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Optimising Nutrition On A Vegetarian Diet

Posted: Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 @ 6:11 pm in Universe Of Nutrition | Comments Off

While a vegetarian diet is among the healthiest ways to eat, certain nutrients can be lacking on a diet that contains no animal products at all. In particular, many people are concerned that vegans may not get enough protein, calcium and iron from plant-based foods. This is because most people think of eating dairy products […]

Death, Aging, Rejuvenation (Part 2)

Posted: Friday, May 2nd, 2008 @ 10:14 pm in Universe Of Nutrition | Comments Off

Death
Death. Why it happens? Why do we die? Why do animals die? Why do plants die? What is the need of this? In my opinion mechanism of death was selected during Evolution.
From the position of Darwin’s theory of Natural Selection everything, that benefits survival of species and gives advantage in Natural Selection, is preserved in […]

The Vitamin Companies Don’t Want You To Know

Posted: Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 @ 6:39 am in Universe Of Nutrition | Comments Off

Do you ever find yourself asking any or all of these questions:

Why do I keep spending money on vitamins and not feel a thing?

Why do I still get sick and continuously feel lousy?

Why is it so hard to stay “consistent” when it comes to taking vitamins on a regular basis?

Which vitamins does MY BODY need?

Will […]

Plough or Not to Plough

Posted: Sunday, April 6th, 2008 @ 3:28 pm in Universe Of Nutrition | Comments Off

A couple of years ago, fresh from college and struggling to venture into science writing, I attended a seminar on crop biotechnology in Nairobi, Kenya. I vividly recall one guy from a multinational biotech company extol participants who included resource poor farmers, agricultural extension officers, the media, members of parliament and representatives of non-profit organizations, […]