Most items which usually decompose in the environment under the natural elements of air and water are unable to decompose in landfills.
Plastic shopping bags take 20 to 1000 years to deteriorate and paper bags only 30 days in the open environment.
But neither of these will decompose in a landfill.
It's a fact that items such as hot dogs, newspapers, and even grapes can be unearthed many years later and still recognized for what they are in perfect condition!
The statistics on how plastic and paper bags affect our environment are staggering.
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Author: Marilyn Pokorney
Freelance writer of science, nature, animals and the
environment.
Also loves crafts, gardening, and reading.
Website: http://www.apluswriting.net
Email: Current address on website
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Sunday, September 24, 2006
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
An Orange a Day
The old adage "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" may now be joined with "an orange a day keeps the doctor away."
Scientists have discovered that eating mandarin oranges may help in preventing liver cancer, arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), and insulin resistance.
The substance in oranges is a natural chemical which is just one of over 600 natural substances called carotenoids.
Carotenoids also help prevent stroke, macular degeneration, prostate cancer and increase the protection of the immune system.
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Author: Marilyn Pokorney
Freelance writer of science, nature, animals and the environment.
Also loves crafts, gardening, and reading.
Website: http://www.apluswriting.net
Email: Current address on website
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Scientists have discovered that eating mandarin oranges may help in preventing liver cancer, arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), and insulin resistance.
The substance in oranges is a natural chemical which is just one of over 600 natural substances called carotenoids.
Carotenoids also help prevent stroke, macular degeneration, prostate cancer and increase the protection of the immune system.
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Author: Marilyn Pokorney
Freelance writer of science, nature, animals and the environment.
Also loves crafts, gardening, and reading.
Website: http://www.apluswriting.net
Email: Current address on website
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Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Long Work Hours Equal High Blood Pressure
The more hours you work the more likely it is that you will have high blood pressure.
That is the finding by researchers at University of California, Irvine.
People working 11 to 39 hours had the lowest blood pressure while those working merely one hour longer, 40 hours a week, had a 14 percent increase in being hypertensive.
People working 41 to 50 hours had a 17 percent increase and those working over 51 hours had a 29 percent increase.
A healthy diet including celery can help to lower blood pressure in people who already have the problem.
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Author: Marilyn Pokorney
Freelance writer of science, nature, animals and the
environment.
Also loves crafts, gardening, and reading.
Website: http://www.apluswriting.net
Email: Current address on website
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That is the finding by researchers at University of California, Irvine.
People working 11 to 39 hours had the lowest blood pressure while those working merely one hour longer, 40 hours a week, had a 14 percent increase in being hypertensive.
People working 41 to 50 hours had a 17 percent increase and those working over 51 hours had a 29 percent increase.
A healthy diet including celery can help to lower blood pressure in people who already have the problem.
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Author: Marilyn Pokorney
Freelance writer of science, nature, animals and the
environment.
Also loves crafts, gardening, and reading.
Website: http://www.apluswriting.net
Email: Current address on website
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Monday, September 04, 2006
Exercise and High Fat Food
While no one is advocating that people should be eating high fat foods, there is good news for those who like to indulge now and then.
A study conducted at Indiana University shows that if a person walks moderately for 45 minutes about 2 hours after a high fat meal the damage done by the fat is reversed.
The researchers study was done by measuring the dilation of the artery in the arm which is used for measuring blood pressure. In general, a range of 3 to 5 is poor, and 6 to 10 perfect.
After a high fat meal the measurement was 4, after a fat free meal the measurement was 6 to 6.5, but after a high fat meal and a walk, the measurement went from 6 to 8.
So get out there and walk!
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Author: Marilyn Pokorney
Freelance writer of science, nature, animals and the
environment.
Also loves crafts, gardening, and reading.
Website: http://www.apluswriting.net
Email: Current address on website
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A study conducted at Indiana University shows that if a person walks moderately for 45 minutes about 2 hours after a high fat meal the damage done by the fat is reversed.
The researchers study was done by measuring the dilation of the artery in the arm which is used for measuring blood pressure. In general, a range of 3 to 5 is poor, and 6 to 10 perfect.
After a high fat meal the measurement was 4, after a fat free meal the measurement was 6 to 6.5, but after a high fat meal and a walk, the measurement went from 6 to 8.
So get out there and walk!
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Author: Marilyn Pokorney
Freelance writer of science, nature, animals and the
environment.
Also loves crafts, gardening, and reading.
Website: http://www.apluswriting.net
Email: Current address on website
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