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Tart and tangy, and so healthy

April 15, 2013

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by Joanne Henning Tedesco — Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi) is believed to have been produced in Jamaica about 300 years ago by the accidental pollination of a pomelo and an orange. It was named for the way the fruit grows in clusters, like grapes. All varieties of grapefruit have no fat or cholesterol and are rich […]

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Iodine and nuclear fallout

February 24, 2012

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Fifty years ago iodine was commonly used to treat many conditions. Nobel Laureate Albert Szent Györgyi, the physician who discovered vitamin C in 1928, noted: “When I was a medical student, iodine in the form of potassium iodide was the universal medicine. Nobody knew what it did, but it did something and did something good.” […]

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