Dietitians aren’t knowledgeable as to why the cold winter months seems to induce a greater appetite and craving for carbs, but they have a couple of nice thoughts on the matter. As humans, we may be more similar to animals than we want to let on, but that also may just be an excuse to back our pig-out attitude toward those holiday goodies. Ira Ockene, of the UM Medical School, tells us that we are moved by things implanted in our think tanks long ago. Seasons influence our well-being, and the cold specifically increases our desire to store up for the colder months. While this gives a nice reason for consuming more of your favorite pie and cookies at Thanksgiving and Christmas, don’t just make for the cupboards quite yet. Another view of this increased craving for food during the winter months, according to Marcia Pelchat of Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philidelphia, is the strong links we have between memories and certain foods. “The stronger the link becomes,” Pelchat states, between food and the sweet holiday memories, “the more likely you are to indulge in the food.” The solution to this is, again, the answer to almost every health question: Moderation. You don’t need to eliminate your desired foods, or suppress the memories tied with them, but you do need to limit your consumption. It’s okay to taste it, but don’t eat the whole plate of cookies!
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Do you really know why you need an air filter for your car? If not, keep reading and you
will learn a lot from this important article, unless you don’t care to take care of your car.
Rugged as it may seem the automobile engine is extremely sensitive. It will work well
and perform impeccably only if all components contribute to this performance. This is
why air filters in the engine are indispensable. They kept out particles in the air that can
be harmful to your engine.
You cannot drive your ca4r out without an air filter in it. The car might work for the
moment, it is only a question of time and not very long at that – before you will find that
its performance is greatly affected.
Your car can only perform as well as you treat it. For instance, if you are in the habit of
driving about without on air filter on, you are certain to be doing quite a bit of walking
home. You don’t believe? Just give it a shot.
Your car will move without an air filter. But you really should not make a habit of this.
You could cause some damage to the vehicle engine without meaning to. Its just the law
of – er?
Air filters are fitted to your engine for a purpose. Although your car may perform well
enough in its absence, soon enough you will begin to observe flaws in its performance;
something you are sure to not be fond of.
Cars have to come a long way from being mere instruments of convenience to articles of
luxury, but really engines have not changed all that much. Air filters for example are
included because they keep air contaminants out. They are there now, as they have been
for a long time since; they are only better because, well, everything has evolved.
All engines work with fluids – liquids and gas. They take in their fuels in one form, and
spew them out in another. Those that use air in one form or other need if cleansed before
I is ‘ingested’ by the engine. This is just to ensure optimal performance.
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