Ancient marriage traditions —and politics—revealed in giant family trees built from DNA
The burial jar, found under the floor of a mountaintop citadel called La Almoloya in southeastern Spain, held a puzzle. Almost 1 meter in diameter, the vessel entombed a woman in her late 20s with a shining silver diadem on her forehead. She also had silver earplugs threaded through with silver hoops, an awl covered in silver—and a companion: a middle-age man laid to rest in the same jar with a fraction of her wealth. The pair were likely prominent members of a Bronze Age protostate called El Argar, which dominated much of the Iberian Peninsula from hilltop strongholds for nearly 700 years, beginning around 2200 B.C.E.
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Source: ScienceNOW - October 5, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Olive oil prices soar as climate-related catastrophes shrink Mediterranean harvests
On his small farm in Umbria, in central Italy, Fausto Venturi glides his fingers along the slender branches of one of his olive trees. At this time of year – about two months before the start of the harvest – the branches should be full of ripening Moraiolo olives, the small, round, green fruit…#umbria #faustoventuri #spoleto #unesco #xylella #puglia #olive #spain #tunisian #westernmediterranean (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why You Should Build More Awe into Your Routine
The power of wonder. Photo by NEOM on Unsplash I begin my day by plucking fistfuls of olives from their branches, knowing that each small oval fruit represents a source of oil and sustenance. I’m in my hometown in Turkey for the olive harvest. Together, with my family, we spend hours in the heat…#neom #turkey #dacherkeltner #ebenharrell #harrell #rachelcarson #senseofwonder #automateyourbusywork #startuponmedium (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Looming UPS Strike Spurs Some Companies to Rethink Supply Chains
Kathryn Keeler and her husband, Stuart de Haaff, own an olive oil company in the hills of central California. The couple spend their days harvesting olives, bottling the oil, labeling the glass bottles and shipping them out, relying primarily on UPS to get their product to kitchens throughout the…#kathrynkeeler #stuartdehaaff #ranchoazul #fedex #uspostalservice #dhl #vietnam #suezcanal #portoflosangeles #ronrobinson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I'm a dentist - these are the 5 foods I'd never eat
Drinking turmeric lattes and eating olives can be terrible for your teeth causing decay, cracks and stains, says London-based cosmetic dentist and founder of Bespoke Smile, Dr Sam Jethwa. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Liquor before beer: Spirits beat brews in new market data - The Associated Press
Liquor before beer: Spirits beat brews in new market data Bartender Brian McGee demonstrates how to make a Dirty Gin Martini with two olives at the Koval Distillery's tasting room Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in Chicago. Spirits have surpassed beer for U.S. market share supremacy, led by a resurgent…#bartenderbrianmcgee #kovaldistillery #louisville #spiritscouncil #chrisswonger #briancrawford #beerinstitute #crawford #benjsteinman #steinman (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Walnuts Slash Cancer Risk
A new study out of Marshall University found that eating two ounces of walnuts a day for two weeks slowed breast cancer growth or reduced the risk of developing the disease.1
In the study, researchers gave a group of women who had a breast biopsy two ounces of walnuts every day until they had surgery two weeks later.
They found significant changes in the tumor’s gene expression in the women who ate the nuts compared to those who didn’t.
This backs up earlier research which found that eating two ounces of walnuts a day could help cut breast cancer risk in half.2
Extracts of walnuts stopped the spread of breast cancer ce...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - December 23, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Cancer Health Source Type: news
Susan Korn Stays Balanced With 13,000-Step Schleps and Phone-Free Mornings
What qualifies as arm candy in Susan Korn’s book? One day it might be a beaded Susan Alexandra bag decorated with a sunny-side-up egg. Or a tiny, wearable nod to the dirty martini—its size seemingly suited to packing extra olives for the road. There’s a Milton Glaser tribute by way of her I 🖤 NY…#susanalexandrauniverse #wildbirdfund #yiddish #polish #jewish #susankorns #pigeon #korn #ohio #chloefineman (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Arthritis: Eating olives for a month could ease pain - helps ‘survival’ of cartilage
Olives contain a substance that can help with the "survival" of the lining of your joints. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Homegrown ultrasound phantom puts kitchen ingredients to use
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 5, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Roman boat that sank in Mediterranean 1,700 years ago gives up its treasures
Finds from fourth-century wreck ‘perfectly preserved’ just 2m below the surface off one of Mallorca’s busiest beachesOne squally day or stormy night about 1,700 years ago, a boat carrying hundreds of amphorae of wine, olives, oil and garum – the fermented fish sauce that so delighted the ancient palate – came to grief during a stopover in Mallorca.The merchant vessel, probably at anchor in the Bay of Palma while en route from south-west Spain to Italy, was quickly swallowed by the waves and buried in the sands of the shallow seabed.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 8, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Sam Jones in Madrid Tags: Archaeology Spain Europe Source Type: news
Do Mindfulness and Health Trackers Mix? Deepak Chopra and Fitbit CEO James Park on Managing Stress With Data
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I’m a tech believer. My first job with TIME was to set up new communications systems and convince cranky foreign correspondents to trust them. Alexa and Google Home have colonized my apartment. And not only did I give my DNA to 23andMe, but I even answer their follow-up questions about whether I like olives or get carsick so they can map those genes. (Naturally, I also want to donate my body to research after I’m done with it–and if there were a way to send me a report in t...
Source: TIME: Health - June 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Susanna Schrobsdorff Tags: Uncategorized It's Not Just You Source Type: news
Do Mindfulness and Health Trackers Mix? Deepak Chopra and Fitbit CEO James Park on Managing Stress With Data
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I’m a tech believer. My first job with TIME was to set up new communications systems and convince cranky foreign correspondents to trust them. Alexa and Google Home have colonized my apartment. And not only did I give my DNA to 23andMe, but I even answer their follow-up questions about whether I like olives or get carsick so they can map those genes. (Naturally, I also want to donate my body to research after I’m done with it–and if there were a way to send me a report in t...
Source: TIME: Science - June 15, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Susanna Schrobsdorff Tags: Uncategorized It's Not Just You Source Type: news
Visceral fat: Olives contain monounsaturated fat which helps to get rid of belly fat
VISCERAL fat loss will always come down to diet and exercise. Under the scope of diet, one which is rich in the right kinds of fat could help to target this type of fat. Whilst carbohydrates increase fat deposits around the middle, monounsaturated fats help to counteract this by depositing chemicals breaking down fat from the belly area. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 8, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Olive-stuffing and in-theatre piano: the brain surgeon breaking new ground
Italian Roberto Trignani is known for ‘awake surgery’ and other unorthodox methodsPlaying the violin, watching cartoons and doing crosswords: these are just some of the activities patients have performed while having brain surgery under Roberto Trignani.Trignani, the head of neurosurgery at Riuniti hospital in Ancona, Italy, was already known for his “awake surgery” techniques, which he has used roughly 70 times in the last few years. But he broke new ground in June this year when a 60-year-old woman prepared stuffed olives as he removed a tumour from her left temporal lobe.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 24, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Angela Giuffrida in Rome Tags: Italy Neuroscience Health World news Europe Source Type: news
