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The article “Bad Food? Tax It, and Subsidize Vegetables” was written by Mark Bittman in an opinion section of the New York times. Food that has negative or no health benefits are to be taxed so foods that are healthier are cheaper and more available to all people. I believe eating unhealthy food is an addiction and should not be taxed because people cannot control themselves. Tax the unhealthy food to make the healthy food cheaper. The taxation of unhealthy foods would produce billions of…

Marco Polo was born in 1254 to a wealthy Venetian merchant family in Venice, Italy. His mother died when he was very young and his father, Niccolo Polo, and uncle, Maffeo Polo, were successful jewel merchants. As a result, they spent much of their time traveling throughout Asia for most of Marco’s childhood. Consequentially, Polo had no parents for much of his youth and was raised by his extended family. While they were traveling in Asia, Marco’s father and uncle traveled to China, here they…

In 1493, Christopher Columbus landed in Puerto Rico, during the second voyage he called it San Juan Bautista. Later in 1508, the Spanish permitted settlement rights to Juan Ponce de Leon, who established a settlement at Caparra and became the first governor. In 1519, “Caparra relocated to a nearby coastal islet with a healthier environment, it was renamed Puerto Rico” (“Every Culture”). Puerto Rico is the easternmost and smallest of the Greater Antilles and is connected by the Atlantic Ocean.…

Hair-x Doctor Review – Is This Scam or Real? Why Not Find Out Here! A dietary supplement which goes by the name Hair-x Doctor claims to effectively increase hair growth rate by up to 200% with results seen in the first month. Is this an achievable claim? It is a well known fact that there are different stages of hair growth of which there are few products that are really effective in achieving a fast hair growth. Coming back to Hair-x Doctor, the manufacturing company shares that the Hair-x…

The diet of the animal will affect the type of fat found in its tissue. When you feed animals with grains or legumes, the nutrient content reduces in a very short time. The part two of this study examines the health benefits of grass fed meat that you will not found in grain fed meat. The study is will cover more types of fats in grass-fed besides CLA and omega-3s…

Sugar vs. Fat Which is worse? When it comes to excess, sugar and fat are the protagonists of poor diet. Who is at fault? Today, we are about three times fatter than in the 60s and is not because we are eating a lot more because we move less. In fact there is more variety of light food, more options and more access to sport them. What factor behind? We know that fat and sugar are suspects when it comes to obesity, but still seem to go through life without understanding how to balance our diet.…

Food provides us with more than the sum of its nutrients; protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins, and minerals. Food is broken down and transformed into energy. Eating is another way to take apart life sustaining energy from food. When you eat, you take in and absorb the forces of nature stored in your food. For example, plants store light through photosynthesis. Eating food releases the energies and nutrients stored in food for your body to absorb. In absorbing your food, the physical and…

The Endless Benefits of Vegetarianism Making the switch from a meat-eating diet to a vegetarian diet is the best life choice. Being a vegetarian is becoming progressively more common and the vegetarian options are expanding as a result, which means the transition from meat to no meat can be simple and fast, without jeopardizing food taste. There are many benefits of being a vegetarian including living a healthier life, helping the environment and preventing animal cruelty. Health Benefits…

There is no doubt that humans all need food to live, but will this be at the expense of destroying the planet? Our home? Living in the cities you do not see the destruction that agriculture is having on the world. It is the leading cause of a multitude of global issues: the warming of our planet, the melting of the ice caps, and water contamination. The livestock and animal agriculture industry is huge. Some 40% of the entire world’s land surface is used for the sole purpose of keeping all 7…

The Debate on Meat For many years, there has been an ongoing discussion on whether animal protein is an essential aspect of the human diet. In today's world, meat is seemingly served with every meal: for instance, bacon for breakfast, grilled chicken for lunch, and a hamburger for dinner. However, recent studies have proven that although many people are accustomed to consuming fellow beings of this earth, it is not needed to sustain a healthy life. Following an herbivorous diet provides…