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If you read this blog regularly, then you know that my family signed up for a CSA share this year. (Community Supported Agriculture is a way of supporting local farmers by buying a share in their entire harvest. Learn more about CSAs at «www.localharvest.org».)
Part of the fun of a CSA is getting an opportunity […]
THE FACTS
Medical experts have been saying for years that caffeine acts as a potent diuretic. Consume too many caffeinated beverages, and you end up drinking yourself into «health.nytimes.com».
But research has not confirmed that notion. Most studies have found that in moderate amounts, caffeine has only mild diuretic effects much like water.
One […]
On a cold day in January, Dan Stoicescu, a millionaire living in Switzerland, became the second person in the world to buy the full sequence of his own genetic code.
He is also among a relatively small group of individuals who could afford the $350,000 price tag.
Stoicescu is the first customer of Knome, a […]
Uncovering the Glycemic Index of Foods
Written by Elizabeth Daeninck, MS, RD
Published in July 2007 (HealthCastle.com) There is so much discussion about the of foods these days - many incorporate the concept into their specific plans. It can be very confusing knowing what to eat when considering so many different variables presented to […]
NEW ORLEANS For proof that Hurricane Katrina is transforming the ethnic flavor of New Orleans Д and creating altogether new tensions Д look no further than the taco trucks.
Lunch trucks serving Latin American fare are appearing around New Orleans, catering to the immigrant laborers who streamed into the city in search of work […]
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