A study from the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, finds no evidence that genetic material from food is absorbed in the human body where it would e.g. be able to change the body’s ability to regulate the cholesterol metabolism or influence the immune system. A major new study carried out by researchers from…

“Living” in my apartment, and even being outdoors, is like being in the middle of Baghdad during the Shock-and-Awe bombing campaign. There is a constant barrage of outrageously loud booms. One vehicle that parks in the garage of my building – two floors below my apartment – is so loud it shakes the entire building.…

Just sickening: slashdot.org: New Scientific Test Finds Up To 75 Liters of Urine In Public Pools Scientists have developed a test designed to estimate how much urine has been covertly added to a large volume of water. “The test works by measuring the concentration of an artificial sweetener, acesulfame potassium (ACE), that is commonly found…

A while back I started sampling some expensive teas just out of curiousity. Since then I found one tea that I really like. I will not write the name of it because it is a rare tea and I don’t want it to be publicized, but nonetheless it is a premium-priced tea that is basically…

For some reason it feels like now is the new year time. Something about the days getting longer and the season now markedly shifting. Today for lunch I was inspired and made a tofu stir-fry and salad. I had a flash – an instantaneous vision of myself enjoying eating on a higher level. In order…

What is division? What does it mean when something is said to be divided? The opposite of division is unity. To be divided means to be separated. To be unified means to be together. To understand division I think it’s important to understand unity. Without a deep understanding of unity an understanding of division is…

LOL this is THE most amazing – absolutely mind-blowing – herbal tea you will ever make! Try this! fill 1 16oz glass salsa jar about 55% full with hot, pure water add about .6 teaspoon of dried organic tulsi leaf add about .8 teaspoon of dried organic spearmint leaf add about .3 teaspoon of dried…

Saw this online today, which is from material created by chrysalis.org.es I think it’s beautiful. Also, I don’t have a tv, but there was discussion online recently about a gay love scene on some show, and there was a screenshot of these two *really* hot guys in bed. What can you say? It’s healthy for…

  I’ve been using Fairy Dust Moonkiss for a while.  I usually dampen my fingers with warm water then add several drops and then smooth or pat it onto my face.  I really love its properties: It’s very nourishing to skin and not greasy.  It’s a very natural and healthy way to moisturize and is…

So one of the great things that 23andme told me – before it was destroyed by the United States Food and Drug Administration – was that I’m a caffeine “slow metabolizer”. I wrote a while ago about an experience I had in which I was engaging in vigorous physical activity which resulted in my heart…