Archive for May, 2009
Organic Container Gardening
Posted on 27. May, 2009 by Steve W..
Now, more than ever before, organic produce is growing in popularity. Although seen as a backlash against the overuse of pesticides, contamination, and genetic modification, it is really just a step back to the original roots of gardening. For centuries, organic gardening seemed limited to rural populations. However, with increasing food costs and a new [...]
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Green tea extract could help to fight leukaemia
Posted on 27. May, 2009 by Steve W..
Green tea could prove to be a life-saver for leukaemia patients, new research suggests.
Patients given high doses of a green tea supplement saw significant improvements, including a 50 per cent reduction in the size of swollen lymph glands.
Researchers hope the active ingredient in green tea may increase the survival chances of leukaemia patients with an [...]
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Living Near Trees Improves Physical, Mental and Social Health
Posted on 26. May, 2009 by Steve W..
People living in areas with more parks, trees and grass live longer and happier lives, with less violence and improved mental and physical health, according to research presented at the conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Chicago.
“Humans are evolved organisms and the environment is our habitat,” lead researcher Frances Kuo [...]
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More than 10,000 a year get skin cancer in quest for perfect tan
Posted on 26. May, 2009 by Steve W..
More than 10,000 people a year are developing the deadliest form of skin cancer as a result of package holidays and excessive use of sunbeds, latest figures show.
The number of cases of malignant melanoma rose by 650 — or 6.5 per cent — in a single year as a result of binge-tanning at home and [...]
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Scientists discover ‘genes that slow ageing process’
Posted on 26. May, 2009 by Steve W..
Mutations have been found to extend the lifespan of animals in the lab such as worms, fruit flies and mice, and appear to play the same role in humans.
Professor Linda Partridge, director of the Institute of Healthy Ageing at University College London, said such research could help treat or delay many diseases simultaneously with medication.
She [...]
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The 20 Healthiest Foods for Under $1
Posted on 21. May, 2009 by Steve W..
Food prices are climbing, and some might be looking to fast foods and packaged foods for their cheap bites. But low cost doesn’t have to mean low quality. In fact, some of the most inexpensive things you can buy are the best things for you. At the grocery store, getting the most nutrition for the [...]
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Falling in Love Over Compost
Posted on 21. May, 2009 by Steve W..
I fell in love with composting and my bride-to-be at the exact same moment.
When I met Denise 26 years ago, her amazing smile immediately captured my heart, as did her T-shirt. On the front it read “A Rind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste.” And on the back, “I [heart] Composting.”
Composting is the ultimate act [...]
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Coffee drinkers, rejoice!
Posted on 20. May, 2009 by Steve W..
Coffee drinkers, rejoice! The heavenly brew, once deemed harmful to health, is turning out to be, if not quite a health food, at least a low-risk drink, and in many ways a beneficial one. It could protect against diabetes, liver cancer, cirrhosis and Parkinson’s disease.
What happened? Lots of new research, and the recognition that older, [...]
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Mango Buttermilk Smoothie
Posted on 20. May, 2009 by Steve W..
This smoothie has a tropical flavor and a beautiful pale orange color. Mangos have such a rich character that you may be surprised to find that they are not a particularly high-calorie fruit (one medium mango has about 135 calories, according to Johnny Bowden’s “The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth”). That’s because they have a relatively [...]
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Cut onion may ease pain of bee sting
Posted on 20. May, 2009 by Steve W..
A bee stung me and caused excruciating pain. My hand started inflating. A cut onion on the sting worked in 20 minutes to stop the swelling and ease the pain.
We first heard about using a cut onion on a sting about 20 years ago. We checked with world-renowned onion chemist Dr. Eric Block of the [...]
