The one real purpose of plastic wrap is in its convenience factor; many will agree that putting wrapping paper on top of a dish is slightly easier that finding a perfect-size plate to cover it with, and wrapping fruit in the wrapping paper is easier that finding a perfect container [...]
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For decades, many people who were in a hospital either as a patient or as a visitor were horrified by the type of food the patients are being served. Even patients who had a heart attack often end up eating hot dogs and bacon, which are not only [...]
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The genetically engineered food experiment has crossed over into many other arenas, including medicine and now even the editing of human and animal life. The newest form of genetic engineering is the CRISPR “gene editing” technique, which already has been put to use in the creation of new [...]
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When Harry Potter books and movies were coming out, many fans and those curious about new recipes started recreating magical treats that were enjoyed in the franchise: chocolate frogs, butterbeer, and pumpkin pasties among many other desserts. Most variations of the recipes, however, were not very health-conscious. Luckily, there are [...]
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It’s pretty well known that anything chocolate is the most popular dessert in the United States (the top 5 desserts all include chocolate, if you include #5 which is ice cream), but the main ingredient, cacao, has also become a popular health food over the past decade. Chocolate and especially [...]
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In the past, addiction was looked upon as making bad choices in life, being weak, or seeking the wrong type of pleasure. This outdated view is rapidly changing. Johann Hari traveled 30,000 miles across the world to discover that community is the number one cure for addiction. In his book [...]
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Haribo gummy bears have existed since the 1920s with the first bear created from licorice. The gelatin-based gummies appeared in 1960s and have been steadily growing in popularity in America after stealing the hearts of their home country – Germany. In 2016 Haribo gummy sales in the U.S. hit almost [...]
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Some call the opiate addiction epidemic one of the biggest health problems our society faces today. And just like Big Tobacco was eventually blamed for the cigarette smoking problem in the 90’s, Big Pharma is now getting a backlash for their involvement in fraudulent marketing campaigns involving prescription painkillers, which [...]
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Despite the constant chatter from Monsanto, other chemical companies, and even the mainstream media about the need for GMOs and chemical-intensive agriculture to “feed the world,” the truth is that no such need exists. On a global scale, the solution is clear (according to the United Nations at least): small-scale [...]
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Our planet is drowning in plastic. It has contaminated our land and water, and now is being found in salt, in particularly the healthy, mineral-rich sea salt. A new study has tested 16 brands of sea salt from eight different countries, and 15 of them contained traced of microplastics (MPs). [...]
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