Food A.D. Artificial Digestion That Is.
Yesterday, a story on foodnavigator.com reported on the so-called "model gut," developed by scientists at the Institute of Food Research (IFR) in the UK. The IFR says the product, first announced in 2006, is the only model of the human stomach that simulates the physical, mechanical, and biochemical processes that occur during digestion.The ostensible purpose (aside from a licensable product that food and drug companies wanna buy) is to improve food screening, drug development, and to ...
Wake Up Your Body (Easily)
Three Easy Ways to Wake Up Your Body Right Now First, smile. Relax your mouth and turn those corners up Feel better? Yes! This will help send those happy signals to the rest of your body too. Try a sort of "game," where you remember to stop and smile. Try doing it in front of a mirror too -- what a difference.Second, make yourself long. Feel the imaginary thread running through the crown of your head, down your spine, and all the way through your heels. Just a few slow breaths, feeling ...
