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7 New Ways to Use Lemons

Most people consider citrus fruit, such as lemon, a delicious seasoning when it comes to flavouring a salad (like tomato coriander salad), however these...

Don’t Eat Your Etrog Unless You Know It’s Organic

Are you sure you want to cook etrog jam this year? Make sure it's organic, first. In my parent's old-fashioned cookbooks are recipes based on...

Some Reasons You Should Make Time for Breakfast

The great breakfast spread; it not only looks fantastic, but it is also a healthy way to start your day. Waking in the morning and...

Do You Eat In Front Of The Computer?

Watching TV and sitting at the computer is fattening, if you eat in front of the screen. It's time to examine our eating habits...

To Meat or Not To Meat – The Question of Vegetarianism or Cheatarianism

Do you eat meat on the sly, but call yourself a vegetarian? If so, you might be a cheatarian. Vegetarians, vegans, vegawarians, carnivores; these may...

Make a Spout for a Bag of Spice Using an Old Bottle

A simple, free cover for spices and grains bought loose in the store or market I often buy spices, grains and legumes in plastic bags...

Repair Your Eating Habits in Time for Yom Kippur

Fasting, while probably better for the environment, is unfortunately unsustainable for us humans.  What other ways can you make your eating eco-friendly? Yom Kippur, the...

Another Name for Sugar – High Fructose Corn Syrup

Would you think that this healthy vegetable could be converted into something unhealthy? When glancing at a list of ingredients, many of the words are...

RECIPE: Kreplach For The Pre-Yom Kippur Meal

Did you know it's a mitzvah to eat well before the Yom Kippur fast? Kreplach (Ashkenazic traditional stuffed noodle dumplings) are a delicious addition...

Organic Honey versus Mass Produced?

The honey bee chooses the flower, which changes the flavour of the honey. Which honey do you choose? The Jewish New Year, otherwise known as...

Beware Turkey’s Naysayers: Some Agricultural Chemicals ARE Harmful

It's worthwhile to heed the "eco-washers" and other insincere marketers, but to completely overlook the harm in certain chemicals is to do a disservice...

Worldwide Seed And Gene Banks Are “Libraries Of Life”

As populations surge and climate change destroys existing crops, seed and gene banks prepare us for potential food-shortage emergencies. As we learned when fires...

Ramadan’s Favorite Spices Flavor Middle Eastern Food

Dozens of colorful fresh spices enliven traditional dishes of the Arab world. Spices and herbs are treasured as culinary ingredients, and as medicine, in...

The Hidden “Natural” Sugar in Your Food

A list of ingredients is often full of long, complicated words when all you really want to know is: "How much sugar is in...

6 Ideas For Eating Well With Leftovers

You'll eat well and save money by changing the way you look at holiday leftovers. This time of year is a time of intense food...

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Baby teeth read like tree rings paint a picture of toxins in early life

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Paris Modest Fashion Week offers style without exposure for Muslims

France is home to around 5 to 7.5 million Muslims according to estimates, and Özlem Şahin, head of the organization behind Modest Fashion Week, has described Paris as "one of the leading modest fashion capitals in Europe".

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On one side: aggressive anti-vaping campaigns from the FDA, Truth Initiative, and state programs, backed by over $100 million in annual spending. On the other: a public health crisis. Screenshot

Baby teeth read like tree rings paint a picture of toxins in early life

A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York offers a striking insight into how the environments we are born into can quietly shape our brains years later. By analyzing naturally shed baby teeth, the ones tucked under pillows for the tooth fairy, researchers have reconstructed a detailed timeline of exposure to environmental metals during pregnancy and early infancy.

Shebara hotel Saudi Arabia – is it eco-luxury dream or desert illusion?

A new breed of luxury has landed on the Red Sea, mirrored pods floating above coral reefs, reflecting sky and sea like something not entirely of this Earth. Energy powered by solar powers, drinking water pulled from the sea using desalination. 

Roof replacements and a changing culture of all-women teams in Canada

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Poop in the East River shows the city’s rat problem and what people like to eat

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Billie Eilish’s Mom Maggie Baird Launches “Climate Kitchen” on Public TV

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Monitoring farmers’ tillage patterns from space

Tillage is one of the clearest signals of how a farm treats its soil. Intensive plowing can degrade structure, release carbon, and increase erosion. Conservation practices—no-till, cover cropping, minimal disturbance—do the opposite. They build soil, retain water, and support biodiversity. But until now, measuring these practices at scale has been slow, expensive, and often self-reported.
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