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- Which One is Healthier: Oranges or Orange Juice?
- 13 Reasons to Read Daily
- He Saved 669 Children Destined for Nazi Camps - 50 Years Later He Met Them for the First Time
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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 02:49 AM PST
There's a lot more to making juice than simply squeezing some citrus. Fruit juices have come under fire in recent years for a high sugar content, but scientists say the whole picture is not so clear cut.
They found that, although juices reduced the level of carotenoids, vitamin C and flavornoids present, they improved bioaccessibility (how much the body can absorb and use). But that's not the whole story. A shocking investigation has revealed that some of the best known brands of apple juice contain arsenic. American apple juice is made from apple concentrate, 60% of which is imported from China. Other countries may use pesticides that contain arsenic, a heavy metal known to cause cancer and heart disease.  Read Entire Article »  |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 02:32 AM PST
Reading is not what it seems! It’s not just sitting in a comfy armchair with a piece of paper in one’s hand. It’s not boring and passive, nor useless. Finding time for reading a book or a long, informative article can be difficult.
We tend to value things that offer us immediate results and benefits. But reading does offer us results and benefits and this, sadly, is being forgotten. It offers an adventure and opportunity to develop on so many different levels. A book is a vehicle that might take you for a long journey. It’s a friend to be found, a potential mentor, an inspiration. It’s a training device you can use to exercise your mind. It’s also a lesson, perhaps a very practical one, providing you with concrete information, or a philosophical one, opening your mind to new ideas. There are plenty of benefits daily reading might give you. A few of them, a small encouragement, you’ll find listed below.  Read Entire Article »  |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 02:27 AM PST
The hero’s name is Sir Nicholas Winton. In order to save the lives of 669 Jewish Czechoslovakian children destined for the Nazi death camps, he organized a daring rescue operation known as the Czech Kindertransport.
This happened between the years 1938-1939 and he managed to save them by bringing them to Great Britain. What impressed me even more is the fact that he didn't tell anyone about it, not even his wife. If Sir Winton's wife wouldn't have found his secret notebook, where he kept a list of the children's names and photos, we wouldn't have known his amazing story.  Read Entire Article »  |
