An unnamed British dairy farmer said he used milk from a cow produced from a cloned parent, the New York Times has reported. Foodstuffs produced from cloned animals must get approval before being sold, according to the Food Standards Agency. The FSA said it had not approved the milk, labelled a “novel food”,Read More
Day: August 3, 2010
Calcium pills increase risk of heart attack
Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows. The study, in the British Medical Journal, said people who took supplements were 30% more likely to have a heart attack. Data from 11 trials also suggested the medicines were not very effective at preventingRead More
What is the best thing to drink for your health?
WHAT ARE MY DAILY WATER NEED? Common effects of physical dehydration What happens if you don’t drink enough water? Well, if you drink too little water it is called dehydration and can cause tiredness, poor concentration, a lower level of alertness, regular headaches and mood swings. It can also effect your digestion and leadRead More
Chocolate nutrition facts and health benefits
Nutritious chocolate is made of cocoa paste, cocoa butter, and sugar. The seeds of the fruit of the cacao tree (native to Central and South America) produce the cocoa paste and cocoa butter. The cacao seeds are fermented, roasted, and ground into a paste. The basis for all chocolate and cocoa products is nonalcoholic chocolateRead More
THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF CHOCOLATE
Chocolate which is high in cocoa solids (70% or more) is now recognised as having many qualities that are beneficial to health, Chocolate contains essential trace elements and nutrients such as iron, calcium and potassium, and vitamins A. B1, C, D, and E. Cocoa is also the highest natural source for Magnesium. MagnesiumRead More
Chocolate has health benefits
Eating dark chocolate could help control diabetes and blood pressure, Italian experts say. Researchers found eating 100g of dark chocolate each day for 15 days lowered blood pressure in the 15 person-study. The University of L’Aquila team also found the body’s ability to metabolise sugar – a problem for people with diabetes –Read More
Speed Up Your PC With Your Pendrive
A trick that you would not like to miss. Use pendrive to give your PC an extra cache of memory to help increase speed by using theWindows ReadyBoost feature. Spare USB flash drive. >> Windows Vista-operated PC Steps: Plug your drive into any USB 2.0 port of your pc. Right click your driveRead More
How to Buy Hard Drive
Hard drive is one of the most critical component of your computer that stores your operating system, programs, and data. Buying the most appropriate Hard Drive for your system is an important decision. Before shopping for a hard drive, you must first know why do you need a hard drive and how wouldRead More
Buying a Hard Drive – Rotational Speed
How to buy hard drive? Typical drives spin at 5400rpm (rpm = rotations per minute); better ones spin at 7200rpm ; the fastest drives spin at 10000rpm. However, drives that spin at 7200rpm come with up to 1TB(1000GB) of storage capacity, but drives that spin at 10000rpm come with only up to 150GB.Read More