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Can The Facts Be Watered Down?
Although our bodies are 50-60% water, our inability to store it requires us to continually replenish it. Twenty percent of the water we need can be replenished by the average diet and that percentage can be increased by increasing the amount of high-water foods we eat. Boiling grains increases water content six fold, vegetables lose […]
What Are They Talking About?
Each year new words are added to the dictionary. New words from the 40’s were A-bomb, spaceship and TV. New words from the 50’s were computerize, desegregate and junk mail. The 60’s gave us cable television, genetic code and space shuttle, while the 70’s gave us gas-guzzler, infomercial and passive smoking. Automatic teller machine, compact […]
How Can We Put More Heal In Health?
When it comes to plant-based foods, think black. Black foods are especially healthy. Black rice is high in anthocyanin, which fights cardiovascular disease. Black beans are rich in terpenoids, which stop the growth of certain cancers. Black tea is rich in flavonoids, which protect against neurological disease; and blackberries are rich in polyphenols, which help […]
Are They Minding Their Own Business?
Bratz, the 10-inch, clothes-conscious dolls, are big business. In 2007 they outsold Barbie, which more than upset Barbie’s manufacturing mama, Mattel. Not only did the Bratz feature film, games and music albums make Barbie look like just another dumb blond, but the designer who conceived Bratz dolls for MGA Entertainment didn’t play nice. He was […]
Who Put The Toil In Toilets?
Every woman has waited in line to use a toilet and every man has waited for a woman who is waiting in line. Because the designers of a new arena at St. Louis University knew that, they installed more ceramic commodes for women, unintentionally breaking the law. Missouri is one of the states that requires […]
What Keeps Relationships From Sinking?
For those people who say they’re too busy to have a relationship, speed-dating may be the answer. Speed-dating is matchmaking by the clock. Singles come to a designated location - usually a bar - pay a fee and have 3 to 8 minutes to talk one-on-one with possible matches. Participants rate each date on a […]
The Great Big List of Calorie-Free Foods
It’s a little known fact (or in most cases, wishful thinking) that some foods can, in certain situations, go from being fattening no-no’s to being totally calorie-free simply by mangling your perspective. Here’s a list of those foods and situations.
1. Anything sampled when preparing food - If you’re taste-testing, those tastes are calorie-free. If you’re […]
Is It The Economy, Stupid?
According to a poll co-conducted by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health, 50% of workers in this economy go to work sick. This is attributed to not having paid sick leave and employer pressure to be on the job. Although federal legislation has been proposed, San Francisco and Washington, […]