In Roman times slaves were used to mine salt. It was not a pleasant chore. But today in the Ukraine some people willingly spend several hours a day in a salt mine. They are not there, though, to...
It has been said that eating a couple of carrots a day is like signing a health insurance policy. There are clear benefits to carrot consumption but let's deal first with the rare problems that can...
Just looking at the list of ingredients on an antiperspirant or deodorant makes some people sweat. That鈥檚 because they鈥檝e heard about how some of the components have been linked with breast cancer...
Oolichan is a smelt-like fish that is so greasy that it can be made to burn like a candle. It is well deserving of the name 鈥渃andlefish.鈥� For many North Coast First Nations, the oolichan was a ...
Maybe it鈥檚 a virus. Maybe a fungus. Maybe parasitic mites. Maybe pesticides. Maybe electromagnetic radiation from cellular phones. Nobody seems to know what is causing bees to just vanish.
One third of North Americans may have high blood cholesterol levels. This of course puts them at an increased risk for heart disease, the number one killer in North America. But cholesterol can be...
鈥淭ake a dose of seaweed or burnt sea sponge twice a year!鈥� That was the ancient Chinese remedy for goiter. Almost four thousand years ago Chinese medical writings described the troublesome swelling...
Most people have witnessed, at some point a friend or a family member inject themselves with a needle after a meal. What causes them to do this? Diabetes! They are injecting themselves with insulin...
Many people are plagued by the problem of fragrant feet. But there are shoe inserts that claim to solve the problem. They make use of a remarkable material called activated carbon. 鈥淎ctivated鈥� in...
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