Apples are a great source of pectin. Drinking apple cider vinegar before meals can help lose weight. Including pectin in one's diet can make one feel fuller and satisfied.  Since apple cider vinegar has the equal amount of pectin as apples, it can subdue one's appetite in the same way. With apple cider vinegar, weight loss can be facilitated faster as it is even better than eating raw apples. The acids in apple cider vinegar promote the protein digestion. The growth hormone is involved in the process of fat cells desolations. By increasing the acid content present in the stomach before a meal, one ensures proper digestion and this would, in turn, increase the accessibility of protein for the process of hormone synthesis. The benefits of adopting an apple cider vinegar diet include: Protein utilization A higher protein utilization activates the formation of the growth hormone. This hormone is the substance that retains the body’s metabolism while a person rests. Therefore, it is beneficial to adopt an apple cider vinegar diet before or with meals. Stimulates digestion Adopting the apple cider vinegar diet is beneficial for digestion; it reduces the time that fats remains in the digestive tract. This aids in absorbing the key nutrients from the foods. It may be unhealthy to have food remain in the intestines for a long time. Moreover, a higher amount of fats will be absorbed during digestion if fats are present longer than necessary. Utilization of iron Adopting the apple cider vinegar diet can recuperate the body’s usage of iron. Iron aids in transporting oxygen to the cells and hold it there. It’s the capacity of apple cider vinegar to raise iron and energy utilization in the body. This also acts as a supplement food for weight loss. A great source of potassium Apples are a good source of potassium. With the apple cider vinegar diet, one can increase the levels of potassium which will help balance the sodium in the diet. Replacing salt in your diet with apple cider vinegar is also beneficial.

Foods are classified based on their different aspects like the quantity needed, the functions they serve etc. Based on the quantity and the large functions they are categorized into macro or energy foods and micro foods. The energy foods are further divided into carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Carbohydrates form the bulk of food and contributor of energy. Proteins, on the other hand, are more for repairs and reconstruction of the body tissues. Fat plays slightly more complicated role. It has the highest energy density. They act as a solvent for many oil soluble micronutrients. It also plays a part in making many chemicals in the body.

Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are compounds formed by carbon, hydrogen and oxygen molecules. The simplest is monosaccharides. They are very easily digested and assimilated into the bloodstream raising the glucose levels very quickly. They are burned up also fast providing a quick spurt of energy. The second is disaccharides, normally, an intermediary during the digestion of trisaccharides or complex starches. Trisaccharides or polysaccharides are difficult to digest. These are complex molecules and the body takes the time to break them. Hence, they do not raise but maintains a steady blood sugar level and it takes longer to feel hungry.

Proteins: are compounds of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. Simple proteins are called monomers and used to make heavier polymers. Proteins are normally used to repair the body. The body rarely breaks down proteins for energy purposes.

Fats: Fats are esters or products of neutralization of fatty acids with glycol. Their structures are quite complex. The simplest is a monomer growing into bigger polymers. Another important factor in fats is the amount of hydrogen in them. The amount of hydrogen in a molecule of fat is measured by its saturation. If one starts to knock of hydrogen atoms from fats they become unsaturated. A saturated fat is solid at ordinary room temperatures and is more difficult to digest and not considered good for our body. However, all fats that are solid at ordinary temperatures are not bad for the body, the example is coconut oil which is considered good. What matters is the straight length of their molecules. Longer ones are not good for the body.

Micronutrients: Micronutrients are mostly mineral salts. In the body, they exist as ions. They are sodium, potassium, calcium, iron, iodine manganese, magnesium, zinc, selenium. Molybdenum and chloride. All these are obtained if one eats a well-balanced diet on a regular basis.

Living with a furry friend is always exciting; you’ll never be bored and they are amazing stressbusters, especially if you are having a bad day. However, in spite of how much you adore your beloved pet, you will have to leave them behind when you go to college, especially if you choose to reside in the student dormitories. This can prove to be an obstacle to those students whose pets are their support animals too. A scenario like this can be quite distressing for people who need their therapy dogs or cats with them and luckily there now seems to be a solution on the horizon. Several universities have now changed their policies and have followed suit of the Pet House. The Pet House, also known as Monroe Hall, is a residence hall at Washington & Jefferson College which permits its students to live with their family pets. In fact, the Pet House has made an impressionable debut and seamlessly joined the trend of pet-friendly dormitories across the country. The origin of the Pet House The seeds of the Pet House was sown by animal lover Tori Haring-Smith who was elected college president in January 2005. The idea of the Pet House stems from her own experience at Swarthmore College during her freshman year, where she had a kitten. When she put forth her idea of a Pet House to the board of trustees and the student body, it was met with reluctance, as they believed getting pets to the university campus would render the campus dirty. The other concerns were that dogs barking would keep the students up at night. However, she managed to convince the rest of the administration, and to check whether this idea is feasible, the officials visited Eckerd College to gauge how their pet-friendly housing program fared. This managed to convince the board, and soon the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the recent visit to the Pet House (Monroe Hall) revealed that the place was quiet and clean. There is a large lawn around the dawn where the pets can play and walk around, and pet owners are responsible for cleaning up after the pets. The Pet House become incredibly popular with the students and the number of students living with their pets jumped from 10 in the year 2009-10 to 34 in 2010-11. In fact, Washington & Jefferson college’s Pet House helped them bag the 3rd spot on the list of “Top 10 Pet-Friendly Colleges of 2010.”  

While appropriate amounts of minerals are necessary for the smooth functioning of one's body, too much of anything does more harm than good. Potassium is an essential electrolyte that is important for the muscles, nerves, and the heart. The kidneys are responsible for regulating the amount of potassium in the body by flushing out excess potassium. The normal range of potassium in the blood is between 3.6 to 5.5 mmol/L. If potassium levels in the blood are higher than this, it can be life-threatening. Hyperkalemia is the condition where the potassium levels in one's bloodstream are higher than normal. The symptoms of high potassium levels may range from mild to severe. If the levels of potassium in the blood are high enough, you may experience the following:

• Trouble with breathing: Breathing difficulties are one of the most common symptoms of high potassium levels. You may face some breathing troubles while working out, walking, or even during normal day-to-day activities.
• Tiredness or weakness: You may feel extremely tired and weak at the end of the day. You may not have done enough work to justify this weakness, yet you may feel exhausted.
• A feeling of numbness or tingling sensation: You may experience a numbing or tingling sensation in certain parts of your body. This symptom may be irregular at first but becomes more common with time.
• Nausea or vomiting: If the levels of potassium in your blood are high, you may feel nauseous on a regular basis.
• Chest pain: A searing pain through the chest, which varies from a mild sensation to a burning feeling, is one of the known symptoms of high potassium levels in the body.
• Palpitations or irregular heartbeats: You may suffer from an irregular heart rhythm if you have high potassium levels.

It is essential to visit a doctor immediately if you are suffering from any of these symptoms of high potassium levels. If not treated on time, you may experience several complications such as cardiac arrest and altered neuromuscular control. Numerous medications are available in the market to treat this condition. A few them include Kalexate, VELTASSA, Kionex, Lokelma, and Neut. However, before taking any of these medicines, ensure that you consult your doctor and get his or her suggestions. Changes to your diet are also recommended to keep this disease at bay.

A ride on lawn mower is an equipment used for giving grass surfaces a nice even height through the process of trimming and cutting. It is composed of blades and a throttle that can be adjusted as per the requirement so as to allow varied. Single blade lawn mowers, as the name suggests, comprise of blades revolving around one axis. On the other hand, multiple blade lawn mowers are characterized by numerous blades and a cutting bar. A ride on lawn mower is somewhat similar to a small tractor and is ideal in the case of large land pieces that require a lot of maintenance. They are bigger than mechanical mowers and may come in the form of sit down equipment, trimming vast tracts of land such as golf courses in one go. Riding lawn mowers encompass a seat for the operator to sit while the equipment is being used for enhanced control. These are not suitable for grassy areas that require a great deal of maneuverability. A reel riding lawn mower is formed by assembling the reel cylinder, bed knife, motor, body frame, wheels and push handle. To ride a lawn mower, the operator must have attained sixteen years of age and show proper diligence as well as maturity. All these hydraulically powered equipment trim grass before it is pushed on the ground and thus have cutting wheels placed in front of the main wheels. The first riding lawn mower was pulled by animals and had a seat at the back for the operator to mount on. Manufactured by the company JP Engineering in Leicester after the First World War, it soon became a big hit among the masses across the world. However, the Triplex from the brand Ideal Power Mower Co. marked the beginning of an era dominated by a self-propelled ride on lawn mower. The multiple blade lawn mowers came into existence through the initiative of Worthington Mower Company in the 20th century. The structure and functioning of the equipment have only undergone minor changes ever since. Some ride on lawn mowers is designed with an additional grass catcher that stores the trimmed grass pieces. Others may only have an opening to release the grass clippings cut in the process. Another aspect of a few ride-on lawn mowers is the presence of rotating bristles which have the ability to collect long, wet grass pieces all the way along to gather them at one place in the end. Hi-vac ride on lawn mowers should be utilized only in dry conditions. Riding lawn mowers are backed by either electricity or gasoline, although electricity is normally preferred. Traditional models require a mechanical pull, but companies have started producing modern versions that come with electric push buttons. For a large ride on lawn mowers that resemble tractors, transmission can be in the form of manual or hydrostatic. They may contain a separate pump that operates the motor or full-fledged units consisting of a pump, motor, and gears. Hydrostatic transmissions are more potent as opposed to the mechanical ones and thus, come with a premium price tag. Time and again, companies have tried to introduce lesser expensive versions of hydrostatic transmissions, but they have not been that successful due to numerous problems in their functioning. Many riding lawn mowers are equipped with rotators, vacuums, snow blowers and forklift elements to serve as multipurpose machines. The parts are constructed using steel and aluminum although other materials may be used in cheaper versions. A replacement material is hard plastic which does not catch rust just like aluminum and is durable as well as less expensive. It can be found in electric lawn mowers as opposed to aluminum and steel in hydrostatic ones.

The closely knit and dependent environment and the world that we live in demands a constant flow of change, evolution and it always is hungry for a bit more every time you assess it. Whenever a new element has been introduced to the market, since the time of its inception, it goes through a constant demand to improve in all spheres possible. Such is the demand and dynamics of the market. When looked at the world of commodities from a bird's eye point of view, the world in there has changed through lengths and breadths of its meaning. Evolved it has in the broadest sense of the meaning of the word. From having a singular existence in the world between a consumer and manufacturer, a commodity now has a partner in existence. Service by definition has become a commodity in itself that accentuates the overall dependability of the product it associates itself with. Tracing back the history of the word and how it became a household term used in daily lives, it once was considered not necessary to have service attached to a product or a commodity as a whole as the economy was functioning on a use and throw agenda, as was the trend of the decades. It was a common idea that if one had to invest in a product and if by any chance the commodity happens to show a fault, it would be deemed something that needs to discard. With the accession of modern day technology and the techniques that came with it, such is not the case. It is not known in specific measure and to where, how and where the term service was coined and how it got the meaning we know it as. Experts believe that a global demand for something to accompany the wide market of the commodity was massive. This demand gave way to the inception of services as we know it to be today. In visible recorded history, it's only in the latter part of the previous century that conglomerates accepted and majorly welcomed the idea of attaching services to their products. The US economy accepted the inclusion with much pomp and glory, taking each industry that took services under its wings to new heights of profit and overall success. Having made a place for itself in the market, service got a new identity of its own from being an accessory attached to products.