Simply put, bees play a vital role in the lifecycle of most plants and flowers. Without bees, these plants would simply have no way to reproduce. In fact, bees are responsible for pollinating nearly 85% of all food crops for humans, as well as livestock. Without bees, it’s arguable that humans would not even be alive today.
Antidepressant drugs don’t work – official study
A recent meta-analysis shocked many experts when it concluded that antidepressants don’t work. In fact, the effectiveness of antidepressants could be explained by the placebo effect.
In the study, researchers conducted a meta-analysis of all 47 published and unpublished clinical trials which were submitted to the Food and Drug Administration in the US, made in support of approving antidepressant drugs such as Prozac, Seroxat and Efexor. The results found the drugs were effective only in a very small group of the most extremely depressed.
Baking Soda and Your Kidneys: This is What You Need to Know
Baking soda or sodium bicarbonate is a chemical compound that is a white solid crystalline, but often appears as a fine powder. It has an alkaline and salty taste.
The ancient Egyptians used natural deposits of sodium bicarbonate creating a paint for their hieroglyphics.
In 1846, John Dwight and Austin Church, two bakers from New York established the first factory developing baking soda.
Check Your Dishes. They Might Leach Highly Toxic Lead into Your Food
Lead has been used in dishware for years in order to create bright colors and a smooth glaze.
According to the California Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch, some dishes are loaded with lead and can cause severe lead poisoning leading to many health problems.
Afternoon Naps are a Sign of Healthiness, Not Laziness
Sleep is vital for learning and memory, and lack of sleep severely affects our health. Insufficient amounts of sleep have been tied to a host of troubling outcomes, including diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease.
Moreover, an Australian researcher says that an afternoon nap is absolutely necessary for functioning at full capacity.
5 Popular Juice Brands Full of Toxic Arsenic
Arsenic is a harmful heavy metal known to cause cancer, kidney damage and diarrhea. It is both naturally occurring and inorganic.
American apple juice is made from apple concentrate. There can be apple concentrate from up to seven countries in one kind of Apple juice. Although arsenic, a heavy metal carcinogen, has been banned in the US for decades, it’s not always regulated in other countries where it may be in the water supply or used in pesticides contaminating the juice.
After testing dozens of samples from three different cities in America, Dr. Oz discovered that some of the nation’s best known brands of apple juice contain arsenic. 60% of apple juice concentrate is imported from China.
Rainbow Fruit Salad with Honey and Lime
This Rainbow Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Dressing is the best way to get more vitamins into your kid’s mouths! It is a super healthy blend of delicious fruits that will strengthen your immune system and prevent getting sick this winter.
AirPods Emit More Radiation than a Microwave, and Even While Turned Off
The earphone jack is slowly being phased out by cell phone makers like Apple. Given the popularity of their cordless earphones called “AirPods”, and Apple’s desire to make you buy their devices and accessories, one has to wonder if future iPhone models will even have an earphone jack for a chord? We must assume other manufacturers like Samsung will eventually follow with their own version of cordless earphones that only work on their devices (and you must buy them if you want to listen to music). While many seem to be cheering on this technological movement, the truth is many medical experts are not.
The Apples You Should NEVER Eat
Farmers can’t afford to lose most or even some of their crops to bugs and fungus rot. Conventional farmers limit their losses by spraying the trees and apples with various pesticides to kill and prevent these threats.
Kids Today Need More (Not Less) Responsibility
Twenty years ago (and before that) most of us remember young people working service jobs such as fast food or operating cash registers. Today, these jobs are increasingly being taken by working age people as opposed to school aged people. Young people (age 16-24) are growing up more dependent on their parents than ever before. Video games (the average young person spends about 6 hours per day in front of a screen) has a made “just hanging out at home” much more entertaining for young people than ever before. They have also made things like cars, clothes and going out money less necessary…thus jobs to them are less necessary.
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