Modern hand dryers are much worse than paper towels when it comes to spreading germs, according to new University of Leeds research. Scientists from the University of Leeds have found that high-powered ‘jet-air’ and warm air hand dryers can spread bacteria in public toilets. Airborne germ counts were 27 times higher around jet air dryers…

… We have now shown that certain selenium compounds, which are naturally found in, e.g., garlic and broccoli, effectively block the special immunostimulatory molecule that plays a serious role for aggressive cancers such as melanoma, prostate cancer and certain types of leukaemia,” says Professor Søren Skov, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, University of Copenhagen. source:…

WARNING: CONTAINS INFORMATION ON STUDY THAT INVOLVED ANIMALS Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College and the Gladstone Institutes have found a way to prevent noise-induced hearing loss in a mouse using a simple chemical compound that is a precursor to vitamin B3. This discovery has important implications not only for preventing hearing loss, but also…

Agua de chia – I fill a 27 oz. stainless steel container with water, juice from one lemon, 2 tsp. chia seeds, and a little bit of honey. It stays fresh a lot longer in a container like this. I like to keep it next to my bed. In the morning when I wake up…

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No human being, in any situation, should be exposed to secondhand smoke against their will. Every human being has a right to comport themselves in public without the fear of physiological assault.

Something made me think of getting American ginseng yesterday. Actually what happened was I was in my kitchen and bumped a shelf and a bag of it fell onto the floor in front of me and got my attention. I ate a few pieces and felt the desire to get more. I have used red…

Watching this deeply moving documentary about the Catholic Church. Sadly, I think that the church is getting it wrong. It should be about choosing a life to follow divinity. That does not necessarily mean forgoing physical love or comfort, but means dedicating one’s life first and foremost to something higher. Most people who have relationships…

After something like 7 or 8 years the bicycle shopping basket finally, totally ist kaputt. It held up admirably through all the inevitable tipovers of my Marin Sausalito hybrid which it has faithfully served. But after the last couple tipovers the bond attaching the mesh bottom piece and the sides finally started to give way.…

They are total bullshit. The results of a Swedish study has just been released which has found that moderate alcohol consumption only has a positive benefit against coronary heart disease for 15% of the population. Wait. Why isn’t this story being plastered all over the media as the previous ones were???