Health

Are Anti-oxidants Keeping You Young and Infertile?

The latest research out of Israel hints to pregnancy prevention via antioxidants. It’s a tale with two endings, a conundrum for consumers of antioxidant-rich foods,...

RECIPE: Moroccan Carrot Salad

Carrots are fat and sweet now. Dress dinner up with this tangy Moroccan carrot salad. We're enjoying every drop of blessed rain, Arabs and Jews...

GMO Beets Coming to a Sugar Supply Near You?

With GMO beets likely to hit the US market, and their sugar to reach global markets, savvy eco-conscious consumers are going to have...

Oy! Soy! Does Soy Put Your Health At Risk?

Are soy products increasing women's health risks? Miriam takes up the debate. Hannah's thoughtful post on increased breast size in modern women made me think...

Are Hormones in the Environment Making Women’s Breasts Larger?

From an average B to a C cup in 50 years: Is our modern lives making our breasts bigger? Britain’s Daily Mail reports that women...

Gamila’s Secret is its Druize Soapmaker and her Galilean Roots

Israeli Druize, Gamila Hiar, uses local herbs grown in the Galilee to produce her famous soaps. When Israeli supermodel Bar Rafaeli comes to Israel for...

Grow Fish Anywhere – Commercially, Safely In Cities and Deserts

Sea bream, a common fish farm species, can now be grown in cities and deserts, safely. The seas and lakes of the world are rapidly...

Noodles and lentils recipe

A fine Mideast winter dish with protein-rich lentils and comforting noodles. According to author of The Book of Middle Eastern Food Claudia Rodin, flour noodles...

7 Books for New Year’s Resolutions on Sustainable Food!

Bolster your New Year’s food resolutions with seven recycled titles: largely published before 2011 but still relevant. Eating sustainably can make a huge impact...

3 Wild Edibles And How to Eat Them

Miriam suggests ways to cook free wind-sown vegetables. At this time of year, you may find free vegetables growing in your own backyard (like Karin...

Compost Toilets and 4 Good Reasons for the Middle East

Will it smell? Can I save money? And will it create fertilizer? Flushing our waste down the toilet is not the ideal way of utilising...

RECIPE: Grilled Arak Oranges

Piquant with booze and naturally sweet, these grilled oranges are a quick, sophisticated dessert for a winter dinner. It's still officially winter in the Middle...

Kochhaus sells portion sizes to match meals

Far better than Kraft, Kochhaus sells recipes and meals with the right amount of ingredients. Before the meal kit services of Plated, Blue Apron and...

Soaring Food Prices Hit Lebanon

As the popular Tunisian revolt which ousted the President Ben Ali dies down, the continuing rise of food prices is becoming a real concern...

Big Brother Technology Helps Customers Plan Meals

No need to think with Kraft and Intel's "Meal Planning Solution?" We have Miriam, the high queen of delicious, nutritious food, who constantly breaks the...

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Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

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A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

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Jujube, the sidr tree of medicine and magic

A magic holy sidr bath to deflect the evil eye? It needs 7 powdered sidr leaves stirred into a bucket of warm water. The hadith of the Prophet Muhammad allows to repeat healing prayers and verses from the Koran to increase the water’s potency. 5 grams, or 1 tablespoon of sidr powder equals 7 leaves.

Jean-Pierre Conte: Five Principles That Guide My Philanthropic Decisions

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Ancient Roman strategy game figured out with AI

Two thousand years ago, someone scratched a web of lines into stone in a Roman settlement on the empire’s northern edge. Soldiers, traders, or locals passing time in Coriovallum—now Heerlen in the Netherlands, moved small counters across those lines in a tactical duel of blockade and entrapment.
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