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What The Color of Your Urine Says About You [Infographic]

Originally posted by Urinary & Kidney Team on Cleveland Clinic

Color, density, and smell can reveal health problems. Human urine has been a useful tool of diagnosis since the earliest days of medicine. The color, density, and smell of urine can reveal much about the state of our health. Here, for starters, are some of the things you can tell from the hue of your liquid excreta.

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How to store Flour (and other dry foods) and prevent pests

How to store Flour (and other dry foods) and prevent pests | ecogreenlove

Sugar and flour are two basic pantry staples. In previous generations, before mass-produced convenience foods were the norm, households stocked up on flour and sugar, used to make such basics as breads and other bakery items. For our great-grandparents, the need for long-term flour and sugar storage was often due to the inability to get to the market during some seasons. In modern times, households unable to use an entire package of flour or sugar within a short time frame must safely store flour and sugar for a long period.

No matter how clean you keep your kitchen, pests cans still cause problems in your pantry. They enter your home in a variety of ways and seek out improperly stored foods to lay eggs in. The eggs hatch into larva that look like worms, and they can spoil your food as they grow into full-fledged insects. The key to preventing worms in your food is to be proactive and make sure your flours and grains are stored properly as soon as you get home from the store.

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Recipe: Oats Healthy Easy Breakfast

20140728-103902-38342837.jpgChoose your favourite ‪summer‬ ‪‎fruit‬ and mix it with rolled ‪oats‬, raisins, nuts and honey.
You have your ‪healthy‬ ‪‎breakfast‬ ready!

‪‎Benefits‬ of Oats:
• Lowers cholesterol
• Stabilises blood sugar levels
• Lowers the cancer risk
• Reduces high blood pressure
• Reduces constipation
• Helps you lose weight
• Improves athletic performance
• Help to have a longer healthier life
• Help the body to heal quickly
• Are tasty
• Help you sleep