Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 2013: Earth's Shadow To Fall On Full Moon On Friday, Oct. 18

A penumbral lunar eclipse -- so called because only the incomplete outer portion of the Earth's shadow, or penumbra, falls across the moon -- is expected to reach its deepest point at 7:50 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 18.
Unlike total eclipses, in which Earth's umbra -- the central region of its shadow -- darkens the moon entirely, a penumbral lunar eclipse involves only a slight dimming. Skywatchers should expect to see a much more subtle sight -- with a shadow on the lower half of the full moon -- like the eclipse pictured below.

 

Weather permitting, viewers in the eastern part of the North American continent should have a decent chance of seeing the end of the eclipse. But the best show will be visible in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. For skywatchers in these parts of the world, the celestial phenomenon will be observable during the overnight hours when the full moon should appear brighter in the night sky. As PlanetSave noted, the penumbral lunar eclipse is expected to take place between 9:51 p.m and 1:50 a.m. GMT.

A map illustrates the expected visibility of the penumbral lunar eclipse during the October 2013 full moon.

 Viewers along North America's West Coast may be out of luck, as the eclipse will occur during daylight hours there. The next lunar eclipse isn't expected until April 2014.

'Bionic Man' Walks, Breathes With Artificial Parts

 

Artificial pancreas

The term "bionic man" was the stuff of science fiction in the 1970s, when a popular TV show called "The Six Million Dollar Man" chronicled the adventures of Steve Austin, a former astronaut whose body was rebuilt using artificial parts after he nearly died.
Now, a team of engineers has assembled a robot using artificial organs, limbs and other body parts that comes tantalizingly close to a true "bionic man." For real, this time.
The artificial "man" is the subject of a Smithsonian Channel documentary that airs Sunday, Oct. 20 at 9 p.m. Called "The Incredible Bionic Man," it chronicles engineers' attempt to assemble a functioning body using artificial parts that range from a working kidney and circulation system to cochlear and retina implants.
The robot making appearances in the U.S. for the first time this week. Having crossed the Atlantic tucked inside two metal trunks — and after a brief holdup in customs — the bionic man will strut his stuff at the New York Comic Con festival on Friday.
Walker says the robot has about 60 to 70 percent of the function of a human. It stands six-and-a-half feet tall and can step, sit and stand with the help of a Rex walking machine that's used by people who've lost the ability to walk due to a spinal injury. It also has a functioning heart that, using an electronic pump, beats and circulates artificial blood, which carries oxygen just like human blood. An artificial, implantable kidney, meanwhile, replaces the function of a modern-day dialysis unit.
Although the parts used in the robot work, many of them are a long way from being used in humans. The kidney, for example, is only a prototype. And there are some key parts missing: there's no digestive system, liver, or skin. And, of course, no brain.
The bionic man was modeled after Bertolt Meyer, a 36-year-old social psychologist at the University of Zurich who was born without his lower left arm and wears a bionic prosthesis. The man's face was created based on a 3D scan of Meyer's face.
"We wanted to showcase that the technology can provide aesthetic prostheses for people who have lost parts of their faces, for example, their nose, due to an accident or due to, for example, cancer," Meyer says.
Meyer says he initially felt a sense of unease when he saw the robot for the first time.
"I thought it was rather revolting to be honest," he says. "It was quite a shock to see a face that closely resembles what I see in the mirror every morning on this kind of dystopian looking machine."
He has since warmed up to it, especially after the "man" was outfitted with some clothes from the U.K. department store Harrods.
And the cost? As it turns out, this bionic man comes cheaper than his $6-million-dollar sci-fi cousin. While the parts used in the experiment were donated, their value is about $1 million.

Watery Asteroid Remnants Around Distant Star Boosts Chance Of Life Outside Solar System

Now, scientists have discovered evidence that a white dwarf known as GD 61 was once orbited by a rocky, water-rich asteroid—just the kind of thing you’d need to build a habitable alien world.
Most stars (including, in about 4 billion years, our sun) end their lives as white dwarfs, after they have burned all their nuclear fuel. These super dense stellar embers exert such strong gravity that any element heavier than helium will immediately sink to the dwarf’s core. So imagine astronomers’ surprise when they discovered that some white dwarfs are cloaked in layers of “pollution” made up of silicon, oxygen, and other elements much higher up on the periodic table.
t GD 61 has “shredded” a rocky asteroid that was 26% to 28% water. About the same size as Vesta in our solar system’s asteroid belt, the asteroid likely orbited the white dwarf’s precursor, an A-type star slightly bigger than the sun. After that star died, the white dwarf’s stronger gravity probably dragged in the asteroid and tore it apart.
Water-rich asteroids are considered to be important for the formation of habitable planets, crashing into them and supplying them with life-giving liquid water. Although “we certainly can’t rewind the clock completely” to discover what GD 61’s original solar system looked like, Farihi says, the discovery of the asteroid reveals “the building blocks of Earth-like planets were there.” In the future, he hopes to look at the system with a powerful telescope like the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array radio array in Chile to see if any of the original planets survived the death of their star, or whether anything remains of the asteroid belt where the water-rich planetesimal was born.
Finding a water-rich asteroid near a white dwarf bolsters the long-shot idea that life might rise again around these dead stars, says John Debes, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, who wasn’t involved in the research. After their stars’ violent deaths, white dwarfs remain remarkably stable for billions more years, which would mean “they’d actually be really good places to live,” Debes says. The problem, however, is that a planet would have to be extremely close to a dim white dwarf to be warm enough to support life—as close as the devoured asteroid was to GD 61, in fact. Still, Debes says, if a rocky planet managed to settle into a stable orbit that close to a white dwarf, Farihi’s team’s discovery shows that “there might be some hope of getting water onto those planets” via asteroids—just what happened on Earth so many billions of years ago.

Rare Undersea Discovery Could Extend Your Life by 10, 20 or 30 Years

Humans have made incredible health strides and are living longer lives than ever.  Many of the maladies that struck down our ancestors have for the most part been completely eliminated – everything from tuberculosis, to polio to malaria.
Today, the biggest killers stem as much from our lifestyles as from microscopic bacteria and viruses.  One of the worst of these is heart disease, and specifically high blood pressure. It’s a slow, but efficient killer that robs many people of what should be the last 10, 20 or 30 years of their lives.
Part of the reason that heart disease is so prevalent and intractable is that it often requires massive changes to one’s lifestyle— changes that are not easy to make.  Everything from radically altering ones diet to implementing serious exercise routines.  And while it’s never too late to start, people often realize the true danger only when it’s too late to make the changes and the damage is done.
Now, however, there may be a scientific breakthrough that could have an impact on high blood pressure comparable to penicillin’s ability treat infections or quinine’s effect on malaria.
Scientists are claiming that they have now isolated unusual ingredients in a rare seaweed discovered by fishermen off the coast of Korea that offer incredible health benefits—including the ability to restore blood pressure to normal levels
Seanol, an extremely rare seaweed extract from Ecklonia Cava that's proven to be 100 times more powerful than any land-based antioxidant. That's because it stays working in your body for 12 hours, compared to land-based antioxidants that work for 30 minutes.Its secret is its make-up of special polyphenol antioxidants that are a whopping 40% lipid (fat) soluble,. Unlike nearly all land-based antioxidants that are water soluble, Seanol's protective compounds can get into things like the fatty tissues of your brain and penetrate all three layers of your cells, including the outside, the oil-based cell membranes, and your DNA.

Indeed, Seanol is so powerful, it's the only FDA-approved Ecklonia Cava marine-algae extract in existence.
The second ingredient is Calamarine, a deep-sea omega-3 discovery that delivers 85% more DHA omega-3s to your heart, brain, joints, and eyes. It's known to combat everything from fatigue and poor memory, to vision problems, joint pain, mood swings and depression. Increasing your omega-3 intake can reduce high blood pressure, and because it's difficult to get enough omega-3s in foods like fish and nuts, many people turn to supplements.
 Calamarine delivers some of the greatest concentration of omega-3s known to science, and has been able to formulate it without any fishy burps or aftertaste. Combined with Seanol's ability to reduce body inflammation, as well as help cells get the nutrients they need to thrive, stay healthy and protected, Marine-D3 is able to boost a body's entire well being.
 

How to Cure Liver Cancer Naturally

We all know that the liver is one of the most important parts of the body. Not only does it digest fat and serve as storage for energy, but it also cleanses harmful substances from the blood. However, because of the modern lifestyle that most people practice such as excessive alcohol drinking, cigarette smoking, and unhealthy diet, they tend to put stress to their liver thus posing it at great risk to some liver disease such as cirrhosis, hepatitis, and hepatocellular or metastatic carcinoma which is also known as liver cancer.

 Causes of Liver Cancer

• Excessive alcohol consumption
• Viral infection (Hepatitis B or C)
• Autoimmune liver diseases

Signs and Symptoms

• Yellowish discoloration of the skin or sclera (Jaundice)
• Abdominal enlargement
• Abdominal tenderness
• May bleed or bruise easily
• Unintentional weight loss
• General weakness

Liver cancer is accounted for one of the most deathly diseases. it has been noted that the life expectancy of the person suffering from such condition is less than a year depending on the stages. And if the disease has been left untreated or detected, its five-year survival rate can be down to less than 5 percent while 30% survival rate is expected when it has been detected earlier and treated accordingly.
Again, early detection is always the key on how to treat the problem because once it’s been detected earlier, the disease is highly treatable. Some of the treatment interventions are:

• Target drug therapy
• Liver transplant
• Chemotherapy and radiation
• Surgery

While medical interventions are always the first line of treatment for the problem, many are still looking for ways on how to treat liver cancer naturally. Therefore, let’s take a look at some of the suggested home remedies and homeopathy treatment on how to prevent progression of the cancer.

Cure Liver Cancer Using Natural Ways

Liver detoxification is one of the most used home remedy on how to treat the condition. Usually, this is done using coffee or Epsom salt flush may be done to help you with the problem. Still, this should be consulted to your doctor prior to taking actions.
Dietary changes should also be made. Therefore, increase intake in fruits and vegetables. Juices such as carrot juice and cabbage juice may be taken every two hours as cleansing means. Vegetables, on the other hand, are high in antioxidants thus helping you fight off infections.
Conenzyme Q10 and supplements rich in Vitamin B-17 are other options because of the massive benefit they give when it comes to destroying cancer cells and preventing progression of liver failure.  Liver tumor is also said to be eliminated by utilizing Ellagic acid.
Vitamin and mineral supplementation is also suggested to help boost your defense system, but make sure you talk with your doctor about proper supplements which can be taken. Finally, it is already obvious that you get rid of smoking as well as alcohol intake to avoid aggaravting the problem.
Prognosis of liver cancer seems to be very positive provided that early detection has been done. therefore, it pays to visit your oncology doctor to periodic testing in order to take action on how to fight liver cancer.

 

A miracle drink_Carrot, Beetroot and Apple ! to treat cancer and other ailments..

This MIRACLE DRINK has been circulating for a long time. It is worth your while to take note. There is a celebrity Mr. Seto who swears by it. He wants to make it public to draw the attention of people who have cancers. This is a drink that can protect bad cells forming in your body or it will restrain its growth! Mr. Seto had lung cancer. He was recommended to take this drink by a famous Herbalist from China. He has taken this drink diligently and has seen his health is restored.  Thanks to this drink! It does not hurt for you to try.

It is like a Miracle Drink! It is simple.
You need one Beetroot, one carrot and one apple that combine together to make the JUICE !  Make sure they are organic
Wash the above, cut with the skin on into pieces and put them into the juicer and immediately you drink the juice. You can add some lime or lemon for more refreshing taste.

This Miracle Drink will be effective for the following ailments: 1. Is great for those wanting to assist their bodies against cancer and other diseases.
2. Used by many for liver, kidney, pancreas disease and ulcers.
3. Strengthens the lungs, heart and may help regulate high blood pressure.
4. May strengthen the immune system.
5. Good for the eyesight, eliminate red and tired eyes or dry eyes.
6. Helps to eliminate pain from physical training and muscle aches.
7. Along with other juicing, helps detoxify the body, assists bowel movement, and constipation. Therefore it will make skin healthy and LOOK more radiant. It is a God sent for acne problems.
8. May improves bad breath due to indigestion, throat infection.
9. Lessens menstrual pain.
10. Assists Hay Fever Sufferers from Hay Fever attack.
This is highly nutritious and it easily absorbs! Very effective if you need to loose weight. You will notice your immune system will be improved after 2 week routine. Please make sure to drink immediately from the juicer for best effect and use it in combination with other fruit, greens and vegetable juicing. 
When to drink it:

Drink it first thing in the morning with the empty stomach! After one hour you can eat breakfast.

Enjoy!

How to cure or prevent migraine headaches?

 Migraines can be an extremely debilitating and painful problem. About two-thirds of migraine sufferers cannot function at a normal level when they get a migraine attack. However, there are plenty of relatively simple remedies that can be done at home which may lessen or completely remove your migraine onslaughts.

How To Cure Migraine?

Get a good night's sleep. Changes in sleep patterns, changing work schedules and jet lag can affect the quality of sleep cycles and trigger migraines. Try to maintain a regular sleep schedule. Get up and go to bed at the same time every day if possible.
 

Keep the room dark. Be sure to rest in a dark room. Light sometimes aggravates migraine symptoms.

 

Try not to sleep late. Though it might seem like a reward to relax and sleep in, giving yourself that letdown after stress is a common trigger because it affects your sleep patterns. If you really must sleep late on the weekends, try sleeping with a tiny bit of your window open to let air in.
 

Reduce Intake of Dietary Fat
 There was a study showing that if you were to reduce the consumption of fat diets, your chance of getting very severe headache would be lowered. The pain on your head may also subside at a faster rate than it used to be.

What these experts are suspecting about cutting back on fat consumption is that when less fat are taken in, more carbohydrate diets will be consumed. And this increase in carbohydrate will increase the level of chemical serotonin in the brain, thereby lowering the chance of getting migraine.

Also, with less fat in the body, the blood vessels can expand and contract more flexibly, thus reducing one’s chance of getting the pain. 

 

 Eliminate Your Stress

 There are in fact many ways a person can do to help relax the mind and body. Some people may choose to listen to music, some may go on tours and some may exercise to relieve the tension. I choose to meditate to relax and free myself from stress and pressure. There are many places where you can find trainers who teach meditation. For example, you may like to check out with your local community center to see of they offer such course.

Meditation will not take a lot of your time. You can mediate in the morning after you wake up or you can choose to do it before you go to bed. Some people even do it twice a day because they can really see the positive results. Not only will you be reducing your stress effectively and hence, prevent migraine from occurring, but you will also find yourself more alert and mindful which can help a lot in your work or study.

  

Four powerful nutrients for fighting migraine

There are certain foods and beverages that migraine sufferers can and should have more often. No food is a proven headache cure, but eating foods known to prevent the symptoms that lead to migraines (such as inflammation and dehydration) is a good start to getting on the road to a healthy, pain-free life. 

 Water
Water is actually a nutrient, essential for your body’s proper functioning, and dehydration is a common migraine trigger. Migraine sufferers need to stay vigilant about the amount of fluid they drink and should aim to preempt thirst. I recommend at least nine cups of liquid a day for women and 13 cups a day for men. Remember that inexpensive and calorie-free water is the single best way to stay hydrated — but herbal tea, decaf coffee, and fat-free or 1 percent reduced-fat milk are also good choices. Steer clear of soda, sugary fruit drinks, sweetened tea or coffee, and juices because they’re too high in calories and sugar (and in some instances are migraine triggers). 

 Healthy Fats
Adding some healthy fats into your diet may help reduce inflammation, which is thought to exacerbate migraine pain. Omega-3 fatty acids, which are most concentrated in fatty fish, and the monounsaturated fats found in olive oil have both been shown to reduce the frequency, duration, and severity of headaches. I recommend eating fresh wild salmon high in omega-3s at least two times per week and adding other omega-3 foods (eggs fortified with omega-3 are a versatile choice) as a regular part of your diet. Try to use olive oil or canola oil instead of butter in your cooking and baking whenever possible.

 Riboflavin
Riboflavin — also called vitamin B2 — is necessary for the body’s production of energy at the level of the cell. Some research suggests that people with migraines may have a genetic defect that makes it difficult for their cells to maintain energy reserves, and this lack of basic energy could trigger migraines. Although it is difficult to get enough riboflavin to prevent migraines from food sources alone, I recommend adding some riboflavin-rich foods to your diet; good choices are lean beef, a bowl of whole-grain fortified cereal with fat-free or reduced-fat milk, mushrooms, broccoli, and spinach. If you would like to try riboflavin supplements, I recommend a daily dose of 400 mg or a combination product that includes riboflavin and other potentially beneficial supplements. 

 Magnesium
A diet high in magnesium may help to prevent all kinds of migraines, but the mineral seems to be particularly valuable for women who get menstrual migraines. The best foods for magnesium include spinach, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, Swiss chard, fresh amaranth, quinoa, sunflower seeds, brown rice, and whole grains. You can also try a diet supplement.

Tuberculosis and Parkinson’s Disease Linked By Unique Protein

A protein at the center of Parkinson’s disease research now also has been found to play a key role in causing the destruction of bacteria that cause tuberculosis, according to a UC San Francisco-led research team.
The protein, named Parkin, already is the focus of intense investigation in Parkinson’s disease, in which its malfunction is associated with a loss of nerve cells. UCSF microbiologist and tuberculosis expert Jeffery Cox, PhD, and his colleagues now report that Parkin also acts on tuberculosis, triggering destruction of the bacteria by immune cells known as macrophages. Results appeared online on Sept. 4 in the journal Nature.

Jeffery Cox, PhD

The finding suggests that disease-fighting strategies already under investigation in pre-clinical studies for Parkinson’s disease might also prove useful in fighting tuberculosis, according to Cox. Cox is investigating ways to ramp up Parkin activity in mice infected with tuberculosis using a strategy similar to one being explored by his UCSF colleague Kevan Shokat, PhD, as a way to ward off neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease.
Globally, tuberculosis kills 1.4 million people each year, spreading from person to person through the air. Parkinson’s disease, the most common neurodegenerative movement disorder, also affects millions of mostly elderly people worldwide.

Variations of Parkin Associated with Increased Susceptibility to Tuberculosis

Cox homed in on the enzyme Parkin as a common element in Parkinson’s and tuberculosis through his investigations of how macrophages engulf and destroy bacteria. In a sense, the macrophage — which translates from Greek as "big eater” — gobbles down foreign bacteria, through a process scientists call xenophagy.

Microscopic images of a section from a human 
lung. 

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, along with a few other types of bacteria, including Salmonella and leprosy-causing Mycobacterium leprae, are different from other kinds of bacteria in that, like viruses, they need to get inside cells to mount a successful infection.
The battle between macrophage and mycobacterium can be especially intense. M. tuberculosis invades the macrophage, but then becomes engulfed in a sac within the macrophage that is pinched off from the cell’s outer membrane. The bacteria often escape this intracellular jail by secreting a protein that degrades the sac, only to be targeted yet again by molecular chains made from a protein called ubiquitin.
Previously, Cox discovered molecules that escort these chained mycobacteria to more secure confinement within compartments inside cells called lysosomes, where the bacteria are destroyed.
The cells of non-bacterial organisms ranging in complexity from baker’s yeast to humans also use a similar mechanism — called autophagy — to dispose of their own unneeded molecules or worn out cellular components. Among the most abundant and crucial of these components are the cell’s mitochondria, metabolic powerhouses that convert food molecules into a source of energy that the cell can readily use to carry out its everyday housekeeping chores, as well as its more specialized functions.
Like other cellular components, mitochondria can wear out and malfunction, and often require replacement. The process through which mitochondria are disposed of, called mitophagy, depends on Parkin.
Cox became curious about the enzyme when he learned that specific, naturally occurring variations in the Parkin gene, called polymorphisms, are associated with increased susceptibility to tuberculosis infection.
“Because of the commonalities between mitophagy and the xenophagy of intracellular mycobacteria, as well as the links between Parkin gene polymorphisms and increased susceptibility to bacterial infection in humans, we speculated that Parkin may also be recruited to M. tuberculosis and target it for xenophagy,”

Parkin's Key Role in Fighting Bacteria

 n both mouse and human macrophages infected with M. tuberculosis in the lab, Parkin played a key role in fighting the bacteria, Cox and colleagues found. In addition, genetically engineered mice lacking Parkin died when infected with M. tuberculosis, while mice with normal Parkin survived infection.

The involvement of Parkin in targeting both damaged mitochondria and infectious mycobacteria arose long ago in evolution, Cox argues. As part of the Nature study, the research team found that Parkin-deficient mice and flies – creatures quite distant from humans in evolutionary time – also are more sensitive than normal mice and flies to intracellular bacterial infections.
Looking back more than 1 billion years, Cox noted that mitochondria evolved from bacteria that were taken up by cells in a symbiotic relationship.
In the same way that the immune system recognizes infectious bacteria as foreign, Cox said, “The evolutionary origin of mitochondria from bacteria suggests that perhaps mitochondrial dysfunction triggers the recognition of a mitochondrian as non-self."

 

How Consumption of Meat Contributes to Global Warming?

When you open your mouth to take a big bite of your huge beef burger, do you ever stop and think about the environment? While having that extra cheese-filled beef burger may be wreaking havoc on your health, it is nothing compared to what it does to the environment. We all know about the impact of pollution from cars and factories on the environment. However, what very few people realize is that their diets, specifically the meat in them, can cause greenhouse gas emissions.

A report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), titled Livestock's Long Shadow: Environmental Issues and Options, provided some startling facts about greenhouse emissions and global warming caused by raising animals for food. The report stated that 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the planet is the result of worldwide livestock farming. In comparison to this, the greenhouse emissions by transportation systems, which would include all the world's cars, trains, and planes was responsible for only 13% of greenhouse gas emissions.

Why Does Consuming Meat Cause Global Warming?

 

The Rise in Global Population

 

As human population grows, the consumption of meat, especially cheap meat, increases. According to estimates provided, meat production is projected to double by 2020, thanks to the increased global consumption of meat and growth of population. This is posed to have significant environmental and health consequences for the planet. With the increasing demand, the industrialized animal production systems are pressurized into increasing the livestock production as well. As Harold A. Mooney from the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford says, "People aren't going to stop eating meat." This increase in livestock production is seen not only in developed countries but also in many developing countries around the world where people who have more money, tend to increase their meat consumption.

 

Chicken cramped in a cage during transport

Industrial chicken production system

Industrialized Farm Animal Production and Greenhouse Gas Emission

There has been a boom in farm animal production in recent years. According to estimates provided by FAO in 2008, nearly 56 billion farm animals are reared and slaughtered every year for human consumption. The animals are confined in small cages, crates, pens, or stalls. These places are devoid of adequate space or proper food for animals.

The concentration of livestock in these small enclosures results in a number of environmental problems, primary among which is the production of millions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane per year. The unnatural diet consisting of high-protein feed, such as soybeans and corn leads to belching and flatulence. This, in turn, causes increased methane emissions.

The large population of farm animals directly results in excessive animal waste and tons of manure. According to the U.S. EPA. Fed Reg. Vol. 68. 2003, in the United States alone, confined farm animals generate nearly 500 million tons of solid and liquid waste in a year. The farm animal manure management and disposal result in N2O and methane emissions.

CO2, which has a direct impact on global warming, is released due to the production of huge amounts of fertilizer production for feed crops, animal processing, and transport. The fossil fuels burnt to produce artificial nitrogenous fertilizers, that are used for growing farm animal feed (consisting mainly of corn and soybeans), result in tons of CO2 emissions per year.

Overcrowded chicken farms

Use of land and food for livestock

Use of Land for Growing Livestock Feed

To sustain huge animal production facilities and provide land for producing feedstock, there has been a widespread conversion of wooded areas and cropland into farmland. According to The Livestock, Environment and Development Initiative or LEAD (a project to promote ecologically sustainable livestock production strategies), around two-third of the agricultural land is used for growing feed for livestock, while only 8 percent is used to grow food for direct human consumption. A report by BBC estimated that "Cows and sheep need 8kg of grain for every 1kg of meat they produce." If meat consumption continues to increase at the same scale, it could result in two-third more of land usage than what is presently used. This will lead to mass deforestation and carbon dioxide emissions. For example in Brazil, there has been widespread destruction of the rainforests to create land for growing soybeans.

The disappearing forests and vegetation have led to the release of stored carbon into the atmosphere. It has also resulted in the release of CO₂ emissions that are directly caused by land degradation, soil cultivation, and desertification.

Use of Other Natural Resources

There are other vital resources that are dwindling due to increased meat production and consumption worldwide. While the runoff from fertilizers leads to dead zones in coastal areas and destruction of coral reef, the global livestock industry uses up freshwater, destroys huge forest covers, and produces carbon sinks. The land used to rear animals, the fertilizer used to grow feed, along with the impacts of animal agriculture on soil, water, and air quality have led to severe environmental problems and global warming.

What Are the Possible Solutions?

Policy makers need to realize the impact of extensive meat consumption and production on the climate, and take adequate steps to address the situation. This can be achieved through the following ways.

• There needs to be enhanced regulation on animal production facilities to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
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  The diet of the animals needs to be considered to reduce enteric fermentation and resultant methane emissions.

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  Instead of disposing off animal by-products, manure can be used for creating biofuels.

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  The policy makers should provide incentives for better management practices.

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  As an individual, we can contribute by consuming less meat.

   

   

  As the demand for meat and eggs grows, so will the production. Moreover, there are countries which rely heavily on trade to meet local meat and feed demand. This further increases the environmental costs of meat consumption. To mitigate the environmental harm caused by meat production, there has to be a change in not only production practices, but also in the individual consumption pattern. As Rajendra Pachauri, the head of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says, "Give up meat for one day per week, at least initially, and decrease it from there." If each person tries to do this, it could be the best way to save our finite and dwindling resources, and preserve our planet from global warming and pollution
  

Low-carb Breakfast Food

Before deciding on low-carb breakfast food, you should first understand which foods are low in carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are classified as simple and complex, and are present in all foods at varying degrees. They are high in starchy vegetables, bread and sugars. Most people follow a low-carb diet as a way to deal with diabetes, and thus focus more on proteins, fiber and fats. Some people also follow this diet as a means to lose weight, but its effectiveness is disputed.

The rule followed by most low-carb diets is to focus on meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, eggs and some non-starchy vegetables, and the exclusion or limited use of most grains, beans, fruits, breads, sweets, pastas and starchy vegetables. Some low-carb diet plans allow fruits, vegetables and whole-grains.

Low-carb Food Items for Breakfast

Eggs:

There are so many ways to prepare eggs and they make a nutritious and wholesome, low-carbohydrate breakfast food. You can also have some sausages or bacon along with your eggs. Another way to have eggs is in an open face egg sandwich with cheese. Just mash a boiled egg with a little bit of cream, sprinkle it with salt and pepper, and pile it up on a slice of toasted 100% whole grain bread. If you decide to fry your eggs, and are craving hash browns, try making them with jicama instead of potatoes. You could have some baked beans along with your eggs as well.

Fruits:

Fruits are a very good option for low-carb breakfast food, and in their natural form, require no preparation! You can include apples, oranges, bananas and grapes in different forms in your breakfast. One popular combination is cantaloupe and cottage cheese. One cup of sliced cantaloupe has only about 16g of carbohydrates. Together they are a great source of protein, calcium and vitamins. You can also include a glass of fresh orange juice to complete your breakfast.

Cereals:

Most cereals have a high carbohydrate content. However, there are some cereals that are low in carbohydrates, hence make perfect low-carb breakfast food. While most low-carb diets do not include cereals, if you want them to be a part of your breakfast, be very careful to pick out special low-carb ones.

Yogurt:

Plain or fruit flavored yogurt is another great option. You could safely have about a cup of yogurt combined with frozen berries, and nuts or flax seed for a quick low-carbohydrate breakfast food option.

Low-carb Breakfast Recipes

 

Almond Blueberry Pie:

This is so yummy, even those not on a low-carb diet love it. You need about 1/3 cup almond meal, 1 egg, ¼ cup blueberries and sweetener and flavoring. Whisk the egg and add the almond meal along with 2 tablespoons of water, and microwave it on high for about 45 seconds. Now add the blueberries and any flavorings you like, and microwave for another 45-60 more seconds.

 

Breakfast Shake:

Breakfast shakes are tasty and keep you going for several hours. Milk, bananas and almonds go great together. A slightly unusual, but filling and nutritious concoction is to blend together a cup of milk with 1 scoop vanilla or chocolate low-carb protein powder, ½ a cup coconut milk, 2 tablespoons flax seed meal, sweetener to taste and 3-4 ice cubes.

Another easy to make low-carb breakfast recipe is strawberry smoothie. Take 1 cup skimmed milk, 1 cup fresh strawberries and 1 tbsp soy flour. Put all these ingredients into a blender and mix them for about 1 minute. If the strawberries are not sweet enough, you can add either sugar or an artificial sweetener. Pour the delicious smoothie in a glass and decorate with a few small pieces of strawberry.

These are some suggestions that you can incorporate into your low-carb breakfast plan. However, the ideal way to go about it is to first identify all low-carb foods, and then come up with your own low-carb breakfast food option, using ingredients you like. Also remember that a certain amount of carbs are essential for everybody. So before drawing up any kind of diet plan, consult a qualified dietitian.

Low-carb Burrito:

This is a great option for the days you have a burrito craving. First make the scrambled eggs and add some jalapenos to it. Put the jalapeno eggs in a low-carb tortilla, and finish with cheese and salsa.

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NOETIC SCIENCE.

Noetic Science is one of the rapidly rising fields today. Any field of science is itself an interesting one and attracts a great number of students anyways. This particular field of science, known as Noetic Science, is an amazingly outstanding field.

It is the study of thoughts. Now how can one study thoughts? Here starts the good part of it. Imagine a single thought to be a single grain of sand. Obviously it have mass now. But we are talking abut a single grain of sand. So, now lets start adding more and more grain  to that single grain. When the mass of this solid reaches that of a planet, it has enough gravity to attract things to it.

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The Big Bang Theory.

Big bang theory is among those scientific mysteries and challenges in which ordinary people are equally engrossed. Why not? After all its about the creation of the universe we live in.Everyone wants to know about their past but this past is shared equally by every creature that existed,exists and will exist in the future. But what really is Big Bang?

Just like everywhere else in the world where things are not quite sure, there are guesses and speculations at their peak. Different people different views. But the most reliable and logical one is that of the reaction between what we are and what we aren't. In simple matter and antimatter. CERN is currently investigating on why did the antimatter ceased to exists after the reaction if both reacted in equal .....

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