Meet onion's delicate cousin! Known for its delicate, meaty, onion-like flavor, shallot, a member of the onion family, adds flavor to dishes worldwide. Shallot (Allium ascalonicum) most likely originates from Southeast Asia, spreading into India and the Mediterranean region. Typically, it's used as seasoning for foods, food industry products, and medicine. Shallot contains carbohydrates and …
As of 2022, 80% of the population of the United States lives in urban areas. Science tells us those living in urban areas are at higher risk of unhealthy lifestyle factors like high-fat diets, lack of adequate exercise, and higher levels of stress. On top of this, there are also more pollutants in city environments. …
Stress is a term everyone in modern-day society is familiar with, be it personally and/or professionally. Stress is defined as a physical or mental response to an external stimulus. From a physiological perspective, stress responses keep us alive. If you have a bear chasing you, your body will release hormones to allow you to escape. …
If you have ever bought a spice rack loaded with seasonings, chances are marjoram is one of those spices. Origanum majorana, commonly known as marjoram, sweet basil, and wild oregano, is popular worldwide. Marjoram is used traditionally for skin diseases, stomach problems, heart concerns, and blood sugar imbalances. It also dealt with a variety of …
Avena sativa, commonly known as oat, originated in England, France, Poland, Germany, and Russia. It's now grown as a cereal grain around the world. Beyond food, oats are used to manufacture paper, mulch, thatching, mattress stuffing, and mulch. Additionally, raw materials are taken from oats to make nylon and other materials. Traditionally, oats were used …
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What used to be science fiction, limited to books and movies, is now a reality. The development and accessibility of Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats changed biotechnology globally. Commonly known as CRISPR, altering biology and physiology is now possible. Humans have essentially found a way to conquer diseases that were previously death sentences. CRISPR …
Being social may not be on most people's radar as important to health, but it certainly is. Take this for instance. Heart disease is the number one killer around the world—an estimated 17.9 million people die of this alone each year. One study found that among adults with coronary artery disease, socially isolated people were …