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Lecithin or phosphatidycholine PC is a phospholipid, first discovered in the 1800s by a French scientist called Maurice Gobley. He extracted the compound from an egg yolk and in 1850 the compound was named lecithin from the word lekithos, which is the Greek term for egg yolk. This lecithin was first used commercially as an emulsifying agent for a number of years. It could extend the life of many processed foods so the food industry began to add it to all kinds of food products including baked goods, nut butters, candies, chocolates, protein drinks, prepared foods and instant soups. The lecithin would also be added to recipes for flavor and also to be an emulsifying agent. In the 1930 s when there was a boom in soyabean consumption, the byproduct of the soyabean processing was discovered to include 1.8 percent of hydrophosphatides. If this sludge was put through a process called degumming organic lecithin could be extracted and it would be an alternative to the lecithin from eggs. With this new development, lecithin really gained in popularity. In fact the organic lecithin from the soybean turned out to be a safer product. The animal s lecithin goes...

In the realm of disorders that affect the digestive tract there is often some confusion over diagnosing specific conditions. Many of these disorders tend to overlap in terms of symptoms and signs. Since it is often difficult to distinguish one form of irritable bowel disease IBD from another, diagnosis is often a time-consuming procedure wrought with the painstaking approach of trial-and-error. Two forms of IBD that are frequently confused are Crohn s Disease and colitis. Each of these diseases is strikingly similar in symptomology. Each condition can result in severe diarrhea, extensive episodes of abdominal cramping, loss of energy, fever, reduced appetite, and weight loss. Each of these diseases is caused by tissue inflammation. According to current data up to two million people in the United States have either Crohn s Disease or colitis. Crohn s Disease usually affects the small intestine, however, it can manifest in other places throughout the body including the esophagus, stomach, appendix, anus, duodenum, and large intestine, colitis, on the other hand, strictly affects the colon. Sufferers of both Crohn s Disease and colitis experience...

The bird flu virus has been scaring the wits out of health officials for the past couple of years. The first H5N1 strain developed way back during 1997 at Hong Kong. The first development wasn t given much of a concern. Eventually the virus popped back out during 2003. It has first greatly affected a whole number of birds. The birds that became infected died really fast after showing signs of symptoms. The virus also spread quickly towards other flocks as well, causing them to die to. The people who have had lots of exposure with this infected domesticated birds, naturally became the first human casualties. In fact, the infected have reached 140 in five years time in the Far eats. Eventually killing more than 50 people infected. What is scaring the scientists now are the recent developments of the bird flu in Turkey. They fear that the virus may have already mutated and the transmission from one human to the other has now been possible. This is because in the span of a week, 15 people were reported to be infected already. That development definitely scared the officials in Europe. It should also be causing major concern to other countries as well...

I have, in my third and fourth decades of living, discovered some of the most unusual of allergic reactions and have learned the most interesting of realities about allergies. The education began when I was teaching my second semester of college English. As one up to that point who rarely missed a day of work, I was appalled to find one very early summer morning that I had an enflamed face and that every pore on my face had filled with a blister a tiny pustule that was, as if the redness wasn t enough, itchy. When I went to the clinic not yet having medical coverage of any kind , the clinician seemed nonplussed. She told me with a shrug that 1 I would have to experiment by isolating foods in my most recent diet until I found the culprit since I ha not changed laundry or body soaps didn t add any chemicals or perfumes to my repertoire, etc. ; and 2 I had developed these allergic reactions or allergic symptoms all of a sudden that my perfect health record of many years had nothing to do with the fact that as we get older, she said, we can pathogenically change: we can develop allergies to foods we have eaten our whole lives. Allergic reactions as I...

Possibly the most misunderstood part of pool table buying is how to really go about getting the best deal you possibly can. Heck, I sure didn t really know how to go about it. And boy, did I want a pool table. Playing pool is great fun and I ve spent many hours at the local bar..uh, I mean pool hall sharpening my skills. I decided that I had to have a pool table for myself. However, after buying a pool table, it becomes pretty clear that there is a right way to go about it and wrong way. Ebay is your friend. But not for the reasons you might think. Everything in the world is for sale on Ebay. And guess what, that s great for market research. Look at how much pools are selling for. Watch the pool table sales for a week or so. This will be a great way to get a feel for what they sell for and the different types of pool tables available in the marketplace. And, after you ve watched a whole bunch of sales happen, you might want to start bidding on pool tables for yourself. In full disclosure, I haven t personally bought a pool table from Ebay. Therefore, I m not sure what sort of shipping and handling charges would be charged for a pool table. Cross...

Starting at 22,150, the 2006 Honda Civic hybrid is a great choice for any car buyer who seeks a safe, attractive, environmentally-friendly vehicle at an affordable price. Honda retooled the Civic hybrid to make it even better than before. Standard features include an 8-valve 4-cylinder gasoline engine, anti-lock brakes, front and side cushion airbags, a sleek, multi-tier panel and a top-notch audio system. Like all hybrids, the 2006 Civic combines a gas engine, powerful battery and electric motor to achieve maximum mileage and reduced emissions. The 2006 Honda Civic hybrid can cruise using only its electric motor in particular driving conditions. This makes it a full hybrid vehicle. As far as gas mileage goes, the Civic hybrid gets 49 mpg in the city and 51 mpg on the highway. This is a slight improvement from the gas mileage of the 2005 model. The 2006 Civic hybrid s electric motor produces 20 horsepower. The battery pack used for storing energy is 158 volts, increased from the previous year. The 2006 Civic hybrid offers seating for five and is considered a compact sedan. Sleeker and more attractive than the 2005 Civic hybrid, the 2006 model is...

It s difficult to find someone who doesn t like chocolate. Maybe it s in some measure due to the fact that chocolate releases endorphins, the same neurotransmitters that make you feel good after you sneeze or have sex or fall in love. The nearly universal draw to chocolate makes chocolate, in any shape or form, an extremely popular gift. This is as true for children as it is for grandparents; who didn t love trick-or-treating when they were little or receiving a box of chocolates for Valentine s Day when they were older. Chocolate is a great gift for just about anyone, big or small. Of course, all chocolate is not buildd equal. Though the mass-produced chocolates made by companies like M M, Mars, and Hershey s taste good, they re really nothing compared to gourmet chocolate. It s a bit of a shame that some people go their whole lives thinking that gourmet chocolate refers to those heart-shaped boxes of factory truffles passed around after Valentine s Day, but this couldn t be further from the truth especially if you get to the box of Valentine s chocolates last and all that s left are the picked-over remains, most of them with holes in the bottom...