Interior Design and Home Accessories

by Wendy Tanner

We get questions a lot on which 3M Espe Dental Cements are used for this procedure or that procedure.  So, I thought we would inform customers of which product may be best for the procedure that he or she is about to perform.  The following  information on 3M Espe’s Relyx Dental Cements came directly from 3M Espe showing the many different varieties of dental cements along with the uses for each of them.

Ceramic, composite or metal inlays, onlays, crowns, bridges
Zirconia restorations (i.e., Lava™ Restorations)
Posts and screws
CAD/CAM

Saves time by eliminating etching, priming and bonding steps
Proven to reduce post-operative sensitivity
Self-adherent and moisture-tolerant
Unidose capsule or Clicker™ Dispenser
RelyX™ Unicem Aplicap™ Elongation Tip makes cementing posts easier and more reliable

Porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) crowns and bridges
Metal crowns, bridges, inlays and onlays (high noble, noble and base metals)
Crowns and bridges with minimal tooth structure
Maryland bridges (resin-bonded bridges)
All ceramic/porcelain and pre-cured composite crowns, bridges, inlays and onlays
Endodontic posts
Adhesive (bonded) amalgam restoration

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Clicker dispenser or Powder/Liquid
Low post-operative sensitivity
Sustained fluoride release
High fracture toughness
Paste/paste formula in the Clicker dispenser provides consistent mix ratios

Bonding veneers fabricated of porcelain or composite

Customer-preferred shading system
Try-in pastes offer excellent color match to final cured cement
Light-cure-only system provides excellent color stability
Easy to dispense, apply and seat; easy clean-up

Inlays, onlays, single crowns, posts and screws
Orthodontic strips
Cavity linings

Chemical bond to enamel and dentin
Fluoride release
Extremely low film thickness optimizes marginal integrity
Radiopacity
Capsule delivery offers simple handling, consistent working characteristics and reliable quality

Porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) crowns and bridges
Metal crowns, bridges, inlays and onlays (high noble, noble and base metals)
Crowns and bridges with minimal tooth structure
Maryland bridges (resin-bonded bridges)
All ceramic/porcelain and pre-cured composite crowns, bridges, inlays and onlays
Endodontic posts
Adhesive (bonded) amalgam restorations

Easy to use
Dispenses uniform, procedure-specific dosages
Easy excess removal

Provisional restorations
Crowns, bridges, inlays and onlays

Strong adhesion
Quick, easy excess removal
Optimal fit
Easy provisional removal
Available in both eugenol and non-eugenol formulas

I hope that this helps as some of these are some of the most highly rated dental cements in the industry.  3M Espe RelyX Cements are #1 rated in many categories including resin cements, resin-modified glass ionomer cements, glass ionomer cements, and polycarboxylate cements.  RelyX Unicem now has a 5-Year Clinical Performance Study and continues to do very well as one of the top selling self-adhesive resin cements in the dental supply industry.

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by Wendy Tanner

Different types of lamp globes

Welcome to this website where you will find all the information that you will ever need on all types of lamp globes. No matter what style, what shape or what size you are looking for, we have got it all here. So what exactly does a lamp globe do? Well the job of a lamp glob is to cover the light bulb so that when people look at it glare is not caused.

The lamp globe basically diffuses and blocks light enough for it to glow but still remain anti glare. There are many kinds of lamp glares you can find fabric lamp shades or even glass lamp globes. Don’t forget that there are plastic lamp globes also available.

Stained glass lamp globes
The lamp lobes that are made of stained glass are very popular. The most popular in this type is the tiffany lamp. These antique lamp globes especially carry a very vintage look which many people prefer. Heaviness of this kind of a lamp globe is characteristic. They are quite expensive but worth every penny spent on it. When you buy one of these be sure to check whether the quality is good before you pay for it.
Torchiere globes
This style was especially popular as floor lamp globes. There are number of segregations in this type too. The glass used in this style was embossed and the neck of the glass is made to look in a funnel shape. This lamp base is generally vintage but it still is quite popular among the masses which mean that it has retained it charm.
Cased glass shades
This glass lamp globe is the height of creativity. What is done is that there are two different colors of glass that is taken. These two glasses are now placed one over the other and fused by using very high temperatures of heat on it. What does this result in? Well, the obvious. There is one color on the inside and yet another color on the outside. The most common shape of this lamp globe is a cone. Some of the cones have even a pattern inside it. This makes it look very heavily embossed. The light produced looks brilliant and interactive.
Globe
As the name suggests this lamp globe is literally a globe. It could be made out of fabric, plastic or even paper. These are very commonly seen on streets and even in cheap stores. There are quite inexpensive and imaginative. These globes are also called Gone with the wind lamp globes.
Lamp Chimneys
Again as the name suggests the lamp shade looks like a chimney. The inspiration for this type came from the common fact that people earlier used similar structures to make sure that their candles dint blow out. Again these can be made from cloth, plastic or paper. Today you can even find glass in this shape with innovative styles on it.
Lily
These kinds of lamp shades are shaped as a flower. They are very popular in the contemporary world.

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by jcolman

Eating plays a major role in our daily lives. Whether you are an experienced chef, a complete novice or the occasional cook, a set of the best cookware that you can afford is essential for efficient cooking. Whether it is the tri-ply 18/10 stainless steel cookware or the non-stick hard-anodized cookware, good quality cooking utensils are sound investment. They are long-lasting, do not dent and crack easily or develop ‘hot spots’ of burnt food. Flimsy tools take the joy out of cooking.

It is amazing the countless types of cookware available, catering to the modern cook’s fancies. What constitutes the perfect and best cookware suited for the modern kitchen?

Pots and pans with heavy bases, sturdy and stay-cool handles and knobs that do not get hot during cooking, as well as tight-fitting lids are good choices. Non-slip bottoms, quick and even cooking and easy to clean are also important considerations.

There are a number of materials used to manufacture pots and pans. A point worth taking note of is the gauge of the metal. The thicker the gauge, the more uniform the heat distribution. Efficiency of the cookware will also be affected by the finish on the metal.

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1. Aluminum cookware:
Inexpensive and yet an excellent heat conductor, but stains easily. Pitting can occurred if used for cooking alkaline foods for a long period of time. The more modern version of electrochemically-hardened aluminum cookware, the hard-anodized aluminum cookware, heats quickly and evenly, resists scratching, and is incredibly durable.

2. Copper cookware:
Copper cookware provides excellent, even heat distribution all over. Beautiful and a good heat conductor but expensive, copper cookware usually comes with a layer of tin lining which prevents excessive copper from leaching into the food. This tin lining needs to be replaced as it will wear out through prolonged usage. Acidic food increases the release of copper into the food.

3. Cast iron cookware:
Cast iron has the advantage of holding heat well. The pot heats up slowly and evenly and for this reason, is ideal for soups and stews. The disadvantage is that it is heavy and rusts easily. Careful usage is necessary to maintain it in top condition. It is important to wipe dry before storing. Potency of vitamin C in food cooked in iron pots is reduced due to the reaction by the metal ions released during cooking.

4. Enamel cookware:
Basically metal cookware, usually cast iron, coated with a layer of enamel. Powdered glass fused into the metal results in an easy to clean and attractive enamel covering. The disadvantage is that it chips easily and cannot withstand rapid, drastic change in temperature such as from hot stove straight into cold water.

5. Glass cookware:
Sudden, rapid temperature changes will result in cracks in most glass cookware. Being able to conduct heat slowly and evenly makes it a good choice for baking pies, puddings and casseroles. Corning ware and Pyrex are good examples of glass cookware.

6. Stainless steel cookware:
Relatively maintenance free but expensive. It does not rust or scratch easily and has characteristics of strength and durability. High quality stainless steel cookware has a layer of aluminum or copper in the base of the pot as well as the sides, resulting in great heat retention along with even heat distribution.

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There were many different types of glass developed by Louis Comfort Tiffany at his Tiffany Studios. He is remembered primarily for his exquisite stained glass windows and stained glass lamps which are today high priced collector’s items.

He may have been inspired by a visit to Europe in 1865 when he visited the Victoria and Albert Museum and admired the medieval glass and the large collection of Syrian and Roman glassware.

He became convinced that the quality of the stained glass being produced could be improved tremendously.

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Opening his own glass making factories and the famous Tiffany Studio he began to produce stained glass that was not painted as other contemporary glass but instead the glass itself transmitted the colours and textures. His now famous Favrile glass was born! He went on to produce the exquisite stained glass windows, lamps, jewelry and other decorative items for which he is still famous today.

Favrile Glass

Tiffany patented the name Favrile in 1880. The name itself is from a French word that means handmade and Favrile glass has an iridescent quality that gives some opacity to the glass and makes it shimmer. Favrile glass is made by mixing together coloured glass while it is molten.

Opalescent Glass

Glass with more than one colour is called opalescent glass. It was used as the basis for all Tiffany glass and is made by fusing together different coloured glasses while they are molten. Opalescent glass was used in England from around 1860 by Bayne, Butler and Heaton in studios in England and it became increasingly popular.

Ripple Glass

Ripple glass was used by Tiffany to suggest water or the veins of leaves. It has a texture that looks like surface waves and is made by spinning a sheet of glass on a roller. The roller moves forward but it spins faster so that a ripple effect is created.

The method to make ripple glass used by Tiffany was lost when the Tiffany Studios closed in 1928. It was made again i
n the 1960′s at Oroboros Glass by Eric Lovell who reinvented the method.

Fracture Glass

An irregular pattern of thin glass wafers are attached to the surface of a sheet of glass in this type of Tiffany glass. It was used by Tiffany to suggest leaves and twigs seen from a distance. A bubble of molten glass is blown which is cooled then hardened. The thin walled bubble is broken into irregular shards that are fused on to molten glass.

Streamer Glass

Streamer glass has string pattern on the surface that suggest twigs, grass etc. It is made using a pontile which picks up the glass and is then swung to stretch the glass into thin strings. These are then attached by pressing onto molten glass sheets.

Ring Mottle Glass

Ring mottle glass was invented at the beginning of the twentieth century and is formed by treating area of glass by heat so that a mottle effect is produced.

Drapery glass

This type of glass is used to suggest folded fabric and was used by Tiffany to represent flowing robes and angel’s wings. His famous church windows use drapery glass to stunning effect. Drapery glass is difficult to make and requires a high degree of skill. the entire sheet of molten glass is manipulated to produce the folds while a small roller is forced over the sheet to produce ripples. When the glass cools and hardens the ripples become permanent. Drapery glass is essentially handmade and a such each piece is unique.

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by jewelsbyldesigns

Glass bottles are one of the most common things, which are found in almost in all the homes, offices and everywhere. Glass bottles are used for various purposes. Generally, they are used for storing various things such as beverage, spices, herbs and many other items. However, some of the people used it for decorating their homes, use for planting small plants. Glass bottles are available in different shapes, sizes, colors and designs and are used for different purposes. The glass bottles came into existence during 1500 BC. In addition, small glass bottles have been found in several tombs of Pharaohs. Certainly, glass is the most suitable material for protecting and containing beverages. Let us know some of the most popular glass bottles and its uses.

Glass Wine Bottle

Glass bottles are commonly used for storing wine.

A common type of wine bottle holds about 0.75 liter of wine or liquid. The traditional glass wine bottles are preserved with corks, which is a natural substance, however now in most of the glass bottles the metal crown caps are used widely. Most of the cold drink and wine manufactures use the glass bottles, than the other materials. Glass bottles could retain and store the temperature of the drinks for longer times. Glass bottles are made from pure materials therefore; it does not contain any chemical substances and does not contaminate the drinks.

Glass Perfume Bottles

glass bottles are also used to store aromatic fragrances and it is made from every kind of glass imaginable.

Some of the more fashionable ones are Schiaparelli, Lalique and Baccarat. Generally, when it comes to storing perfumes, different designs of glass bottles are used. Usually, it will come with different colors, shapes and designs. These glass bottles are made from touch materials compared to other types of bottles.

Glass Bottles for Decorating

Today in most of the modern houses, different types of glass bottles are used for decorating the house. There are several numbers of galls bottles are available on the market particularly for decorative purposes, which could suit any home décor. Generally, these bottles cost very less and available in all shapes and sizes.

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by theloushe

Glass tiles are an incredibly popular tile and are widely used in bathrooms and kitchens. Glass tiles are non porous tiles which ensure they are very hygienic and for this reason, they are an easy tile to clean and maintain. They will also add real elegance and style to any room and can help open up small spaces because they reflect the light so well.

Like all tiles, there are different types of glass tiles, those being, cast, smalti, fused and sintered. Cast glass are normally created from recycled glass, moulded and heated at very high temperatures. Smalti  glass are usually smaller tiles and are glazed. The fused glass is usually one piece of glass which is shaped at high temperatures and once shaped, colour is added to the tile. Lastly sintered glass are made from powdered glass and are one of the most popular glass tiles, they are extremely strong and durable and the colours are added before the tiles are heated at high temperatures.

Although glass tiles are never the cheaper option, they will certainly help transform any room and can create both a modern and traditional feel. Glass tiles are often used on backsplash areas in both kitchens and bathrooms, shower areas, bath areas and in and around swimming  pools. Glass tiles also come in different sizes and the smaller glass tiles are incredibly popular.

Glass tiles used in and around pools can have spectacular effects; the clear water bounces beautifully off the glass tiles and creates a real illusion. Glass is non porous which makes them ideal for places where there is water and moisture. The colour in the glass tiles will also not fade when exposed to the water and chemicals which makes them an ideal choice.

Hand painted Glass tiles are also available and whilst beautiful are not always suitable for areas such as swimming pools and areas where they will be subjected to lots of moisture. The colour in Glass tiles is normally applied during the firing process and this ensures that the colour will not fade and will remain stable. The hand painted tiles are more suited to areas where they will not be subjected to high levels of moisture, this will ensure they will not fade over time.

Glass tiles are really beautiful and used in the right places will transform any room. Glass tiles are more difficult to install because they are easily broken but there are professional installers who are familiar will glass tiles installation.

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There were many different types of glass developed by Louis Comfort Tiffany at his Tiffany Studios. He is remembered primarily for his exquisite stained glass windows and stained glass lamps which are today high priced collector’s items.

He may have been inspired by a visit to Europe in 1865 when he visited the Victoria and Albert Museum and admired the medieval glass and the large collection of Syrian and Roman glassware. He became convinced that the quality of the stained glass being produced could be improved tremendously.

Opening his own glass making factories and the famous Tiffany Studio he began to produce stained glass that was not painted as other contemporary glass but instead the glass itself transmitted the colours and textures. His now famous Favrile glass was born! He went on to produce the exquisite stained glass windows, lamps, jewelry and other decorative items for which he is still famous today.

Favrile Glass

Tiffany patented the name Favrile in 1880. The name itself is from a French word that means handmade and Favrile glass has an iridescent quality that gives some opacity to the glass and makes it shimmer. Favrile glass is made by mixing together coloured glass while it is molten.

Opalescent Glass

Glass with more than one colour is called opalescent glass. It was used as the basis for all Tiffany glass and is made by fusing together different coloured glasses while they are molten. Opalescent glass was used in England from around 1860 by Bayne, Butler and Heaton in studios in England and it became increasingly popular.

Ripple Glass

Ripple glass was used by Tiffany to suggest water or the veins of leaves. It has a texture that looks like surface waves and is made by spinning a sheet of glass on a roller. The roller moves forward but it spins faster so that a ripple effect is created.

The method to make ripple glass used by Tiffany was lost when the Tiffany Studios closed in 1928. It was made again i
n the 1960′s at Oroboros Glass by Eric Lovell who reinvented the method.

Fracture Glass

An irregular pattern of thin glass wafers are attached to the surface of a sheet of glass in this type of Tiffany glass. It was used by Tiffany to suggest leaves and twigs seen from a distance. A bubble of molten glass is blown which is cooled then hardened. The thin walled bubble is broken into irregular shards that are fused on to molten glass.

Streamer Glass

Streamer glass has string pattern on the surface that suggest twigs, grass etc. It is made using a pontile which picks up the glass and is then swung to stretch the glass into thin strings. These are then attached by pressing onto molten glass sheets.

Ring Mottle Glass

Ring mottle glass was invented at the beginning of the twentieth century and is formed by treating area of glass by heat so that a mottle effect is produced.

Drapery glass

This type of glass is used to suggest folded fabric and was used by Tiffany to represent flowing robes and angel’s wings. His famous church windows use drapery glass to stunning effect. Drapery glass is difficult to make and requires a high degree of skill. the entire sheet of molten glass is manipulated to produce the folds while a small roller is forced over the sheet to produce ripples. When the glass cools and hardens the ripples become permanent. Drapery glass is essentially handmade and a such each piece is unique.

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This weed is a perennial with creeping stems that root at the nodes and has foliage that emits a mint-like odor when mowed. Ground ivy is primarily a weed of turf grass and landscapes.

Ground ivy is hard to control because you can’t pull it out easily in lawns and many commercial broadleaf lawn weed killers have little or no effect on it. The most common active ingredient in granular and liquid broadleaf lawn weed killers is 2,4-D, but 2,4-D has little effect on ground ivy.

Another common active ingredient, MCPP, or, mecoprop, also has little effect on ground ivy. Dicamba is an active ingredient that does control ground ivy. Dicamba is also called Banvel.

There are several lawn weed killer products available that contain dicamba. Most of them also contain 2,4-D and MCPP. However, you may still need to make repeat applications with dicamba-containing products to completely control ground ivy. Ground ivy spreads via creeping stems that propagate new plants. Moss in a lawn is an indication that the turf is not growing well. Moss doesn’t grow in healthy lawns. Lack of fertility, soil compaction, poor drainage, shade and poor soil aeration are the most common cause of moss in lawns.

It is important to consider that moss does not kill the grass; it simply creates unfavorable growing conditions such as shade, poor drainage, poor fertility or compacted soil. These conditions, not the moss, ultimately cause the grass to die out.

If you want to eliminate moss from a lawn, focus on improving conditions for growing grass, and don’t worry about the moss — it will disappear on its own as the grass gains vigor.

Herbicides and chemical control have only short term effects on moss. If herbicide use is not accompanied by proper environmental and physical controls, then the initial effect will be bare dirt or mud. Mosses will eventually return because the lawn deficiency, which led to the moss invasion, still exists. When herbicides alone are used, the symptoms, not the cause, of a weedy lawn are being treated. Furthermore, many of the common herbicides, such as glyphosate, are ineffective against mosses, at least in some conditions. Therefore, if you perceive of the moss in your lawn as a problem, improve conditions for growing grass, rather than using herbicides.

Lime has often been suggested for moss control. Lime will raise the soil pH but will do little or nothing to prevent moss growth. The fact that the soil is acidic has little to do with the growth of moss. In fact, you can see moss growing on limestone and concrete.

If your lawn area is moist and shady, you will have difficulty controlling moss because you have an ideal environment for moss growth. Moss is often troublesome in spring when temperatures are cool and soil moisture high.

Mushrooms, also called toadstools or puffballs, are fruiting bodies of soil fungi. They appear in lawns during wet weather in spring and summer. Mushrooms live on organic matter such as roots, stumps and boards in the soil.

Most don’t harm the lawn but are unsightly. Mushrooms that grow in arcs or circles of dark green grass are called fairy rings. The arcs or rings enlarge from 3″ – 2′ each season as the fungi grows outward. The fairy ring fungus may interfere with water flow through the soil and stress the lawn.

There is no chemical control for mushrooms. Time is the best cure. Once the buried wood has completely decayed the mushrooms will disappear. Break mushrooms with a garden rake or lawn mower for temporary control. This helps to dry the mushrooms and reduces the risk of children eating them. Control individual mushrooms by removing the organic matter. Dig up and remove the wood. Fill and reseed, or sod, as needed.

Bermuda grass is an annual, fine textured “creeping grass” that grows and spreads rapidly during warm summer months. Similar to bent grass, this type of seed is commonly used on golf courses and sports fields.

Due to its rapid and sometimes widespread growth during warm months, Bermuda can quickly take over cool-season grasses while dormant. Herbicides are usually not as effective as simply hand-picking these weeds before they grow out of control. To help prevent this, you can apply a pre-emergence just prior to its growing season (usually spring time) to prevent the seeds from germinating. However, the other extreme is to apply fluazifopbutyl or glyphosate to kill all of the grass, then reseed over it. This is only suggested if you plan on replanting or renovating your lawn afterwards.

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Scientifically speaking, scissors are an instrument with a functioning 2-lever system with a fulcrum in the middle. Where the scissors is held that is, the blade corners, force is applied there with the hands. The 2-lever apparatus exerts pressure in the middle where the fulcrum lies. The closer the material (to be cut) to the fulcrum, the easier it is to cut. This is because less force is required by the hand and the thumb.

One can say that a pair of scissors is actually composed of a pair of knives attached to each other. A single knife has one blade, whereas scissors have a pair of blades. Bigger scissors are called shears, in which the blades are of higher length and are usually for cutting heavy materials, plants or metal.

Truman Capote said “I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil”, meaning that scissors are perhaps one of the most essential home tools people can use in their regular lives.

You probably can not name a household that does not have at least a pair of scissors. If you do, then the people of that house either are too ancient or there is a phobia attached to this tool.

It is a tool that is the easiest to use since it has a way to exert minimum pressure to cut through materials. There are innumerable uses of scissors like cutting paper, cloth, tin foil, hair, strings, plastic, leafy vegetables, etc.

Which brings me to the main point of this article. The question is: Are left-handed and right-handed scissors different?

The answer is “Yes.” It is actually difficult for two people to share a pair of scissors if one is a right-handed and the other a left-handed. Because the thumb exerts pressure on the blade that is above and the rest of the fingers hold the other blade end to support that pressure. This is true for a normal scissors but in case of a scissors made for a left-handed person the reverse is true. The two blades in the scissors are different and their placements in the two types of scissors for two differently oriented persons will differ in just the vice versa way.

Though commonly it is found in a household that a scissors for right-handed a person is generally used and if a member is left-handed, he usually practices to use the same right handed scissors. But scissors made for the left hand are optimized for that position and are recommended for those that do cutting everyday.

In the present day’s context a variety of soft touch scissors are used that enable you to cut material with a minimum of pressure.

There is another with a spring mechanism where the user does not open the blades apart to hold the material. It automatically opens and the user only has to exert pressure to cut. Scissors like this, and especially with rubber handles, are easy on the fingers of the user.

There are a variety of scissors that are optimized for their inteded use:

1. Children’s Scissors are the safety scissors with almost blunt blades. If your children use these scissors, then their safety is ensured.

2. Medical or bandage scissors are used in hospitals and nursing homes. They have long handles with shorter blades. One of the blades is generally blunt and supports the cutting action of the other.

3. During operations, surgeons use another kind of blade, known as Hemostat. Instead of 2-blades system it has a one clamp and a one blade system.

4. Cutting cloth require very sharp bladed scissors. They are called fabric scissors. Such scissors are sharpened regularly, as even a little bit of bluntness will lead to irregular cuts on the fabric.

5. Gardeners use a type of scissors called the secateur. It is used to cut shrubs, and other plants. Another name for the secateur is “pruning shears.”

6. Scissors having zigzag shaped blades are called pinking shears. They form a similar, decorative zig-zag type of cut shape on the material being cut.

7. There are a number of other scissors used in commercial industries as bolt cutters, tin snips, nippers, etc.

So the main thing is to get the right scissors for your need and for the correct hand that you use.

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In the previous article, we introduced the reader to the world of sprouts. Today, we will look closer into the nutritional value of different sprouts.

Natural foods are accompanied with enzymes, minerals, amino acids, and others. Many researchers believe that natural vitamin complexes contain valuable food components not found in synthetic vitamins. Experiments confirmed that processed food lead to degenerative diseases and breakdown in reproductive capacity by third generation.

The increase of vitamins in sprouts is tremendous during the sprouting period. A clear increase in vitamin content was confirmed by may studies, when compared to the unsprouted seed. Germinated peas and buckwheat showed a gain of 3 to 10 fold of pyridoxine and folic acid.

Studies in India showed that eight legumes and two grains all had significant increase in carotene and vitamin A. Studies of Asiatic origin shows that soybeans grown under steady temperature of 28 C doubled the carotene content in 48 hours, increase 2.8 times in 54 hours, 3.4 times in 72 hours. Riboflavin and Nicotinic acid increased by 100% in less then 4 days. Dr. C.W. Bailey of the University of Minnesota, disclosed that vitamin C value increased by 600 % in wheatgrass. Similar increases in Thiamin and Biotin were reported in other studies. Vitamin B2 in wheat increased 400% and in Oat B-2 increased by 1400%! All as a result of the germination process.

Traditionally, B-12 Vitamin was believed to be absent in vegetarians meals. Critics overlooked the fact that B-12 is heat sensitive and over 80% of its effectiveness is destroyed under normal cooking conditions. No one eats raw meat and the claim made that animal protein being the main source of B-12 has no leg to stand on. Studies show that B-12 is also supplied by the intestinal tract bacteria. Therefore, keeping the intestinal tract free of mucus, overheating, bad mixture of foods, and excess of sugar among other factors can all contribute to the mall absorption of vitamins. The ‘sprout-a-holic’ are guarantied an adequate supply of B-12 by having daily 2 to 3 cups of Mung Bean and Chick Pea sprouts which have being proved as rich in Vitamin B-12.

To give the readers an indication only, 1 oz. of Mung Bean (dried) will supply you with 1.2 mg of Thiamin, 2.4mg of Riboflavin and 4 oz. of Sesame can supply ample proteins. Viktoras Kulvinskas, author of “Sprout for the Love of Every Body,” found that carbohydrates in Mung Bean sprouts are equivalent to melon. Proteins equivalent to dry figs, calories are slightly less than papaya. Vitamin A in Mung Bean is equivalent to a lemon, Thiamin to an avocado, Riboflavin to a dry apple, Niacin to a banana, and Ascorbic acid to a pineapple.

Let’s have a closer look at one of the favorites…

Alfalfa : Alfalfa is one of the most complete and rich of all foods. In addition to its high content of vitamins and minerals, it is also high in proteins. Furthermore, it also contains every essential amino acid. Its detoxification surpasses most of other food tested. Higher resistance to disease and prevention of exhaustion were also reported in tests. Another study showed that Alfalfa contains eight essential enzymes that are important for food digestion. Being more technical, Alfalfa contains vitamin A, D, E, K, U, C, B1, B2, B6, B12, Niacin, Panthothanic acid, Inocitole, Biotin, and Folic acid. In the mineral range, it contains Phosphorus, Calcium, Potassium, Sodium, Chlorine, Sulfur, Magnesium, Copper, Manganese, Iron, Cobalt, Boron, and Molybdenum. It also contains fiber, Proteins, and trace elements such as Nickel, Lead, Strontium and Palladium. Therefore, it can be safely assumed that with few daily cups of combined Mung Beans and Alfalfa, as a supplement to your food, can make a world of difference.

“The EasyGreen system was designed,” says Sol, the president of Seed & Grain Technologies, “under the philosophy of ‘make your own supplements at home – hassle free.’ Our product does just that.” On average, sprouts mature between 4 or 5 days. Home production is based on a consumption of one – 12″ cartridge per day.

The five cartridges supplied are used as follows:

Tray marked 1 on day 1 – tray marked 2 will be filled with seeds on day 2 and so on.

After five days, cartridge number 1 is ready for harvest. A continuos supply of vitamins (1 cartridge per day) is then harvested on an ongoing basis.

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The Effort?

Harvest a cartridge per day, sprinkle a fresh bed of seeds and place the cartridge back in the EasyGreen.

In part three of these series of articles, we will discuss the healing properties of the different sprouts under “The Sprout Corner”. We also welcome any questions about sprouts.

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