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Monthly Archive: December 2013
Fill up on oatmeal in the morning to keep from filling out, suggests recent research published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition. For the study, 48 participants were asked to eat one of two breakfast options: prepared…
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There are a lot of ways to eat food if the grid goes down, but almost without fail the best way is hot. Oh, sure you can swallow a lot if you are on the run. MRE’s were designed to…
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As one of the most ubiquitous crops in the world, the potato is poised to feed the entire world. Along the way, scientists discovered that the popular staple of many people’s diets may also have potential to help power it…
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We all know that drinking alcohol to excess leads to problems both emotionally and physically. It can even affect your life with your family and your work. Here are three valid reasons to drink less alcohol: Weight Alcohol, when…
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Known as the "gold of the Incas" or the "supergrain of the future", quinoa is a superfood with a plethora of health benefits. While quinoa is growing in popularity and becoming more well known throughout the world and in the…
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The more I practice making pantry items from scratch, the more I realize how easy it is for us to do it ourselves. Here we are spending way too much for these “instant” foods such as instant rice and potato…
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We are all familiar with infused oils used in culinary practices, but have you put any thought into the medicinal uses that infused oils can provide us? Some of our first civilizations used infused oils extensively in their medical practice, food preparation, and in…
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Scientists have extracted and sequenced the oldest human DNA. It came from a fossilised leg bone of an early human who died about 400,000 years ago in what is now northern Spain. Its DNA sequence indicates that this early European…
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With a Texas congressman looking for signs of life in outer space at a hearing in Washington, D.C., today, it's a good time to review some recent UFO sightings in the Lone Star state. Over Thanksgiving weekend, in Katy, Galveston…
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Nikola Tesla is finally beginning to attract real attention and encourage serious debate nearly 70 years after his death. Was he for real? A crackpot? Part of an early experiment in corporate-government control? We know that he was undoubtedly persecuted…
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