Healthy Food

  Most consumers who indulge themselves with mood-enhancing “treats” like sugar, nicotine, alcohol, or high doses of caffeine, are also paying a price on the back end when the dopamine “crutch” wears off, and they experience what has come to be known as the “chemical hangover.”…
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  Vegans and vegetarians don’t get enough protein – or so people think. In a recent article published online, internal medicine specialist Milton Mills blasted claims from dietitians that ditching meat means missing out on protein, an essential macronutrient. Plant cells contain protein, Mills argued. In…
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  Proper diet is crucial to maintaining optimal health, and a huge part of it is ensuring the adequate intake of essential nutrients needed to support important cellular processes. Scientists agree that there are six primary nutrients that the human body cannot produce. Therefore, people need to get them from a…
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  Macular degeneration involves the loss of central vision. It happens due to damage in the macula, which is part of the retina. It is one of the leading causes of vision loss in adults 50 years and above. The condition typically comes with age, hence the name age-related macular degeneration, or AMD. There are…
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  Being self-sufficient means looking for ways to help your family survive without relying on outside sources for food, water and other necessities. If you’re a homesteader, one way to become more self-sufficient is to learn how to safely preserve and store food for future use. Storing food properly can help…
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  Squash, literally meaning “eaten raw or uncooked,” is a fruit that typically grows on vines. It is native to North America and belongs to the genus of plants called Cucurbita. Although technically classified as a fruit, it is often treated as a vegetable in cooking. Squash comes in different shapes,…
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How ants increase their collective sensing power to help them navigate complex terrains Ants use their numbers to overcome navigational challenges that are too large and disorienting to be tackled by any single individual, reports a new study in the open-access journal eLife. The results demonstrate the…
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  Sustainable foods and ethical food production are in, and so are plant-based milk substitutes. Consumers are becoming more and more conscious about their food choices, thus encouraging the introduction of more plant-based substitutes for all kinds of animal products in the market. But make no mistake: Plant-based…
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  No food storage pantry is complete without some dehydrated food. Dehydrated foods have been used for centuries to preserve the bounties of the garden for use during winter and times when food is scarce. What makes this food storage method so attractive is that it is cost-effective and uses food that you already have.…
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Are birds using quantum entanglement to navigate? Sounds wild, but it may well be so, for following reasons: • Birds’ navigation using Earth’s very faint magnetic fields suggests an amazing level of sensitivity. • There’s reason to think that sensitivity may be based on quantum entanglement in…
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