"It's as smooth as a baby's behind!" That's the ultimate compliment to the skin. Why is a baby's bottom so silky smooth anyway? Because it hasn't been exposed to the sun, that's why! As we age, our...
A couple of years ago the Montreal Gazette had a stunning headline: 鈥淔loss or Die!鈥� it screamed on the front page. Another sensationalized piece of journalism, I thought. Not flossing may make you...
Apples are not artificially colored. Neither are tomatoes, blueberries, green peppers, carrots or spinach. Whole grain bread is not dyed. There are no colorants in grape juice or milk. And these...
I have never really been hungry. Sure, I鈥檝e had occasions when I could hardly wait to wolf down a slice of pizza or a serving of veggie goulash and I鈥檒l admit to looking forward eagerly to the end...
To protect the trees from attack by the mountain pine beetle. The little bags contain verbenone, a chemical normally released by beetles as they lay their eggs just under the bark of a pine tree,...
With mercuric chloride, also known as 鈥渃orrosive sublimate.鈥� People have been intrigued by mercury and its compounds for over 3500 years. Ko Hung, an ancient Chinese alchemist was one of the first...
