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Earth Day is a perfect opportunity for us to examine our lives and find ways to make them greener. With the recent swell of people I’ve seen walking, jogging and biking down the Burke-Gilman Trail in preparation for that infamous “bikini body,” I think there’s room to be greener in one aspect of our lives [...]
The `Praja Patham’ programme failed to take off at Gangannagudem under the Denduluru mandal limits on Tuesday in view of the strong protest by palm oil farmers, demanding a fair deal for their produce. The growers, who gathered in good number from Gangannagudem, Sanigudem, Jogannapalem and Galayagudem villages, detained Eluru Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) V.R. [...]
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he will rule this month on Cape Wind, a proposal to invest more than $1bn placing 130 wind-powered turbines in the shallow waters of Nantucket Sound off Massachusetts. A federal advisory council recommended on April 2 that Salazar reject the project because of the “destructive” effects on historic sites. US [...]
Eating more foods containing the B-vitamins folate and B-6 lowers the risk of death from stroke and heart disease for women and may reduce the risk of heart failure in men, according to Japanese research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. “Japanese people need more dietary intake of folate and vitamin B-6, [...]
Planning a garden this spring? Your harvest may be a bumper crop of better health for your whole family. Here are four reasons why. 1. Gardening gives a dose of nature. Spending time outside yields a bushel of health benefits, including exposure to fresh air and sunlight (the best source around for vitamin D), as [...]
It is claimed that the Panchatantra has travelled more widely than the Bible, for it has been translated through the centuries everywhere from Ethiopia to China, the renowned English writer Doris Lessing once wrote in her introduction to the great Indian classic. “Yet it is safe to say that most people in the West will [...]
The focus of National Nutrition Month is on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. The theme for this year is “Nutrition From the Ground Up.” One way for people to build better eating habits from the ground up is to stock the kitchen with plenty of [...]