Archive for March 2022
Sea What??? Feeding Seaweed To Cows Helps Global Warming.
The Salt Primer-What Is Kosher Salt? In today’s installment of “Life is Stranger than Fiction,” I discuss the impact of cow and sheep burps on global warming and how scientists are solving the bovine burping crisis We have been told that human consumption of meat is a significant contributor to climate change (it is) but…
Read MoreJewish Funeral Traditions Explained
Why Don’t Jews Have Flowers at Funerals? Tradition When Jews point to tradition to explain a religious or cultural practice, this usually indicates, as confirmed by Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, that no one knows “why” Jews do what they do. I have been a Jew for 62 years (which is a long time),…
Read MoreAcetaminophen (Tylenol) Is A Risk Factor That Can Hurt Unborn Babies
Active Ingredient in Tylenol is…. The active ingredient in Tylenol (known as either acetaminophen or paracetamol) is widely used by pregnant women to alleviate pain and fever. However, new research is pointing to a correlation between Tylenol and altered fetal development that increases the risk of certain developmental problems. And, as you may have guessed,…
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