Plants and trees have long been lauded for their ability to add oxygen to the environment by converting carbon dioxide. Moving plants indoors has also been shown to have a similar effect. But is this the only beneficial effect? Studies done by NASA suggest that there may in fact be more to this friendly foliage than meets the eye. The NASA study done in...
Read MoreApril is Parkinson’s Month
The Economics Of Parkinson’s Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative (brain degeneration) disease that particularly affects the neurotransmitter dopamine’s neurons in a particular part of the brain that controls movement patterns. Parkinson’s disease was first described by James Parkinson in 1817 in an essay titled “An Essay of the Shaking...
Read MoreMarch is Nutrition Month
The Dieticians of Canada have issued some tips for Nutrition Month 2013. Their theme is Best Food Forward: Plan Shop Cook Enjoy! 1. Plan: Before heading out to the store to buy your groceries, plan out your meals in advance. This allows you the opportunity to check what you have already in stock, make a grocery list of items needed and scan the...
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