Air is the "sixth building material," following stone, wood, leather, metal, and glass. Companies are using "Pfffttt Technology" to develop homes and buildings built almost entirely out of thin air. Festo AG & Co.'s portable "Airtecture" building is a case in point. It's an office building ... Read More

"Common salt" is essential for animal life. Maurice Vejux Tyrode (Pharmacology, 1912) wrote … "Sodium chloride or 'common salt' is a necessary component of the organism. If an animal is fed on food which contains no sodium chloride he dies in a short time. Meats contain sodium chloride, but ... Read More

Scientists around the world are making the connection between atmospheric carbon dioxide and obesity. But bariatric scientists stay stuck in a chemical paradigm because the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies fund their research. "When you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail." O... Read More

Carbon dioxide protects bones by acting as a cushion similar to fat. In small amounts, it's an anesthetic agent. According to "Wartime Research Brought Vaccines Against Diseases," Science News Letter, Dec. 21, 1946 … "Carbon dioxide was found to be the best anesthetic for surgical work on... Read More

"Experts" advise drinking cold water to burn extra calories and lose weight. Yes, you WILL burn more calories but, paradoxically, you'll GAIN weight. Those extra calories are burned by interfering with digestion, blood pressure, and heart rhythm. Cardiologists warn their patients about drin... Read More