The apple tree is a deciduous tree in the rose family best known for its sweet, pomaceous fruit, the apple. It is cultivated worldwide as a fruit tree, and is the most widely grown species in the genus Malus. Apples are also fucking delicious.
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10 Facts About Caffeine
Caffeine is a bitter, white crystalline xanthine alkaloid found in various seeds, leaves, nuts, and berries. The caffeine ingested by insects when they feed on these plant parts functions as a natural pesticide that can paralyze and kill them. But humans are tougher, amirite gise?
Benefits of Gaming
Playing video games, including violent shooter games, may boost children’s learning, health and social skills, according to a review of research in American Psychologist. The study comes out as debate continues among psychologists and other health professionals regarding the effects of violent media on youth. An APA task force is conducting a comprehensive review of …
5 Healthy Spices
When you think about adding spices to your food, I bet most people would say that you add them for flavor. But did you know that spices and herb are often nutritional powerhouses providing antioxidant benefits, reduced risks of cancer, immune system protection and more? If you are like me when cooking, you grab one …
The Hour After Coke
What happens to your body an hour after coca-cola? 10 MINUTES 10 teaspoons of SUGAR hit your system. This is 100 percent of your recommended daily intake, and the only reason you don’t VOMIT as a result of the overwhelming sweetness is because phosphoric acid cuts the flavor. 20 MINUTES Your blood sugar spikes, and …
Risk-Free Fish
It’s no coincidence that fish-eating Inuit populations in the Arctic have low levels of heart disease; seafood is low in saturated fat and high in omega-3, (which can both) protect the heart from disease and lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood. One study has even suggested that an extra portion of fish every …
Guide to Gluten
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, barley, triticale and oats. In some people, eating or drinking anything containing gluten can cause different types of undesirable reactions. The most extreme of these is the auto-immune condition known as celiac disease. Some other types of reactions are known as non-celiac gluten sensitivity, gluten sensitivity, or …
High Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a fatty substance produced naturally by your body and found in your blood. You can also get cholesterol from some foods. It is used for many different things in the body, but causes health problems when there is too much of it in the blood.
Try an Avocado
Avocados are one of our favourite foods. Get them into your life!
5 Colours of Phytonutrients
Phytonutrients (aka phytochemicals) are natural compounds or chemicals found in vegetables, fruits, beans, legumes, nuts, seeds, grains, tea and other plant foods. Phytonutrients are thought to have powerful antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, cellular repair, detox and cleansing, and other health-promoting and disease-preventing properties. Although it is estimated that there are 25,000 to 40,000 phytonutrients, scientists have only …