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Quinoa Beet Salad – JennifersKitchen

Quinoa Beet Salad – JennifersKitchen

Let me be very clear. I do not like beets. I’ve spent over fifty years disliking beets.

I’ve tried them boiled (gag-inducing), roasted (almost tolerable, but no), raw (the additional chewing required just prolongs the misery), and picked (where’s the bathroom?).

Quinoa Beet Salad Ingredients

To me, beets taste like garden dirt laced with a little bit of sugar. Interestingly, there is validity to that perception. Beets contain a naturally-occurring compound called geosmin, and geosmin gives beets their dirt-like . . . er. . . earthy flavour.

Some people like this earthy flavor.

I’m not one of them.

Just as interesting – at least

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Health Alert Arlington: Short naps can be beneficial!  Doctor Explains |  state

Health Alert Arlington: Short naps can be beneficial! Doctor Explains | state

in the news: New research from Dr. Victoria Garfield and her team is showing that short daytime naps may help in keeping our brains from shrinking as we get older! The idea here is that these findings could provide more insights into the management and prevention of dementia.

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Do You Absolutely Hate Broccoli?

Do You Absolutely Hate Broccoli?

June 7, 2023 · 8:50 AM

If so, it may well be because of your genes according to an article at SBS.com. Particular genes determine whether you can detect a bitter chemical (called PTC) in broccoli and other brassicas like cauliflower and brussels sprouts.

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“On average, about 70% of us can taste something bitter in broccoli or PTC, but those with two copies of the bitter sensitivity gene are closer to 20%, and they are much more likely to hate it.”

US President George HW Bush said in March 1990, “I do

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Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd.  – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

2019 was a spectacular year for Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. at the Wills Bros info
RoSPA Health & Safety Awards. As well as being Highly Commended in the Health & Safety Team of the Year, they also achieved a RoSPA Gold Achievement Award.

Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. first entered the RoSPA Awards back in 2017, winning a Silver RoSPA Award. Since then, they’ve continued to enter, pushing themselves to win a Gold Award in 2018 and then again in 2019. We spoke to Kieran Doona, Health and Safety Manager at Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. to find out more about

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