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“There is no life without death, no good without evil, no love without hate, and no infirmity without health.” Throughout history, many people have heard references of the Yoruba religion Santeria, thanks to popular culture. There have been many artists that have created records dedicated to the African diasporic religion, for example Ricky Ricardo’s very own “Babalu Aye” and Sublimes “Santeria”. Santeria a religion of peace, nature, and respect to the orishas. It is not only a religion…

“Organic Spinach and Edamame Hummus” is a product that one can easily find in a store in the United States, which goes to show how much food can evolve from its original form while globalizing. In America, hummus is often vaguely referred to “Mediterranean” food,…

The top 5 diet books of all time, in my opinion, are ones where you are allowed to follow a normal eating routine. I don't know anyone who can live on meat and cheese with no carbs, or drink only lemon juice and maple syrup for 10 days. I prefer a diet that consists of all the food groups and incorporates sweets. Let's be real people, a girl has got to eat. So here are my top five diet books of all time. 1. Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World by…

transported to the slaughterhouse they were not cleaned, so their hides were caked with manure and nearly 400 cows are killed per hour. The ability to stop the spread germs exposure became impossible and soon invaded many other crops, such as tomatoes, spinach, and even apple juice. There was allows the chance of food poisoning, but food is not getting any safer, it is becoming more and more contaminated due to the enormous factories who are just producing food. Ground beef at the local…

The issue of the California drought is one that has recently become front and center on the minds of its citizens. For the last couple of years California has been experiencing a drought noticeably hotter and drier than anything that we who live here are used to. In fact, the first six months of 2014 were the hottest California has experienced since 1934, the previous “hottest year”, beaten out by a whole degree. In fact, the NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, reported that…

therefore lacks lipid soluble vitamins, not completely but limits the necessary amounts your body needs. One major Vitamin would be Vitamin D, from milk as dairy is completely restricted. Water soluble vitamins are supplemented more by things like kale, spinach, and raw seeds for example. For many things though you would need to supplement at some point. Neolithic people who came along just after the Paleolithic people began to…

Interviewing a person from another culture can bring you closer together in my opinion. The person I interviewed was a young woman named Shewit. I learned so many different things about her cultural background it was super cool. Her ethnic heritage was some Eritrean and/or East African. Shewit’s family generation goes as far back as her grandparents, this makes her and her sisters the first born into the United States in her family. She told me that was something unique about herself. When it…

Dietitian of Canada (2014) defined dietitians as highly qualified professionals educated in science, management, human development, and health of populations. The roles of dietitian are the “assessment of nutrition and nutritional conditions and the treatment and prevention of nutrition related disorders by nutritional means.” (College of Dietitian of Ontario, (CDO), 2014) “Dietetic Practice includes activities for which members use food & nutrition-specific knowledge, skills and judgment…

out in the world and how they can benefit the American society by getting it out of its slump of unhealthy eating habits. He mentions a writer, Steven Pratt, who specifically talks about superfoods and their qualifications like, “Salmon, broccoli, spinach, berries, and green tea… They contain high concentrations of crucial nutrients” (83). Knowing these “crucial nutrients” can be easily found on the label, but what do they mean? Some doctors advise people to be aware of what they are eating…

Kidneys are pretty important, and often an underdog in the grouping of organ systems. Without functioning kidneys, none of us can live for more than about a week, making the kidneys pretty important from a survival standpoint. Seems interesting that a person can literally be brain dead and survive–but without kidneys you can’t. Kidneys often get lumped into the “random organ” category and people often think of them like their gall bladder and appendix. Kidneys are more like lungs if you are…