When most people think of digestion, the stomach usually comes to mind. Indeed, the start of protein digestion occurs here. Yet, in reality, the chemical digestion of nutrients mainly occurs in the small intestine, another part of the digestive...
The National Organic Program, NOP, is an initiative of the United States Department of Agriculture. Its purpose is to bring the USDA into compliance with statutory directives from Congress that call for greater ecological sensitivity and...
Your digestive tract is long, continuous tube that chemically and mechanically digests food. Mechanical digestion describes a mashing or churning action; chemical digestion involves caustic substances that break food down into basic nutrients your...
People might take safe drinking water for granted. Yet, without the stringent standards in place today, the water we drink could have potential adverse health effects. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets the standards and...
Several chemicals are in the water you drink. Many of them are considered normal chemicals, which either occur naturally or are added during water treatment. These are chemicals for which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sets a...
Natural methods provide several ways to filter your water, whether it is the water you are drinking or the precipitation hitting your roof. These methods remove toxins, making water safer to use. Some methods require little maintenance after they...
Tattoos have become increasingly popular in today's culture. However, most people don't know what ingredients are in tattoo ink, thereby increasing their chances for an allergic reaction. The introduction of a foreign chemical to the skin may...
The green fruit of the noni plant is harvested, pureed and turned into a juice that is sold as a health supplement, the European Union's Scientific Committee on Food noted in a 2002 report on the juice. Though the juice is said to have various...
Disposable diapers are a popular consumer product, especially in the U.S. Although they offer convenience, they do have several dangerous environmental drawbacks. Not only do disposable diapers account for a lot of the trash taking over the...
Americans spend as much as 90 percent of their time indoors, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Furnaces, tobacco products, building materials, household chemicals and furnishings release pollutants into your home or...
It may seem ironic that ozone can be beneficial. Yet, ozonation is one of several water-treatment methods available for ensuring safe drinking water. It is used in municipal water-treatment systems as well in home-water systems. While no method of...
Charcoal vitamins or activated charcoal is made up of almost 100 percent carbon. It is manufactured to have better absorption properties and to absorb chemical and toxic substances. In the 1700s, charcoal was used to treat excessive bile secretion...
Lifestyle choices, such as smoking and heavy sunbathing, as well as simple aging can cause you to develop deep wrinkles on your face. Creasing around your mouth, eyes, nose and forehead can cause you to appear older than your actual years. Deep...
Medicinal use of arnica dates to the 1500s, when Native Americans and Europeans applied the herb to sore muscles and skin wounds. Today, many of those uses continue. The flower heads of the arnica plant are used medicinally, typically to make...
Arnica montana, or simply arnica, is a plant that has been used medicinally for centuries. It continues to be used as an alternative treatment for several medical condition, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. The flowers of...
The hazards of a substance depend upon the volume and intended use. For example, proper use of sodium chloride, or table salt, on food isn't hazardous. However, the same substance applied to the pavement for melting ice can be dangerous to a...
Water filters have existed as far back as ancient Egypt in 2,000 BCE. The Greeks used Hippocratic sleeves made from simple cloth to encumber dangerous contaminants. Today the methods are more sophisticated, but people still have the need for the...
Thanks to the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, you can feel safer about the quality of your drinking water. Through its provisions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) works with state and local agencies to safeguard drinking water. Its...
Experts classify non-Hodgkins lymphoma cells by two different types of cell reactions. B cells are the cells responsible for 90 percent of non-Hodgkins lymphoma cases. Inside your body, the B cells undergo changes within their lifecycles and can...
The World Health Organization states that 2.4 billion people lacked access to proper sanitation in the year 2000. About 1.8 million people die each year from diarrhea alone. In the developed world, proper filtration--which removes contaminants...
Glucose is a carbohydrate, and more specifically, is a monosaccharide, or sugar. It's among the most ubiquitous organic molecules, and is an important component of diet. Table sugar is made up of the sugar sucrose, which consists of one unit of...
Yellow dock, also known as curly dock and Rumex crispus, is a flowering, perennial herb that grows in the United States, Europe, Asia and southern Canada. It thrives as a weed in wastelands and meadows. The leaves are used in salads, and the roots...
A well has advantages to private landowners, including cost-savings for water. In some rural areas, a well may be your only option. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, wells supply drinking water for over 15 million American households. There are...
Tap water can look and taste refreshing, especially if the water is clear and pure. If your water requires filtration, you might want to invest in a carbon filter system. Carbon filters work by trapping contaminants, especially organic...
The colon is about five feet in length and is the part of the digestive system that is referred to as the "large intestine." When food passes into the colon, water and mineral salts are extracted for use by the body. The remaining waste matter...
Water treatments are used to purify drinking water from contaminants and improve its taste. A common water treatment method is an ion exchange system such as a water softener. Water softeners can add sodium to the water, which could prove harmful...
Water purification removes harmful contaminants from water. Filtration, which physically blocks or chemically removes contaminants, is a different purification technique from reverse osmosis, which filters water through a semi-permeable membrane,...
Reusable water bottles have gained popularity with the bisphenol A and phthlates that are known to leach from the clear plastic bottles used for drinking water. Resusable water bottle save the earth by reducing waste in landfills and less...
Water distillers treat and disinfect water for drinking, cooking and other home or commercial uses. Choosing the best distiller for home or industrial use depends on your estimated water use and personal usage preferences. Distillers come in...
Aging causes the skin to loses its elasticity which causes the wrinkles, lines and furrows on faces, but there is treatment which can help in avoiding these wrinkles. In this video learn how to do this procedure and if it's right for you.
