While it’s certainly true that heavy metals can also accumulate in the tissue of animals (much as they accumulate in human tissue), studies (seehereandhere) have shown thatpeople who follow a predominantly plant-based diet have higher blood concentrations of heavy metals. Neurotoxins and Carcino...
raise blood sugar levels, interfere with liver activity and even cause mild weight fluctuations. Such undesirable effects are often the result of eating too much durian at once, but are never too serious or
I am lucky that I have a sponsor who, if I came up to her and said, “I think I need to stand on my head at meetings, so the blood rushing there can help me think,” would say to me, “Sounds good, honey, just don’t wear a skirt!” Because she, too, understands that it...
But people may still experience long-term side effects from taking too much zinc like a weakened immune system. Zinc toxicity can also lead to low copper levels because zinc can interfere with how the body absorbs copper. Low copper levels can lead to anemia and low white blood cell counts...
I’ve been wasting far too much of my free time lately on this stupid addicting game called the Kittens Game. It starts so innocently. You are a kitten in a catnip forest. Gather catnip. And you click on Gather catnip and off you...
Because of their thick shell, most nuts aren’t considered to have too many issues with pesticides. The soaking step will not do much to further remove any that are present. What do soaked nuts and seeds taste like? In general, they actually have a lovely buttery flavor. The dehydrating ...
The metabolites produced by the microbes in the gut make up one third of all the metabolites found in the human blood and these compounds have some very important functions. Short-chain fatty acids are the main metabolic end products produced by the gut microbiota. What are short-chain fatty ...
This is an incident that happened several years before my beloved friend Dee passed away, and I’m sharing it with you because I’ve been thinking of her so much lately. Dee would have a lot to say about what’s happening in our country right now and we’d be commiserating for sure...
Before we get into both, we must first identify what losing weight too fast means. What Does Rapid Weight Loss Mean? The National Library of Medicine defines rapid weight loss as losing more than two pounds per week for several weeks. Typically, rapid weight loss occurs from greatly ...
This is because of pigments (色素), which reflect light and make what the eye sees as colors. So, when we feel excited or angry, our heart can send more blood to the face and the pigments in the skin become red.Plants also have pigments. Colors are important for them to live on. ...