Our bodies and fishes鈥� (yes, fishes is a grammatically correct plural form of fish) bodies as well need water. Without it, the chemical reactions that take place constantly in our bodies would have...
Our good friend the Food Babe has published an interesting piece of pseudoscience writing entitled 鈥楢re Natural Flavors Really That Bad? (MUST WATCH)鈥�. If you鈥檙e looking for the quick answer to...
Science fiction movies are usually a little more fiction than science, but you never know where you might catch a glimmer of the real world. For instance, take the bona fide space classic: Star...
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...
Before refrigeration butter would often spoil due to bacterial contamination. Salt was then added as a preservative. It works by dehydrating bacteria. Obviously since salted butter lasted longer,...
We have long been told to cut back on salt to reduce blood pressure. That鈥檚 old hat. (But one worth wearing).听 Now we learn that a low salt diet can also help us sleep better! In a roundabout way....
Ice is great in a beverage or on a skating rink but we don鈥檛 want it on our streets. How do we melt it? Potassium acetate, sodium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride or听 urea will do the...
Reducing sodium intake has been a nutritional mantra for decades. We have repeatedly been told that cutting back on salt lowers blood pressure which in turn lowers the risk of heart attacks and...
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