Sour: It’s What Carbonation Tastes Like
The carbon dioxide in your favorite soda pop tastes sour to your tongue, thanks to an enzyme that converts CO2 into protons that sour-sensing cells can detect. No related posts.
View ArticleH1N1 Flu Shot: 3 Major Fears Debunked
It’s no surprise that the latest vogue in antivaccine demagoguery centers on the new H1N1 flu vaccine. Attacks on the vaccine boil down to three major arguments, each playing on different fears. These...
View ArticleSell-by dates past their sell-by date?
So should the Government insist on labelling changes? Not according to Stephen Robertson of the British Retail Consortium, who said "Scrapping best-before dates won't reduce food waste. Customer...
View ArticleReducing carbon, and health problems in the 3rd world
Bringing ecological cooking to 3rd world homes, reducing carbon, lung disease, deforestation, as well as making their lives safer and cleaner. Related posts: Warning: Showers can seriously damage your...
View ArticleThe Cost of Living in Perspective ‘Groceries’
I've seen so many people with deep cupboards containing remnants of that luxury porcini whole wheat pasta that "I'm going to make someday, as soon as I find a good recipe to make it with". Related...
View ArticleTransFats in Malta
"Bringing together information regarding Trans Fats and Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils and Fats to the people that aren't aware of the dangers, along with a growing list of products available in...
View ArticleTomatoes for Healthier Skin
Recent studies including a paper from the British Society for Investigative Dermatology, have shown that a component of tomatoes could protect your skin from UV damage such as sunburns. No related posts.
View ArticleBottled Water vs Tap Water
Bottled Water vs Tap Water Bottled water’s environmental impact: 60 million plastic bottles a day are disposed of in America alone! Massive amounts of greenhouse gases are produced from manufacturing...
View ArticleMalta’s traditional food: healthly or not
Following a feed from one of my favourite Maltese sites MaltaInsideOut.com, Elizabeth Ayling went into some great detail about local foods in relation to the obesity problems in Malta. No related posts.
View ArticleWhy Dark Coffee Is Easier on Your Stomach
Roasting coffee beans doesn’t just impart bold, rich flavor. It also creates a compound that helps dial down production of stomach acid, according to research presented on March 21 at the spring...
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