You may have never thought about this question, but how do whales get water? Ocean water turns out to be too salty for the whale, so the whale gets most of its water from the food it eats, such as …
How Frogs in the Sandy Desert can Teach us about the Importance of Water
You might be surprised, but there is an amazingly hearty frog that lives in the Great Sandy Desert in the northwest region of Australia. This frog can store water in its bladder, and also builds fat up in its feet, …
Sugar and its Effects – A Survival Switch that is Driving Most of our Diseases
Sugar is the name commonly applied to table sugar, or sucrose. Sucrose consists of two sugars, glucose and fructose, that are bonded together. Glucose is the primary sugar used in our body for fuel, while fructose is the primary sugar …
Uric acid, the Driver of Sugar Effects
Uric acid is a nitrogen containing substance that is generated during the breakdown of tissues, such as from DNA and RNA. It is also produced during the metabolism of some foods, especially sugar, alcohol, and red meats. Most of us …