When you head to the grocery store, shopping for products like eggs, meat, fish, milk, and produce can be very tricky. Signs are posted everywhere labeling food as natural, organic, and a number of other things—but what’s the difference, really? Learning what specific names mean can help you decide if you should shell out extra […]
Quran Verses about Ramadan & Fasting
[2:183] O you who believe, fasting is decreed for you, as it was decreed for those before you, that you may attain salvation. 2:183-187. Like all duties in Submission, fasting was decreed through Abraham (22:78). Prior to revelation of the Quran, sexual intercourse was prohibited throughout the fasting period. This rule is modified in 2:187 […]
Scientists Tackle Food Poisoning With Low-cost Technology
<p align="justify">A fast and inexpensive technology that detects and manages natural and potentially deadly poison, aflatoxin, which infects crops via a common fungus that makes them unfit for consumption, have been designed.</p> <p align="justify">Scientists at the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), devised […]
Are you an emotional eater?
As humans we have two hungers – physical and emotional. These exist in every person, although every person will manage them differently. Physical hunger is determined by our body’s physiological needs. Our body seeks sufficient nutrients to fuel the activity it is conducting. Any time we eat a food which is not required for nutritional […]
Diet for Life…
Balance is important to a healthy diet. The way we eat affects our well-being, so knowing how to choose a healthy combination of foods is the first step towards improving out eating habits and lifestyle. Whether you are slimming or just trying to change your eating habits for the better, the key to a […]
Concerned About What’s In Your Commercial Pet Food? Try These Homemade Cat Food and Treats
Every day lately, it seems there is another pet food recall, warning dog and cat owners not to feed their pets different brands of foods. This is getting scary. Who knows which pet food will be recalled next. Though I am still using the kibble my cats normally eat, I am now supplementing my pets […]