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Feeling depressed? Nuts!

Did you know that cashew nuts are a natural anti-depressant? According to website Natural Cures, Not Medicine , eating just "two handfuls of cashews is the therapeutic equivalent of a prescription dose of Prozac." The article explains in some very big words exactly how and why cashew nuts are so amazing. Suffice to say that cashews have lots of good stuff in them that our bodies can convert to help make us feel better. The article also lists many of the other health benefits of cashews.  Source: Cashews Are A Natural Anti-Depressant at Natural Cures, Not Medicine

Heat wave in Gaza kills 200,000 poultry

As Fatah and Hamas unite and attempt to form a unity government, the weather conspires against Palestinians in Gaza. As the Middle East Monitor reports, a heat wave has caused the death of large numbers of chickens and effected egg yields. The heat wave affecting the Gaza Strip has caused the death of large numbers of chickens and affected egg yields, farmers have reported.  The issue was considered a disaster according to experts who estimated that the damage hit most of the poultry farms in the Gaza Strip killing more than half of the chickens.  Initial reports estimate that 200,000 chickens have died so far. Source: Heat wave in Gaza kills 200,000 poultry , Middle East Monitor