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Wonder Drug.

In ancient times when people were in pain, they chew a leaves or bark of some trees to relieve their pain. In 400 B.C. the ancient Greek doctor Hippocrates used on his patient some powder made from the bark and leaves of the willow tree to help heal, headache, pains and fever.

The willow contains substances called Salicin. Salicin is awhite bitter taste, a crystalline powdery glycoside. It obtained from the bark of a certain poplars and willows use as a reagent. IN 1853 a French chemist name Charles Frederick Von Gerhardt, realized the value of the Salicin as a drug. He wanted to produce salicin; Gerhardt neutralized salicylic acid by buffering it with sodium (sodium salicylate) and acetyl chlorine. Creating acetyl salicylic Gerhardt tested the substances on a few people. Bur he decide that chewing willow bark was better, then in the 1890 the German chemist Felix Hoffmann prepared a batch of synthetic type of salicin the same as the one that Gerhardt produced. Hoffman was trying to find a medicine to help his father who was suffering from arthritis. The formula worked so he convinced Bayer the drug company he was working to produced and market the new drug. Bayer called this a wonder drug aspirin.

The names come from the “A” in acetyl chloride, the “Spri” in spirited ulmaria. The plant that derived the salicylic acid form, and the “In” was familiar name ending for medicines. Today it is considered a wonder drug used not only to relieve aches and pain but the risk of heart attack and to speed the recovery of stroke.

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Recycling a box.

Pizza is one of the most popular fast food in the world. But ordering pizza ends up stacking pizza boxes in the trash bins. Did you know that pilling these boxes just add a waste in our environment? So, why not transform them into recycling materials or turn them into something useful. It can use as to store photos, if the box is not greasy, a print and old photos film can be stored in it. You may also use it as a paper filters to keep your old school papers. Who knows, you might need your old projects as reference someday. If you intend to be more creative use a pizza box as secret box to keep your old love letters. Another use for pizza boxes is to make them as a drawer divider. Pizza boxes are stronger than regular ones. Pizzas’ being everyone’s great favorites snacks is not surprising. What is the surprising is the amount of waste everyday that creates around the world. That’s why it is important we do our best to participate in reusing and recycling. Not only we could save the environment but also it can help us to save a little money by recycling.

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Fake meat.

Some of us do not know that the meat we buy from the nearest burger stand is not made of pure meat. The process of making fake meat is not as easy as it sound. The soy protein is one also they use to make fake meat in the from of dry powder. Since the protein is coiled and globular, while the meat we use everyday are fibrous. The process for the fake meat manufacturer they would change the protein to make the product more like meat. After this, they denture the molecules so that they would open up and become more fibrous. Fake meat is through the process of transforming wheat gluten. They usually use wheat and has less protein than soy protein, but the stretchy nature and texture of wheat products are easily transformed and shape into chewiness meat that they used making fake meat. After the process they have been made on the raw materials, the texture would be sufficiently like meat. It could be mixed with seasonings to add flavor and give a taste, aroma and even color of of the substance for the fake meat.

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Leg exercise.

Using weight properly can be a big help to develop our tone leg muscle. But even without using the weight we can develop it or tone our leg muscle. Here some exercise tips.

This exercise for work out the quadriceps.
1. Stand straight with your feet together and keep your head up then look straight ahead.
2.Take a big step forward with one foot forming a right angle with the leg. Make sure that you knee doesn’t extend beyond your toes. Bend the knee of your leg until it s a close to the floor or possible nailing.
3. Hold the position for a second then slowly return to your starting position.
4.Repeat with the other leg forward.

Lying side left – this is for abdomen’s.
1. Lie on your side and feet together.
2. Slowly raise your leg as high as you can without bending it.
3. Hold the position for second or two then slowly lower your leg.
4. Do as much repetition as you can comfortably.
5. Repeat the procedure then using the opposite leg.

Squats – this exercise is for the hamstrings. Proper form is important, the best to do this in front of a mirror to check your form. Alternately you can ask your friend to check your form.
1. Stand with your arm on your hip, feet above shoulder-width apart.
2. Slowly lower your body until your thighs are parallel to the floor.
3. Hold your position for a second or two then return to starting position.
4. Do three sets of eight to 10 repetitions.

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