How did humans survive alone for 1000 years on desert islands off Africa?
The Canary Islands— More than 1000 years ago, a young man stood on the northern shore of the island now known as El Hierro. Across the wave-swept Atlantic Ocean, he could see the silhouettes of other islands, a volcanic peak on one soaring toward the clouds only 90 kilometers away. Yet, for him, those islands were as unreachable as the Moon. His body betrayed the rigors of life on his arid volcanic outcrop. His molars were worn almost to the gums from grinding fibrous wild fern roots. His ancestors here had farmed wheat, but he and his contemporaries grew only barley and raised livestock such as goats. His gen...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 8, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

For Tracee Ellis Ross, Happiness Is a Bowl of Olives and Her Own Clothes
Tracee Ellis Ross finds life after “black-ish” to be quite wonderful. Since finishing her eight-season run on the ABC series last year, she has focused on her hair care company, loaded up on speaking engagements and is starring now in two movies: “Candy Cane Lane,” as the wife of Eddie Murphy’s…#traceeellisross #abc #candycanelane #eddiemurphys #jeffreywright (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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. ...
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
Corn flour, gelatin, olives, and raisins. Mix these and other ingredients togethe...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: POCUS serves an ace at US Open tennis tournament Image-guided steroid injections don't lead to more COVID infections Ultrasound gel: A slick way to keep surgery hair-free Trainees learn IV placement with sides of gelatin, tofu How ultrasound can help speed up winemaking (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
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
A version of this article also appeared in the It’s Not Just You newsletter.Sign up here to receive a new edition every Sunday. 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

Do Mindfulness and Health Trackers Mix? Deepak Chopra and Fitbit CEO James Park on Managing Stress With Data
A version of this article also appeared in the It’s Not Just You newsletter.Sign up here to receive a new edition every Sunday. 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