People have been trying to figure out ways on how to save endangered species. Groups have performed demonstrations to tell people to stop killing the poor things. Laws have been made to protect them, but what exactly is the best method of doing so?

According to Gary Paul Nabhan, a conservation scientist, the best way to save them is to create a market demand for them. Makes sense, if there's enough demand for the creatures, then companies may decide to invest in breeding them. What kind of demand does the scientist mean? As food. Read the article here.

If things go well, food that were restricted will be out in the market again or the Chinese will be able to create medicine from turtles and tortoises like before. Here are three examples of endangered species that can be used for food and other stuff.

Newborn Golden Coin turtle

Turtles and Tortoises - I mentioned these above. The Chinese people use them for food and medicine. Before we continue though, what's the difference between a turtle and a tortoise? Basically, a turtle spends most of its time and is more compatible to water, while tortoises spend more time on land. There are a variety of medicine produced from different parts of the turtle. One example is a skin medicine produced from Cuora trifasciata or the golden coin turtle.

Mussell

Soy - It's not only animals that are endangered but also a variety of plants. One of the latest are soybeans. Soybeans are crops that provide oil and protein. They have become part of the staple food in Asia, particularly in China and Japan. Although relatively common in Asia than in America, only 45% of the production comes from the former while the other 55% is in America. 

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Sword in mouth

Assuming we all know the dangers of undercooked meat, tobacco, raw sea foods, and gun barrels in your mouth.  Tempting as it is but should we really put these things in our mouth?  Chefs, food scientists, nutritionists, and dentists advices us NOT to be very comfortable in eating these kind of foods; here are some list of things you shouldn't be putting in your mouth.

• Dried Apricots     

      There's really nothing wrong in eating these dried up fruit as long as you chew it thoroughly unless you want to get an intestinal blockage.  Dried apricot tends to reconstitute in your stomach when swallowed whole, and this may result to an emergency surgery.  A case of a woman swallowing a whole dried apricot was reported in the British Medical Journal.

• Prime Rib
  

      Yum!  But do you know that a king-cut prime rib contains 982 calories and 78 grams of fats?

Prime ribs

  Well, it does, the tenderized fat is the reason why the meat just seems to melt in the mouth.

• Mixed Salad Greens
  

      Make sure that you wash the green salad you bought in the store.  Don't trust the labels telling you it's pre-washed.  Most of the outbreaks in food borne illnesses came from unwashed foods.  Bacteria and E.Coli tends to thrive in lettuce as well as in eggs, fish, and meats.

• The First Chip
  

      The first chip can trigger the person to over eat.  The feeling of satisfaction is never met, mostly in stressed person.  It gives a psychological effect on the person, making them eat more and more.

• Over Easy Two Eggs
  

      Salmonella poisoning may result by eating raw chicken eggs, as well as undercooked eggs.  Runny white eggs are the most dangerous part of an uncooked egg.  It's better to eat a thoroughly cooked egg.

• Liver
  

      Like other organ meats, liver contains high cholesterol and fats, and livers may also contain residues of chemicals and hormones fed to the livestock.  A polar-bear's liver can be lethal since it has toxic levels of Vitamin A.

• Pencils and Pens
  

      We sometimes chew on our pens or pencils absentmindedly, but what we don't know is we are causing tiny stress fractures to our teeth by doing such.

• Fried Insects
  

Fried insects

Besides from it looking gruesome, this may also cause some stomach upsets.  You wouldn't know where these insects came from and what they ate.  Putting yourself in a very high risk possibility for intestinal problems.  People tend to be adventurous and risky when traveling; these exotic food eaters get satisfaction from eating these kinds of foods.  Fried insects like grasshopper are very popular in Bangkok.  I've seen a lot of it when I had my vacation in Bangkok but I never dared to try it.

insect eating in Thailand

•  Frozen Margarita
  

      A mixture of frozen alcohol, sugar, and salt is bad for your liver, arteries, blood sugar, heart, digestion, and energy level.  It can lower your blood sugar making you eat more.

• Studs
  

      Tongue studs can be dangerous since our tongue is laced with networks of blood vessels and nerves.  Once you hit a blood vessel and it starts bleeding, this can be a cause of infection.  Studs can also chip off your teeth and impairs speech ability.

• Ice
  

      Ice makes you teeth crack because it is crystal, so as to your tooth enamel.  Colliding of two crystals will cause the cracking of your teeth eventually.

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