Eat Almonds And Lose Weight

While almonds are a nut and are high in fat, they are also nutritious and can help with weight loss.

Studies found that people who eat almonds regularly weigh less than people who don't eat almonds.

Researchers conducted a study with 20 overweight women. By eating 2 ounces of almonds daily for 10 weeks it was found that the women gained no weight during that time.

The almonds reduce appetite by producing a satisfied feeling and also by decreasing the amount of total carbohydrates otherwise eaten by more fattening foods. The high fiber in almonds also reduced the amount stored by the body.

Other studies done at Purdue University show that by eating one to three ounces of almonds daily helps to lower cholesterol.

Almonds also increase the level of vitamin E and magnesium in the blood. Both of which are important to a healthy cardiovascular system.

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Garlic--A Cancer Cure

As cancer rates rise, and the race for a cancer cure is sought, garlic may become a major source of a cancer cure drug.

South Korean scientists have found compounds in garlic that have the ability to stop the growth of cancer cells as well as kill those already present.

Delicious, fresh garlic is easily obtained and can be added to the daily diet.

The U.S. grows only five percent of the world's supply of garlic, with China supplying 66 percent.

Garlic is also easy to grow in thehome garden.

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Fifteen Billion Slugs

A gardener, or farmer's, nightmare! Even one slug crawling on a prized rose or hosta or lettuce leaf is a horror, so imagine 15 billion slugs!

Wet, mild, winters are perfect for slug population explosions and that's exactly what Britain had last winter. This summer they have so many slugs they don't know what to do. It is estimated that there are 6 slugs per square foot of land. That equals 15 billion slugs in the country.

According to a British farmer and expert, slugs eat twice their body weight every day and each one can lay up to 100 eggs.

At least in the U.S. gardeners don't have to contend with this many slugs but whatever slugs there are they need to be controlled. There are many different methods for controlling slugs in the home garden.

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Eggshells Thwart Slugs

There are many ways to control slugs in the garden but eggshells are one of the best.

Beer attracts slugs so they fall in an drown. Diatomaceous earth is a common remedy because it's sharp edges cut the slugs and make them turn away from the plants. Eggshells do the same thing but are actually more beneficial to the garden because the shells add calcium to the soil.


Eggshells for tomato plants would be especially beneficial if your tomatoes have blossom end rot. This disfigurement is caused my low calcium in the soil.

There are more excellent organic methods to control slugs.

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Coffee Prevents Skin Cancer

Enjoy a drink of coffee and help yourself in the prevention of getting skin cancer.

The most common type of cancer in the United States is skin cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute.

Sun damaged skin cells naturally self-destruct, but in studies with mice show that drinking caffeine increases the process by 95 percent. Additionally exercise increased the destruction by 120 percent. And lastly, tests revealed that in mice who drank caffeine and exercised the skin cell destruction was increased by 380 times those who did neither.

So a combination of two or three cups of coffee a day, with exercise, can help reduce skin cancer.

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Termites Are Cockroaches

No one wants to find a cockroach in their home, but if you have termites, your home is infested with cockroaches.

According to scientists there are 4,500 known species of cockroaches so there are actually two to three times as many that haven't been discovered yet. Of that number, scientists consider only 1 percent of all cockroach species as pests.

And the one cockroach that most people don't even know is a cockroach, is the termite.

Controlling cockroaches can be easily done with natural controls when harmful synthetic chemicals are not desired.


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Eat Your Garden Slugs

If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em! That is the attitude of a restaurant owner in the Swedish town of Malmoe. His menu offers "slug toast".

Sweden is suffering a very wet summer which is ideal for the Spanish slugs to exist.

A gardener in the southern Swedish town of Hjaernap has found 36,674 dead slugs in her garden since April.

Even the agricultural sector is affected because the slugs crawl into livestock feed and the cattle won't eat them.

Since the slugs grow to about 5 inches long experts say the best way to kill them is to cut their heads off with scissors or drop them in boiling water.

Luckily, most slugs are a mere fraction of that size and are much easier to eliminate from the home garden.

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