#1. The coating on jellybeans and skittles is made from crushed insect cocoons known as shellac, used to coat foods and give them that special shine and crunch. #2. Castoreum is anal secretion mixed with urine from beavers and is... Read More »
#1. Get a trim every 6 weeks to keep the ends healthy. #2. Give yourself a hot oil treatment once a week using warm oil such as castor oil, coconut oil, aragon oil, jojoba oil, and olive oil. This is... Read More »
Rose petals, angelica, anise hyssop, allium, arugula, bachelor’s button, basil, bee balm, borage, chervil, geranium, dianthus, carnations, chicory, calendula, chrysanthemum, clover, dill, dandelion, fennel, English daisies, hibiscus, holly hocks, jasmine, impatiens, violets, pansies, sage, violas, lilac, lavender, lemon verbana, chamomile... Read More »
Scallions You can regrow scallions by leaving an inch attached to the roots and place them in a small glass with a little water in a well-lit room. Garlic When garlic begins to sprout, you can put them in a... Read More »
Imagine yourself posing for a photograph of what you had to eat today. That’s what 80 people from 30 countries did for Peter Menzel in What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets. The book features a Japanese sumo... Read More »
Many bananas grown in Central and South America are sprayed with the pesticide dibromochloropropane or DBCP. It’s banned in the United States because of the devastating effects it has on the human body. However, the United States still imports bananas from... Read More »
When I first met my boyfriend, Travis, he had poor eating habits, to say the least. He ate the typical American diet: cheeseburgers, chicken wings, beef jerky, strong coffee, Taco Bell, microwaved hot pockets, Red Bull, Philly cheese steaks, grande... Read More »
It’s always interesting to see what’s in people’s refrigerators. It can tell you a lot about a person… or can it? Here’s a series of photographs by Stephanie de Rouge called In Your Fridge. She went from Paris to New... Read More »
Toby Macquire has been vegan since 2009. Russell Simmons has been vegan since 1998. Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, went vegan after visiting the Farm Sanctuary. Paul McCartney, who has been vegan for many years, says “if slaughterhouses had glass... Read More »
1. Fresh raw fruit has 8000 to 10,000 angstroms, that’s more than vegetables or any other food. Angstroms are the measurement of electromagnetic energy. The higher the angstroms, the higher energy of the food. #2. Eating fruit is one of... Read More »