Daily Archives: August 19, 2014

In this webisode Abbey Sharp from Abbey’s Kitchen will be learning how to identify edible mushrooms from poisonous ones as she explores a beautiful forest just outside the GTA in Ontario with a professional mushroom forager. She will teach you a little bit about the different varieties of mushrooms and which pack the biggest “umami” flavour punch. Join Abbey on her gastronomic adventure!
Abbey’s Kitchen webisode # 4
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Posted in Educational, FOOD AND HEALTH, Health and Environment, IN THE SPOTLIGHT, MEMORIES, MY TAKE ON THINGS, PEOPLE AND PLACES HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, Uncategorized

Tagged Edible mushroom, Food, Foraging, Forest, Mushroom, Mushroom hunting, Ontario, Turkey bacon

Environmental Health – protect yourself: Poisonous or toxic plants of North America

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Poisonous or toxic plants of North America

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Posted in Educational, Hazardous Materials Exposure, IN THE SPOTLIGHT, PEOPLE AND PLACES HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, Uncategorized, YouTube/SoundCloud: Music, Special Interest

Tagged Castor oil plant, Europe, nature, North America, Plant, Poison, Poison Ivy, United States

Drug Reverses Alopecia Areata Hair Loss

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Drug Reverses Alopecia Areata Hair Loss

Researchers may have found a cure for the baldness caused by alopecia areata, an autoimmune condition that causes patchy hair loss, and it is a drug already on the market, though for the treatment of bone marrow disorders. After just five months of taking ruxolitinib, three alopecia areata patients who had lost at least a third of their hair due to the disorder saw total hair regrowth. Further testing is needed to see if this treatment will be safe and effective on a wider scale. More… Discuss

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Tagged Alopecia, Alopecia areata, Baldness, Columbia University, Columbia University Medical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Hair follicle, Nature Medicine

Can You Recognize Poison Ivy?

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Can You Recognize Poison Ivy?

Poison ivy is a woody vine known for its ability to produce urushiol, a skin irritant that can cause an itchy rash. To avoid poison ivy, you need to know how to spot it: watch out for a plant that has compound leaves with three almond-shaped leaflets and whitish berries. Remember: “Leaflets three, let it be!” Poison ivy is generally light to dark green in color, but it turns bright red in the fall. Its leaflets have a smooth surface and relatively toothless edges. Where does it grow? More… Discuss

This video is designed to help you avoid the toxic poison oak plant. In addition to teaching you avoidance, it will show you what to do to minimize the trauma associated with a poison oak rash.

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Posted in Educational, Fitness, running, biking, outdoors, Hazardous Materials Exposure, Health and Environment, IN THE SPOTLIGHT, PEOPLE AND PLACES HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, Uncategorized

Tagged Green, Irritation, Leaf, Poison sumac, Rash, Toxicodendron radicans, Urushiol, Urushiol-induced contact dermatitis

word: exonerate

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exonerate

Definition:	(verb) Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges.
Synonyms:	acquit, exculpate, discharge, clear
Usage:	After the long trial, the suspect was exonerated of the murder charges, much to his relief. Discuss.