Michael Coman Design today announced the availability of the firm’s new app, cafeHydrate on the App Store. cafeHydrate is the definitive bottled water buyer’s guide app for iPhone and iPod Touch. The newly available app helps consumers learn about and appreciate the differences among all bottled waters so they can make an informed purchasing decision.
Bottled water products have grown to a multi-billion dollar industry offering a variety of brands, packaging and price-points. Consumers are questioning if bottled is better than tap, and which bottled waters are truly superior and the best value. The cafeHydrate app helps consumers decide which product is best for their personal preference by providing easy to access product information and facts about bottled water.
"As a person devoted to health and fitness, nutritional facts and product ingredients influence my purchasing decisions,” said Michael Coman, founder of Michael Coman Design and creator of the app. “Prior to developing the cafeHydrate app, I was perplexed by the lack of information available for bottled water. I started researching facts and nutritional information for various brands, logging the data and periodically sharing findings with friends and family, which evolved into the cafeHydrate app.”
Coman created cafeHydrate with two goals in mind: to provide an interesting and useful technology based tool for consumers which will help clear up confusion surrounding the bottled water industry and to take a portion of the profits and use those to fund health and green non-profit projects. cafeHydrate is committed to environmental stewardship and the health of our planet and will donate 1% of its total sales to non-profit organizations in support of health and environmental causes, clean water initiatives in particular.
Version 1 of the cafeHydrate mobile app contains hundreds of bottled waters marketed in the US including domestic and imported brands. Additional countries and products will be added with each update of the app.
The cafeHydrate app features:
• Product overview and grade rating
• Unique product attributes
• Facts and background for each product
• Geographic water source origination map
• Product specifications, notes and product image
• Editors' Choice and Best in Class categories – July 2012
• Tag your favorites or brands you want to try
• Contribute your own product review
• Cool liquid app design and interface
• The only guide of its kind
Pricing & Availability
You can download cafeHydrate at a special introductory price of $1.99 (regularly $2.99) on the App Store at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cafehydrate-define-your-wa...
Additional information
For additional information about cafeHydrate, including screenshots, sample description copy and more, please visit the press area at: http://www.cafehydrate.com
About cafeHydrate
cafeHydrate is the definitive bottled water buying guide. The smart phone app helps consumers learn and appreciate the differences among all bottled waters so they can make an informed purchasing decision. cafeHydrate provides easy to access information about bottled waters from all over the world. The information includes reviews and grade ratings, history, story and background of the water, technical specifications and notes, and much more.
iPhone, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
caféHydrate is the definitive bottled water buying guide. The mobile app helps consumers learn and appreciate the differences among all bottled waters so they can make an informed purchasing decision. Available at the App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch.
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Rockstar Zero Carb Energy Drink, 16-Ounce Cans
Party like a Rockstar! With double the size, this energy drink is double the strength. Scientifically formulated to provide an energy boost for those who lead active lifestyles, Rockstar Energy Drink is enhanced with potent herbal blends of guarana, ginkgo, ginseng and milk thistle. This energy drink is refreshing, lightly carbonated, and low in carbohydrates.
Price: $44.99
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Lap Desk with Light and Drink Holder
PINK PORTABLE LAPTOP CUSHION WITH LIGHT, LIGHTWEIGHT AND PORTABLE, SIT IN YOUR FAVORITE PLACE AND WORK ANYWHERE AROUND YOUR HOME OR OFFICE, BUILT IN DRINK HOLDER, 2" PADDED CUSHION FOR EXTRA COMFORT WHEN USING YOUR LAPTOP, GOOSE NECK FLEXIBLE 12" LAP
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All natural energy drinks goes national
Now available for the global customer, that the thirst-quenching healthiest can be purchased online at storefront of Wave Energy Drink, Mercardo Magico according to the CEO of Wave Energy Drink.
"We had an influx of customers globally, ask questions about the product and decided that we need meet the demands of our customers, said David W. Tomasello, CEO of Wave Energy Drink." By having an online option for Wave Energy Drink, this helps to expand our customer base and also shows us where demand for the drink is both on national and soon internationally, "he said.
Mercardo Magico is an online storefront for businesses wishing to take their global products. "We are very pleased to have Wave Energy Drink as an exclusive supplier," said Syed Zaidi, president and CEO of MercardoMagico.com. The site provides features that create a simplistic purchase and sale of the experience of customers and suppliers.
Wave customers have the opportunity to follow their orders and pay with a PayPal account or use key cards of credit through a safe and secure environment. Similarly, the sellers have a storefront location and can present their products to a wider audience for a business-to-business or business-to-customer market.
On Wave Energy Drink
Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. Wave Energy Drink was created to provide consumers with healthier and better tasting natural energy drink on the market today. Wave Energy Drink offers a strong dose of vitamins, which will take you to the wildest adventure of your life.
It's the whole without the crash splash! After years of research, Wave was created to be the best tasting drink available all-natural energy. The wave incomparable infused fruit flavor is Original and without sugar available. Whether it's a sleepless night, extreme sports or make partying until dawn. Wave allows you to remain upwards and em!
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"We had an influx of customers globally, ask questions about the product and decided that we need meet the demands of our customers, said David W. Tomasello, CEO of Wave Energy Drink." By having an online option for Wave Energy Drink, this helps to expand our customer base and also shows us where demand for the drink is both on national and soon internationally, "he said.
Mercardo Magico is an online storefront for businesses wishing to take their global products. "We are very pleased to have Wave Energy Drink as an exclusive supplier," said Syed Zaidi, president and CEO of MercardoMagico.com. The site provides features that create a simplistic purchase and sale of the experience of customers and suppliers.
Wave customers have the opportunity to follow their orders and pay with a PayPal account or use key cards of credit through a safe and secure environment. Similarly, the sellers have a storefront location and can present their products to a wider audience for a business-to-business or business-to-customer market.
On Wave Energy Drink
Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. Wave Energy Drink was created to provide consumers with healthier and better tasting natural energy drink on the market today. Wave Energy Drink offers a strong dose of vitamins, which will take you to the wildest adventure of your life.
It's the whole without the crash splash! After years of research, Wave was created to be the best tasting drink available all-natural energy. The wave incomparable infused fruit flavor is Original and without sugar available. Whether it's a sleepless night, extreme sports or make partying until dawn. Wave allows you to remain upwards and em!
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Learning from Personal Care Product Innovation
The personal care industry was worth over $460bn in 2010. But perhaps of greater interest to food and drinks manufacturers is the industry's ability to increase its value on an ongoing basis. This report examines crossover trends in product functionality and sensory qualities to outline future opportunity for food and drinks manufacturers.
Scope of this Report
* Be aware of the personal care trends that are most relevant for the food and drink sector and understand how these can add value and increase margins.
* Identify product examples that demonstrate the importance of multi-functionality.
* Identify product examples that demonstrate the importance of sensory benefits.
* Understand opportunities and applications of the sensory intelligence and multi-functionality trends.
* Recognize future product crossovers between the food and drink and personal care sectors.
In a recent evaluation of new product claims/tags, 'upscale' was the most commonly occurring for new personal care products, whereas it is was the 13th most common for new food and drink products. The personal care industry is consistently employing methods to justify a premium positioning for its products.
Although the value of the global personal care market is approximately nine times smaller than that for food and drink overall, it is growing at a faster rate: Business Insights predicts overall growth from 2009-2015 to be 21.9% for all food and drink, and 25.3% for personal care.
Many new skin care/foundation type products are promoted on multifunctional applications and benefits. These may include moisturizing, sun protection, whitening, anti-wrinkle, and other features. Multi-functionality in many food products is exhibited in terms of benefits rather than specific applications or characteristics.
Reasons to Get this Report
* What are the key trends within the personal care market that offer opportunities to the food and drink sector?
* What food and drink product examples already exist that reflect the sensory intelligence and multi-functionality trends?
* What market opportunities exist in these trends?
* How can the food and drinks sector learn from the personal care industry's use of product innovation?
* Why is sensory intelligence so important to the future of food and drink product development?
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Scope of this Report
* Be aware of the personal care trends that are most relevant for the food and drink sector and understand how these can add value and increase margins.
* Identify product examples that demonstrate the importance of multi-functionality.
* Identify product examples that demonstrate the importance of sensory benefits.
* Understand opportunities and applications of the sensory intelligence and multi-functionality trends.
* Recognize future product crossovers between the food and drink and personal care sectors.
In a recent evaluation of new product claims/tags, 'upscale' was the most commonly occurring for new personal care products, whereas it is was the 13th most common for new food and drink products. The personal care industry is consistently employing methods to justify a premium positioning for its products.
Although the value of the global personal care market is approximately nine times smaller than that for food and drink overall, it is growing at a faster rate: Business Insights predicts overall growth from 2009-2015 to be 21.9% for all food and drink, and 25.3% for personal care.
Many new skin care/foundation type products are promoted on multifunctional applications and benefits. These may include moisturizing, sun protection, whitening, anti-wrinkle, and other features. Multi-functionality in many food products is exhibited in terms of benefits rather than specific applications or characteristics.
Reasons to Get this Report
* What are the key trends within the personal care market that offer opportunities to the food and drink sector?
* What food and drink product examples already exist that reflect the sensory intelligence and multi-functionality trends?
* What market opportunities exist in these trends?
* How can the food and drinks sector learn from the personal care industry's use of product innovation?
* Why is sensory intelligence so important to the future of food and drink product development?
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I Could Use a Drink: The Songs of Drew Gasparini
Drew Gasparini, whose music is featured on the second season of the NBC musical drama SMASH, has a brand new album featuring performances from Gasparini, Kacie Sheik (Hair), Eric Michael Krop (Godspell), Jennifer Damiano (Next To Normal), Justin Guarini (American Idiot), F. Michael Haynie (Wicked), Rachel Potter (Evita), Nick Blaemire (Godspell), Lindsay Mendez (Dogfight), Ben Crawford (Shrek), Blake Daniel (Spring Awakening), Alex Wyse (Lysistrata Jones), Gabe Violett (Spring Awakening), Alex Brightman (Wicked), Andrew Kober (Hair), Tim Ehrlich (Off-Broadway's Rent), Caissie Levy (Ghost), Jordan (Newsies), Mykal Kilgore (The Book of Mormon), Kasie Gasparini, Chloe Gasparini and Kele Gasparini.
I Could Use a Drink is described as an eclectic mix of semi-autobiographical numbers (both poignant and hilarious) and progressive contemporary music theater. Charlie Rosen produces.
*Please note that a few songs on this album contain explicit lyrics.
Price: $18.98
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I Could Use a Drink is described as an eclectic mix of semi-autobiographical numbers (both poignant and hilarious) and progressive contemporary music theater. Charlie Rosen produces.
*Please note that a few songs on this album contain explicit lyrics.
Price: $18.98
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WOPUTUO Foldable Car Vehicle Meal Plate Drink Coffee Cup Holder Dinner Table Food Tray Vehicle Back Seat Food Desk Tray (Black)
Features:
1.Car restaurant
2.Multifunctional easy
3.Convenient To Hold your favorite cup ,bottle ,can ,easy enjoy your travel way
4.Contemporary design Automobile Meal Plate enhances interior
5.It holds cups, bottles or cans and your meal at the same time
6.Long-distance drive good assistant
7.The car multifunctional tray is fund that it is easy install and use
8.It makes use of car little space artfully
9.No matter what little space but free and pleasant
10.It makes use of car little space artfully. Whatever things can put into its dustbin of this product such as snack, orangeade and fruit, etc, It is great! Car surrounding will not be dirty.
11.Dimension(Approx) : 25.5(L) x 15.5(W) x 3(H)cm (folded)
Package Included:
1PC x Car Drink Holder
2PCs x buckles
Price:
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1.Car restaurant
2.Multifunctional easy
3.Convenient To Hold your favorite cup ,bottle ,can ,easy enjoy your travel way
4.Contemporary design Automobile Meal Plate enhances interior
5.It holds cups, bottles or cans and your meal at the same time
6.Long-distance drive good assistant
7.The car multifunctional tray is fund that it is easy install and use
8.It makes use of car little space artfully
9.No matter what little space but free and pleasant
10.It makes use of car little space artfully. Whatever things can put into its dustbin of this product such as snack, orangeade and fruit, etc, It is great! Car surrounding will not be dirty.
11.Dimension(Approx) : 25.5(L) x 15.5(W) x 3(H)cm (folded)
Package Included:
1PC x Car Drink Holder
2PCs x buckles
Price:
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Zilla 11823 Gut Load Cricket Drink with Calcium, 16-Ounce Bottle
Ordinary water can be hazardous in a terrarium of crickets, tarantulas or scorpions, thanks to waterborne bacteria and the danger of drowning. Protect and refresh feeder insects and valuable pets with sanitary Cricket Drink as a hydration source.
Simply place pre-blended Cricket Drink in a shallow dish...it’s formulated with surfactants that allow insects to drink safely. Ideal for any size insect, from the smallest pinhead cricket to the adult tarantula. Choose standard Cricket Drink or a variety with calcium, a naturally palatable way to ease essential calcium into your reptile pet’s diet.
Price: $5.04
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Simply place pre-blended Cricket Drink in a shallow dish...it’s formulated with surfactants that allow insects to drink safely. Ideal for any size insect, from the smallest pinhead cricket to the adult tarantula. Choose standard Cricket Drink or a variety with calcium, a naturally palatable way to ease essential calcium into your reptile pet’s diet.
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Wine Tasting-Sharon O'connor's Musiccooks
Themed recipes and music make cooking simple and more fun. From Sharon O Connor s MusicCooks series, these four Menus & Music boxed sets serve up the gift of delicious food and great music. Each contains a variety of easy, delicious recipes and a matching music mix CD with selections from top artists.
Easy-clean recipe cards feature full-color photos of dishes, shopping lists and cook s tips, and are detachable for taking from kitchen to grocery store. Available in four popular titles: Wine Tasting Recipes for wine tasting and casual dinners, plus tips on hosting a wine tasting party and wine-food pairing.
Music CD blends bluegrass, classical, jazz and country. Cocktail Hour Make appetizers, cocktails and sweets, and learn how to host a cocktail party all to the sounds of sensational jazz classics. Rock & Roll Comfort Cooking Great ideas for satisfying family meals or casual dinner parties. Upbeat rock & roll joins the party with 50s and 60s classics.
Grill to Thrill Grilling recipes for full-flavored and perfectly cooked entrees and vegetables as well as marinades, sauces and rubs. Thrill while you grill to a sizzling blend of rock, blues and funk. Order Menus & Music from Brookstone today and celebrate two of life s greatest pleasures or share them with your favorite chef!
Price: $24.99
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Easy-clean recipe cards feature full-color photos of dishes, shopping lists and cook s tips, and are detachable for taking from kitchen to grocery store. Available in four popular titles: Wine Tasting Recipes for wine tasting and casual dinners, plus tips on hosting a wine tasting party and wine-food pairing.
Music CD blends bluegrass, classical, jazz and country. Cocktail Hour Make appetizers, cocktails and sweets, and learn how to host a cocktail party all to the sounds of sensational jazz classics. Rock & Roll Comfort Cooking Great ideas for satisfying family meals or casual dinner parties. Upbeat rock & roll joins the party with 50s and 60s classics.
Grill to Thrill Grilling recipes for full-flavored and perfectly cooked entrees and vegetables as well as marinades, sauces and rubs. Thrill while you grill to a sizzling blend of rock, blues and funk. Order Menus & Music from Brookstone today and celebrate two of life s greatest pleasures or share them with your favorite chef!
Price: $24.99
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Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods
Bread. Cheese. Wine. Beer. Coffee. Chocolate. Most people consume fermented foods and drinks every day. For thousands of years, humans have enjoyed the distinctive flavors and nutrition resulting from the transformative power of microscopic bacteria and fungi. Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods is the first cookbook to widely explore the culinary magic of fermentation.
"Fermentation has been an important journey of discovery for me," writes author Sandor Ellix Katz. "I invite you to join me along this effervescent path, well trodden for thousands of years yet largely forgotten in our time and place, bypassed by the superhighway of industrial food production."
The flavors of fermentation are compelling and complex, quite literally alive. This book takes readers on a whirlwind trip through the wide world of fermentation, providing readers with basic and delicious recipes-some familiar, others exotic-that are easy to make at home.
The book covers vegetable ferments such as sauerkraut, kimchi, and sour pickles; bean ferments including miso, tempeh, dosas, and idli; dairy ferments including yogurt, kefir, and basic cheesemaking (as well as vegan alternatives); sourdough bread-making; other grain fermentations from Cherokee, African, Japanese, and Russian traditions; extremely simple wine- and beer-making (as well as cider-, mead-, and champagne-making) techniques; and vinegar-making. With nearly 100 recipes, this is the most comprehensive and wide-ranging fermentation cookbook ever published.
Price: $25.00
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"Fermentation has been an important journey of discovery for me," writes author Sandor Ellix Katz. "I invite you to join me along this effervescent path, well trodden for thousands of years yet largely forgotten in our time and place, bypassed by the superhighway of industrial food production."
The flavors of fermentation are compelling and complex, quite literally alive. This book takes readers on a whirlwind trip through the wide world of fermentation, providing readers with basic and delicious recipes-some familiar, others exotic-that are easy to make at home.
The book covers vegetable ferments such as sauerkraut, kimchi, and sour pickles; bean ferments including miso, tempeh, dosas, and idli; dairy ferments including yogurt, kefir, and basic cheesemaking (as well as vegan alternatives); sourdough bread-making; other grain fermentations from Cherokee, African, Japanese, and Russian traditions; extremely simple wine- and beer-making (as well as cider-, mead-, and champagne-making) techniques; and vinegar-making. With nearly 100 recipes, this is the most comprehensive and wide-ranging fermentation cookbook ever published.
Price: $25.00
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What to Drink with What You Eat: The Definitive Guide to Pairing Food with Wine, Beer, Spirits, Coffee, Tea - Even Water - Based on Expert Advice from America's Best Sommeliers
Winner of the 2007 IACP Cookbook of the Year Award
Winner of the 2007 IACP Cookbook Award for Best Book on Wine, Beer or Spirits
Winner of the 2006 Georges Duboeuf Wine Book of the Year Award
Winner of the 2006 Gourmand World Cookbook Award - U.S. for Best Book on Matching Food and Wine
Winner of the 2007 IACP Cookbook Award for Best Book on Wine, Beer or Spirits
Winner of the 2006 Georges Duboeuf Wine Book of the Year Award
Winner of the 2006 Gourmand World Cookbook Award - U.S. for Best Book on Matching Food and Wine
Price: $35.00
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waterBOB Emergency Drinking Water Storage - 100 Gallons
About the waterBOB: The waterBOB is a water containment system that holds up to 100 gallons of fresh drinking water in virtually any bathtub in the event of an emergency. The waterBOB keeps water fresh and clean for drinking, cooking, washing and sanitation for up to 16 weeks. Constructed of tough, heavy-duty plastic, the waterBOB stays within FDA food grade guidelines and is BPA-free. Never Be Without Water A hurricane, tropical storm, flood or storm surge can interrupt or even contaminate your water supply. Water stored in an open bathtub, with dirt, soap film and exposure to debris will spoil and become useless. With the waterBOB you and your loved ones will never have to risk ingesting contaminated water.
Always be Prepared While others rush to the store for bottled water, only to find empty shelves, or wait in line for water with dirty containers, taking the risk by drinking potentially hazardous water, you will feel secure knowing that the clean, fresh water stored in your waterBOB is available for you, your family and your pets too! Instructions The waterBOB is very easy to use.
Simply lay the liner in any bathtub, attach the fill sock to the faucet and fill the bladder to capacity, which takes approximately 20-40 minutes, depending on your water flow. A siphon pump is included to easily dispense the water into jugs or pitchers. Never wait in line again to buy expensive bottled water.
Price: $29.99
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Always be Prepared While others rush to the store for bottled water, only to find empty shelves, or wait in line for water with dirty containers, taking the risk by drinking potentially hazardous water, you will feel secure knowing that the clean, fresh water stored in your waterBOB is available for you, your family and your pets too! Instructions The waterBOB is very easy to use.
Simply lay the liner in any bathtub, attach the fill sock to the faucet and fill the bladder to capacity, which takes approximately 20-40 minutes, depending on your water flow. A siphon pump is included to easily dispense the water into jugs or pitchers. Never wait in line again to buy expensive bottled water.
Price: $29.99
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Wise Food 52 Serving Prepper Pack, 8-Pound
Chili Macaroni (4 Servings) Savory Stroganoff (4 Servings) Tomato Basil Soup (4 Servings) Creamy Pasta and Vegetable Rotini (4 Servings) Apple Cinnamon Cereal (4 Servings) - Orange Drink Mix (16 Servings) Powder Whey Milk (12 Servings).
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Apple Cider vinegar to the rescue: 10 ways to use it every day
Looking at the treatment of chemical free flea and tick? Apple Cider vinegar is a natural flea repellent. Bathe your pet with an ordinary shampoo, pat dry, and then spray a mix of 3/4 of Apple Cider vinegar to warm water 1/4 throughout the hair and massage into the skin. Your furry friend will not only be less fleas but they also have hair to boot!
If your cat is susceptible to having accidents in the House, try this: first, clean the area you want, and then sprayed apple cider vinegar to stop your cat from marking the same place twice.
Sorry, Febreze, but Apple Cider vinegar is the original deodorizer, and it is still going strong. Spritz it around the room, and you're left with an Apple fresh, light scent. (Note: you can take this one step further and use Apple Cider vinegar as a personal deodorant. The vinegar smell disappears while she neutralizes the odor your body.)
Acts as a natural anti-inflammatory for the skin, Apple Cider vinegar can be very useful. Dilute the vinegar with two parts water, immerse the swab, and then apply all over the face for tighter skin and less pimples. Even Scarlett Johansson, with her flawless visage, is Apple Cider vinegar! Sold.
Missing thread glow? Wash away buildup, seal skin, reduce frizz and stimulate the growth of your hair with Apple Cider vinegar rinse. A few tablespoons of run by a hair after shampoo will go a long way. For those who are looking for hard-core hair detox, wash with baking soda too.
Bleach and 409 have their own when it comes to cleaning up heavy, but certainly are not natural and non-toxic. Mix 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar with 1 cup of water and use it as a natural and effective way to wipe the kitchen and bathroom. If you're not in a hurry, leave the Apple Cider vinegar in the TOILET at night and let it there for you.
Apple Cider vinegar can remove stains in the kitchen and bathrooms, and the theory refers to the teeth. To remove stains, rub or scrub apple cider vinegar directly on the teeth. It certainly beats the taste of baking soda.
Lobster elegant look after trying sunbathing rocking? It happens. To suppress the burn, soak a washcloth in Apple Cider vinegar and apply to the skin. Apple Cider vinegar will help relieve pain and prevent future peeling. (Even better: dampen a washcloth in the refrigerator or freezer for a few minutes before applying to the skin, and the feel of that sweet, sweet relief.)
First of all, if you're lucky enough to have in the garden, congratulations! But if you're struggling with annoyance weed trying to outshine the vegetables, please give a round of applause for Apple Cider vinegar. Mix one part apple cider vinegar to eight parts water and spray on the weeds. Apple cider vinegar to kill weeds and leaves the rest of your garden to grow.
Instead of purchasing "produce wash" from the grocery store, mix 4 tablespoons of Apple Cider vinegar with a gallon of cold water and use it to rinse your products free from bugs, dirt and pesticides. Good food for thought.
How to take the guesswork out of eating right when you're eating out
Food
It is not always possible to prepare every meal at home, so when you eat, how you can evaluate options for meals, which are the healthiest?
Most people already know that engulfs and salad dressing can wear as many calories as a cheeseburger. But other choices are not always so obvious.
Center for Science in the public interest, nutrition action Healthletter recently compared meals from popular restaurants. It turned out that the common assumptions about which foods are healthier is not always match the facts.
Below are some of the Agency's surprising results.
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Next photo gallery: how to Take the guesswork out of the right when you're eating food
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If your cat is susceptible to having accidents in the House, try this: first, clean the area you want, and then sprayed apple cider vinegar to stop your cat from marking the same place twice.
Sorry, Febreze, but Apple Cider vinegar is the original deodorizer, and it is still going strong. Spritz it around the room, and you're left with an Apple fresh, light scent. (Note: you can take this one step further and use Apple Cider vinegar as a personal deodorant. The vinegar smell disappears while she neutralizes the odor your body.)
Acts as a natural anti-inflammatory for the skin, Apple Cider vinegar can be very useful. Dilute the vinegar with two parts water, immerse the swab, and then apply all over the face for tighter skin and less pimples. Even Scarlett Johansson, with her flawless visage, is Apple Cider vinegar! Sold.
Missing thread glow? Wash away buildup, seal skin, reduce frizz and stimulate the growth of your hair with Apple Cider vinegar rinse. A few tablespoons of run by a hair after shampoo will go a long way. For those who are looking for hard-core hair detox, wash with baking soda too.
Bleach and 409 have their own when it comes to cleaning up heavy, but certainly are not natural and non-toxic. Mix 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar with 1 cup of water and use it as a natural and effective way to wipe the kitchen and bathroom. If you're not in a hurry, leave the Apple Cider vinegar in the TOILET at night and let it there for you.
Apple Cider vinegar can remove stains in the kitchen and bathrooms, and the theory refers to the teeth. To remove stains, rub or scrub apple cider vinegar directly on the teeth. It certainly beats the taste of baking soda.
Lobster elegant look after trying sunbathing rocking? It happens. To suppress the burn, soak a washcloth in Apple Cider vinegar and apply to the skin. Apple Cider vinegar will help relieve pain and prevent future peeling. (Even better: dampen a washcloth in the refrigerator or freezer for a few minutes before applying to the skin, and the feel of that sweet, sweet relief.)
First of all, if you're lucky enough to have in the garden, congratulations! But if you're struggling with annoyance weed trying to outshine the vegetables, please give a round of applause for Apple Cider vinegar. Mix one part apple cider vinegar to eight parts water and spray on the weeds. Apple cider vinegar to kill weeds and leaves the rest of your garden to grow.
Instead of purchasing "produce wash" from the grocery store, mix 4 tablespoons of Apple Cider vinegar with a gallon of cold water and use it to rinse your products free from bugs, dirt and pesticides. Good food for thought.
How to take the guesswork out of eating right when you're eating out
Food
It is not always possible to prepare every meal at home, so when you eat, how you can evaluate options for meals, which are the healthiest?
Most people already know that engulfs and salad dressing can wear as many calories as a cheeseburger. But other choices are not always so obvious.
Center for Science in the public interest, nutrition action Healthletter recently compared meals from popular restaurants. It turned out that the common assumptions about which foods are healthier is not always match the facts.
Below are some of the Agency's surprising results.
Back to cover
Next photo gallery: how to Take the guesswork out of the right when you're eating food
View the original article here
Wall Art Vinyl Sticker Decal Mural Kitchen Food Table Dinner Drinks Sub 1007
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Vinyl wall decals are one of the latest trends in home decor. Vinyl wall decals give the look of a hand-painted quote, saying or image without the cost, time, and permanent paint on your wall. They are easy to apply and can be easily removed without damaging your walls.
Vinyl wall decals can be applied to walls, doors, windows, cars, or any other solid,smooth or semi-textured surface. Please know that while these decals are removable and will not damage your walls or windows, they are intended as a one use only item. They are not meant to be removed and reused again.
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Please read the whole description about this item and feel free to contact us with any questions!
Vinyl wall decals are one of the latest trends in home decor. Vinyl wall decals give the look of a hand-painted quote, saying or image without the cost, time, and permanent paint on your wall. They are easy to apply and can be easily removed without damaging your walls.
Vinyl wall decals can be applied to walls, doors, windows, cars, or any other solid,smooth or semi-textured surface. Please know that while these decals are removable and will not damage your walls or windows, they are intended as a one use only item. They are not meant to be removed and reused again.
PLEASE make a note about YOUR COLOR CHOICE, otherwise the showing on picture color will be shipped. Please see color chart. Size showing on the picture is little bit bigger for showing purpose !!!
Sizes are usually 22" X 35"
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Tell Congress to promote organic farming, not great Ag
The Mission of the environmental working group (EWG) is to use the power of public information to protect public health and the environment. Participant believes that a good story well told, we really can make a difference in how he sees the world.
Congress will soon vote on a new farm bill — the Federal measure with the greatest impact on the foods we eat.
Currently, tax dollars go to the highly profitable agribusinesses that don't need help and people who do not live anywhere near the farm. The Government is doing very little to help farmers to grow organic fruits and vegetables. Sign the petition and help change the Environmental Working Group.
Read moreTo: Debbie Stabenow, Chair of the Senate Committee on agriculture, nutrition and forestry, Frank d. Lucas, Chairman of the House Committee on agriculture
Instead of giving billions of dollars in grants for those who do not need it, I want to make better use of my money.
I want my tax dollars to promote organic farming, real families, agricultural land and water protection and help feed the children.
Please invest in smarter food policy and farm.
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Congress will soon vote on a new farm bill — the Federal measure with the greatest impact on the foods we eat.
Currently, tax dollars go to the highly profitable agribusinesses that don't need help and people who do not live anywhere near the farm. The Government is doing very little to help farmers to grow organic fruits and vegetables. Sign the petition and help change the Environmental Working Group.
Read moreTo: Debbie Stabenow, Chair of the Senate Committee on agriculture, nutrition and forestry, Frank d. Lucas, Chairman of the House Committee on agriculture
Instead of giving billions of dollars in grants for those who do not need it, I want to make better use of my money.
I want my tax dollars to promote organic farming, real families, agricultural land and water protection and help feed the children.
Please invest in smarter food policy and farm.
View the original article here
Rally 7285 12V Portable Refrigerator and Warmer
Where ever you travel, be it by car, truck, RV or boat, keep your food at just the right temperature with the Rally portable refrigerator and warmer. Use the warmer feature to keep your soups, hot drinks, or maybe even a casserole warm during your winter travels. Switch to the cool setting for chilling beverages, fruits, or other summer type refreshments.
This unit is compact enough to carry with a simple shoulder strap, but has a large interior storage capacity. The magnetic cover with air seal keeps the interior temperature just right, while the rust proof, weather and impact resistant housing allows the refrigerator and warmer to truly be your "go any where, do anything" food storage unit.
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This unit is compact enough to carry with a simple shoulder strap, but has a large interior storage capacity. The magnetic cover with air seal keeps the interior temperature just right, while the rust proof, weather and impact resistant housing allows the refrigerator and warmer to truly be your "go any where, do anything" food storage unit.
Price:
Click here to buy from Amazon
Water and Food Toxin Problem Is Not Hopeless Anymore
It seems everywhere you read there is a concern with toxins. They are in the drinking water and the food. Some are natural like those found in uncooked beans or green potatoes and some are man made like the radiation and the mercury in the drinking water.
Every day it seems toxins are found as new technology is developed to find them.But the toxin problem is not hopeless says the small family R&D team of Allen and Peter Schuh (www.algae-water-food-patents.com) who have worked on solutions for the past seven years and have United States issued patents on the problem.
Water borne toxins threaten the health of everyone. The toxins may be inhaled, ingested, contact the epidermis, or be in the food eaten. The problem of securing uncontaminated drinking water has been recognized since the dawn of civilization.
The magnitude of the toxin contamination has only been appreciated during the last few decades because of the technological advances in detection, such as by high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) which is a technique in analytic chemistry used to separate the components in a mixture, to identify each component, and to quantify each component.
The development of better analytical methods, such as HPLC, and more recently enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) which is a test that uses antibodies and color change to identify a substance, and for microcystins and nodularins also the protein phosphatase assay has made the quantification of total and individual toxins possible.
Some toxins cause physical symptoms of poisoning almost immediately. The cumulative effect of some toxins may shorten life from the irreversible damage to the DNA. Unfortunately, still today the toxins cannot be avoided entirely in the drinking water, as some are not removed by screens, activated carbon or silver water filters, or chlorine treatment, and some are even made more toxic by boiling. Cooking does not neutralize all toxins in contaminated fish. Nevertheless, there are methods to mitigate the dangers to human health while in your home.
Families find themselves in many environmental settings but the common denominator is often to be close to water. You need it to drink if nothing else. The elses may include cooking, bathing, washing, and even recreation for family members. Any water source is potentially deadly from unseen water toxins. In ancient times the history reports that the toxins in water killed many because the theory as to what made water suitable for consumption had not yet been invented. There is the world of microbiology before and after Pasteur.
For many thousands of years the only way people had to make water safe to drink was to ferment the cereal grains into beer or fruits into wine. They did not know the chemistry but they knew it was safe to drink and the water from the originating source was probably not.
Today we realize it is the very low pH from the ethanol production that kills off the microorganisms but still does not necessarily remove all the toxins. The calories from the beverage were also needed in populations with food problems but the main concern was getting safe water. In many parts of the world today drinking water is still a problem.
In that water are chemicals such as Nitrogen and Phosphorous from agricultural runoff, microorganisms feeding on pollution that can cause disease, heavy metals such as mercury and arsenic that have implications to human health as students of autism are aware and toxins caused by algae. The consumer does not cause this situation. It is the reality of living on a planet with a lot of people who are doing a lot of things to make a living.
The presence of toxins in Cyanobacteria (a.k.a. blue-green algae Cyanophyceae) microorganisms assists them in disease prevention and predatory defense. Evidence for adverse human health effects from cyanotoxins derives from three principal sources including: human poisonings, animal poisonings, and toxicological studies.
The algae (a.k.a. cyanobacteria), may have lived in that water source since the water source originated maybe for a million years. The exact chemical conditions of the water including its nutrients and pH, UV exposure to direct sunlight and temperature, will determine which of the over 100,000 species is present, and which of those is dominant at the particular time of year. Cyanobacterial populations may be dominated by a single species or be composed of a variety of species some of which may not be toxic.
Measurements of samples taken at the same time from different parts of a lake may show wide divergence in cyanotoxin content with considerable variation in toxin concentrations among the lakes studied both within and between years even though the lakes maybe located within the same climatic region.
In any year or season individual water bodies have their own populations of cyanobacteria the dominance of which is dependent not only on the weather but on the specific geochemical conditions of the lake. If there are no major changes in these conditions toxic blooms are likely to recur annually in those lakes that have a history of toxic blooms.
The puzzle for the consumer is whether the water is potable. The problem is that you cannot tell by looking even with magnification. Toxic and non-toxic strains from the same cyanobacterial species cannot be separated by microscopic identification. There are no adequate methods of testing for the cyanotoxins in the field setting. You assume there will be some microorganism life present in the water but you cannot tell if it is toxic.
Typically, the consumer will draw the water from where it is clearest in appearance then filter the draw with a common fine screen silver or carbon filter and finally for the very cautious, boil it to be sure it is fit to drink. Unfortunately, those procedures still do not guarantee pure drinking water. Some toxins get by all of those screens and are actually made stronger by boiling.
The problem with most toxins is that they accumulate in the organs of the body such as the liver. The effects can be immediate and dramatic but they may be subtle and long term.
The toxin problem has a solution. Inventors Allen J. Schuh, Ph.D. and Peter A. Schuh are offering their seven water treatment and algae related patents for sale. These patents are well known to researchers who have followed the intellectual property literature in water treatment and alternative energy over the past five years.
United States Pat. No. 8,354,030 Purification System For Cyanotoxic-Contaminated Water is a system for removing cyanotoxins and excess ions from contaminated water. Contaminated water passes from a storage tank, through a sand filter, through a reaction chamber, and finally through a carbon filter.
The sand filter removes particulates and bacteria. The reaction chamber first destroys cyanotoxins, algae, and bacteria through the use of high voltage shocks applied between two groups of electrodes then the voltage on the electrodes is lowered and electrolysis is used to sequester free ions in the water in the region near the electrodes. Partially treated water is removed from the upper portion of the reaction chamber and passed through a carbon filter to remove radiation, and improve taste and smell.
The water is then potable. The water remaining in the reaction chamber is discarded into a reservoir. The patent is a purification apparatus for contaminated water employing high-voltage DC pulse and subsequent low-voltage DC field described in the patent. These improved treatment techniques purify water containing contaminants of cyanotoxins, bacteria, viruses, parasites, positively charged ions, negatively charged ions, and radiation.
Algae is water borne, easy to grow, and sidesteps the food versus fuel debate as few people eat algae.Eventually, five separate points of focus evolved that defined the field.
(1) Algae, a smelly plant prevalent in many water sources and courses, had to be recovered from its environment. Dredging was the obvious method, but there were problems. Dredge heads clog, which causes delays in production and additional financial costs of employing swimmers to unclog the plugs. So, the Schuhs patented a dredge head that will not clog.
(2) Then, the oil needs to be separated from the algae. Algae come in all sizes.The smallest algae cannot be processed as one would a large feedstock such as corn. The larger algae had its own problems in oil recovery. They ended up acquiring two separate patents for processing both sizes of algae. That under 15 microns is processed by adding a high pressure, but the larger is processed by taking away pressure.
(3) Once separated, the oil and oil-less mash needed to be converted to their respective fuel by a piece of processing equipment, which has many features. The oil-less mash can be converted to ethanol or methane. The feedstock is the same, but the treatments are different.There is the use of many biologicals here including fungus, yeasts, and bacteria of several sorts. They acquired the patent rights to those also. A unit of feedstock can even be treated sequentially to recover the oil, then the ethanol, and then the methane. An outcome of the ethanol distillation is recovery of drinking water, which in some cases is worth more than the ethanol.
(4) Separately, the algae can be detoxified in the eventually that the producer chooses to use it as feed for livestock, or even human consumption. If the equipment is robust, as Schuhs is, the same equipment can used to process jatropha, and other toxic feedstock to render it suitable even for human consumption.
(5) In a later stage of processing, phosphorous can be retrieved, which is a critical fertilizer component, from the plants and water source. The elimination of toxins from the water to make it suitable for drinking as described in United States Pat. No. 8,354,030 is the final (6th) step.
View the original article here
Every day it seems toxins are found as new technology is developed to find them.But the toxin problem is not hopeless says the small family R&D team of Allen and Peter Schuh (www.algae-water-food-patents.com) who have worked on solutions for the past seven years and have United States issued patents on the problem.
Water borne toxins threaten the health of everyone. The toxins may be inhaled, ingested, contact the epidermis, or be in the food eaten. The problem of securing uncontaminated drinking water has been recognized since the dawn of civilization.
The magnitude of the toxin contamination has only been appreciated during the last few decades because of the technological advances in detection, such as by high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) which is a technique in analytic chemistry used to separate the components in a mixture, to identify each component, and to quantify each component.
The development of better analytical methods, such as HPLC, and more recently enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) which is a test that uses antibodies and color change to identify a substance, and for microcystins and nodularins also the protein phosphatase assay has made the quantification of total and individual toxins possible.
Some toxins cause physical symptoms of poisoning almost immediately. The cumulative effect of some toxins may shorten life from the irreversible damage to the DNA. Unfortunately, still today the toxins cannot be avoided entirely in the drinking water, as some are not removed by screens, activated carbon or silver water filters, or chlorine treatment, and some are even made more toxic by boiling. Cooking does not neutralize all toxins in contaminated fish. Nevertheless, there are methods to mitigate the dangers to human health while in your home.
Families find themselves in many environmental settings but the common denominator is often to be close to water. You need it to drink if nothing else. The elses may include cooking, bathing, washing, and even recreation for family members. Any water source is potentially deadly from unseen water toxins. In ancient times the history reports that the toxins in water killed many because the theory as to what made water suitable for consumption had not yet been invented. There is the world of microbiology before and after Pasteur.
For many thousands of years the only way people had to make water safe to drink was to ferment the cereal grains into beer or fruits into wine. They did not know the chemistry but they knew it was safe to drink and the water from the originating source was probably not.
Today we realize it is the very low pH from the ethanol production that kills off the microorganisms but still does not necessarily remove all the toxins. The calories from the beverage were also needed in populations with food problems but the main concern was getting safe water. In many parts of the world today drinking water is still a problem.
In that water are chemicals such as Nitrogen and Phosphorous from agricultural runoff, microorganisms feeding on pollution that can cause disease, heavy metals such as mercury and arsenic that have implications to human health as students of autism are aware and toxins caused by algae. The consumer does not cause this situation. It is the reality of living on a planet with a lot of people who are doing a lot of things to make a living.
The presence of toxins in Cyanobacteria (a.k.a. blue-green algae Cyanophyceae) microorganisms assists them in disease prevention and predatory defense. Evidence for adverse human health effects from cyanotoxins derives from three principal sources including: human poisonings, animal poisonings, and toxicological studies.
The algae (a.k.a. cyanobacteria), may have lived in that water source since the water source originated maybe for a million years. The exact chemical conditions of the water including its nutrients and pH, UV exposure to direct sunlight and temperature, will determine which of the over 100,000 species is present, and which of those is dominant at the particular time of year. Cyanobacterial populations may be dominated by a single species or be composed of a variety of species some of which may not be toxic.
Measurements of samples taken at the same time from different parts of a lake may show wide divergence in cyanotoxin content with considerable variation in toxin concentrations among the lakes studied both within and between years even though the lakes maybe located within the same climatic region.
In any year or season individual water bodies have their own populations of cyanobacteria the dominance of which is dependent not only on the weather but on the specific geochemical conditions of the lake. If there are no major changes in these conditions toxic blooms are likely to recur annually in those lakes that have a history of toxic blooms.
The puzzle for the consumer is whether the water is potable. The problem is that you cannot tell by looking even with magnification. Toxic and non-toxic strains from the same cyanobacterial species cannot be separated by microscopic identification. There are no adequate methods of testing for the cyanotoxins in the field setting. You assume there will be some microorganism life present in the water but you cannot tell if it is toxic.
Typically, the consumer will draw the water from where it is clearest in appearance then filter the draw with a common fine screen silver or carbon filter and finally for the very cautious, boil it to be sure it is fit to drink. Unfortunately, those procedures still do not guarantee pure drinking water. Some toxins get by all of those screens and are actually made stronger by boiling.
The problem with most toxins is that they accumulate in the organs of the body such as the liver. The effects can be immediate and dramatic but they may be subtle and long term.
The toxin problem has a solution. Inventors Allen J. Schuh, Ph.D. and Peter A. Schuh are offering their seven water treatment and algae related patents for sale. These patents are well known to researchers who have followed the intellectual property literature in water treatment and alternative energy over the past five years.
United States Pat. No. 8,354,030 Purification System For Cyanotoxic-Contaminated Water is a system for removing cyanotoxins and excess ions from contaminated water. Contaminated water passes from a storage tank, through a sand filter, through a reaction chamber, and finally through a carbon filter.
The sand filter removes particulates and bacteria. The reaction chamber first destroys cyanotoxins, algae, and bacteria through the use of high voltage shocks applied between two groups of electrodes then the voltage on the electrodes is lowered and electrolysis is used to sequester free ions in the water in the region near the electrodes. Partially treated water is removed from the upper portion of the reaction chamber and passed through a carbon filter to remove radiation, and improve taste and smell.
The water is then potable. The water remaining in the reaction chamber is discarded into a reservoir. The patent is a purification apparatus for contaminated water employing high-voltage DC pulse and subsequent low-voltage DC field described in the patent. These improved treatment techniques purify water containing contaminants of cyanotoxins, bacteria, viruses, parasites, positively charged ions, negatively charged ions, and radiation.
Algae is water borne, easy to grow, and sidesteps the food versus fuel debate as few people eat algae.Eventually, five separate points of focus evolved that defined the field.
(1) Algae, a smelly plant prevalent in many water sources and courses, had to be recovered from its environment. Dredging was the obvious method, but there were problems. Dredge heads clog, which causes delays in production and additional financial costs of employing swimmers to unclog the plugs. So, the Schuhs patented a dredge head that will not clog.
(2) Then, the oil needs to be separated from the algae. Algae come in all sizes.The smallest algae cannot be processed as one would a large feedstock such as corn. The larger algae had its own problems in oil recovery. They ended up acquiring two separate patents for processing both sizes of algae. That under 15 microns is processed by adding a high pressure, but the larger is processed by taking away pressure.
(3) Once separated, the oil and oil-less mash needed to be converted to their respective fuel by a piece of processing equipment, which has many features. The oil-less mash can be converted to ethanol or methane. The feedstock is the same, but the treatments are different.There is the use of many biologicals here including fungus, yeasts, and bacteria of several sorts. They acquired the patent rights to those also. A unit of feedstock can even be treated sequentially to recover the oil, then the ethanol, and then the methane. An outcome of the ethanol distillation is recovery of drinking water, which in some cases is worth more than the ethanol.
(4) Separately, the algae can be detoxified in the eventually that the producer chooses to use it as feed for livestock, or even human consumption. If the equipment is robust, as Schuhs is, the same equipment can used to process jatropha, and other toxic feedstock to render it suitable even for human consumption.
(5) In a later stage of processing, phosphorous can be retrieved, which is a critical fertilizer component, from the plants and water source. The elimination of toxins from the water to make it suitable for drinking as described in United States Pat. No. 8,354,030 is the final (6th) step.
View the original article here
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