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Have you ever wondered why the hairs and skin texture of most of the artist's look beautiful? The luster, gloss, gleam and thick healthy hair, and the glow on the face of artists are not always the results of botox injection, rejuvenating cream, hair treatments, and expensive shampoos. Nature has bestowed many bounties to mankind; out of which, herbs are one of the best sources of miracle. Out of many herbs, goose berry is the most powerful miraculous herb and a potent gift of nature to mankind. Goose berry is popularly known as Amla. Humanity has utilized its benefits for decades, and it forms a crucial part of the Ayurvedic medicine. Naturally, it has power to cure many skin and health related...

Education is the key towards success for every country.It helps toboost the economy and to generate democratic society. Themain resource of any country is Human Resource. If we'll prepareeducated human in our society in advance by providing proper educationfacilities to our younger generation, then we could move towards thepath of success. If we look towards our Education system, there are many unveiled reasonsbehind the de-motivation and poor academic performance ofstudents. Despite a great deal of effort since from the day ofindependence, academic achievement among students in Pakistan continuesto lag behind. No doubt we are moving towards the successful future, but our education system some how...

If there is one field in surgery that arouses passionate debate, then it has to be the area of cosmetic surgery: a specialty that, by definition, seeks to help people improve/enhance their outward appearance. Now one of the greatest point of conjecture with regard to cosmetic surgery is as to whether it is necessary in the first place or whether it is just a 'frivolous undertaking' which is only good for self-centered people who are not satisfied with whatever nature has endowed them with in terms of external appearance. It might be hard to understand why someone would voice such strong opinions with regard to cosmetic surgery, until you get to learn of the whole range of procedures carried out by...

The human body is something you'd think would be a natural object of understanding for humans, but not a huge number of people can boast knowledge of everything concerning these temples within which we live. Explaining it to children can prove difficult too - so what sort of things can you do to help your descriptions when those inevitable questions come along? Children can be a lot smarter than we sometimes imagine. Many kids go through childhood experiencing various 'obsessions', where they find an interest and research it thoroughly; learning all there is to know about the subject. Take dinosaurs for example, which are always a popular interest. Most of us can probably think of at least one child...

The bounty, which has been bestowed to us by Almighty Allah, is our Muslim Identity. Our ultimate shield is the authentic and sacred book of Holy Quran; an illuminating guide which remains pure till the end of time. Is there anyone other than Allah who nurtures, consoles, and meets your every need? Who forgives and overlooks your faults? Who carries you through your hard times and dilutes or even averts your trial on your mere asking? Who grants you wisdom, rights of expression, freedom of speech and freedom of explore? Indeed, non other than Allah, who has created us and has given us the title of Ashraful Makhlukaat. Then, should we not bow down and express our respect and gratitude towards Him? Or...

The results of term examinations, in every institute, are a means to evaluate the extent of effectiveness of the system in educating the students. However, lack of transparency, corruption, dubious evaluation criteria etc are causing increased concern with regard to the authenticity of the prevalent education system as a whole. Students generally feel a need for the overhauling of the whole system and forming an education board with an effective curriculum and assessment techniques. In this regard, many initiatives have been taken by our government to improve the literacy rate and standard of education in our country, but the faulty implementation of the system renders them futile. One such attempt...

I have been researching great thinkers and how they have shaped the world. I have also been trying to prove that the act of reading helps to generate or even stimulate great ideas. Great thinkers do not operate within a vacuum, they rely on the works of others, and often expand the original thought and take the world further. Charles Darwin and British biologist Alfred Russel Wallace independently arrived at similar theories of Natural Selection in the mid-1800s after reading Essay on the Principle of Population by British pastor Thomas Malthus. Darwin defines natural selection as the "preservation of favourable variations and the rejection of injurious variation." So what does this all mean? Darwin...

Yvonne Perry is a fellow writer and friend and after having read her book I am forwarding this information to all that I know in the hopes that they read and understand that we here in the United States are being misled as to what researchers want to use for stem cells that are not human embryos as has been misstated over and over by groups that do not want to educate themselves. I have diabetes, without this research I will die prematurely no matter what steps I can take now. My mother died at age 67, my brothers have it and millions of others in this country need a cure, NOW! Yvonne explains that the clump of cells called blastocysts are not living human entities. If you have family, friends...

Dr. Russell L. Blaylock M.D. has written a compelling book detailing the results of numerous studies of the effects of what he calls "excitotoxins" in the brain. "Excitotoxins," such as glutamate (Monosodium Glutamate, commonly called MSG) and Aspartate (such as the artificial sweetener, NutraSweet) are among the over seventy types of special amino acids present in the brain that are known to be largely present in most packaged processed foods available today. Before precisely defining why they are named "excitotoxins," In Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills, (Health Press, 1997) Dr. Blaylock leads the reader on a crash course of the brain in chapter 1. Most of this chapter can truthfully be skipped...

The Cobra Event by Richard Preston is a worthwhile book to read indeed, but it will scare the be-Jesus out of you also. This is quite a heavy book to read and if you are an intellectual type of person, then it should frighten you. Having also read the book; Germs and many other similar books and having kept up to date on recent scientific findings, I realize how serious and realistic this book is. Biological human distributed pathogens are real and we must indeed make sure we keep these biological scientists who consider using these things on mass population bases at bay and prevent them from ruining life on Earth as we know it. The United States of America may indeed have a missile defense system...

Do you know why cadavers look swollen after they rot? That is thanks to all those little flesh eating creatures we call maggots and bacteria. They too have secretion system. The only different is, when we die, our muscle stops working (d'oh!) thus OUR secretion system fail to dispose any garbage within our body. Voila! We become their toilet. Have you seen Wizard of Oz? One of the characters "melts" when she dies. That's what happens to cadavers too. They simply melt after awhile. Human is supposedly still alive even after the bodies are separated from their heads, they will stay alert and aware of their surroundings, and most probably still able to feel pain. There's and old tradition in China that...

The Genie in Your Genes Elite Books (2007) ISBN 9781600700224 Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (4/07) The first thought that came to mind after reading "The Genie in Your Genes," was the word "Inspiring." It seems like so much that I read today says that our genes determine everything. If this were true, it can be seen as a guarantee for cancer for people who have cancer in their families. It is refreshing to learn that in spite of my genes, I can still play a role in determining the outcome of my health. "The Genie in Your Genes," discusses a variety of ways in which we can use our special link between mind and body to maintain our health. It reminds us of the importance of maintaining...

Stephanie Madison of Habitus Living interviews the author about his book "Aqua House, Architecture that Integrates Water Technically and Aesthetically" Can you please elaborate on what inspired you to write Aqua Houses and the key ideas in the book? Current concerns about global water usage and the increasing pollution of it's environments is what inspired me to write Aqua House. The book focuses on the relationship of water and architecture. It re-examines the place that it occupies in architecture in order to determine how current practices in architecture contribute to the pollution of water environments and to what is believed to be an unsustainable usage of it. The book then seeks to...

Learning online by way of world wide web is really a fairly current technology. Quite often, a university student is likely to acquire in an on-line university and thus take all of their classes using the web. You'll want to pick a quality college. Much like any other category of business, there can be excellent and there's not so great distance learning PHD courses. Definitely don't use your money and time with a college that's not accredited by a nationally known agency. Your diploma must be from an accredited college or university or college to help you advance, therefore do some groundwork upfront and confirm the credentials of the college. They must be accredited by one of the nationally...

According to the author, Dr. Blaylock, "Excitotoxins" are special amino acids, such as glutamate and aspartate (which are commonly found in MSG and Nutrasweet). These "Excitotoxins" are added to processed food to enhance the taste. Normally they act as neurotransmitters in the brain and spinal cord. However, when these common food additives are consumed (by eating certain processed foods) excessive amounts can develop which kill certain neurons in the brain by causing them to fire repeatedly (and needlessly) until they die. How do they do this? Dr. Blaylock explains that there are two problems. First, we must understand that glutamate is normally in the brain and use to signal a neuron when it is...

It may not be everyone's idea of a good time but some people may want to go back to school to further their education. It may be that there are people a lot younger then you there that puts you off the idea. It may even be the idea that you can only commit to part time learning whereas some of the people on the course are there full time. It is never going to be easy to go back to school if you are trying to juggle it with being in full time employment too. Likewise it can be hard going back to school if you are a full time parent. But now with the introduction of online universities it can be a lot easier than you think going back to school. There are dozens of online universities that can offer...

Antioxidants prevent oxidation, which means they either prevent electrons from being removed from one molecule and passed to another, or they prevent a molecule of oxygen from being added to some other molecule or atom. A simple example involves the oxidation of an atom of carbon when it is oxidized to carbon dioxide. Biologically speaking, antioxidants also help prevent hydrogen ions from being removed from organic compounds. When a substance like wood (cellulose) is burning, it is being oxidized. The carbon atoms of the cellulose are being oxidized to carbon dioxide and the oxygen is being reduced to water, while the energy of its chemical bonds is being converted to heat and light. In everyday...

The field of advertising has experienced exponential growth in recent years. This is one of the identified reasons why many people have been seeking advertising certificate courses either to jumpstart a new career or enhance an existing one. Online distance learning education in advertising offers certificate courses to enter into the industry. Firms in advertising prepare advertisements for other companies and entities. They also design campaigns to promote the interests and identity of their clients. This field also includes media representative, which are companies that sell advertising space for publications, radio, television, and also the Internet. In 2008, there were roughly 50,100 public...

Taking a master or college degree online can be possible by way of studying within South University diploma programs. These types of programs are made in order to give learners the actual freedom to take their own studies where they choose or even when they desired to. College students can be capable to maintain their own professions and also raise their own families while studying to obtain a degree. Courses can be finished in just five weeks in order that students may achieve their real progress in a fast period of time. Degree programs consist of nursing, MBA, criminal justice, company administration and health care management. Advanced degrees might help students move forward in their profession...

If you are interested in advancing your career and furthering your skills, you'll find there are online school courses in virtually every subject area ranging from agronomy and business administration to veterinary medicine and zoology. The best part is that you can complete an online school degree in the comfort of your own home, on your own schedule. If you are having to balance the demands of job and family with furthering your education, you'll find that online school courses are definitely the way to go. The Advantages to Online School Courses Online school programs offer several advantages to traditional coursework at a brick-and-mortar institution. For one thing, you won't have to travel...

In a perfect situation you'd make all your decisions after first understanding all the pros and cons associated with what you need to do. Commencing massage therapist training needs a lot of pondering to ensure you don't waste your time and bucks and wind up with a qualification that doesn't allow you to do exactly what you want to do. I am sure you're already aware of the positives connected with online massage courses, or you wouldn't be considering them, however, what about negatives? Here are some for you to take into account before you make that final decision. 1) Perfect practise makes perfect. During your massage career, the main thing you will be judged on by your customers is your technique...

With the advent of the Internet and the demands of life being at their highest, students are looking more to online LSAT prep courses because LSAT preparation online, indeed, improves their scores. Such preparation is an efficient and affordable way to prepare for the LSAT. Many students realize that online learning is not only less expensive and more convenient, but it also works wonders for their LSAT scores. Studies show that online learning is superior to classroom instruction. A 12-year meta-analysis of research by the U.S. Department of Education found that higher education students in online learning (such as online LSAT prep courses) generally performed better than those in traditional...

There's a bit of military life that many civilians don't know. As it happens, those serving our country are some of the biggest users of online education in the U.S. They have good reason for it, too. Many members of the military worry about adjusting to civilian life after active duty. They may be able to apply the skills they have gained while serving their country to a new job, but they also know that's not always the case. On the other hand, discharged soldiers can use their training to complete a college degree program. That could put them on the path to a fulfilling career. In fact, there's an interesting new trend emerging out of all this. Former soldiers who are attending campus-based or...

Motivation is a word that has been used extensively in recent years. Motivational speakers are everywhere and dozens of motivational books are published every month. But what does it mean? It is best described as a driving force -- a force that cannot be contained. It is a fire within that gives a person the passion and enthusiasm to reach the highest levels of a sport, profession, or other endeavor. What does it take to achieve it? Will power is critical; in fact you have to have tremendous will power along with a passion. Goals are also essential. You have to have something to motivate you, and goals are usually what you are striving to achieve. But how does super- motivation differ from ordinary...

Many people wake up in the morning groggy and listless. They hate the thought of getting up and they usually have to pry themselves out of bed. They are sure the only thing waiting for them is a job they hate and more disappointments. What you would like is to feel fresh, motivated, energized and raring to go. And indeed you can. The early morning is particularly important because it sets the stage for the rest of your day, and to a large degree it determines how your day will turn out. Everyone wants to have a happy and cheerful day, and the best way to ensure this is to make sure you start out that way first thing in the morning. For a good day you have to start the night before. The Night Before...

Enthusiasm does, indeed, give you power, and it can change your life. But what exactly is it? It can be described in many ways. It is the passion you feel when you are doing something you really enjoy. It is the energy that is generated as you pursue a goal. It is love: love for people, love for what you do, love for nature and life itself. It's the thing that brings joy into your life and gives it meaning. It's what helps you succeed. Indeed, without it, your chances of real success are limited. But strangely, few people have it -- even though it's there for everyone. So many people are frustrated by their lack of advancement in their job, or their inability to get a good job, or by their dull...

Whether you realize it or not, almost everything you do is directed at trying to increase your happiness. When you select a mate, buy a house or a car, or even a new hat, you are hoping that they will make you happier. Strangely, though, despite all the hope and effort that is directed at happiness, few people are truly happy. A survey taken in 2004 showed that less than 30% consider themselves very happy. Why is there so much unhappiness? Where does it come from? We are not born unhappy; young children are usually quite happy. The truth is: we learn how to be unhappy as we grow up and grow older. Most of our unhappiness is "manufactured;" it's a result of our thinking. This is a pity, since life...

I wish I could say that I thought up the title of this article, but I didn't. It's a well-known quote by Winston Churchill, and there's no doubt that Churchill was successful, and that he also encountered many failures before he was a success. He was born in a well-to-do family, but it's doubtful that he considered it to be an advantage. His father was the well-known British statesman, Lord Randolph Churchill, and throughout his early years (and even later on) young Churchill rarely saw him or his mother. Furthermore, his father had little confidence in him, once referring to him as a "dull slackard." At school, Churchill was a poor to average student; he was rather scrawny, hyperactive and...

Energy drinks have become the "rage" over the last few years. More than 500 brands are now on the market, and it is estimated that it is now a five-billion dollar a year industry in the US. Furthermore, many of the most ardent fans of the drink are teenagers, and much of the advertising is directed at them. According to a recent survey, almost half (43%) of teenagers have tried the drinks, and many of them use them regularly. There's no question about it: everyone needs a lift once in a while, and most people turn to coffee. In increasing numbers, however, people are turning to energy drinks, particularly younger people. Students are using them to stay awake while they cram for exams, and young...

Everyone would like a happy, relaxed lifestyle -- a calmness and serenity that lasts day after day. For most, however, this is difficult to achieve. Problems, frustrations, anxieties and so on get in the way. But if you take time to relax, you can come close. Relaxation is the key. When you are completely relaxed you are content and have an inner peace -- a feeling of satisfaction and happiness with your life. Although a relaxed lifestyle requires learning some relaxation techniques and using them it also needs something else. In particular, you also have to learn to relax at your job and other activities. Enjoying your job is of high priority. Don't tie yourself up in knots trying to get your work...

Peggy was a highly-driven and successful career woman with boundless energy who had worked long days for several years. Healthy and vibrant, she seemed indestructible. Then one of her children got seriously sick, and as she helped nurse him back to health, her own health began to suffer. Long after her son had recovered she still felt weak and listless throughout the day, and eventually she began to have problems getting out of bed in the morning. She went to the doctor, but he could find nothing physically wrong with her. Finally a nurse-friend suggested that she might have adrenal fatigue. What is adrenal fatigue? Although it can be caused by several different things, it usually involves stress...

Inflammation is something we've all experienced. Its major symptoms are: redness, swelling and heat. But sometimes other things such as fever and chills are present, and in some cases it may seem like you are coming down with a cold or the flu. Inflammation touches many aspects of our life. It plays an important role in our body, and it's not something we can do without. But even as it protects us, and plays a critical role when we are injured, it can cause serious problems if it gets out of control. When this happens we refer to it as chronic inflammation. It may seem a little ironic that something so important to our well-being and good health can also ruin our health, and even cause death, but it...

1. People Who Eat Less Weigh Less Not necessarily true. Different people have different metabolisms. A few lucky people are able to eat large amounts without gaining an ounce, and a few put on weight easily. But they are only a small fraction of the overall population. Furthermore, large amounts of low calorie food will not necessarily cause you to gain weight, and of course some people are more active than others. All of these things count in the final analysis. 2. You Can Lose Weight From Specific Parts of Your Body Not true. When you take in fewer calories than you expend, your body burns fat, but it burns it equally in all parts of your body. You cannot lose belly fat and only belly fat. When...

This recipe is translated and adapted from Apicius' book De Re Coquinaria (on cooking). Ingredients: 1 large duckpinch of peppercorns 1 tsp dried onionlarge pinch of lovage (or young celery leaves)pinch of cuminpinch of celery seeds 70g stoned damsons (or prunes) 50 ml Mulsum (honey wine, made by adding half a cup of honey to a bottle of drywhite wine) 50 ml red wine vinegar 50 ml Liquamen (this is fish sauce, the closest modern equivalent being Thai Nam Pla) 50 ml Defritum (thick fig syrup or young white wine or grape juice sweetened withhoney and heated to reduce it to a third of its volume) 200g flourolive oil Method: Make a batter from the flour and enough olive oil to bind the flour together...

For those influenced by European culture, the main course, (known sometimes as the entrée in North America [but not elsewhere]) is typically the most important course of the day's most important meal. In a European-style formal meal the main course is the primary or featured dish on the menu of a multi-course formal meal. Typically the main course is the most complex and substantive dish on the menu and typically features meat or game with vegetable and starch accompaniments. In formal dining the preceding courses act as a way of preparing for and leading up to the main course which is considered to be the gastronomic apex of the meal. The succeeding courses are intended to calm the stomach...

If you want to reshape your body, weight training is a must. But it takes more than lifting light weights if you really want to make a significant change. It takes high intensity training, or HIT, as it is usually called, and it is effective. The technique has been pushed and publicized extensively by many people over the last couple of decades, including "Mr. America" winner, Mike Mentzer, Bill Phillips (author of "Body for Life"), Art Jones (builder of Nautilus equipment) and Ellington Darden who (some say) wrote the "Bible" on HIT. HIT is based on intensity -- extreme intensity -- and it definitely brings results. The magic of HIT according Phillips is the "high point." Mentzer calls it the...

Chillies (also known as chilis and hot peppers) are an amazing and extremely versatile spice. Indeed, in some way they are the 'perfect' spice in that they confer heat to a dish without affecting the flavour. Chillies were first described by Christopher Columbus in 1493 (upon his return to Spain) as ají as a pepper, which is more valuable than black pepper, and all the people eat nothing else, it being very wholesome. But it wasn't until his second voyage of 1493 that Columbus brought some of this strange fruit back with him. However, it was the Portuguese, from their territories in Brazil who brought chillies to the world. In the early 1500s Portuguese sailors took the piri-piri chilli to...

When we think of Medieval food we tend to think of bland foods such as porridge and gruel and turnips, lots of turnips, all washed down with plenty of ale or mead. And whilst this image is, to an extent, correct a lot of what we envisage is influenced by the movies. What must be remembered is that the Medieval age extends from the 5th to the 16th centuries. Essentially from the fall of Rome to the Tudor age and foods along with cooking methods developed dramatically during this time. Certainly, if you were a peasant at the beginning of the Medieval period your diet would have been limited. For most of the time you would have been working the fields for your lord and the remainder of the time you...

Fusion food has been the culinary 'flavour of the month' for quite a while now. The trend began in the late 1980s but truly developed in the late 1990s as chefs travelled more widely for their inspirations and brought the foods and cooking techniques of many other cultures and continents back with them. In many ways, fusion cuisine began in the kitchens of Australasia with a blending of European and South-east Asian cooking styles and techniques and this 'Asian Fusion' style simply became 'Fusion'. However, there is, really nothing new in Fusion cuisine. As long as two human cultures have come into contact they have been experimenting with each others' cookery styles and dishes. For example, the...

Of the West African cuisines, the cookery of Nigeria is perhaps the most well known outside its native region, as benefits Africa's most populous traditions. However, the westernized versions of Nigerian cuisines that you sometimes encounter are quite different from native Nigerian cookery. In the main, Nigerian foods are heavily based around the use of grains with millet, sorghum, barley and cassava flours being staples. The southern part of the country tend to have fish and seafood-based stews as a large part of the diet whilst pork, veal and chicken are more common in the North of the country. Like many West African countries hot chillies are a critical component of all Nigerian stews and they...

Libya is Africa's fourth largest country (by land mass) though 90% of the country is desert. This is an ancient land, and the name 'Libya' is native Berber in origin and is known from Egyptian texts of over 4000 years ago. Traditionally, the population of Libya have been nomadic herders and this is reflected in the country's cuisine. Indeed, though it borders the Mediterranean fish does not feature that highly in the Libyan diet and of the Mediterranean nations meat (especially lamb) features more in Libyan cookery than just about any other cuisine. The Arabic influence is clear in the country's pastries, spice blends and salads which also share much in common with Libya's North African neighbours...

I am unusual in that my whole garden is set aside for things that I and my family can eat. And, yes, I do have the usual complement of vegetables and fruit trees. But needing everything in the garden to have a culinary purpose doesn't mean that it's devoid of colours and flowers. Because you can have a flower garden, as long as those flowers are also edible. In spring I have violets, primroses and tulips and in summer there's a profusion of daylilies, herb flowers, calendulas, daisies, nasturtiums, roses and many, many more. I even go foraging for wild flowers such as elderflowers, blackthorn, hawthorn, dandelion and deadnettles and linden blossoms. Even such unpromising wild shrubs as broom and...

You can't be happy if you have a poor self-image, and of course, happiness is what we all want. What is self-image? Briefly, it's what you think about yourself -- the image that you have built up in your mind about how good, successful, talented, or how unlucky, ugly and fat you are. Changing it is not something you can do overnight; it's an image that was developed over many years (your lifetime), an image that is based on all your successes and failures. To a large degree it's also based on how you feel other people react to you, and how they feel about you. It is the foundation upon which your personality is built. Self-image is important because it rules literally everything that happens to you...

Goals are important at all stages of your life. They give you a feeling of happiness and satisfaction when you achieve them, and a feeling of enthusiasm and excitement as you set out to accomplish them. They are also important in improving many other aspects of your life: your self-image, self confidence, self-esteem, and your happiness in general. Not only do they improve your well-being, but they also improve you as a person. They increase your abilities, they strengthen your strong points and they help overcome your weaknesses, and also of importance, they make you forget yourself and your everyday problems. When you're busy trying to accomplish your goals, you're too busy to worry about personal...

Headaches are painful, elusive, and one of the most common physical symptoms that people face throughout their lifetime. Pain can occur with a variety of intensity, frequency, location, and duration, and often is debilitating. Just as there are many types and causes of headaches, there are also many treatments that can relieve them without the use of medications. According to the National Headache Foundation, more than 45 million Americans suffer from chronic, recurring headaches. Of those 45 million people, an estimated 28 million suffer from migraine headaches, an extremely painful condition that may include unpleasant additional symptoms, such as vomiting and visual disruption. It is interesting...

Mrs Beeton was born in London in 1836 and was christened Isabella Mary Mayson. In July 1856 she married Samuel Orchard Beeton and became Mrs Beeton. In 1859, after the tragic death of her first child in 1857 she began writing articles on cookery and household management for her husband's publications. In 1861 these publications were gathered together in a single volume, entitled, rather imposingly: The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine and in October 1861, the articles were published as a single volume: The Book of Household Management Comprising information for the Mistress, Housekeeper, Cook, Kitchen-Maid, Butler, Footman, Coachman, Valet, Upper and Under House-Maids, Lady's-Maid, Maid-of-all-Work...

Every day thousands of thoughts roll through your head. Some are negative and some are positive, depending on your personality and outlook on life. In pessimistic people up to 80 percent of these thoughts are negative, in other words, they are associated with such things as fear, anxiety, hate, depression and worry. And, as you might expect, this makes them unhappy most of the time. In a few people, on the other hand, these thoughts are mostly positive, and it's easy to see from the looks on their faces that they are relatively happy. That's not to say that they never have problems and are happy almost all the time. Everyone has problems, but optimistic people know how to handle them, and don't let...

Are you down in the dumps: anxious or depressed? If so, your serotonin levels may be low. Serotonin is one of the most amazing and important substances in your body, and when it gets low problems develop. What is it? It's a neurotransmitter that helps transmit messages along the neurons from one region of your brain to another. Not only do low levels lead to depression and anxiety, but they can also cause other problems such as insomnia, loss of appetite and memory loss, to name only a few. So it's in your best interest to make sure it stays high. Several foods contain serotonin, but they aren't of much help, as serotonin can't be absorbed directly into your brain. Eating the right foods, however...

In a previous post Pundit discussed a journalistic beat-up. Pundit didn't have time then to do justice to the scale of the beat-up. Here is an attempt to correct that failing. The beat-up involves ABC journalist Anna Salleh re-broadcasting fears Associate Prof. Jack Heinemann has been spreading about a new GM maize called LY038. Maize variety LYO38 which has high lysine levels, and was developed for the animal feed market. It has recently been evaluated by Australia's Gene Technology Regulator OGTR. Many readers will know lysine is an essential nutrient that is quite low in most other maize varieties, generally reducing the quality of maize as a source of protein and causing much malnutrition world...