Archive for May, 2008:
Genetically Engineered Foods May Cause Rising Food Allergies
The huge jump that has occurred over the past few years in food allergies among US children has been found in the news often, but the reports fail to investigate a link to a recent major change in America’s diet. Starting in 1996, bacteria, virus, and other genes have been artificially inserted to the DNA of soy, corn, cottonseed, and canola plants. These extras are unlabeled genetically modified foods that carry a risk of triggering life-threatening allergic reactions. Evidence collected over the past decade suggests that they are part of the problem that is contributing to higher allergy rates.
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Eating Red Chiles Make you Healthier
With fall’s arrival, green chiles ripen to become red. The amazing phenomenon is that the nutrition also changes. In green chiles the flesh is very rich with Vitamin C, whereas when the slant of the sun signals Fall-the flesh becomes very rich with Vitamin A, the sight vitamin.
Eating chiles-any type, red or green arms oneself with myriads of healthful properties. Studies have shown that if people eat chiles 24 out of every 30 or so days in a month-they are much healthier. Jin Y. Kang, MD of the National University of Singapore studied the effects of chiles on digestion.
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Adding Pizzazz by Stir Frying Veggies
One of the most interesting meals that you can prepare on a regular basis for your loved ones is stir fry veggies dishes. One of the reasons that stir fry veggie meals are interesting is that they are usually very colorful due to the variety of vegetables included. Stir fry veggie meals are an excellent way to add healthful veggies to any meal.
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Photos that capture moving objects motion
Still photography freezes a scene. A photo is still in nature but sometimes you would like to convey a feeling of motion to the viewer. For example when taking a photo of a moving car or a runner. There are techniques that can help you achieve that – here is how.
You have probably experienced shooting blurry photos usually as a result of wrong camera settings or the object moving while you were taking the photo. Such blurriness is not something you would like to see in a photo but if controlled some blurriness can actually be used to capture and convey the feeling of motion in a still photo.
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