Nutrients
Exploring the vital connection between gut microbes, physical activity, and health
Our bowels accommodate billions of active microbes that affect the health, a fact that is arousing increasing interest also among athletes. For example, performance-enhancing intestinal microbe populations have been found in athletes participating in endurance sports. There is also research evidence for the notion that physical activity produces health-promoting changes in the bowels. Sanna Lensu …
CMU demonstrates nanoscale technology that causes plants to absorb nutrients with nearly 100% efficiency – TechCrunch
Spraying plants with fertilizers and pesticides is typically a highly lossy affair – as little as 1% of the substances currently used in industrial and food production farming is actually taken up by the plant, while the rest leaches off into the soil. A new technology demonstrated for the first time by Carnegie Mellon University’s …
Vegetable Nutrition – Empty Calories or Rich Nutrients?
Every Sunday is like the last, my wife sends me to the store with a list of items for the week. All the basics are on there: Milk Eggs Cereal Yogurt Celery Lettuce You get the idea. Like a zombie, I mindlessly walk the store and get each item on the list and bring them …
