but it also can spur the growth of grass and weeds later in the spring and in early summer producing more pollen.
and will continue through June overlapping with our grass season in May and June. The five most common allergens according to the ACAAI are:
and aspen. 2. Grasses usually come along to stir up allergy symptoms after trees are through pollinating typically from late spring to early summer.
Common culprits are timothy grass Bermuda grass sweet vernal red top and some blue grasses. 3. Weeds are guilty of causing most of the allergy misery that occurs in the late summer and early fall.
Top on the list of offenders is ragweed which affects as many as 75 percent of all hay fever sufferers.
Paleo dieters also avoid grains and dairy products. In the short term Paleo-style diets have been found to provide health benefits including lower blood sugar levels in those with hypertension and type 2 diabetes.
Today most vodka is made from fermented grains such as sorghum corn rice rye or wheat though you can also use potatoes fruits or even just sugar.
Flaxseed is more expensive than grass grain or corn so if this practice goes mainstream expect to pay a premium for any dairy products that come from flaxseed-eating cows.
 Grass-fed cows usually aren jacked t up with steroids and antibiotics. They also tend to get a bit more exercise than their grain-fed counterparts.
And grass-fed beef is priced almost always considerably higher than grain-fed beef. Sometimes you can get a great deal by buying local especially in season.
which are pigmented highly compounds naturally present in many fruits grains oils and vegetables. Even when adjusted for health behaviors the researchers found 3 to 7 percent higher levels of carotenoids in participants with higher optimism scores.
Two New African Bamboos Pandas love themselves some bamboo and the plant makes up most of their diet.
Thousands of miles away in Africa bamboo is also an important food for mountain gorillas. Its existence there though is a bit of a mystery hidden away as it is up African mountains a long way from where most varieties live in Asia.
and Asian bamboos were similar but nobody had taken a comprehensive look until now. New research shows that African bamboos represent two entirely new species
which are quite different from the varieties found in Asia and South america according to a study published today (Aug 23) in the journal Phytokeys.
This emphasizes how different the African bamboo species are known from other bamboos according to the study conducted by Chris Stapleton a bamboo expert
Bamboos are thought to have evolved in the Southern hemisphere on an ancient landmass called Gondwanaland according to a release from Phytokeys.
The possibility remains that African bamboos could represent the modern ancestors of all current Asian bamboos
and study mountain bamboos of Sri lanka and Madagascar according to the release. Studies of these species in intermediate areas between Asia and Africa will help construct a more complete picture of the plant's family tree according to the statement.
Bamboos thrive in temperate environments and can't handle excessive heat which is why they are found on mountains in warm areas.
One 2012 study suggests that increasing temperatures could spell trouble for Asian bamboos and the pandas who rely almost exclusively on the plant for food.
#Whole Grains, Half truths, and Lots of Confusion An enduring mantra among nutritionists from both a vegetarian and carnivorous perspective has been to eat more whole grains to reduce the risk of heart disease type 2 diabetes and colon cancer.
And with March touted as both National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and National Nutrition Month this mantra can be deafening.
The U s. dietary guideline is three to five servings of whole grains daily. The only problem is that true whole grains are acquired an taste.
Cardboard comes to mind. The food industry knows this and has offered long products merely sounding like they contain whole grain
Also whole grain might be the first ingredient in food products tainted with less desirables such as Lucky Charms cereal magically delicious with magic perhaps derived from copious marshmallows (second ingredient) containing sugar corn starch
Yes General mills the maker of Lucky Charms is a sponsor of the Whole Grains Council issuer of the stamp.
but no amount of FDA-required labeling explains this to consumers lured into eating three servings of whole grains daily. 10 New Ways to Eat Well Also grain type matters.
Refined grains such as packaged white bread and most breakfast cereals have a high GI 70 or above;
intact whole grains such as oat spelt millet and barley have a low GI below 50.
Non-intact whole grains such as whole-grain breads are in the middle. You won't garner this information from a food label.
or instant breakfast cereals compared with whole grains you need to cook for 30 minutes
or none of the benefits said to come from eating whole grains. One exception is said pasta Ludwig.
and drying the durum wheat (which itself is very different from wheat species used for bread) leads to a surprisingly low GI food with a slower digestion rate.
and may provide some of the benefits that come from consuming other whole grains said Joanne Slavin a professor at University of Minnesota.
Along these lines Slavin's approach is not merely to add more whole grains to your diet
As healthy as whole grains are they aren't essential to human health unlike fat and protein.
Proponents of the paleolithic diet argue that grains entered the human diet only a few thousand years ago.
Yet grains do provide many essential nutrients and a feeling of fullness and the more whole the grain the more nutrients it will have
#Why Can't Humans Eat Grass? In principle people can eat grass; it is nontoxic and edible.
As a practical food source however your lawn leaves a lot to be desired. There are two main problems with a grass diet.
The first is that human stomachs have difficulty digesting raw leaves and grasses. Animals such as cows on the other hand have specialized a stomach with four chambers to aid in the digestion of grass (a process called rumination.
Aside from the digestion issues a second problem with grass as a food source is the mastication.
Your dentist would not be pleased; grass contains a lot of silica an abrasive which quickly wears down teeth.
Grazing animals have teeth that are adapted to continually grow replacing the worn tooth surfaces quickly.
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Whole grains and carbohydrates in vegetables take a long time to break down raising blood sugar slowly whereas refined carbs such as sugar corn syrup and white flour cause sharp spikes in blood sugar.
Research suggests that refined carbohydrates are tied to pleasurable feelings but those studies typically compared enormously different foods:
#Why Do Dogs Eat Grass? Most dog owners have seen probably their canine friend graze on grass at one point or another.
A few theories exist to explain this seemingly odd behavior though no answer is definitive. The most common explanation for grass-eating is that it helps dogs purge their systems.
Once out it will chow down on any grass available taking large bites and often swallowing the plants whole.
The grass causes gastric irritation that leads to vomiting which helps the dog feel better afterward the theory holds.
while grass consumption didn't often lead to vomiting dogs that seemed ill before eating grass were more likely to vomit than dogs that appeared to act normally beforehand.
Another theory posits that dogs eat grass simply because they want to. In such cases a dog may appear to hunt for a specific type of plant rather than ingesting any grass it can find.
After identifying the correct grass it will calmly nibble on the plant. In this scenario the dog may even be seeking out grass to get additional nutrients it may not have in its normal diet such as fiber minerals or digestive enzymes.
A 2007 case study in the Journal of Veterinary Medical science reported that a switch to a high-fiber diet stopped a miniature poodle from regularly eating grass.
Wolves and other wild canids are known to regularly eat plant matter suggesting dogs'grass-eating behavior is innate and perfectly normal.
Indeed a 2009 dog study in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior found that puppies were more likely to eat grass
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Each spring Red-faced Warblers along with two other related species the Orange-crowned Warbler and Virginia s Warbler build cupped nests of grass tucked into the ground at the base of trees.
Trees are not the same as perennial grasses or harvest residues that can either regrow quickly would otherwise be burned in the field
which are the tiny reproductive cells found in trees weeds plants and grasses. Â By all accounts there will be more pollen this year than ever before.
while grasses do so in late spring and early summer. Ragweed makes its pollen in the late summer and early fall.
and whole grains than did people who didn't eat yogurt. And their diets obtained fewer calories from processed meats refined grains
and beer than did the diets of non-yogurt eaters according to the study which received some funding from a yogurt manufacturer.
Bears deer foxes bald eagles raccoons and more may be seen amidst the wildflowers and lush grasses. The most popular meadows which have boardwalks
or found in fruits vegetables and grains. Antioxidants can help find and neutralize free radicals that cause cell damage Jarzabkowski told Live Science.
and saw a patch of lush green grass growing up through the skeleton in an area that was
otherwise a sea of short dry grasses said lead study author Wendy Turner an ecologist at the University of Oslo in Norway.
Zebra like anthrax grasses The scientists found that the soil fertilized by the carcasses they studied was rich with nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen.
The grass around the carcasses was also significantly taller and richer in nutrients. The scientists also discovered that anthrax spores were found on grasses up to two years after the zebras had died.
I grew up on a sheep and cattle ranch in Montana and Wyoming and while walking around pastures
I used to pluck grasses and chew on the stems Turner said. After this research?
I no longer chew on grass. Initially the grazing animals avoided the carcass sites but over time they became attracted to these corpse-fertilized areas.
However this is the first study to look for the pathogen on grasses and to determine how different grazing animals respond to these infectious anthrax carcass sites.
People with allergic rhinitis may be sensitive to specific types of pollen from trees grasses weeds and mold spores.
Grasses typically pollinate next in late spring and early summer. Weeds such as ragweed the most common cause of hay fever pollinate in late summer and early fall.
These plants produce large quantities of pollen and the grains are light so they can be carried by the wind for hundreds of miles
Peak pollination times for grasses are in the afternoon to early evening so outdoor exercisers
Golfers who have grass allergies should know whether the pollens they are allergic to are found on their favorite courses Patil said.
People with severe weed or grass allergies may want to find someone else to care for their lawns during peak allergy season she said.
and from primates called gelada baboons and found that bacteria fed with predigested grass produced a smaller amount of compounds called short-chain fatty acids
We didn't find any suggestion that people should start eating grass and that doing
and had a bigger effect on the hormone pathways than the grass Barraclough said. Another interesting thing was that
although the baboons mainly eat grass they seem to be producing more of these appetite-suppressing products on the potato diet as well Barraclough told Live Science.
which are the only modern primates that eat mainly grasses. The researchers wanted to imitate the real-life digestion process
either grass or potato that had been digested partially. The researchers also found that the appetite-suppression process that occurs in the gut turned out to be complicated more than expected.
Biogas production from hemp could compete with production from maize especially in cold climate regions such as Northern europe and Canada.
and whole grains and drink plenty of water may have a lower risk of giving birth before their pregnancy reaches full term a large new study from Norway suggests.
and whole grains or a diet of boiled potatoes and fish were less likely to have a preterm birth compared with women
A vast expanse of common reed grass may be choking out a local wetland but the feathery heads of the plants catch the wind with such grace it's hard not to be captivated.
#oeancient wheat and broomcorn millet recovered in nomadic campsites in Kazakhstan show that prehistoric herders in Central Eurasia had incorporated both regional crops into their economy
The Hunt for Lost Cities One of the grains found in Kazahkstan bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) was cultivated in the middle East by 6000 years ago
Likewise another grain found in the shepherd s camps domesticated broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) may have originated in what is now China 8000 years ago
Central Asian shepherds did more than transport grains. The archaeologists also found evidence that herders began farming millet wheat barley and legumes by 4000 years ago.
and beans may be one way to reduce the colon cancer risk that comes with eating red meat findings from a new study suggests the resistant starch found in root vegetables grains
Good examples of natural sources of resistant starch include bananas that are still slightly green cooked and cooled potatoes such as those in potato salad whole grains beans chickpeas and lentils.
Scientists have also been working to modify grains such as maize so they contain higher levels of resistant starch Humphreys said.
while the largest differences in diversity between conventional and organic is seen in areas of intensive cultivation of cereal crops such as wheat maize and barley.
Because grasses and sedges tend to produce more pollen than other plants those analyses produced a biased picture of the landscape.
The DNA analysis showed that the Arctic at the time had varied a landscape filled with wildflowers grasses and other vegetation.
During warm months rabbits will nibble on herbs peas grasses clover lettuce and greens. In the winter months they eat twigs bark and buds.
or any of their crossbreeds unless the grains are stripped first of gluten. People with certain digestive condtions such as celiac disease are advised to avoid eating gluten.
When they aren't snacking on bigger prey they will eat snakes insects fruit and grass.
Starting at the microscopic level with minerals or grains in rocks the researchers investigated how rocks weaken
First mineral grains get smaller when rocks grow weaker. Then in the researchers'model flowing zones of rock deformation tend to hone in on the weak rocks
which made the grains grow even smaller even faster. Because of the feedback a deformed zone gets narrower
and mineral grains grew smaller according to the model. Over a billion years these weak zones grew
and the rock grains grow strong again Bercovici said. Email Becky Oskin or follow her@beckyoskin. Follow us@OAPLANET Facebook and Google+.
and avoid tall grass experts say. From wood chips to a quick ride in the dryer here are 10 ways to avoid tick bites.
Along the way she encountered 5500-year-old Antarctic moss 80000-year-old aspen colonies and 100000-year-old underwater meadows of sea grass.
Aridity had given the grass that stretched beyond our farmhouse this transfixing blue-green cast that had complemented perfectly our pale blue overarching skies.
Make all the money you can no matter how much native grass you plow or how much poison you spray
Myers group included crop scientists around the world who were conducting FACE experiments on 41 different genetic strains or cultivars#of grains and legumes over three continents.
For example zinc iron and protein concentrations in wheat grains grown at the FACE sites were reduced by about 9 percent 5 percent
These sediment cores hold ancient pollen grains and charcoal from long-ago fires and can hint at the climate
The pollen in this time period came mostly from grasses and a few drought-resistant species of trees.
and how the population survived (by growing maize). The study also has wider implications for the modern day Carson said.
Grass-fed marginally better than grain-fed According to a 2013 Technomic survey a significant percentage of Americans are looking for healthy menu options
and grass-fed beef and 41 percent are looking for natural and organic fare. To further differentiate themselves from traditional fast-food burger chains some premium burger chains have jumped on the sustainability bandwagon.
Elevation Burger goes even further promising 100-percent USDA-certified organic grass-fed free-range beef.
whether cattle end their brief lives in crowded confined feedlots eating genetically modified corn and soybeans or spend all of their time on pasture eating grass and other forage crops
and grazed on grass most cattle are shipped to feedlots to fatten them up quickly on a grain diet.
If you're going to eat beef you want the grass-fed variety. A 2010 study in Nutrition Journal reviewed three decades of research comparing the nutritional profiles of grass-fed
and grain-fed cattle. It turns out that grass-fed beef has lower levels of unhealthy fats and higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids
which are better for cardiovascular health. It also has lower levels of dietary cholesterol and provides more Vitamin a
and E as well as cancer-fighting antioxidants Not many better-burger chains offer grass-fed beef however because there's not a lot of it around making it more expensive
and D c. is the lone grass-fed burger purveyor in my town and a cursory Internet search turned up only three other premium burger chains featuring grass-fed beef:
Bareburger with 19 locations in four states; Burger Lounge with more than a dozen locations in California;
Beef is the worst meat for the climate Before you begin searching high and low for a grass-fed burger
Free-range grass-fed cattle may be slightly better for your health than those that are grain-finished at feedlots
asked the medicine man as I ducked into his grass hut to escape the tropical downpour.
#Kansas Grass Fires Seen from Space A new satellite image shows grass fires scattered like seeds across the Kansas prairie.
) The Flint Hills of eastern Kansas are the site of most of the remaining tallgrass prairie in the United states. These rippling grasslands represent only 4 percent of the 170 million acres (688000 square kilometers
and saved the grass according to the state's Tallgrass prairie national preserve. Images: The Unexpected Beauty of Tallgrass Prairie The prairies evolved to flourish after lightning-sparked fires a fact humans have taken long advantage of.
The Native americans who once hunted this region lit fires to burn off dead vegetation encouraging new growth that attracted bison and other large game.
Tallgrass prairies may seem dull and undifferentiated to the untrained eye but they're actually a complex and diverse ecosystem.
About 80 percent of prairie vegetation is grass (40 to 60 species) with the remainder made up of more than 300 species of wildflowers plus trees scrubs and lichens according to Live Science's Our Amazing Planet.
although today most vodka is produced using fermented grains such as corn wheat or rye. According to Guinness World records the largest potato grown was 7 lbs. 1 ounce (3. 2 kg.
Hamsters like to eat seeds grains nuts cracked corn fruits and vegetables. Wild hamsters also eat insects frogs lizards and other small animals.
Top 10 Ways Weather Changed History) Grass-fueled invasion Genghis khan was born sometime around A d. 1160.
7 Stunning Archaeological Sites in Syria Other archaeological evidence from the site suggests the ancient inhabitants were amongst the world's first farmers consuming emmer (a type of wheat) barley chickpeas
According to one tale corn snakes belly markings look similar to the kernel pattern on Indian corn. Others say the name came from back
But the thing was as the fall wore on we didn't find nearly as much time as I thought we would to simply slow down sit in the grass and just check things out.
Terrestrial turtles also eat a variety of foods from earthworms grubs snails beetles and caterpillars to grasses fruit berries mushrooms and flowers.
Additionally the potential antibiotic residue left on the grains after fermentation turns away customers who would
and maize) now account for more than 60%of the calories consumed by 7 billion people across the world.
and other treats but can also come from healthy foods like whole grains vegetables and fruits.
Gluten is a protein found in many grains including wheat barley and rye. People who don't fall into either of these groups would probably not be advised to cut gluten out of their diet in pregnancy
A lot of people have cut grains and a lot of B vitamins are fortified in our grain products Mangieri said.
Human Sacrifices Discovered in Ancient City of Teotihuacan Corn also known as maize was a key crop for the people of Teotihuacan
but the low rainfall and limited groundwater resources of the area made growing maize there risky.
In addition while maize is high in calories it contains only low concentrations of several vital nutrients such as iron calcium and B vitamins.
and drought better than maize and pulque could have provided vital calories most essential nutrients and probiotic bacteria.
Angiosperms are flowering plants grasses and trees excluding conifers like spruce and pine. The dinosaur-era angiosperms included ancient relatives of holly rhododendrons and sandalwood.
fruits vegetables lean protein whole grains and dairy products. When counseling pregnant women Krieger recommends they fill half their plates with fruits
and vegetables a quarter of it with whole grains and a quarter of it with a source of lean protein and to also have a dairy product at every meal.
Whole grains are an important source of energy in the diet and they also provide fiber iron and B-vitamins.
At least half of a pregnant woman's carbohydrate choices each day should come from whole grains such as oatmeal whole-wheat pasta
A diet high in fruits vegetables whole grains unsalted nuts and fish remains the best course of action to achieve a heart-healthy diet Van horn said.
Varner is studying pikas in Oregon's Columbia river Gorge where this rabbit relative munches on moss instead of grass and flowers.
fruit veggies grains protein and dairy. But when researchers studied lunches from over 600 third and fourth graders the results showed that none of the home-packed lunches contained servings from all of the food groups.
Increasing the yield of all our major cereal crops maize rice and wheat in that order is vital
Each of these three genomes comes from a different wild grass. These grasses combined to give the bread wheat we know today.
The trouble is that this giant genome makes bread wheat genetically very different to its wild relatives
so it cannot be breed easily with related grasses to create new varieties. This means that the genome of wheat is restricted to a small pool compared to many other cereal crops.
Plant scientists at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany in the UK are trying to create synthetic#wheat by breeding bread wheat with the ancient grasses it is related to.
In wheat like in other crops this process results in more energy-rich grains. The Rothamsted group aims to select wheat varieties with high photosynthetic rates in addition to traits which breeders conventionally look for such as healthy grains
in order to increase plant yield. In his award-winning work at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre in Mexico Rajaram successfully developed 480 new wheat varieties by crossing winter and spring wheats.
These two classes of wheat have distinct genepools so crossing them created more genetic variation and therefore greater scope for breeding wheat with desirable characteristics.
As flaming balls of lava and ash rain down on the streets of Pompeii the renegade gladiator Milo gallops on horseback after a chariot ridden by his beloved Cassia who has been kidnapped by an evil Roman senator.
See Clip from POMPEII Movie The film produced by Tristar Pictures tells the fictional story of a slave-turned-gladiator named Milo (played by Kit Harington) who falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy merchant
Whole grains are much more conducive to helping the body get ready to conceive as they contain many more nutrients than refined carbs such as white bread white rice and pasta.
Try whole grain bread and cereal instead and try other grains like wild rice and quinoa.
Their explanations have ranged from grass-killing seeps of hydrocarbons to carnivorous ants to termite feeding patterns.
Getzin and colleagues think the most convincing explanation for fairy rings is that the grass grows in self-regulating patterns to deal with competition for water.
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