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Posts by Ryan Nienhuis
The morning news brought disturbing news of sick fish found in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill zone. An old school saying was "the solution to pollution is dilution". Water is a powerful solvent. Yet there comes a time when no more solute can go into solution. A household example of this is when you've added one too many teaspoons of sugar to your iced tea -- no matter how much you stir, the excess will...
4/21/2011 9:13:12 AM
What wakes you at two in the morning, with your mind churning, chasing away all hopes of sleep? I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours... This morning's worry was sparked by a conversation with a colleague. How can I share with a person what I see without offending? Time and time again I meet genuinely talented intelligent people who are clearly ignoring their health. How do I tell them that they...
4/18/2011 11:21:18 AM
The last newsletter sparked a fair bit of discussion about the safety of red meat. As humans, we've been consuming red meat since before recorded history. In hunter-gather societies, the consumption of red meat is essential to survival. Red meat is an important dietary source of protein and essential nutrients including iron, zinc and vitamin B12. It is only in our modern era that we have questioned...
4/13/2011 4:21:35 PM
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