Within the complex biological systems operating inside the human body, enzymes play an essential role in enabling and maintaining proper functioning. Many of the crucial biochemical reactions that occur inside the human organism would not be able take place at all without the mediating actions of enzymes, which catalyze processes both inside and outside cells that would not otherwise be possible. About 3,000 different enzymes have been discovered in the bodies of human beings so far, and medical experts estimate that 50,000 or more…

There are over 5,000 known varieties of the potato, but today we eat less than a dozen of them. There are over 15,000 varieties of beans in existence, but you’ll find only five or six of them at your grocery store. Ever hear of a banana melon? Most people haven’t, and you won’t see them
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In this modern age of convenience, it has become a practice taken for granted that, when one is hungry, one can simply go to any number of restaurants or fast food joints, and have someone else quickly prepare tasty yet questionably healthy food for them to eat. This may fill the belly for that meal,
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Warm, happy, relaxed, and connected to family and friends—these are just some of the many feelings that Thanksgiving brings. But it is not just the time off from work, replaced with family time and football, that enhances our mood. The food itself is a concoction of herbs, spices, and nutrients that all combine to make
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So you like mushrooms, do you? You have tasted a variety of them in your favorite dishes and now you want to emulate those creations at home? As someone who is working more and more toward going off the grid and not having to rely on the supermarket for every little thing, the idea of
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When you’re living at the mercy of nature, (whose bounty can be very fickle), you need access to smart foods.  You’ll want to keep some foods around that are not only nutritious, but that will also make you feel full on a modest portion.  If it also happens to ward off a myriad of dread
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I’m constantly humbled by the whole of God’s creation. As a city-born, city-raised girl, country life and country living were foreign to me. Now I’m in my late 40s, and you couldn’t pull me kicking and screaming back to the city. I sit here in my office looking out the window to the place my
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