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« Previous EntriesPakwan: Ang Prutas na Mahiwaga
Monday, October 31st, 2011Maraming doktor ang nagulat sa galing na ipinakita ng pakwan. Sino ang mag-aakala na pagkatapos ng maraming dekada, ngayon lang nadiskubre ang mga sikreto ng pakwan? Alamin natin ang bisa nito: Maigi sa puso at ugat – Ayon sa US Department of Agriculture, ang pakwan ay nagpapataas ng arginine (isang amino acid) sa [...]
Malungkot ka ba? May Pagkaing Pampasaya!
Monday, October 31st, 2011Totoo po, kaibigan. May mga pagkaing nagpapasaya sa atin. Ang tawag ng mga eksperto dito ay “mood-lifting foods.” Kaya kapag kayo’y nalulungkot sa buhay, subukan itong mga pagkain: Kanin, wheat bread at spaghetti – Ang mga carbohydrates tulad ng kanin, pansit at spaghetti ay nagpapasaya sa atin. Ang carbohydrates ay nagpapataas ng ating serotonin levels, [...]
HIV/AIDS: What women should know
Friday, October 21st, 2011How women and babies get HIV/AIDS The HIV germ is found in: blood semen vaginal fluids. If any of these fluids pass from an infected person’s body into another person’s body, the virus may be carried with it. A woman may become infected through: unprotected sexual intercourse when infected blood gets into her body, eg [...]
HIV/AIDS AND NUTRITION
Thursday, September 15th, 2011Eating correctly does make a difference! When your body gets enough of the right food, you will feel better and more positive about yourself and the future. Eating the right food can help your immune system to fight infection. It can also help your body to stay stronger during any medical treatment that you [...]
Tapeworm
Sunday, September 4th, 2011What you should know about beef tapeworms Beef tapeworms live in the food canal of people. A tapeworm is flat, white and very long (up to 10-15 metres). Its body consists of many segments as shown in the picture. New segments are formed at the neck Segments are pushed downwards to the end of [...]
Cutting trees is not bad?
Saturday, March 12th, 2011Cutting trees is not really a bad thing. That’s what our friend Dave Deppner, the founder of Trees for the Future, says. Trees, he said, are an important resource for everyone on earth. What is bad is when people cut trees but do not replant them. Trees are cut for many reasons. Valuable wood is [...]
Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future – Others
Friday, February 12th, 2010Part VII Others As noted in the preface, this report by no means exhausts all the microlivestock possibilities. Lack of space and time precludes discussion of creatures such as edible insects, snails, worms, frogs, turtles, and bats, which in some regions are highly regarded foods. Similarly, we have not included fish, shrimp, and other aquatic [...]
Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future – Lizards
Friday, February 12th, 2010Part VI : Lizards Large lizards have been important foods since prehistoric times and are still commonly hunted in parts of Asia, Africa, and Latin America.1 Some (such as the monitor lizards seen in markets in Indochina) are carnivorous species that may be difficult to feed and raise economically. However, the iguanas of the Americas [...]
Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future – Deer & Antelope
Friday, February 12th, 2010Part V : Deer and Antelope Several types of tropical deer’ and antelope are no bigger than an average-size dog. These “microdeer” and “microantelope”2 are the smallest of all ruminants. Although there is considerable experience with rearing and utilizing the larger species, little is known about these miniature ones. Given research, mouse deer, muntjac, musk [...]
Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future – Rodents
Friday, February 12th, 2010Part IV : Rodents Rodents are the world’s most widespread, adaptable, and prolific group of mammals. They reproduce well, grow fast, learn quickly, and adapt to a wide variety of local conditions. Many convert vegetation into meat efficiently, digesting some fiber, even though their stomach, like man’s, is a simple one. It seems probable, therefore, [...]
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