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Not being much of a chef, I generally eat baked chicken breast and vegetables almost every night for dinner. Sometimes I'll go a little nuts and include a side of brown rice. Watch out, Emeril!! Generally speaking, everything eventually ends up in the oven, and because I'm also not much of a maid, I try to make clean-up as easy as possible by cooking my meal in aluminum foil. And so it went in this fashion for quite some time; that is, until I just yesterday came across a study from Ondokuz Mayis University in Turkey, highlighting the danger involved with cooking food in aluminum foil.
Researchers found that baking meat in foil increases its aluminum content by 378 percent. What's more, when other, more acidic foods are also cooked -- such as certain types of vegetables -- causes an even greater degree of corrosion.
Suddenly I don't feel like chicken tonight.
Can metal jewelry really ease arthritis?
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My great grandmother swore by them. Gleaming copper bangles adorned with turquoise or curvy designs etched into the metal often clattered on her wrist, reaching up toward her elbow. They decorated her wrinkled and freckled skin and distracted somewhat from her enlarged knuckles.
But she wasn't wearing them to complement her eclectic style. She suffered from arthritis in her hands and believed the metal jewelry eased the pain. I don't know that she ever opted for any other form of alternative therapies for pain management or popped pills for it. My Grandma Hall, as everyone referred to her, never was big on consuming much besides coffee and leftover chicken pilfered from a buffet restaurant and carried home in her Ziploc-lined purse.
Whether they really worked or generated a powerful placebo effect remains debatable. One might be better off improving nutrition and keeping up with an exercise regimen. Beyond that, there's a more modern version of the copper bangle for those whose style might be a bit more edgy. Or gender neutral.
But she wasn't wearing them to complement her eclectic style. She suffered from arthritis in her hands and believed the metal jewelry eased the pain. I don't know that she ever opted for any other form of alternative therapies for pain management or popped pills for it. My Grandma Hall, as everyone referred to her, never was big on consuming much besides coffee and leftover chicken pilfered from a buffet restaurant and carried home in her Ziploc-lined purse.
Whether they really worked or generated a powerful placebo effect remains debatable. One might be better off improving nutrition and keeping up with an exercise regimen. Beyond that, there's a more modern version of the copper bangle for those whose style might be a bit more edgy. Or gender neutral.
