【推荐2】As people are becoming more socially conscious about where their food comes from and how it impacts the planet, they are choosing animal-free plant-based options. Cow-free meat has been around for quite some time and the popularity of brands like Beyond Meat and cultivated meat from Aleph Farms and other are soaring. While there are a large number of plant-based milk substitutes, none of have the same taste of cow’ milk. Now, an Israeli food-tech startup Remilk created real dairy products without harming a single cow or the planet.

The company stresses that their product Remilk is not a milk substitute but rather is the real deal. Made from a special process called microbial fermentation, milk is manufactured in a lab instead of in a cow. And the end product is very healthy. “In a very simple way, we take the gene that encodes for the milk protein,” said Aviv Wolf, CEO of Remilk. “The gene function as an instruction book for the production of the protein it encodes. And so, we insert the gene into a microbe that we’ve developed and it instructs our microbe to produce the specific protein in a very efficient way.”

The company says that the lab-produced milk tastes identical to the real thing and they hope to eventually replace cows by creating every dairy product sold. They expect to roll out plant-based cheese and yogurt in addition to milk. “Remilk was founded with the mission to stop using animal to produce our food because, as dairy lovers, we realize that giving up on milk is not an option,” Wolff said. “But today’s milk comes with an unreasonable price tag. The dairy industry is destructive to our planet, our health, and our animals, and is simply not sustainable any more.”

The environmental price tag of dairy farming is way too high. According to the World Wildlife Fund, dairy cows add a huge amount of greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere and contribute to global warming and climate change as well as foul the air around them. Dairy operation consume large amounts of water and run-off of manure and fertilizers from there farms get into local waterways. The production of Remilk uses only 5 percent of the resources and produces only 1 percent of the waste of producing cow’s milk according to company. And they accomplish this by being 100 percent cruelty-free dairy farms.

【推荐3】Throughout history, people have promoted stories of curse. Here are some famous ones.

King Tut's Curse

In 1923, a British archaeological team opened the tomb of "King Tut". Two months later, when the team's sponsor died from a bacterial infection, British newspapers claimed that was because of "King Tut's curse". Whenever other members of the team died, the media mentioned the curse gain.

Though it's not clear how many people took the curses seriously, these stories became popular subjects for some horror movies and comedies.

The Curse of the Polish King's tomb

In 1973, a group of archaeologists opened the tomb of Polish king Casimir IV in Poland. European media covered the great event, and the researchers joked they were risking a curse on the tomb by opening it.

When some team members began to die shortly after, some media suspected it was due to a curse. Later, experts discovered traces of deadly bacteria inside the tomb that could cause lung illnesses when breathed in.

The Curse of Tippecanoe

In the mid-20th century, US media began to note a pattern that, starting with Harrison and ending with Kennedy, every 20years the country elected a president to die in office.

Believe It or Not claimed the "pattern" was due to a curse placed by the chief of Shawnee, Tecumseh, on Harrison and future presidents after Harrison's troops defeated Tecumseh's at the battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. This story bears a similarity to other "curses" in US books and movies about disturbing Native burial grounds.

【推荐1】After a long summer, do you gain weight? Do you want to do some exercises to lose weight? Are you busy in dealing with new school matters? Are you struggling to find a workout time that fits into your schedule?     1     This series of exercises dumps(释放), or releases, your body’s nitric oxide(一氧化氮) into your muscles, causing them to relax. It also causes your blood vessels to widen, which helps lower your blood pressure. The exercises can help control blood-sugar levels for those with diabetes.     2     And the routine can be done in just three to five minutes! You have no need to worry about your study time which may be affected by long time workout.

According to Dr. Zach Bush, who developed the routine, it’s simple and effective. Every movement must be done quickly and properly.     3     Start with 10 repetitions of these four exercises and work up to 20 over time.

1. Squat(蹲) like you’re sitting down while swinging your arms out in front.

2. Swing your arms one by one forward and backward at a 90-degree angle.

3. Swing your arms up from your bellybutton out to your sides and up over your head and down to the starting position.

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Get up and get moving. Your body will thank you for it.

【推荐2】How To Make Exercise A Habit That Sticks

Maybe you can relate to this: You are determined to get more exercise. And you do—for a while. But a few days or weeks into a new routine, your good intentions fall apart.     1     We asked Katy Milkman, a professor at the Wharton School of Business who studies human decision-making. She gave us six tips to help people develop better, longer-lasting exercise habits.

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There’s no magic number of days it takes to build a new habit, but the key to habits is repetition. So, give it a month, and research suggests that this can help you build a new routine. Moreover, if you can get that repetition going while you have high motivation, you’re much more likely to have a behavior change that lasts.

Make it social.

    3     The same goes for working out. If you compare your exercise habits with neighbors or co-workers, you may be more motivated to go to the gym. Or schedule your exercise with a friend. You’ll be more likely to show up.

Let flexibility be your friend.

The people who worked out at the same time every day, they did actually form a more lasting habit around exercising at that time. But here’s the hidden disadvantage:     4     Milkman says, “We actually found that it would be more effective if people built a more flexible routine.”

Set goals—but don’t let them trap you.

Make sure your exercise objective is achievable and ambitious.     5     Milkman explains, The risk of target is that if they’re tough, and then you don’t make it, you will go crazy and actually be worse off. So give yourself chance to start over if you miss a trip to the gym.

【推荐3】The US government has come out with new advice for Americans about how much exercise they should get each week.

In 2008, the US government came out with its first set of exercise advice, called Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. The guidelines were based on research by scientists into how people could stay healthy by being active.

Since 2008, scientists have learned more about how helpful exercise is. For example, they’ve learned that being active can make it much less likely that someone will suffer from illnesses. Exercise also makes people worry less, sleep better, and makes their brains work better. So, now, ten years later, after the government has studied the findings, they’ve come up with a new set of guidelines.

Much of the advice is the same as it was in 2008, but there are a few changes. One change is that the government has added activity guidelines for children aged 3 to 5. This was not included in 2008, because younger children were usually very active then. But now, as young children spend more time looking at screens, they are moving less. The government says that children between 3 and 5 should have at least three hours of active play a day.

For children aged 6 to 17, the guidelines have not changed much since 2008. The government says they should get at least an hour of medium to very active movement every day. Most of these activities should be strong enough to raise the heart rate. Children should also do activities that build muscles at least three times a week.

In 2008, the government said that adults should get at least 150 to 300 minutes of medium strength activity every week. But only 20% of Americans actually move that much. Now based on new scientific findings, the government says that even short periods of movement that raise the heart rate are helpful.

The government is starting a program called “Move Your Way”, which it hopes will help encourage Americans to get healthier by meeting these movement goals.