We have all heard about poor diet and a lack of physical activity as major contributors to the growing rates of obesity in the United States, but researchers have also identified common environmental pollutants that could play a role. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, or EDCs, … [Read more...]
Power of composting – How orange peels revived a Costa Rican forest
In the mid-1990s, 1,000 truckloads of orange peels and orange pulp were purposefully and legally unloaded onto a barren pasture in a Costa Rican national park. Today, that area is covered in lush, vine-laden forest. A team led by Princeton University researchers surveyed the … [Read more...]
How to Choose the Best Container Type for Your Garden
As many of us already know, gardening requires us to make a series of sometimes complicated choices. What to plant, where to plant, what soil to use, how often to water—the list goes on and on. But most of us also understand that a little research and common sense can go a long … [Read more...]
How to Grow, Care for, and Harvest Your Own Tea Garden
What can cool you down on a hot summer day, pair with cakes at a fancy brunch, and soothe a sore throat on a frosty winter night? It’s the second most consumed beverage in the world, tea. From its roots in China over 4,000 years ago, tea made its way across Asia and Europe and … [Read more...]
List of antiviral herbs and their uses
Back to school can mean back to the Doctor.  We have all experienced that cold that just won't go away.  Try adding these herbs to your diet to prevent cold and flu viruses from taking hold. Viruses are very different from bacteria, which are living organisms.  Viruses live … [Read more...]
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