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Consumers associate maple syrup with pancakes and waffles; with Canada and snow Kids from Quebec recall stories of yearly winter fetes where pure maple syrup is drizzled on snow so that it is cold enough to roll onto a popsicle stick and eat like candy If you live in Florida, this all sounds very foreign but you still love that maple flavor found in more and more baked treats It's added to bacon, giving this breakfast favorite a special sweet-salty effect There's so much more to this

Inflammation is the swelling and reddening of an area caused by infection, injury, or a chronic condition such as arthritis When inflammation arises in the first two cases, this demonstrates that the body is healing itself: one's own immune system is sending an army of blood cells to the area Sometimes inflammation is on the inside (like inflammatory bowel disease or asthma) and it can't be seen, but the pain it causes is very real Anti-inflammatory drugs from the pharmacy or prescribed by a

Advocates for raw milk say that the process of pasteurization kills all that is good about it They believe that pasteurization is only used to extend how long milk can last on shelves and in transport, not for the benefit of consumers Dairies selling pasteurized milk and various governments believe that pasteurization kills bad bacteria and makes milk safer for consumption by most people Which side is right Could they both be onto something here Weigh up the facts for yourself Raw

Supermarkets and whole food stores are going crazy over wheatgrass If you have talked to a holistic caregiver or an enthusiastic health nut in the last few months, he or she has probably mentioned this natural food which contains concentrated amounts of almost every nutrient found in a multi-vitamin Restaurants offer wheatgrass in their smoothies and grocery stores sell plants you can grow from home What is this product and is it truly as amazing as consumers are led to believe Could this