Suns vs Rockets in a shoving match

And the winner is…

Shaq Daddy diesel!

Lindsay nude photo shoot like Marylin

Lindsay Lohan is as popular as ever.The 21-year-old starlet and her fans overwhelmed New York magazine’s Web site and readers complained of not being able to load its pages, which contained nude photos of Lohan posing as Marilyn Monroe.The photos resemble those taken of Monroe in her mid-30s. Lohan posed in a blond wig for the same photographer who shot the famous Monroe pictures. In the collection, Lohan sports translucent scarves, a veil, diamonds, dramatic eyeliner, freckles, and little else.

Bert Stern shot the photos at the Hotel Bel-Air, the site of his 1962 photo session with Monroe. The location, props, and photographer may be the same, but Lohan’s, uh, attributes aren’t quite the same. Lohan’s measurements weren’t included in the captions, but she cuts more of a V-shaped figure, rather than Monroe’s legendary full-figured hourglass shape.

That didn’t stop the photo spread, titled, “Lindsay Lohan as Marilyn Monroe in ‘The Last Sitting,’ ” from burning up the tubes and servers at New York on Monday.

The magazine also dished out a little companion piece titled “La Internet Reacts to La Lohan.” And, of course, there are reactions to the reaction piece.

“Certainly, many were awed: This Website spent much of yesterday groaning under the weight of sweaty fingers,” the magazine explained. “People magazine called Bert Stern’s photo shoot Lohan’s ‘greatest role to date.’ Defamer predicted that ‘this tastefully titillating homage to Marilyn Monroe’s “Last Sitting” is poised to sit alongside Drew Barrymore’s role in Poison Ivy in the pantheon of greatest breast-baring comebacks of all-time.’ “

By Wednesday, New York’s site and the pictures loaded, handling all the interest in the original spread, the accompanying features, and any other articles readers wanted to access this week. No word on whether that reflects more on the competence of New York’s IT pros or decreased traffic.

Activity seemed strong on celebrity gossip site TMZ, where more than 300 people commented on the post, “Lindsay Likes It Naked.” In keeping with the site’s tradition, the majority of the comments are unflattering and anonymous. The rest of the pics can be found here, here, here, and here.

Snacks for good night sleep

Last week I featured here in my blog things/food to avoid to get a healthy sleep at night.

This time let tell you what food/snacks to eat to help you sleep at night.

Let me start with one of the best natural sedatives which is tryptophan, an amino acid component of many plant and animal proteins.

Tryptophan is one of the ingredients necessary for the body to make serotonin, the neurotransmitter best known for creating feelings of calm, and for making you sleepy.

However, the trick is to combine foods that have some tryptophan with ample carbohydrate. That’s because in order for insomnia-busting tryptophan to work, it has to make its way to the brain.

Unfortunately, all amino acids compete for transport to the brain. When you add carbs, they cause the release of insulin, which takes the competing amino acids and incorporates them into muscle…but leaves tryptophan alone, so it can make its way to the brain, be converted to serotonin, and cause sleepiness.

Serotonin-producing bedtime snacks should be no more than 200 calories and should be eaten at least 30 minutes prior to bed.

Here are a few great ideas:

Bedtime Snacks for Adults
–6-8 oz container of non-fat, flavored yogurt topped with 2 tablespoons low-fat granola cereal
–Sliced apple with 1-2 teaspoons natural peanut butter
–3 cups low-fat popcorn – sprinkled with optional 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese

Bedtime Snacks for Teens
–One cup healthy cereal with skim milk
–Low-fat granola bar
–Scoop of vanilla or strawberry low-fat ice cream

Bedtime Snacks for Children
–1/2 cup low-fat vanilla pudding
–1/2 banana with 1-2 teaspoons peanut butter
–One cup skim milk with a bunch of grapes (or other fruit)