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What ingredient in Ivory Soap makes it float?
First, a little history is in order. Soap making is one of the oldest of all chemical processes. There is even a reference to soap in the Bible in Jeremiah 2:22. "For though thou wash thee with nitre,...
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Avocados and Health
It isn’t a pretty fruit. Its skin looks like something that should be on the back of an alligator. It sometimes is actually called the “alligator pear.” And it has been shunned by some people because...
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You Asked: How come calcium is not added to skim milk but is added to 1%, 2%...
As consumers we like choices. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that companies provide us with a variety of different milks to choose from. We have the option to purchase whole milk, 2% milk, 1% milk,...
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The end of a debate? Fat chance.
The bloggers are abuzz about a paper in the Annals of Internal Medicine that after reviewing 72 major studies found no relationship between saturated fat intake and heart disease. The reaction was...
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The Conundrum of Associations
Should we reduce our spending on science, space and technology? A curious question, right? Why does it come up? Because the more we spend, the greater the number of suicides by hanging, strangulation...
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Goat Poop in Your Hair?
Now that we’ve got your attention, let’s talk about argan oil. Don’t worry, we will get around to the poop. Surely you’ve heard of corn oil, sunflower oil, peanut oil and canola oil. But unless you’re...
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The Fat Conundrum
Butter or margarine? Olive oil or canola oil? Low fat diets or high fat diets? You would think that after literally thousands of studies we would have some straight forward answers about the effect of...
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Hot Diggety Dog
I have a confession to make. I like hot dogs. I couldn't eat 62, like Matt Stonie the winner of the Nathan's hot dog eating contest on Julky 4, but I could pack away one. Maybe two. In these days of...
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