Joshua Fitz2019-07-29T10:29:49+02:0029. July 2019|Gesundheit, Umwelt|
What is nitrate and where does it come from? Nitrate is mainly produced through intensive agricultural cultivation. Liquid manure contains a lot of ammonium, ammonia and other organic nitrogen compounds. Why is nitrate harmful to us? A new study already found an increased risk of colorectal cancer [...]
Fabio Hüther2019-01-29T18:48:45+01:0029. January 2019|Gesundheit, Information|
Water tightens you, keeps your cells fit - and has zero calories. But you'd better take still water: according to new research, carbon dioxide makes you hungry. Drinking water works for your figure - it helps you lose weight. We should drink 1.5 to 2 litres of liquid every day - preferably still water. This [...]
Fabio Hüther2019-01-29T18:49:19+01:0029. January 2019|Gesundheit, Umwelt|
A method of growing rice based on ducks to feed on insects and weeds was discovered a few years ago. The Aigamo method of rice cultivation was developed in 1989 by Takao Furuno, a farmer in Fukuoka Prefecture, and enables the production of healthy and tasty rice, requiring less work than previous methods. From its [...]
Fabio Hüther2019-01-29T18:52:13+01:0029. January 2019|Gesundheit|
Almost all drinking water samples contained microplasty The fact that the seas are full of plastic waste is well known. But our drinking water is also contaminated with microplastics. Worldwide, 83 percent of tap water contains tiny plastic parts that enter our bodies unhindered in this way. The health effects have been little researched. [...]
Fabio Hüther2019-01-29T18:55:18+01:0029. January 2019|Gesundheit|
The German Drinking Water Ordinance stipulates a maximum limit value of 50 mg per litre for nitrate. Now a Danish study shows: Already well below this limit there is a connection between nitrate content and intestinal cancer risk. The current limit is probably too high. Nitrates are used in agriculture as mineral fertilizers; in [...]
Fabio Hüther2019-01-29T18:57:50+01:0029. January 2019|Gesundheit|
Plastic in water as well as in soil is becoming more and more a problem. Researchers have now found tiny plastic particles in human stool samples - in test persons all over the world. Little is known about the consequences for health. In a pilot study, researchers from Austria have, according to their [...]
