January 25, 2010
By Mark Kimathi
Vitamins are micro-nutrients. They were discovered by Eijkman (1897) in Indonesia, Java, while studying a disease called beriberi common among natives whose main diet was rice. He noticed that fowl fed on polished rice, developed beri beri, but not when fed on crudely milled rice.
In 1911 Funk obtained an alcoholic extract of the [...]
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January 24, 2010
By Kate Corbin
“Relaxation means releasing all concern and tension and letting the natural order of life flow through one’s being.” – Donald Curtis
I am pleased to announce that my theme for 2007 is the Year of Relaxation. Why would that be? Well, first of all, it feels so good to relax. But, even more important, [...]
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