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 Grow Organic: The Practical Guide to Greener Gardening Louise Abbott (Editor) :: Now In-store at HappyGuru.com

Available Now At www.happyguru.com Grow Organic: The Practical Guide to Greener Gardening Louise Abbott (Editor) A comprehensive, practical guide to organic gardening that explains and illustrates all the key organic principles and covers vegetables, fruit, ornamental plants, herbs and container gardening. This title has been fully adapted for the Australian market, sports a gorgeous new, locally-designed jacket, and includes the following: * Step-by-step sequences and specially commissioned photographs show all the key techniques, making them easy to follow and apply to your own plot – from soil preparation, seed sowing, and harvesting to using water wisely.



 Health Tip – Do not drink tea/coffee …

Do not drink tea/coffee immediately after a meal as it can interfere with the absorption of non-heme iron (found in plants) consumed in the meal. It is recommended to limit your tea/coffee drinking to between meals or one hour after a meal. This is because of the tannin content in tea (both green and black) as well as coffee, which forms a bond to the iron, effectively limiting the body’s ability to absorb this important mineral.



 How Much do I Love You: A Poem Dedicated to Bharat Mata, by Sharath Kumar

How much do I love you Oh mother what am I without you? Blessed are we to be born In your blessed soil never felt forlorn You are of civilization the cradle Your purity and perfection are to others a riddle Beautiful forests, mountains and streams are all over Why go to heaven, You are of happiness the bestower Your holy soil produced the Vedas With relish took incarnations did the Devas The lord manifested again and again As saints, Sadgurus and Avatars in your divine region The children you reared Never any land invaded Only came out messengers of peace From this beautiful place Barbarians came into your divine land They too were blessed by your bountiful hand Oh mother you are like a river pure For both good and bad, quenches thirst sure Or like a bountiful tree Which gives fruits when stoned for free Why should you be victimized oh mother? By the devil to the west and to his east his brother?



 Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya: A Forgotten Hindu Emperor (Part 2 of 2), by Shreyas Limaye

This is a continuation of the article on Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya from the June/July edition of Tattva. Coronation: Figure 2: Painting of Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya’s Coronation [4] Victorious Hem Chandra entered Delhi on October 6, 1556 as a sovereign [4]



 Summer mailing of timothy grass extract did not reduce potency

Allergen extracts can degrade when exposed to temperatures beyond the optimum storage recommendation of 4 degrees C. Many allergen extracts are mailed to their final destinations throughout the year with exposure to varied environmental conditions.



 Forest Bathing Boosts Immunity, Lowers Stress

In a time of year when many are used to sun bathing, another kind of bathing proves not only safe, but beneficial. A recent New York Times Health featurette explores the claim that exposure to plants and parks can boost immunity . “Forest bathing,” a term adopted from the Japanese practice of visiting nature parks for therapeutic effect, does in fact appear to have health benefits, according to a series of recent studies



 Survey Finds 1 in 5 US Preschoolers Displays Mental Health Issues When Starting Kindergarten

Around 1 in 5 preschoolers in the US display mental health issues when transition from preschool to formal schooling tak



 President Patil Says Pharmacy Education Should be Constantly Revised to Meet Challenges

Pharmacy education in the country should be constantly revised and updated to meet tomorrow’s challenges, President P



 Scientists Identify Antibody That may Help Treat, Prevent Influenza Outbreaks

A monoclonal antibody that is effective against “Avian” H5N1, seasonal H1N1 and the 2009 “Swine” H1N1 influenza ha



 Growing Wisdom:How To Grow Herbs

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