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...then Mascha countered by explaining that about 75% of the fine-water experience is mouthfeel--basically, how many bubbles there are and how big they are. Some 20% comes from how dense the liquid is with minerals such as calcium and magnesium--which, to my shock, is listed on the side of most bottles as the TDS: total dissolved solids. The remaining 5%, Mascha claimed, comes down to pH balance: slightly alkaline waters taste sweet; acidic ones have a tinge of sourness...
...dairy products as part of a low-calorie diet. And yogurt, as a predigested, cultured dairy product, can be an alternative source of calcium for people who are lactose intolerant. Nonfat and low-fat dairy foods contain seven nutrients of which American diets generally fall short: calcium, potassium, fiber, magnesium and vitamins A, C and E. Three servings of yogurt daily help prevent osteoporosis and contribute to weight loss. Of course, not every yogurt product is as healthy as its image. An average 6-oz. cup can have as many as five teaspoons of sugar--about 80 calories--the same...
...land they left behind is scarred by the detritus of war and industry. To the southwest lies the Dugway Proving Ground, where the U.S. government develops chemical and biological weapons. To the east is one of the world's largest nerve-gas incinerators. To the north is a giant magnesium plant, a major polluter. To the northwest sit a hazardous-waste incinerator and a toxic-waste landfill. The tribe's only profitable business is a municipal garbage dump serving Salt Lake City...
...investigation into steroid distribution and money laundering. BALCO is responsible for creating THG (tetrahydrogestrinone, for you Olympic fans keeping illegal-drug box scores at home), a steroid that was designed to elude detection on doping tests. BALCO also makes a perfectly legal mineral supplement called ZMA (mostly zinc and magnesium), which it got famous athletes to mention in public a lot (Jones has touted it and still takes...
Another good reason to go is the one disdained by straight-to-Mars boosters: learning how to live off the land--manufacturing some of what we need from soil that contains oxygen, silicon, aluminum, iron, calcium, magnesium and titanium, plus a dusting of helium, hydrogen, nitrogen and carbon deposited by solar winds...