Only the second woman in history (can you name the first?) to have been wife to one US President and mother to another, Barbara Bush passed away at the age of 92 in April of this year. She had been battling a number of health problems in recent years, including heart disease. She finally decided that enough was enough, and that she'd like to die peacefully in her own home, which she did.
Bush spent her time as first lady campaigning strongly for boosting literacy rates among America's young, with the belief that education was the biggest barrier many young Americans faced to better career prospects. Aside from that, unlike the accusations leveled at some of her predecessors and successors, she largely stayed out of politics, once being quoted as saying of her husband, "I don't fool around with his office, and he doesn't fool around with my household".
Over the years, weve seen so many food trends come and go, such as ramen burgers, matcha, and spiked ice-cream. Nowadays, were seeing another trend making waves in the food industry. How many times today have you seen an Instagram photo of a scoop of black ice cream, or a cup of black yogurt, or hamburgers with black buns? Indeed, the charcoal trend has taken the world by storm.
So, what gives your latte that deep black shade? Activated charcoal, or coconut ash, is produced by heating coconut shells to insanely high temperatures until theyre burnt to a crisp. The ashes are then increased in size by steaming at high temperatures. Through this process, the ashes become a strong detoxifier, mostly because they become extra absorbent. This product may be purchased in pill form, and promises to alleviate hangovers, minimize the effects of food poisoning, and fight the visible signs of aging.
Activated charcoal is said to boost ones energy as a result of decreasing toxins in the body. However, no evidence proves that detoxifying can lead to increased energy. Also, while it can help cure a hangover, it doesnt necessarily remove alcohol from your blood. It is also said to aid in debloating your stomach because it cleanses your colon but again, this all anecdotal and isnt supported by scientific evidence as of yet. All we can say for sure is that it is a proven detoxifier.