Thursday, February 27, 2014

Week 8--Chemistry of Household Products

What's under the kitchen sink?

Well, considering I just moved and don't really have my own kitchen, I dare not look under the sink in the house I'm currently subletting.

What I do currently have/use

Comet, which interestingly does not list the ingredients, but I found this on their website:

Other information 
The surfactants in Comet® are biodegradable
Contains No Phosphate



White Vinegar

Bleach

Another staple I had in Texas

Boric Acid as a roach pesticide, which is 100% boric acid











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"Mediterranean Diet" article

Key Points:

  • While a low-fat diet can lower cholesterol, a whole diet approach has a greater reduction in cardiovascular deaths and heart attacks


  • Low fat diets didn't reduce coronary heart disease and heart attacks


  • Adopting a whole food diet is better for reducing cardiovascular risk and has other health benefits 


  • Attention should be given to what is consumed as well as to what is excluded, i.e. consuming a variety of cardio protective foods vs. focusing on low fat foods
Here are a couple of links to check out, which extend the debate about what good and bad fats actually are and why people get fat . . .

Weston A. Price is a great organization, supporting whole food nutrition with a wealth of knowledge, and they help protect farmers selling raw milk. Here's one article about fats:

Author of "Why We Get Fat" and "Good Calories, Bad Calories," Gary Taubes' books are worth checking out:






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