and vegetables.
• Shakshuka
• Spighetti
• Spinach - a vegetable
• Sports drinks
• Sushi
• Tea - ginger tea and peppermint tea.
• Toast, and toast and honey
• Tomato
• Tomato juice
• Torta ahogada
• Tripe soups
• Underberg - a digestif bitter
• Water - rehydrating with water before going to bed or during hangover may relieve dehydration-associated symptoms such as thirst, dizziness, dry mouth, and headache.
• Youtiao
• Zurek
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National Hangover Day / Celebrated every January 1
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Resources:
wikipedia.org / mensjournal.com / nbcnews.com / 
dictionary.org / eatthis.com / 

Shopping List for Heart Healthy Foods

This post is in honor of American Heart Health Month which is celebrated in February and National Nutrition Month which is celebrated in March. This article breaks down your heart healthy food shopping list into 5 categories. 

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List Of World Health Observances

International Observances denote a period to observe an issue of international interest or concern. Many of these observances have been established by either the United Nations General Assembly, United Nations Economic and Social Council or by the World Health Organization. World Health Observances mark a period which is often used to promote an issue and mobilize for action. Below follows a list of days and months which have been denoted as health related observances.

January

• World Braille Day / January 4
• World Leprosy Day / January 30

February

• World Cancer Day / February 4
• World Day of the Sick / February 11
• International Childhood Cancer Day
• Rare Disease Day / movable date / Last day of February

March

• World Tuberculosis Day / March 24

April

• World Health Day / April 7
• World Parkinson’s Awareness Day
• European Patients Rights Day
• World Malaria Day / April 25
• Testicular Cancer Awareness Month / http://www.testicularcancerawarenessmonth.com/

May

• European Cancer Prevention Week

June

• International Day for Protection of Children / 2nd Sunday in United States
• World Blood Donor Day / June 14
• Mens Health Month / http://www.menshealthmonth.org/
• National Safety Month
• International Mens Health Week / http://www.menshealthmonth.org/imhw/imhw.html
• Mens Health Week / http://www.menshealthmonth.org/week.html

July

• World Hepatitis Day / July 28

August

First week Of August- World Breast Feeding Awareness Week

October

• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• World Mental Health Day / October 10
• World Arthritis Day
• World Osteoporosis Day / October 20

November

• World Diabetes Day / November 14

December

• World AIDS Day / December 1

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Outside Links / References / Resources:

List Of Health Awareness Days at gone-ta-pott.com/health_awareness_holidays

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/healthcare-awareness-calendar-key-months-weeks-and-days-from-january-to-december.html

https://healthfinder.gov/NHO/

List Of March Food Holidays

MARCH

Date	Event	Origin	Notes
March 1	National Peanut Butter Lover's Day	National Peanut Board
March 2	National Banana Creme Pie Day
March 3	National Canadian Bacon Day	Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival
March 5	National Cheez Doodle Day
March 7	National Crown Roast of Pork Day
March 8	National Peanut Cluster Day	National Peanut Board
March 9	National Crabmeat Day
March 9	National Meatball Day
March 10	National Blueberry Popover Day
March 11	Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day
March 11	Johnny Appleseed Day
March 12	National Baked Scallops Day
March 14	National Steak Day
March 22	National Corndog Day
March 23	National Chips and Dip Day
March 27	International Whiskey Day
March 31	National Clams on the Half Shell Day

List Of March Movable Observances

2018 / Movable observances: 

A movable holiday means the date changes every year!

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• National Corndog Day (United States): March 17

First Thursday: March 1

• World Book Day (UK and Ireland)
• World Maths Day

School day closest to March 2: March 2

• Read Across America Day

First Friday: March 2

• Employee Appreciation Day (United States, Canada)

Second Saturday of Lent in Eastern Christianity: March 3

• Saturday of Souls

Fifth Sunday before Pascha and Second Sunday of Lent in Eastern Christianity: March 4

• Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas

First Sunday: March 4

• Children's Day (New Zealand)

Second week: March 4–10

• Global Money Week

Week of March 8: March 4–10

• Women of Aviation Worldwide Week

First Monday: March 5

• Casimir Pulaski Day (United States)

First Tuesday: March 6

• Grandmother's Day (France)

Second Thursday: March 8

• World Kidney Day

Third Saturday of Lent in Eastern Christianity: March 10

• Saturday of Souls

Fourth Sunday before Pascha and third Sunday of Lent in Eastern Christianity: March 11

• Sunday of the Holy Cross

Fourth Sunday of Lent, 21 days before Easter Sunday in Western Christianity: March 11

• Laetare Sunday
• Mothering Sunday
• Pretzel Sunday (Luxembourg)

Monday closest to March 9, unless March 9 falls on a Saturday: March 12

• Baron Bliss Day (Belize)

Second Monday: March 12

• Canberra Day (Australia)
• Commonwealth Day (Commonwealth of Nations)

Second Wednesday: March 14

• Decoration Day (Liberia)
• No Smoking Day (United Kingdom)

Friday of the second full week of March: March 16

• World Sleep Day

Fourth Saturday of Lent in Eastern Christianity: March 17

• Saturday of Souls

Firth Sunday of Lent in Western Christianity: March 18

• Passion Sunday: March 18 (no longer officially celebrated by Roman Catholic church, still celebrated by other denominations)

Third Sunday before Pascha and Fourth Sunday of Lent in Eastern Christianity: March 18

• Sunday of St. John Climacus

Third week in March: 18–24

• National Poison Prevention Week (United States)

Third Monday: March 19

• Birthday of Benito Juarez (Mexico)

March equinox: March 20

• Chunfen (East Asia)
• Dísablót (some Asatru groups)
• Earth Equinox Day
• Equinox of the Gods/New Year (Thelema)
• Higan (Japan)
• International Astrology Day
• Mabon (Southern Hemisphere) (Neo-paganism)
• Ostara (Northern hemisphere) (Neo-paganism)
• Shunbun no Hi (Japan)
• Sigrblót (The Troth)
• Summer Finding (Asatru Free Assembly)
• Sun-Earth Day (United States)
• Vernal Equinox Day / Kōreisai (Japan)
• World Storytelling Day

Third Wednesday: March 21

• National Festival of Trees (Netherlands)

Fifth Saturday of Lent in Eastern Christianity: March 24

• Saturday of the Akathist

Last Saturday: March 24

• Earth Hour (International observance)

Fifth Sunday of Lent in Eastern Christianity: March 25

• Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt

Week before Easter in Western Christianity: March 25-31

• Holy Week
  • Palm Sunday: March 25
  • Holy Monday: March 26
  • Holy Tuesday: March 27
  • Holy Wednesday: March 28
  • Maundy Thursday: March 29
  • Good Friday: March 30
  • Holy Saturday: March 31

Fourth Monday: March 26

• Labour Day (Christmas Island, Australia)

Last Monday: March 26

• Seward's Day (Alaska, United States)

Fourth Tuesday: March 27

• American Diabetes Alert Day (United States)

Friday preceding Good Friday in Eastern Christianity: March 30

• Nabi Musa

Day before Palm Sunday in Eastern Christianity: March 31

• Lazarus Saturday
  • Lazareva Subota (Serbia)