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Killer Cornflakes →
Cornflakes is a popular breakfast cereal originally invented and patented by Will Keith Kellogg in 1896. He had boiled some wheat with the intention of making dough with it and accidentally let it stand for several hours. The result was that rolled flakes were produced instead of long sheets of dough. These flakes were then toasted and served to the patients at the health hospital where he worked(1).
See also…Why not put Heroin in our Cornflakes?
In 2006, full-year revenues for the company were US$11 billion making Kellogg’s the world’s leading producer of ready-to-eat cereal products.
Kelloggs say:
For more than 100 years, we’ve worked passionately to help families be their best. We make foods that you and your family know, trust and enjoy.
But can they be trusted??
Published data is hard to find. What can be found is unpublished research such as theUniversity of Michigan‘s experiment in the 1960′s (Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon). There, researchers came to the conclusion that there was more nourishment in the box than in the cornflakes!
read more…http://arch1design.com/blog/life-for-killer-cornflakes/
Popcorn may be the perfect snack food
Popcorn’s reputation as a snack food that’s actually good for health popped up a few notches today as scientists reported that it contains more of the healthful antioxidant substances called “polyphenols” than fruits and vegetables. They spoke at the 243rdNational Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Socie
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How Magic Mushrooms Work →
Brain scans of people under the influence of the psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, have given scientists the most detailed picture to date of how psychedelic drugs work. The findings of two studies being published in scientific journals this week identify areas of the brain where activity is suppressed by psilocybin and suggest that it helps people to experience memories more vividly.
Single Dose of Hallucinogen May Create Lasting Personality Change →
Johns Hopkins study of ingredient in ‘magic mushrooms’ found participants exhibited more ‘openness’.
A single high dose of the hallucinogen psilocybin, the active ingredient in so-called “magic mushrooms,” was enough to bring about a measureable personality change lasting at least a year in nearly 60 percent of the 51 participants in a new study, according to the Johns Hopkins researchers who conducted it.
Lasting change was found in the part of the personality known as openness, which includes traits related to – imagination, – aesthetics, – feelings, – abstract ideas and general broad-mindedness….
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Marihuana (1936) →
This propaganda film depicts the “horrors” of marijuana use.
A high school girl is led to ruin after befriending a drug dealer who invites her to a party at his beach house….
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Healthy Holiday Recipes and Food Tips to Fight Cancer →
The holidays are in full swing and festive food is everywhere. Some are naughty, some are nice, and some may even help fight cancer.
“While these so-called holiday foods are delicious to eat, they can also have the added bonus of containing cancer-preventing nutrients,” says Stephanie Meyers, MS, RD/LDN, a nutritionist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston….read full article
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The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916) →
Plot Summary: Coke Ennyday, the scientific detective, divides his own time in periods for “Sleep”, “Eat”, “Dope” and “Drink”. In fact he’s used to overcome every situation with drugs: consuming it to increase his energies or injecting it in his opponents to KO them. To help the police he discovers a contraband of opium (which he eagerly tastes) transported with “Leaping Fishes”, and the blackmail of a mysterious man who wants to marry the “fish blower” girl. Will Coke be able to free the girl ?
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Bath Salts Emerging as New Recreational Drugs →
The use of bath salts as recreational drugs has greatly escalated in recent years. Researchers from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma describe an incident of a man experiencing significant agitation, paranoia, and hallucinations who also exhibited violent behavior upon his emergency department arrival. His case is not unique….
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The Narcotic Farm →
From 1935 to 1975, just about everyone busted for drugs in the U.S. was sent to the United States Narcotic Farm outside Lexington, Ky…..
Equal parts federal prison, treatment center, research laboratory and farm, this controversial institution was designed not only to rehabilitate addicts, but to discover a cure for drug addiction.
Now a new documentary, The Narcotic Farm, reveals the lost world of this institution…
read more… view rare footage
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How Can Zombies Help Us Understand Society? →
The British appetite for zombies is becoming a growing trend. From computer games and films to organised zombie walks though Britain’s cities, the proliferation of zombies seems to be everywhere. Yet, this high interest in zombies enables researchers to link zombie-like behaviours to current models of public attitudes and actions….read more
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