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Instead the gums covering the area of her missing tooth were healed and her remaining teeth were healthy.</

</p><p>Many plants root deep into the Earth drawing up nutrients and minerals they need for life.


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#Most People Shouldn t Eat Gluten-Free Many Americans are considering cutting back on the amount of gluten in their diets

if this is not done carefully the diet can be unhealthy. In a recent poll 30 percent of adults said they wanted to cut down

or be free of gluten according to The NDP Group the market-research company that conducted the poll.

Gluten is a protein found in many grains including wheat rye and barley. It's found in most breads cereals pastas and many processed foods according to Webmd.

People who have called a condition celiac disease develop an immune reaction to gluten that damages the intestine

and so they need to avoid the protein. About 1 percent of the population has celiac disease.

For most other people a gluten-free diet won't provide a benefit said Katherine Tallmadge a dietitian and the author of Diet Simple (Lifeline Press 2011.

What's more people who unnecessarily shun gluten may do so at the expense of their health Tallmadge said.

That's because whole grains which contain gluten are a good source of fiber vitamins

Gluten-free products are made often with refined grains and are low in nutrients. If you embrace such a diet you'll end up eating a lot of foods that are stripped of nutrients Tallmadge said.

Studies show gluten-free diets can be deficient in fiber iron folate niacin thiamine calcium Vitamin b12 phosphorus

and zinc she said. You can eat a healthy diet without gluten but you have to be very knowledgeable and most people aren't Tallmadge said.

People who go gluten-free may feel better because to avoid the protein they end up cutting out desserts and junk foods thus losing weight.

They mistakenly attribute that to their gluten-free decision Tallmadge said. Heather Mangieri a nutrition consultant and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics agreed.

There's nothing magical about eliminating gluten that results in weight loss Mangieri said. Any of us that eliminates

or removes cookies and candies from our diets and replaces them with fruits and vegetables is going to feel better.

Before you switch to a gluten-free diet you should be evaluated by your family physician

and a specialist who can determine if you have celiac disease. To be diagnosed with the disease people should see a gastroenterologist.

Other people who may need to cut back on gluten are individuals who have a wheat allergy they need to avoid wheat

but not all grains and people with gluten sensitivity who may feel better when they eat less gluten Webmd says.

If you want to go gluten-free do it the right way Mangieri said. If you eliminate wheat from the diet make sure to replace it with a healthy naturally gluten-free grain such as quinoa

or buckwheat Mangieri said. You should also balance the diet with lots of fruits and vegetables Mangieri said.

Lean meat and low-fat dairy products such as yogurt are also good for a gluten-free diet Tallmadge said.

Pass it on: If you don't haveceliac disease a wheat allergy or a gluten sensitivity you're unlikely to benefit from a gluten-free diet.

This story was provided by Myhealthnewsdaily a sister site to Livescience. Follow Rachael Rettner on Twitter@Rachaelrettner

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#Most People Shouldn't Eat Gluten-Free Many Americans are considering cutting back on the amount of gluten in their diets

or avoiding it altogether. However nutritionists say that if this is not done carefully the diet can be unhealthy.

In a recent poll 30 percent of adults said they wanted to cut down or be free of gluten according to The NDP Group the market-research company that conducted the poll.

That's the highest percentage of people to report having this goal since the poll began asking the question in 2009 NDP says.

Gluten is a protein found in many grains including wheat rye and barley. It's found in most breads cereals pastas and many processed foods according to Webmd.

People who have called a condition celiac disease develop an immune reaction to gluten that damages the intestine

and so they need to avoid the protein. About 1 percent of the population has celiac disease.

For most other people a gluten-free diet won't provide a benefit said Katherine Tallmadge a dietitian and the author of Diet Simple (Lifeline Press 2011.

What's more people who unnecessarily shun gluten may do so at the expense of their health Tallmadge said.

That's because whole grains which contain gluten are a good source of fiber vitamins

and minerals Tallmadge said. Gluten-free products are made often with refined grains and are low in nutrients.

If you embrace such a diet you'll end up eating a lot of foods that are stripped of nutrients Tallmadge said.

Studies show gluten-free diets can be deficient in fiber iron folate niacin thiamine calcium Vitamin b12 phosphorus

and zinc she said. You can eat a healthy diet without gluten but you have to be very knowledgeable and most people aren't Tallmadge said.

People who go gluten-free may feel better because to avoid the protein they end up cutting out desserts and junk foods thus losing weight.

They mistakenly attribute that to their gluten-free decision Tallmadge said. Heather Mangieri a nutrition consultant and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics agreed.

There's nothing magical about eliminating gluten that results in weight loss Mangieri said. Any of us that eliminates

or removes cookies and candies from our diets and replaces them with fruits and vegetables is going to feel better.

Before you switch to a gluten-free diet you should be evaluated by your family physician

and a specialist who can determine if you have celiac disease. To be diagnosed with the disease people should see a gastroenterologist.

Other people who may need to cut back on gluten are individuals who have a wheat allergy they need to avoid wheat

but not all grains and people with gluten sensitivity who may feel better when they eat less gluten Webmd says.

If you want to go gluten-free do it the right way Mangieri said. If you eliminate wheat from the diet make sure to replace it with a healthy naturally gluten-free grain such as quinoa

or buckwheat Mangieri said. You should also balance the diet with lots of fruits and vegetables Mangieri said.

Lean meat and low-fat dairy products such as yogurt are also good for a gluten-free diet Tallmadge said.

Pass it on: If you don't haveceliac disease a wheat allergy or a gluten sensitivity you're unlikely to benefit from a gluten-free diet.

Follow Rachael Rettner on Twitter@Rachaelrettner or Myhealthnewsdaily@Myhealth mhnd. We're also on Facebook & Google+o


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#Mount etna: Facts About Volcano's Eruptions Mount etna is the largest active volcano in Italy. Located near the east coast of the island of Sicily it is 10900 feet (3329 meters) tall with a base circumference of about 93 miles (150 kilometers.

It is also the volcano with the longest record of continuous eruption. Mount etna is a series of nested stratovolcanoes with four distinct summit craters.

There are two central craters called Bocca Nuova and Voragine; the Northeast crater; and the newest Southeast crater which was formed by an eruption in 1978.

Strombolian eruptions which produce ash tephra and lava fountains are fairly common in these craters.


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Unlike butterflies turtles get plenty of sodium through their largely carnivorous diet. Meat contains significant levels of the salt Torres told Livescience.

But herbivores sometimes struggle to get enough sodium and other minerals he added. They end up needing this extra mineral source he said.

Butterflies Drink Turtle Tears Drinking tears Turtle tears are not the only source of such salts for butterflies;

the insects also readily get the salt from animal urine muddy river banks puddles sweaty clothes

They simply uptake salts through a process similar to absorption by placing the proboscis on the salt-laden tears and passively'feed.'

Bees appear to annoy the turtles more than the butterflies perhaps due to their buzzing wings he said.

 The lack of salt in the region has driven other animals to exhibit unusual behaviors.

and they said it makes sense as some turtles eliminate excess salt through their tears.


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Grasslands in the Namib desert start off homogenous but sparse rainfall and nutrient-poor soil spark intense competition between the grasses according to the new theory.

and nutrients from the soil causing their weaker neighbors to die and a barren gap to form in the landscape.

and the grass-free zone becomes a reservoir for nutrients and water. With the additional resources larger grass species are then able to take root at the periphery of the gap

and nutrients are already available in the environment. On the other hand the grasses require a large reservoir to sustain themselves

if the soil is poor in water and nutrients. The researchers also discovered that rainfall strongly determines the distribution of the fairy circles across Namibia with circles only appearing in areas where there is just the right amount of rain (not too little but not too much.

and nutrients then simply watering and fertilizing the circles should cause them to close up with vegetation Tschinkel said.


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and there's no evidence that the stones were collected in the course of gold prospecting as the age of the cache predates the earliest known gold artifacts from Panama by more than 2000 years Redwood said in a statement.


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and approximately 1 million deaths in the mid-19th century was triggered by a newly identified strain of potato blight that has been christened HERB-1 according to a new study.

An international team of molecular biologists studied the historical spread of Phytophthora infestans a funguslike organism that devastated potato crops and led to the famine in Ireland.

and when the HERB-1 and US-1 strains likely diverged. According to the study Phytophthora infestans originated in Mexico's Toluca Valley.

and in the early 1800s the HERB-1 Phytophthora strain emerged and was brought out of Mexico the researchers said.

By the summer of 1845 the HERB-1 strain had arrived at European ports and the potato disease spread throughout Ireland and the United kingdom causing The irish potato famine.

In the 20th century as new varieties of potatoes were introduced the HERB-1 strain was replaced eventually by the US-1 Phytophthora strain the researchers said.


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Most (76 percent) had contact with chickens (including four who were poultry workers) while 20 percent reported exposure to ducks and 7 percent to swine the report said.

A ban on the sale of poultry in market stalls disinfection of markets or market closures may need to be considered to prevent the spread of the virus from animals to people the researchers said.


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#New Culprit in Red Meat Linked with Heart disease The high amounts of saturated fat and cholesterol in red meat have long been blamed for increasing people's risk of heart disease.

But now new research points a finger at another culprit in meat that may be tied more closely to this leading killer.

A new study reveals that a nutrient called l-carnitine which is found in red meat

and is also popular as a dietary supplement may also play a role in the development of heart disease.

In a series of experiments in people and mice scientists for the first time demonstrated that carnitine from foods as well as from supplements influenced cardiovascular risk.

We now have an understanding of a new nutritional pathway that helps explain the longstanding recognition of a link between red meat

The pathway involves the gut bacteria that metabolize carnitine in people who regularly eat meat he said.

Hazen and his research team suspected there must be something else in red meat besides its cholesterol

A carnitine connection Two years ago Hazen and his research team discovered that microorganisms in the intestines can convert substances found in choline a common dietary fat to a by-product known as TMAO trimethylamine-N-oxide.

Carnitine is a nutrient found at high levels in red meat but fish poultry milk and other dairy products are also good food sources of it.

Carnitine is also a popular over-the-counter diet supplement often billed as helping to boost energy and bulk up muscle.

which is basically a vegetarian diet with mice whose food was supplemented with carnitine. We saw that carnitine supplements doubled the rates of atherosclerosis in the mice Hazen said.

As for how carnitine in red meat may be linked with heart disease Hazen explained that chronic ingestion of carnitine fundamentally shifts the metabolism of cholesterol.

what happens when people eat carnitine comparing 51 people who normally eat meat to 23 people who were vegetarian

The researchers found that adults who avoid meat and eat fewer animal products produced much lower concentrations of TMAO in the blood compared with the meat eaters.

If you're eating a lot of red meat this study argues to consider cutting back Hazen said.

He recommended decreasing the frequency of eating red meat and its portion size. For people taking carnitine supplements Hazen said he's unaware of a compelling study that shows a dramatic benefit from them.

And taking the supplement could be influencing a person's long-term risk of heart disease he suggested.

A compound called carnitine found in in red meat and supplements may increase the risk of heart disease.


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Though flattened the ancient fruit (scientific name Physalis) looks remarkably like a modern version of the popular salsa ingredient.

Both the fossil tomatillo and today's plants have husks with five major and five minor ribs he added.


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</p><p>Sorry but that double cheeseburger is still not your friend. Scientists found that eating lots of saturated fat-filled red meat

and highly processed and salted meats is associated with a higher risk of death.</</p><p>A 2009 study of more than 500000 people found that individuals who consume more of these foods have increased an risk of death from all causes

and also specifically from cancer or heart disease over a 10-year period compared with people who eat less of those meats.

The findings were detailed in a paper in the March 23 issue of the journal Archives of Internal medicine.</

if people decreased their red meat consumption to the amount consumed by the bottom one-fifth of subjects in the study the researchers wrote.</


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He would record every incident of gum-chewing Kendall said. 7 Personality Traits You Should Change Slugger Williams who championed cancer treatment on behalf of the Dana-Farber Cancer institute in Boston once admitted that he was horses**t to his own


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while incubating an egg; bands are attached to the legs of birds to help scientists track


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and herbs including juniper mint and myrtle. The closest modern analogue is a Greek wine flavored with pine resin called retsina study researcher Assaf Yasur-Landau of the University of Haifa told reporters.

and you pour a bit of cough syrup inside I guess you get something quite similar Yasur-Landau said.

and juniper mint cinnamon bark and other herbs flavored it. The jars were remarkably consistent in their contents suggesting that winemakers were sticking to a recipe.

The storage room is next to a large hall that archaeologists think was used for banquets. Cattle bones and other signs of meat consumption have been found in the palace Yasur-Landau said.

The Canaanite leader who lived in the compound may have entertained foreign guests in the hall. The palace contains Aegean art


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or as my marine biologist friend says fish breed like rabbits. The Mozambique no-take zones are managed by the community fisheries associations


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Ten of the positive samples were from chickens three from pigeons and seven from the surrounding environment.

and track the spread of the virus he said. In new study is published in the April issue of the journal Chinese Science Bulletin.


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Different colors correspond to different amounts of sugar in the grapes a basic criterion for their wine-making characteristics.

A former science editor of Newsweek Peter Gwynne is a freelance science writer based in Sandwich Massachusetts i


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The organic variety might also taste slightly different as they have higher levels of sugar

Recently the American Academy of Pediatrics said it's important for children to eat a diet that's high in fruits vegetables whole grains

The researchers of the new study hypothesize that organic foods contain higher levels of certain nutrients

This slow release of nitrogen a nutrient the plant requires puts the plants under greater stress Lester said.

Harry Klee a professor at the University of Florida's Horticultural Sciences Department who was involved not in the study said the organic tomatoes in this study might have had more nutrients not necessarily

A tomato plant only has so many nutrients and flavor chemicals to go around and a plant that has smaller fruit is better able to fill each tomato with nutrients than a plant that bears a larger fruit Klee said.

The new study conducted by researchers at the Federal University of Ceara in Brazil is published today (Feb 20) in the journal PLOS ONE.


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and coucher show themselves assiduously at the dinners of the royal family...in short must ceaselessly work at having themselves noticed.


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which saw the spread of jawless fish throughout the seas. Mollusks and corals also thrived in the oceans

or the vascular tissue that allows modern plants to siphon up water and nutrients. Those developments would appear in the Devonian period the next geological period of the Paleozoic.

Which came first the chicken or the egg? definitively. Long before birds evolved tetrapods began laying eggs on land for the first time during this period allowing them to break away from an amphibious lifestyle.

Trilobites were fading as fish became more diverse. The ancestors of conifers appeared and dragonflies ruled the skies.


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Liver cancer can cause dark brown urine containing excess bilirubin a brownish pigment produced by the liver.

Genetic conditions that affect the breakdown of dietary nutrients can also cause blue urine. Even blue food dyes sometimes passes into pee.


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#People With Celiac disease Don't Have To Miss the Cookout (Op-Ed) Mary Kay Sharrett R. D. L. D. of the Celiac disease Clinic at Nationwide Children's Hospital helps patients with celiac disease.

and charcoal grills and while that usually means a good time at a potluck style cookout for people with health concerns like celiac disease that family gathering can be a challenge.

and preparing a gluten-free option on the menu or a few which will allow for a fun stress-free holiday experience.

If you are the one hosting the cookout it is especially important to ask your guests

and while a gluten free diet is recommended only for people with celiac disease chances are you will come in contact with someone who needs to strictly avoid gluten.

People with celiac disease really need to read the labels on condiments especially. Marinades or sauces may contain wheat especially

if they contain soy sauce. Also watch out for marinades that are made with beer. Even crumbs from food containing gluten being left behind can be harmful for a child with celiac disease

if the crumbs mix with a gluten-free dish. In order to grill safely gluten-free make sure only plain meat

and vegetables end up on the grill. Wrapping your meat or corn on the cob in foil is crucial

if you don't know if the grill has been cleaned especially after marinades containing gluten have been used or buns have been warmed on the grill.

Make sure the spatula only touches plain meats or vegetables cross-contamination with buns or marinades could be dangerous.

I also suggest bringing a gluten-free bun with you to the cookout or using a large piece of lettuce as a substitute for a hamburger bun.

Parents should also ask if the meat that a host has been prepared for a cookout is plain.

Seasoning or soup mixes containing wheat may have been added to the meat. Also meat substitutes like veggie burgers often look like the real thing

but can contain wheat. And if squeeze bottles aren't being used try to be first in line to avoid contamination from knives that have touched bread containing gluten.

Taking a gluten-free side dish with you can help your child have a safe accompaniment to the entrees.

Some options include a bowl of mixed berries baked beans corn on the cob or a gluten-free potato salad.

This is important information for everyone to know because the long-term effect of anyone with celiac disease being exposed to gluten is damage to the intestine.

Some kids experience symptoms immediately. As a result many parents choose to eat at home in a controlled environment

but group cookouts are possible if you are cautious. Instead of turning down an invitation to a cookout this holiday weekend try making one of these simple

but delicious gluten-free recipes to bring along with you. You can ensure that your child will have a safe option

and these dishes are sure to impress even those without sensitivity to gluten. Baked Beans Ingredients Directions:

Buckeye Bars*Ingredients: Directions:**Be sure to let other cookout guests know that this dish contains peanuts.

Quinoa Dip Ingredients: Directions: Mix everything together in a bowl. Serve with tortilla chips The views expressed are those of the author

and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. This article was published originally on Livescience. e


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#Perfect Storm: Blizzard, Shutdown Pummel South dakota Ranchers On the same week that a federal budget standoff shut down vast swaths of the U s. government a freak blizzard shut down vast swaths of South dakota.

And both disasters have combined to devastate one of the state's biggest industries. The early autumn blizzard struck the state with unexpected fury dumping a record-breaking 19 inches (48 centimeters) of snow on Rapid city on Friday Oct 4.

Other parts of the state got more with some regions reporting snowdrifts almost 5 feet (1. 5 meters) deep.

As troubling as this storm was for people the blizzard was devastating for the region's cattle.

Some ranchers are reporting losses of more than 90 percent of their herds. And help unfortunately is not on its way to South dakota's $7-billion cattle industry due to the shutdown at federal agencies a shutdown that some claim the state's congressional representatives helped to create.


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Although many vertebrates became extinct during this period mammals that are familiar to us today including apes cattle deer rabbits kangaroos wallabies bears

Birds flourished during this period including members of the duck geese hawk and eagle families.


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and alkaloids isolated from natural herbs have found their way into the neat little pills people get from the pharmacy today.

In a nod to the world's 30000 herbs that belong to a storied history of healing botanists have gathered 500 medicinal plants for a living exhibition called Wild Medicine here at the New york Botanical garden.

if but it was used historically as a remedy for a wide range of ails many

Are herbs safe? Medicinal herbs are used still widely in their leafy form with 4. 5 billion people worldwide who incorporate plants into their health regimen Balick said.

He lists among his favorite examples ginger to settle stomachs turmeric to cut inflammation and pot marigold to treat wounds of the skin.

Though there is evidence to support the effectiveness of many herbs these plants aren't regulated by the Food

and Drug Administration because the agency considers them food. Drug companies can't patent herbs and they aren't as rigorously tested as pharmaceuticals.

What's more two different batches of the same herb could vary widely in their potency because of the environment in

which they were grown making it difficult to exactly reproduce the plant's effects. 5 Foul Things That Are Good for you Balick doesn't administer care to people My patients are green he says

and he is emphatic that all medicines herbs and pills alike should be taken under the supervision of a physician.

Like all remedies herbs must be taken in the larger context of a person's overall health.

And like prescription drugs herbs can sometimes have harmful interactions with other substances. Grapefruit juice might be the best-known example.

And when they didn't have access to the herbs themselves they would have hit the books.


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#Poop Sausage to Pee Drinks: 7 Gross'Human Foods'With food taste is highly subjective.</

From infant poop sausage to belly button cheese here are some of the most revolting &quot;

Sophisticated smell analysis revealed that bacterial delicacies smelled a lot like their original owners&#39; body odor.

but a a href=http://www. livescience. com/41015-metabolomics-wine-and-cheese-curing-disease-no-doping-please. html>wine

and cheese</a>pairing did allow the curious to get a good whiff of the novel cheese.</

The Lady Cheese Shop. &quot; Another London shop briefly sold<a href=http://www. myhealthnewsdaily. com/1008-breast-milk-ice-cream-seized. html>breast-milk ice-cream pops</a>until the health department confiscated the milky treats

sausages. In a 2013 study in the journal Food Microbiology researchers speculated on the ability to harvest bacteria from<a href=http://www. livescience. com/4141-moms-prefer-smell-baby-poop. html>infant poop

</a>mostly<em>Lactobacillus gasseri</em>and<em>Enterococcus faecalis</em>as the starter for fermenting sausages.

s possible to harvest the nutrients and minerals in human pee as brine for fermentation. &quot;

And because urine is so high in salts and minerals it could also lead to dehydration if drunk as a stand-alone beverage.<

Photenhauer aims to teach readers how to mix cocktails using the fluid. Of course there&#39;

pork laced with phosphorescent bacteria that glows blue China has had its share of scary food products.

Apparently the glow-in-the-dark pork was safe to eat if well cooked. The United states isn&#39;

the process of rinsing ground beef in ammonia to remove potential bacteria caused also some indigestion

and Livescience from a Youtube video claimed that a scientist was making hamburger meat from proteins extracted from raw sewage.

The<a href=http://www. livescience. com/14669-poop-meat-safety. html>poop burgers</a>turned out to be a hoax.</


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