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Oct 16, 2026 - Lifestyle

An urn cost more than my rent. So I scattered my mother’s ashes at Yosemite from a Ziploc bag, without the federal permit I couldn’t afford to wait forMy mother is in a Ziploc bag on my lap, wedged between a half-eaten bag of trail mix and my purse.My stomach is queasy from the switchbacks up to Yosemite, where I’ve come to spread her ashes, and I’m having an existential crisis. Continue reading...

Oct 16, 2026 - Lifestyle

MicroHarvest, a biotechnology company, has appointed co-CEOs Katelijne Bekers and Jonathan Roberz to lead its expansion in fermented protein production. The company is also developing a 15,000-tonne production facility in Germany, set for completion by the end of 2028, to meet growing global demand for sustainable protein alternatives in aquafeed. The post MicroHarvest Appoints Co-CEOs to Drive Protein Production Scale-Up appeared first on Grit Daily News.

Oct 16, 2026 - Lifestyle

The engaging TV doctor dismantles the spurious science behind modern day snake oils, from collagen to turmericWhen Xand van Tulleken set off on a journey into the wild west of wellness, he didn’t expect to discover anything new about vitamin D. Of all the supplements that line our shelves and social media feeds, it ought to be the least controversial; even the NHS website, which is hardly a wellspring of quackery, advises that everyone should consider taking a daily dose during autumn and winter, when we risk becoming deficient (D is the vitamin we get mostly from sunlight, and which helps keep our bones strong).The tiggerish TV doctor and twin brother to Chris (he’s the one who wrote Ultra-Processed People about the food industry) qualified at a time of high excitement in vitamin D circles; in the early 2000s, big studies were linking it not just to bone health but cancer, heart disease and dementia. “The range of potential problems to be solved was dizzying,” Van Tulleken writes in Make Me Well. Continue reading...

Oct 16, 2026 - Lifestyle

From a brick stable block renovated into an eco home to a Georgian townhouse painted in atmospheric shades of grey Continue reading...

Oct 16, 2026 - Lifestyle

This moreish, flapjack-style oaty bake, flavoured with maple syrup and dotted with sour cherries, works as well for dessert as it does for breakfastI’ve been making versions of these baked oats ever since discovering Heidi Swanson’s recipe in Super Natural Every Day. This is my favourite store-cupboard version, for when stone fruit and berries have slipped out of season. Morello cherries are a dark, tart variety of sour cherry, with an intensity of flavour and bright acidity that stand up particularly well to baking. I love them here paired with almonds and coconut drinking milk (the light kind sold in cartons, not the rich tinned variety). The cherries I use are whole fruit in syrup, which I drain and dot over the oats – they remain distinct while becoming deliciously jammy as they bake. Almost any fruit compote or jam will work here, though, so choose your favourite. Continue reading...