Sentences with phrase «plants like poison»

Lazy vining plants like poison ivy and kudzu may benefit 18 - 20 times more from increased levels of CO2 than trees, because much more of their energy can go into producing leaves for photosynthesis instead of trunks and branches for support.

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This popular family of plants includes potatoes, peppers (bell as well as hot peppers like chili and jalapeño), eggplants, goji berries, and tomatoes — all of which contain a heaping helping of lectins, in addition to the glycoalkoid poison solanine, a known neurotoxin.

The Park District brought in the goats to eat plants like buckthorn, poison ivy and honeysuckle to make way for the expansion of a disc golf course, according to Peggy Pelkonen, a project manager with the Park District.

If your baby has diarrhea and is vomiting and you think he may have swallowed some kind of nonfood item like a medication, chemical, or plant, call the Poison Control Center right away (800-222-1222).

Low - level cyanide poisoning is a problem in some regions, like Africa, where cassava is often poorly processed, agrees plant geneticist Wilhelm Gruissem of the Institute of Plant Sciences in Zurich, Switzerplant geneticist Wilhelm Gruissem of the Institute of Plant Sciences in Zurich, SwitzerPlant Sciences in Zurich, Switzerland.

It is widely known and used for all types of insect bites and stings, as well as for poison ivy and irritation from other plants (like stinging nettle).

my understanding of regular potatoes any color skin flesh etc. is this... potatoes are on the dirty dozen list... sweet potatoes are on the clean 15... i eat over 50 % of my diet in the form of a few different colors of sweet potatoes... i buy them bulk... peel»em very deeply... at least 1/2 inch all around... i sometimes get them as large as 6 pounds (football sized)... i used to wear out the regular potatoes but after speaking with the safety expert from a huge potato company to find out if the potatoes are grown on soil which had grain crops treated with round - up herbicide filled with atrazine and glyphosate (which most grain crops are... inluding many wheat crops... they get sprayed like 3 days before harvest... then the round - up is in the soil)... problem is... the round - up stays for 7 years... after stayin» off the soil for a couple years... it can have any kind of crop planted on it and get an organic rating... but... whatever was planted on that soil is then full of round - up... so... this crop rotation onto fields which had grain crops sprayed with round - up herbicide etc. is EXTREMELY COMMON IN THE GROWING PRACTICE FOR REGULAR POTATOES... very common practice... so even if you peel»em deeply... they are still soaked with round - up... the glyphosates get in the gut... the aluminum which is all over everything grown above ground and not covered (hot house etc)... gets eaten9ya can't wash it off... unless ya peel everything... but greens etc. ya can not get it out... it gets in the fiber)... then ya eat it... it goes in the gut... mixes with the glyphosate... becomes 10,000 timesmore toxic... inhibits the bodies ability to properly process sulfur into sulfide and sulfate... basically many very smart researchers are sayin'this is the cause of all this asperger's... autism... alzheimer's like symptoms in the elderly... you can only take so much nano... pico... and heavy metal poisoning... the brain starts to act very strangely... so... long story short... i eat lots of sweet pots grown on clean soil... they are non-gmo and basically grown organically... but... the grower doesn't pay for the certification... i make sure to get my omega 3 from fresh ground flax seed in the morning away from my sweet potato consumption... the omega 6 in the sweet pots inhibits the absorption of omega 3 and i only want so much fat daily... i'm on the heart attack proof diet by dr. caldwell b. esselstyn jr....

• Many situations of acute renal failure can be prevented by ensuring dogs are kept safely away from toxic substances like antifreeze, heavy metals, rat poison and other pesticides, common household medicines, and certain foods and plants.

Pets can be poisoned by pot by inhaling the smoke, ingesting dried plant matter, and eating foods laced with marijuana — like baked goods or butter — or products containing hashish.

Pet Poison Helpline would like to keep pets safe this spring and summer by informing pet owners of potentially harmful substances, flowers and plants that are dangerous to dogs and cats.

Somewhere there should also be a cost in human health bill for coal and gas — related to other aspects of fossil fuel epidemiology — like poisoning from mercury from coal emissions or asthma from aerosols from gas plants.

In states like Missouri and Illinois, where Walmart has no solar panels or other renewable energy projects, its stores draw power from a fleet of aging coal plants, which are poisoning the air and water.

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City denizens are also advised to stay away from nesting hedgehogs during hibernation season and to be wary of garden items that could cause harm, like plant netting, garden tools and rodent poison during the rest of the year.

If you are stuck without insurance, do a google search and you will probably find a helpline in your area listed, one example is animal poison control call centers which can be helpful if your pet eats something like your shampoo or a plant in your garden and you aren't sure if its safe, one example is the Pet Poison Helpline, there are many others, including some that offer veterinary advice on the poison control call centers which can be helpful if your pet eats something like your shampoo or a plant in your garden and you aren't sure if its safe, one example is the Pet Poison Helpline, there are many others, including some that offer veterinary advice on the Poison Helpline, there are many others, including some that offer veterinary advice on the phone.

There is a plant native to Australia known as «Gympie Gympie» that is like a supercharged version of poison ivy; the compounds secreted by the leaves of the plant are so incredibly painful that people describe the effects, which linger for weeks after exposure, as like a combination of being doused in hot acid and electrocuted at the same time.

It's essential for keeping poisons like antifreeze, plant food or pest control products, and sharp tools behind lock and key.