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You probably know by now that the liver is one of the most important organs in the human body. It's the body's natural filter that helps convert toxins into substances that can be discarded easily. Therefore, to have a healthy body, it is of vital importance that we keep this important organ in good condition. A healthy liver means a healthy body. One of the ways to help maintain your liver in good working condition is to go on a liver detox diet.
Since the liver is the first to receive toxins that enter the body, it has one of the highest toxin accumulations in the body. While the liver's main task is to clean the toxins and other wastes that are absorbed by the bloodstream in the body, the liver does not always able to discard hard substances such as heavy metals. Some of these toxins don't end up leaving the body and then what will happen is that there will be a type of toxin buildup throughout the body, especially the liver. Therefore, it is more important to detox the liver than detoxification of any other body system. The objective of a liver detox diet is to cleanse the liver of all the toxic wastes that have stagnated in the liver over the years.
A liver detox diet involves a person restricting oneself to organic foods such as raw vegetables, fruits and whole grains. The 2 ingredients that the liver needs in order to function properly are water and glucose. These ingredients aid the body's system to get rid of accumulated toxins. So, drinking a lot of water helps as it helps to flush toxins out of your system. A person on a liver detox diet must avoid foods that are not liver friendly such as fried and processed foods, sugar, coffee and saturated fats.
All in all, a complete liver detoxification will help to restore functionality to the liver as well as to the rest of the body. All of the body's organs are vitally important to maintaining a healthy body, but cleansing your liver will help the most! If you're experiencing poor health, aching body, tired most of the time, go on a liver detox diet.
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A HEATED scientific row is brewing as British geoscientists lead a push to establish a new chapter in the history of Earth - one based on human activity.
Led by geologist Jan Zalasiewicz, of the University of Leicester, the rabble-rousers argue that changes wrought since the Industrial Revolution 200 years ago are so profound they are now visible in the physical and living fabric of the planet.
As a result, they have called for the creation of a new Epoch in the official geological time scale, one they have named the Anthropocene.
Along with Eons, Eras, Periods and Ages, Epochs are classifications of Earth history based on characteristic changes in the layers, or strata, of rocks.
Writing in the latest issue of GSA Today, a publication of the Geological Society of America, Dr Zalasiewicz and 20 like-minded experts claim there is "sufficient evidence" of human-induced changes to plants, animals, oceans and lands to warrant recognition of the Anthropocene by the official geological time lords, the International Commission on Stratigraphy. Their proposal came at the same time as the American Geophysical Union at the weekend released its updated position on climate change.
As the AGU represents the largest society of Earth and space scientists, the statement lent weight to the case for the Anthropocene. In its position, posted online, the AGU says: "The Earth's climate is now clearly out of balance and is warming. With climate change ... the human footprint on Earth is apparent."
Detailed scientific arguments for designation of the Anthropocene are expected to be thrashed out in August at the 33rd International Geological Congress meeting in Oslo, Norway.
"I'll be there," said Jim Gehling, a geologist with the South Australian Museum in Adelaide.
And he'll be barracking against the new Epoch.
"This is just the vanity of the human species ... it matters to us but is irrelevant to the planet," Dr Gehling said.
"We don't need a geological Epoch to describe a single historical event, however long- or short-lasting it might be."
In contrast, Dr Gehling was part of a group that successfully called for establishment of the Ediacaran Period, that signalled the origin of complex life forms 635 million years ago.
As revealed by The Australian in 2003, the Ediacaran was the first change to the geological time scale in 120 years and was based on Australian rocks.
While Dr Gehling disputed the need for the Anthropocene, geologist Richard Alley of Pensylvania State University told the ScienceNow online site that the case had merit: “In land, water, air, ice and ecosystems the human impact is clear, large and growing.
“A geologist from the far distant future almost surely would drarw a new line, and begin using a new name where and when our impacts show up,” Professor Alley said.
I caught up with an old mate of mine on the weekend, one of those old buddies who seem to slip through the gaps as life proceeds and time contracts. We were mates at that transcendental age when you believe there is nothing you could not do better, and no force that cod harm you. We were both reckless and rebellious, and always as close as you could be to expulsion from our school. If we hadn't been the stern pair of the 1st VIII I am sure we would have got the boot. We didn't and went on to win the rowing championships and travel to the National titles in Perth, representing our school.
When I look back at some of the risks we took I don't cower or regret anything - they were amazing times. We used to wag school and play pokies at the Veneto club during PE, or sneak away and climb the impossibly tall Electrical Towers. From so far up you could see for miles, and I remember one time we saw our class boarding the bus for an excursion we had forgotten about. We had to fly down the tower ad run back, too late of course, and we were duly punished. We would compete to see who could amass the most detentions in one term – I think it was 27 hours to 23 at one stage.
Invariably we would have to return to the school at the end of the term and suffer a reverse detention, which was secretly my favorite part of the school year. It was like a handpicked bunch of the most creative and disobedient girls and guys set loose in an abandoned school. One teacher was in charge of the lot and our chore would be to wander the grounds collecting rubbish. The only other souls on campus would be the cleaners, who sympathized with us and drank at the same topless bar, that we did. One of the cleaner’s sons played footy in the same team I did, and would kick the ball with us. Ahh detention. It’s where I made most of my true school friends.
JP and I shared one great love – comics. Especially Conan, and specifically the Savage Sword of Conan. We were also incorrigible kleptomaniacs and would sneak off at lunchtime to go looting at the comic shop. We had an impossibly brazen but effective way of stealing the goods. We would walk around store, removing the comics we wanted from their protective plastic bags, to which the metal alarm was attached. Amassing a pile of the best of new releases and back issues, we would stuff the comics inside our blazers, keeping them in place with one arm. We would select sleepy looking victim, usually an Asian school boy, and deftly slip the alarm tag in their bag or pocket.
The side blazer pocket usually had a yawning gap perfectly suited to this purpose. Both of us would approach the front counter and purchase an Amazing Spider man or something cheap, then become distracted by the collection of miniature models near the front of the store. When the hapless target unknowingly set off the alarm, the security guard would approach them and move them into the store to frisk them, past our vantage point from where we would causally stroll out, suppressing the laughter and booming adrenalin rush that shoplifting will inject. Loaded with contraband we would retreat to JP's house via the 7-11, and slurpees in hand, would languorously devour the pages of Black& White fantasy we loved.
I don’t really have anything against birds, I’m just not that into them. The feathered kind, that is. Most of the time, I hardly notice them, unless I’m eating one of them. I have recently been forced to pay more attention to our feathered friends, after buying myself a fairly flash new mountain bike. To combat the boredom that defines most of my spare time in Wangaratta, I thought I would explore the surrounds on two wheels. It has been an excellent investment, and I have enthusiastically embraced the pleasure and fulfilment that mounting a piece of machinery can bring. There are some great tracks to be followed, especially the rail trail that links up most of the little towns in the area. Getting to work now takes about 1 ¼ of the time and I can carry my fishing rod and get to a secluded little fishing hole after work pretty quick
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US researchers say they have made the darkest material on Earth, a substance so black it absorbs more than 99.9 per cent of light
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I smashed through the Gregorian finale with temerity. Ripping back years I frolicked into 08 at Falls Festival and crashl anded on a matress somewhere near Wy River
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A drug that could do for women what Viagra has done for men is being tested at the University of Virginia. The drug is a testosterone-laden ointment called LibiGel and it's intended to boost the libido of women who have lost interest in sex. It will be prescribed at UVa in coming months to women who are suffering from hypoactive sexual desire disorder
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I am wiling away the hours in the office here before Christmas. I found taking these 'personality tests' eat up a bit of time and they can be quite insightful. I like the Jungian test and the left/right brain test, although most of the results are fairly obvious during the test
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">Monkeys Can Perform Mental Addition Researchers at Duke University have demonstrated that monkeys have the ability to perform mental addition. In fact, monkeys performed about as well as college students given the same test. [ Click here to read more ]
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Katyzz - Its good to be back! I have had a great start to 2008 (except getting crook). Stars have aligned!