It isn鈥檛 a pretty fruit. Its skin looks like something that should be on the back of an alligator. It sometimes is actually called the 鈥渁lligator pear.鈥 And it has been shunned by some people...
Asparagus is a wonderful vegetable. Both in taste and in its chemistry. One aspect of its chemistry has been apparent for a long time. A French book on food published in 1702 noted that asparagus...
"It's as smooth as a baby's behind!" That's the ultimate compliment to the skin. Why is a baby's bottom so silky smooth anyway? Because it hasn't been exposed to the sun, that's why! As we age, our...
A couple of years ago the Montreal Gazette had a stunning headline: 鈥淔loss or Die!鈥 it screamed on the front page. Another sensationalized piece of journalism, I thought. Not flossing may make you...
Overall, there is no clear research about the harm of drinking carbonated water. 聽The difficulty can come with excessive drinking of carbonated cola/other drinks as the sugar in the sweetened...