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How Ocean Air Can Affect the Human Body

Stand near the shoreline for even a minute and your body registers the change almost immediately. The air feels heavier with moisture. Your lips catch a trace of salt. Breathing can feel smoother, or at least distinctly different from inland air. This shift comes from a complex mixture of ingredients in coastal air – sea…

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What Seaweed Reveals About Eating Healthy

For years, seaweed has been arranged in dark green ribbons on rice, folded around sushi, dipped into soup, or left on the plate’s edge. It is now gaining more recognition in the food discourse. While food manufacturers are studying how a small amount might alter the nutritional profile of common food products, researchers are examining…