Tag: Surprise

Nothing to do, and all winter to do it! Now that the chaos of the holidays is over, hunkering down to wait for spring sounds like a great idea, but this can be a wonderful time to make those day trips to places you never have time for when you're knee-deep in gardening!

ScienceDaily (Jan. 8, 2010) About eight percent of human genetic material comes from a virus and not from our ancestors, according to researchers in Japan and the U.S.

The study, and an accompanying News & Views article by University of Texas at Arlington biology professor Cיdric Feschotte, is published in the journal Nature.

Tea, coffee, chocolate, avocados, and fatty fish all have good-for-you qualities.

We all know that spinach and carrots are good for us, but would you believe that such seeming indulgences as tea, coffee, chocolate, avocados, and fatty fish also have properties that prevent disease and enhance your health?

It's true. Some of these five "superfoods" contain antioxidants, which are thought to fight the damage from disease-causing "free radicals" (unstable molecules that damage cells). Others have omega-3 fatty acids, which promote heart health and may even help to cheer you up when you're down in the dumps.