Olive oil is a fat obtained from the olive‚ a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. The oil is produced by grinding whole olives and extracting the oil by mechanical or chemical means. It is commonly used in cooking‚ cosmetics‚ pharmaceuticals‚ and soaps and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps. Olive oil is used throughout the world‚ but especially in the Mediterranean countries. History The olive tree is native to the Mediterranean basin; wild olives were collected by Neolithic
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NEEM (Azadirachta indica) OIL USED IN AN OIL BURNER AS INCENSE MOSQUITO REPELLENT LEADER: OCAMPO‚ YSABELLA ASST. LEADER: BALASOTO‚ JANUS MEMBERS: ALLASAS‚ PATRICIA CASTAÑARES‚ JASON MIRANDA‚ CHRISTIAN NEEM (Azadirachta indica) OIL USED IN AN OIL BURNER AS INCENSE MOSQUITO REPELLENT INTRODUCTION Mosquitoes are well-known pests to the entire human race. Later in the 90s‚ they discovered that these arthropods are also carriers responsible for transmission of devastating diseases to mankind
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FATS AND OIL DEFINITION: Fats and oils‚ group of organic substances that form an important part of the diet and also are useful in many industries. The fats are usually solid‚ the oils generally liquid at ordinary room temperatures. Some tropical products‚ liquids in their sites of origin‚ become solids in cooler climates; in commerce these often retain the name originally given‚ e.g.‚ palm oil and coconut oil. Chemically fats and oils are either simple or mixed glyceryl esters of organic acids
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Becoming a doctor…well‚ that is no easy task. Metaphorically‚ it’s a love or hate situation. Before you decide to enter the field‚ you need to make sure you have the qualities of being a doctor‚ which are to be very personable‚ willing to help other people‚ passionate‚ determined‚ hard worker‚ and devoted to your job. One thing that immediately eliminates a lot of people from considering this field is the sight of blood. You have to make sure you can be able to see that‚ in order to even think about
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coconut oil due to its high levels of saturated fat. Advocacy against coconut and palm oils in the 1970s and 80s due to their perceived danger as a saturated fat caused companies to instead substitute trans fats‚ unaware of their health-damaging effects.[28] Coconut oil contains a large proportion of lauric acid‚ a saturated fat that raises blood cholesterol levels by increasing the amount of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol[29] that is also found in significant amounts in laurel oil‚ palm
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Cypress Oil- The eternal oil First let us begin with the basic meaning of cypress. What is cypress? Cypress is a tree found in the Coniferous and Deciduous regions. Though it is quite often linked with mortality‚ the use of the essential oil derived from this tree can cure many conditions. It is a tree which has been associated with aromatic‚ beneficial‚ and calming oil that it produces. It is extremely rich in essential oil with gives many benefits. A little about Cypress oil Cypress essential
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Alie Bandasack Olive Oil Extra Credit. The methods to processing olive oil starts with picking the best olives. Next‚ they are crushed into paste‚ then add a little bit of water to turn it into little clumps. The mixture is later stirred and heated to about 82 degrees. Next‚ it is pressed into a compartment and rotated at a high speed and the paste and water/oil are separated. Now the oil may be bleached‚ deodorized and refined. Olive oil is composed mainly of mixed triglyceride esters of oleic
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1. What is the movie all about? Lorenzo’s Oil Lorenzo is the son of Michaela and Augusto Odone. He begins to have strange memory problems and blackouts. At age 6‚ he is diagnosed with the childhood cerebral form of ALD‚ a progressive degenerative nervous system disorder. There is no cure for this disease and his parents are told he will become totally disabled and die in a few years. Michaela and Augusto‚ devastated by Lorenzo’s diagnosis‚ decide to research ALD even though neither has a
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STUDY GUIDE LORENZO’S OIL Overview Lorenzo’s Oil is the story of the Odones’ race against time for the survival of their little boy. Lorenzo at age 6 develops a classic childhood case of Adrenoleukodystrophy. Augusto and Michaela Odone work tirelessly with little assistance from the medical community and the parent support group to find a therapy to stop the progression of this devastating disease. In 2001 Elizabeth Spike‚ a high school biology teacher in Rochester‚ New York‚ chose to show a film
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Becoming a Parent It’s sad to know that some people will never know how becoming a parent really feels. Becoming a parent can change a person’s life in many different ways. I always knew I wanted kids when I got old enough. My son is 12 years old and growing up fast. It hasn’t been easy and it isn’t going to get any easier from this point because he is becoming a teenager. My daughter is about to turn four in December and with her it has been a whole different experience than with my son. I can
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