I don’t know about you, but after a long day at work staring at the computer screen my eyes are sore and my brain hurts. Until recently, I simply accepted these dull but throbbing pains as the rewards of working during the technology revolution of the 21st century. That was until I read an interesting story about World War II British Air force pilots who improved their bombing accuracy by eating blueberry jam on their bread. As I read the story I (more…)
Very few historical records exist on ancient blueberry culture in the Greek and Roman empires. Those cultures did use parts of the blueberry plants and fruit to eat or to treat ailments. The size and flavor of native blueberry plants was extremely variable, and the USDA, modern, extensive research and development of choice selections was judged on a basis of taste, yield of plants, aroma, small berry seeds, and the lasting quality of the fresh be (more…)
Stopping Eye Problems For Computer Users
Anybody who sits for long periods of time in front of the computer at work every day has doubtless experienced some pain in the eyes, and negative results on their sight. I spend a whole twelve hours per day in front of the computer nearly each day, and after a few months of this I started to experience a marginally distressing burning feeling in my eyes when using the computer ; my eyes felt dr (more…)