If you have avoided having poinsettias in your home because of small children or animals, you鈥檙e not alone. But despite the commonly held belief that poinsettias are toxic, they aren鈥檛. This myth...
Unfortunately, the science behind ultrasonic pest repellers is ultra-shaky. Seems like an attractive idea though, right? Just plug a charger-sized device emitting undetectable sound into the wall,...
It's a well-known fact that soda is bad for your health. We've all read the reports and articles detailing how the sugar in pop will rot our teeth, cause obesity, or give us diabetes. So perhaps,...
Smells of course are caused by volatile compounds which stimulate receptors in our nose. There is a large variety of such compounds with a great diversity of molecular structures. But many of the...
Light enters your retina and is detected by photoreceptor cells, of which humans have 3 specialized kinds- rod cells, cone cells and photosensitive retinal ganglion cells. The retinal ganglion...
Am I the only one who tries to 鈥榮wallow my head鈥� as my Nana used to say聽while exercising? For a while, I thought so! But a Google search聽told me I'm not聽alone. Many people suffer from constant...
We were asked what to make of the many claims circulating about Himalayan pink salt, whether there is any truth to the ideas that this salt will help respiratory illnesses, increase bodily...
Such warnings have become ubiquitous as a result of California鈥檚 Proposition 65, a well-intentioned law that has gone haywire and has caused undue anxiety among consumers. The intent was to protect...
So what is an emu? A bird. It can grow to about six feet and is native to Australia. It is a strange looking bird, but not as strange as some of the health claims being made for its oil. Dozens of...
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