Species Spotlight Gray whales begin their return to Alaska each March. After wintering in their breeding grounds along Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, they swim alongside Alaska’s outer coast on their way to the Chukchi and Beaufort seas. In late March, they are often seen near coastal communities including Sitka and Seward. Gray whales roll onto their sides to stir up sediments on the ocean floor, which they then filter through their baleen to trap the small invertebrates that comprise the bulk of their diets. Each summer they eat enough to build fat reserves that last them through the winter months when they typically do not feed. Alaska’s gray whales were hunted nearly to extinction by 1900 but had recently rebounded to about 26,000 animals. However, since 2019 NOAA Fisheries has tracked an “unusual mortality event” involving the deaths of potentially thousands of gray whales. Surveys in 2022 showed low birth rates…

The Gift of Local Fare March brings new shoots of seaweed to Alaska’s southern coast, providing fresh nutrition at a lean time of year for wild foods. “Seaweeds are very nutritious,” says Vivian Faith Prescott, a lifelong Wrangell resident and author of My Father’s Smokehouse, a book on traditional Alaskan foods. “And they’re easy to gather.” Prescott says seaweeds have been a reliable staple for as long as people have lived on Alaska’s coast. She says spring is the best time to gather them. “Like some other plants, seaweeds can get stiff and lose their flavor later in summer,” she says. Prescott collects several seaweeds, including ribbon seaweed (Palmaria mollis, called k’áach’ in Lingit) and popweed (Fucus gardneri, called tayeidí in Lingit). But she says many species are edible and recommends Common Edible Seaweeds in the Gulf of Alaska by Dr. Dolly Garza as a resource. Prescott’s favorite vessel for…

The problem of indigestion and irregular bowel movements has become very common in modern culture. A sedentary lifestyle and bad eating practices cause a bundle of digestive health problems that haunt the human body every single day and even night. Because of poor colon health, people deal with several issues such as constipation, heaviness in the gut, lack of energy, poor digestive system, and even difficulty in achieving weight loss goals. Medical and dietary therapy sometimes don’t seem to work much. This is where the ColonBroom comes into existence. If you don’t remember when the last time you pooped like a winner, taking ColonBroom may help. ColonBroom is the most unique, high-power dietary supplement that uses a blend of natural ingredients and herbal compounds to lighten your gut, relieve constipation, and promote regular bowel movements. The ColonBroom supplement has amazing reviews and ratings. But is ColonBroom 100% working? What does…

The Fit After 50 Program is a fitness program curated by a health expert to help older men get a grasp on their life again. Many men feel fatigued and tired at the end of the day after they reach the age of 50. But is it normal? The answer is No. With Fit After 50, you don’t have to spend your years always tired and out of breath. This training program is the brainchild of Mark Mcilyar, a fitness expert who has been featured in many leading men’s health websites and broadcasts. He has made it his life’s mission to help aged men live a healthier and stronger life. The Fit After 50 Program has been designed after extensive research to prevent you from feeling sluggish and weak all the time. When you follow this program, you can lose weight and achieve successful weight loss in a few months.…

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Melting stubborn body fat is still a dream for many out there. Grinding hard in the gym, eating a strict diet, and torturing yourself with starvation without seeing the desired weight loss results is the most demoralizing thing. At this point, many people give up and accept that they are never going to get into shape again. Working professionals, especially, are more vulnerable to unwanted fat accumulation due to poor eating habits and busy lifestyles. They eat spicy foods and sugary items, causing weight gain and hundreds of associated health problems. One of the reasons they gain weight is their slow metabolism. A slow metabolic rate is a name given to the body’s natural tendency to produce less energy than it needs. When this happens, it can make it difficult to lose weight or stay healthy overall. Not only that, but a slower metabolic rate also increases your risk of…

Insomnia has become one of the most prevalent health issues in today’s time. More and more people are not sleeping a wink at night, and that’s something to be worried about. According to various studies and surveys, it is believed that between 10% to 30% of adults, while between 30% to 48% of older adults, suffer from chronic insomnia in current times. Moreover, with deep sleep issues and disturbed sleep patterns, there also comes a lot of severe health issues, such as chronic heart diseases, kidney problems, stroke, anxiety, depression, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and so much more. Thus, a good night’s sleep is crucial not only for your psychological health but for your physiological well-being too. Plus, the ability to not stay asleep during the night can also make you look much older than you are. So, it also impacts your age, weight, HGH, and whatnot. Hence, if…

Make one-of-a-kind creations During the second pandemic winter, I began dabbling in a new hobby: photo painting. It goes by many names—digital painting, digital photo art, mixed media, etc. Rather than simply enhancing the original image using the usual settings like brightness, highlights and shadows, or color saturation, photo painting creates an entirely new piece of art. There are apps for transforming your photos into pieces that resemble, for example, a Renaissance painting or a watercolor or a vintage illustration, but since I was only tinkering for my own pleasure one long, dark, December evening, I didn’t bother finding new software or reading up on technique. In fact, I stumbled upon this pastime by accident. Reviewing folders of images from the fall, I opened a slightly blurry mid-October image of some dead leaves with river water rushing by in the background, a downright dull picture. For kicks, I tried the…