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Cooking tip: How to remove toxins from rice but keep the nutrients

November 5, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

Rice is nice, but the problem with this widely-consumed food is that it’s very high in arsenic compared to most other foods. In fact, rice absorbs nearly 10 times as much toxic inorganic arsenic as other cereal crops. That’s because rice is grown in flooded rice fields, making it … [Read more...] about Cooking tip: How to remove toxins from rice but keep the nutrients

Tiny Pacific island nation bans harmful toxins in sunscreens

January 6, 2020 by Vlad Harabara

For some time already, scientific evidence has shown that the chemicals found in most sunscreens are toxic to corals, even in extremely tiny doses. Particularly, the ingredients have a negative impact on the juvenile development of most coral and many fish and algae species. … [Read more...] about Tiny Pacific island nation bans harmful toxins in sunscreens

Small can be healthy

January 21, 2007 by Jurriaan Kamp

Toxins like radon and even DDT may have beneficial effects at very low doses. Ursula Sautter | May 2008 issue A glass of red wine after dinner a couple of times a week can help prevent heart disease; a nightly magnum of the stuff will corrode your liver. This is pretty much … [Read more...] about Small can be healthy

The subtleties of sage

January 21, 2007 by Jurriaan Kamp

Alex Lin is fixing old computers - and the planet. | April 2008 issue Alex Lin, a 14-year-old living in ­Westerly, Rhode Island, is like most kids today. He plays sports, hangs out with friends and worries about the future of the Earth. But unlike most teenagers—or people of … [Read more...] about The subtleties of sage

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