Fact or Fiction: Raw Veggies are Healthier than Cooked Ones
« Cooked carrots, spinach, mushrooms, asparagus, cabbage, peppers and many other vegetables supply more antioxidants, such as carotenoids and ferulic acid, to the body than they do when raw, Liu says. At least, that is, if they're boiled or steamed. »
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« Cooked carrots, spinach, mushrooms, asparagus, cabbage, peppers and many other vegetables supply more antioxidants, such as carotenoids and ferulic acid, to the body than they do when raw, Liu says. At least, that is, if they're boiled or steamed. »
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Scientific American
Fact or Fiction: Raw Veggies are Healthier than Cooked Ones
Do vegetables lose their nutritional value when heated?
You are what you eat —
and how you cook it
« A growing plant produces a range of antimicrobial compounds to defend itself. When these plant foods are cooked, these compounds are largely inactivated,” Carmody said. “But when these plant foods are eaten raw, some of these antimicrobial compounds act against microbes in the gut — and some microbes are more susceptible than others. »
“As a human evolutionary biologist, I’ve reached the point where I’m not totally sure what a human is — where our biology ends and the environment begins.”
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and how you cook it
« A growing plant produces a range of antimicrobial compounds to defend itself. When these plant foods are cooked, these compounds are largely inactivated,” Carmody said. “But when these plant foods are eaten raw, some of these antimicrobial compounds act against microbes in the gut — and some microbes are more susceptible than others. »
“As a human evolutionary biologist, I’ve reached the point where I’m not totally sure what a human is — where our biology ends and the environment begins.”
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Harvard Gazette
You are what you eat — and how you cook it
Scientists have recently discovered that different diets — say, high-fat versus low-fat, or plant-based versus animal-based — can rapidly and reproducibly alter the composition and activity of the gut microbiome, where differences in the composition and activity…
What doctors on the front lines wish they’d known a month ago
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What Doctors on the Front Lines Wish They’d Known a Month Ago (Published 2020)
Ironclad emergency medical practices — about when to use ventilators, for example — have dissolved almost overnight.
Employers use software to take screenshots of workers’ computers
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You’re Working From Home, but Your Company Is Still Watching You
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The pandemic is giving people vivid, unusual dreams
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For those experiencing coronavirus nightmares, there is growing evidence that so-called “dream mastery techniques” can alleviate their suffering.
When Barrett works with patients on “noscripting” their own dreams, she often asks how they want the nightmare to be different. After a patient figures out their dream’s new direction, they can write it down and rehearse it before bed. These noscripts range from more mundane solutions, like fighting off attackers, to more “dreamlike” scenarios, such as shrinking the attacker down to the size of an ant.
For those seeking to wrest some control over bad dreams, focusing on the “bizarre” may help, says Ruby, the researcher from Lyon. “Changing the context—the laws of physics and so on—may change the perspective [and] propose another angle, a shift in the understanding which may help to change or play down emotion.”
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For those experiencing coronavirus nightmares, there is growing evidence that so-called “dream mastery techniques” can alleviate their suffering.
When Barrett works with patients on “noscripting” their own dreams, she often asks how they want the nightmare to be different. After a patient figures out their dream’s new direction, they can write it down and rehearse it before bed. These noscripts range from more mundane solutions, like fighting off attackers, to more “dreamlike” scenarios, such as shrinking the attacker down to the size of an ant.
For those seeking to wrest some control over bad dreams, focusing on the “bizarre” may help, says Ruby, the researcher from Lyon. “Changing the context—the laws of physics and so on—may change the perspective [and] propose another angle, a shift in the understanding which may help to change or play down emotion.”
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The pandemic is giving people vivid, unusual dreams. Here’s why.
Researchers explain why withdrawal from our usual environments—due to social distancing—has left dreamers with a dearth of “inspiration.”
Airline passengers undergo Covid-19 blood tests before boarding
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CNN
Traveling to Dubai during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go
If you’re planning a trip to Dubai, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the global coronavirus pandemic.
Swedish expert: why lockdowns are the wrong policy
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Swedish expert: why lockdowns are the wrong policy
That was one of the more extraordinary interviews we have done here at UnHerd. [...]Read More...
Psilocybin Produced in Yeast
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Psychedelic compound from magic mushrooms produced in yeast
Psilocybin mushrooms have been found to have minimal harmful effects and could potentially benefit those with depression. But they remain illegal even though they offer a groundbreaking alternative to ...
Swiss Cat Ladders: Documenting and Deconstructing Feline-Friendly Infrastructure
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Swiss Cat Ladders: Documenting & Deconstructing Feline-Friendly Infrastructure
Cat ladders, shelves and other feline-oriented designs are commonplace features inside domestic spaces, but in places like Bern, Switzerland, they reach out into the public sphere as well, merging with architecture to create community-driven cat infrastructure.…
30% of random sample test positive for Covid antibodies in Massachusetts
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Nearly a third of 200 blood samples taken in Chelsea show exposure to coronavirus
A Mass. General researcher says the results point to a "raging epidemic," but may also indicate the city is further along the disease curve than some other municipalities.
Buildings have their own microbiomes
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Buildings have their own microbiomes – we're striving to make them healthy places
We spend 90% of our lives indoors, and every building has its own indoor microbiome. Can we learn to manage them in ways that support helpful microbes and suppress harmful ones?
50k-year-old three-ply cord fragment found at Neanderthal site
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BBC News
50,000-year-old string found at France Neanderthal site
A three-ply cord fragment made from bark was spotted on a stone tool recovered at a cave in France.