How important is sleep? “Not getting the right amount of sleep each night can have serious health risks and can leave long-lasting effects on your body and mind.” Check out this infographics. Note: To enlarge the print press the SHIFT and the + simultaneous until it is large enough to read. For Mac user, press COMMAND key instead of SHIFT and the + simultaneous. Note: To make print larger press the SHIFT and the + simultaneous . . . → Read More: “Sleep or Die” “Sleep or Die” “FunFresh Foods, Inc. of San Clemente, California,” the Food and Drug Administration reports, “is voluntarily recalling a single lot of its 6 ounce packages of FunFresh Foods™ World Berries™ Organic “Cacao Nibs” because they may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteria (E. Coli O157:H7). E. coli O157:H7 causes a diarrheal illness often with bloody stools. Although most healthy adults can recover completely within a week, some people can develop a form of kidney failure called . . . → Read More: Recalls: World Berries™ Organic “Cacao Nibs” Because of Possible Contaminated with Escherichia coli Recalls: World Berries™ Organic “Cacao Nibs” Because of Possible Contaminated with Escherichia coli 
The Paleolithic diet, also known as the paleo diet, is also referred to as the caveman diet. It is a diet or way of life based on what some belief was an ancient diet, a hunter-gatherer’s diet. Though I don’t endorse any diets, and I truly believe that if it grew and it is not harmful, but healthy, I should eat it or at least try it. For your information I have posted below an info . . . → Read More: The Paleolithic diet The Paleolithic diet 
Did you know that in 1990 only 15 percent of Americans were obese, but in 2010 that number increase to 20 percent? That is a 25 percent increase. After tobacco smoking, obesity is the second preventable cause of death. Obesity causes heart disease, diabetes, gallbladder disease and sleep apnea. There are more preventable deaths cause by obesity in the USA than from car accidents, firearms, drug abuse, alcohol and infectious disease. Check out the info graphics . . . → Read More: The High Cost of Obesity in the United States of America The High Cost of Obesity in the United States of America “Henry’s Farm Inc. Expands Recall Of Soybean Sprouts Due To Possible Health Risk,” reported the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Product Henry’s Farm Inc. Soybean Sprouts Contact: Consumer 301-802-2996 or, 804-786-3520 Media Mr. Soo Park 301-802-2996 These products may be contaminated “with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections to individuals with weakened immune systems,” informed the FDA. “The following products are being recalled by the firm. All clear plastic packages . . . → Read More: Recall: Natto Soybean Sprouts Due To Possible Health Risk Recall: Natto Soybean Sprouts Due To Possible Health Risk The Food and Drug Administration posted a press release notifying public of possible health risk: Product: Smiling Hara Recalls Tempeh Contact: Consumer 828-242-1300 “May 1, 2012 – Chad Oliphant, of Smiling Hara Tempeh has announced that the company was initiating a voluntary recall of all Smiling Hara products out of an abundance of caution. The products in question were manufactured between January 11, and April 11, 2012. This includes all varieties and sizes of tempeh with . . . → Read More: Smiling Hara Recalls Tempeh because of Possible Health Risk Smiling Hara Recalls Tempeh because of Possible Health Risk 
#gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 20%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } Cleaning cast iron with coarse salt and a little oil Use oil to season and before storing after each use. Wipe off well excess oil. Store in dry place. (Photos: Margarita Persico) By Margarita Persico Whether you’re using your iron cast skillet for your . . . → Read More: Seasoning and cleaning wrought cast iron skillets Seasoning and cleaning wrought cast iron skillets 
Cassava, Yucca (Photo: Margarita Persico) by Margarita Persico Cassava tuber, also known as yuca, yucca, is a popular low cost staple food in developing countries around the world, though native to South America. Do not confuse it with the similar and at times identically spelled yucca plant, which is native to all of the Americas. There are many varieties of cassava tubers. The plants are drought-tolerant crops, high in carbohydrates and low in protein. Dried Cassava . . . → Read More: Potential Toxic Common Denominator in Cassava (Yuca), Apple Seeds, Apricot Pits Potential Toxic Common Denominator in Cassava (Yuca), Apple Seeds, Apricot Pits 
Blueberry Pancakes (Photo: Margarita Persico) This is a versatile way of making pancakes and it is gluten-free. I recently started using yuca flour, a common flour in Costa Rica. But when I’m back home in the States I use whatever flour I find locally. Some flours found in the United States are rice, corn, buckwheat, millet, quinoa and chickpea. I have been using buckwheat and chickpea flour for several decades. My husband loves them, so I . . . → Read More: Blueberry Pancakes Blueberry Pancakes 
Patch at Berkeley University (Photo: Margarita Persico) By Margarita Persico As a good wine has a bouquet of fragrancies — flowers, wood or fruits — a perfume has its own bouquet. Romancing with fragrances is an old practice. The Mesopotamians and the Egyptians were the first to use fragrances. They used incenses and later oils to carry fragrances. The French perfected the technique. From the Biblical times to modern times and in between perfumes have . . . → Read More: My Peppermint Perfume — On Aromatherapy My Peppermint Perfume — On Aromatherapy |
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