An organic compound is any member of a large class of gaseous, liquid, or solid chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon. For historical reasons discussed below, a few types of carbon-containing compounds such as carbides, carbonates, simple oxides of carbon, and cyanides, as well as the allotropes of carbon such as diamond and graphite, are considered inorganic. The distinction between "organic" and "inorganic" carbon compounds, while "useful in organizing the vast subject of chemistry... is somewhat arbitrary".

Organic chemistry is the science concerned with all aspects of organic compounds. Organic synthesis is the methodology of their preparation.

History

Vitalism

The word "organic" is historical, dating back to the 1st century. For many centuries, Western alchemists believed in vitalism. This is the theory that certain compounds could be synthesized only from their classical elements — Earth, Water, Air, and Fire — by action of a "life-force" (''vis vitalis'') possessed only by organisms. Vitalism taught that these "organic" compounds were fundamentally different from the "inorganic" compounds that could be obtained from the elements by chemical manipulation.

Vitalism survived for a while even after the rise of modern atomic theory and the replacement of the Aristotelian elements by those we know today. It first came under question in 1824, when Friedrich Wöhler synthesized oxalic acid, a compound known to occur only in living organisms, from cyanogen. A more decisive experiment was Wöhler's 1828 synthesis of urea from the inorganic salts potassium cyanate and ammonium sulfate. Urea had long been considered to be an "organic" compound, as it was known to occur only in the urine of living organisms. Wöhler's experiments were followed by many others, where increasingly complex "organic" substances were produced from "inorganic" ones without the involvement of any living organism.

Modern classification

Even after vitalism had been disproved, the distinction between "organic" and "inorganic" compounds has been retained through the present. The modern meaning of "organic compound" is any one of them that contains a significant amount of carbon - even though many of the "organic compounds" known today have no connection whatsoever with any substance found in living organisms.

There is no "official" definition of an organic compound. Some textbooks define an organic compound as one containing one or more C-H bonds; others include C-C bonds in the definition. Others state that if a molecule contains carbon―it is organic.

Even the broader definition of "carbon-containing molecules" requires the exclusion of carbon-containing alloys (including steel), a relatively small number of carbon-containing compounds such as metal carbonates and carbonyls, simple oxides of carbon and cyanides, as well as the allotropes of carbon and simple carbon halides and sulfides, which are usually considered to be inorganic.

The "C-H" definition excludes compounds that are historically and practically considered to be organic. Neither urea nor oxalic acid is organic by this definition, yet they were two key compounds in the vitalism debate. The IUPAC Blue Book on organic nomenclature specifically mentions urea and oxalic acid. Other compounds lacking C-H bonds that are also traditionally considered to be organic include benzenehexol, mesoxalic acid, and carbon tetrachloride. Mellitic acid, which contains no C-H bonds, is considered to be a possible organic substance in Martian soil. All do, however, contain C-C bonds.

The "C-H bond-only" rule also leads to somewhat arbitrary divisions in sets of carbon-fluorine compounds, as, for example, Teflon is considered by this rule "inorganic" but Tefzel organic. Likewise, many Halons are considered inorganic, whereas the rest are considered organic. For these and other reasons, most sources consider C-H compounds to be only a subset of "organic" compounds.

In summary, most carbon-containing compounds are organic, and most compounds with a C-H bond are organic. Not all organic compounds necessarily contain C-H bonds (e.g., urea).

Classification

Organic compounds may be classified in a variety of ways. One major distinction is between natural and synthetic compounds. Organic compounds can also be classified or subdivided by the presence of heteroatoms, e.g., organometallic compounds, which feature bonds between carbon and a metal, and organophosphorus compounds, which feature bonds between carbon and a phosphorus.

Another distinction, based upon the size of organic compounds, distinguishes between small molecules and polymers.

Natural compounds

Natural compounds refer to those that are produced by plants or animals. Many of these are still extracted from natural sources because they would be far too expensive to be produced artificially. Examples include most sugars, some alkaloids and terpenoids, certain nutrients such as vitamin B₁₂, and, in general, those natural products with large or stereoisometrically complicated molecules present in reasonable concentrations in living organisms.

Further compounds of prime importance in biochemistry are antigens, carbohydrates, enzymes, hormones, lipids and fatty acids, neurotransmitters, nucleic acids, proteins, peptides and amino acids, lectins, vitamins, and fats and oils.

Synthetic compounds

Compounds that are prepared by reaction of other compounds are referred to as "synthetic". They may be either compounds that already are found in plants or animals or those that do not occur naturally.

Most polymers (a category that includes all plastics and rubbers), are organic synthetic or semi-synthetic compounds.

Nomenclature

The IUPAC nomenclature of organic compounds slightly differs from the CAS nomenclature.

Databases

The ''CAS'' database is the most comprehensive repository for data on organic compounds. The search tool ''SciFinder'' is offered.

The ''Beilstein database'' contains information on 9.8 million substances, covers the scientific literature from 1771 to the present, and is today accessible via ''CrossFire''. Structures and a large diversity of physical and chemical properties is available for each substance, with reference to original literature.

''PubChem'' contains 18.4 million entries on compounds and especially covers the field of medicinal chemistry.

There is a great number of more specialized databases for diverse branches of organic chemistry.

Structure determination

:''See Structure determination

Today, the main tools are proton and carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography.

See also

Organometallic compounds

List of organic compounds | List of chemical compounds

Inorganic compounds

References

External links

Organic Compounds Database

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Name	Planet Asia
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Jason Green
Born	Fresno, California
Born	October 24, 1976
Genre	Hip hop
Years active	1995–present
Label	Interscope, Avatar, Gold Chain, Wandering Worx
Associated acts	Cali AgentsDilated PeoplesTha LiksZion ITalib KweliTermanologyGrand AgentSwollen MembersStrong Arm SteadyFashawnLee BannonSelf ScientificAsterix (musician) }}

Planet Asia aka King Medallions (real name Jason Green, born October 24, 1976) is an underground hip hop MC from Fresno, California who is a member of hiphop groups the Cali Agents, and Skhool Yard. He is also well known for his vast discography of mixtapes.

History

During the 1990s, Planet Asia moved from Fresno, California to San Francisco, California and started rapping religiously. From 1997-2001, Planet Asia had been releasing various popular 12 inch singles. These singles such as "Definition of ILL" and "Place of Birth" were released by various labels such as Stones Throw and ABB Records. He reached full acclaim in 2001 when The Source gave him the First Round Draft Pick and Independent Album of the Year awards for ''How the West Was One''. ''How The West Was One'' was recorded with fellow rapper Rasco under the group name Cali Agents and landed him a deal with Interscope Records.

While signed to Interscope Records, Planet Asia was not promoted like more popular Interscope acts Eminem and 50 Cent. The Fresno rapper stayed with Interscope until 2003 without releasing an album. He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2002 for the song "W" by Mystic. Planet Asia has collaborated with famous artists such as Linkin Park, Bun B, Talib Kweli, Tupac and Ghostface Killah.

In 2003, Avatar Records signed Planet Asia to an exclusive world-wide recording contract and in 2004 released Planet Asia's debut album, ''The Grand Opening'', to positive feedback. It earned him another Independent Album of the Year award from The Source. Avatar also released 12" vinyl records including "Summertime In The City" b/w "G's & Soldiers" featuring Kurupt produced by J. Wells, "Its All Big" b/w "Right or Wrong", and "Real Niggaz" featuring Ghostface. His record "G's & Soldiers" featuring Kurupt was prominently featured in John Travolta's 2005 film "Be Cool" released by MGM. After leaving Avatar, Planet Asia started his own record label, Gold Chain Music, with Walt Liquor.

His latest album, ''The Medicine'', was released on October 3, 2006 on ABB Records. The entire album was produced by Evidence of Dilated Peoples, with co-production credits from The Alchemist, Nucleus & Bravo.

On June 26, 2007, Planet Asia released "The Jewelry Box Sessions: The Album" on Gold Chain Music. The album featured the single "Havin' Things".

Discography

Albums

2002: ''Still in Training''

2004: ''The Grand Opening''

2006: ''The Medicine''

2007: ''Jewelry Box Sessions: The Album''

2008: ''Pain Language (with DJ Muggs)''

2010: ''Crack Belt Theatre''

2011: ''The Bar Mitzvah''

2011: ''Each Step Becomes Elevated'' (with TriState as General Monks)''

EPs

''Planet Asia'' (1998)

''The Last Stand'' (2000)

Mixtapes

''The Steady Gang Mix'' (2004)

''The Sickness Part 1 - (2006)

''Direct from C.A.'' (2008)

''Planet Asia & The Architekt: Blak Majik - King Medallion vs. Arch Angel'' (2008)

''DJ Warrior Present DJ Muggs vs. Planet Asia: The Pain Language Mixtape'' (2008), Angeles Records

''Planet Asia Present: Turbin - The Boys a Problem Vol.1'' (2009)

''Planet Asia & F. L. O. : Planet F. L. O.'' (2009)

Compilations

''Collabos and Bullets'' (2003)

''Throwbacks (Classics 1997-2001)'' (2004), Liquor Barrel

''Faliure is Not an Option'' (2010)

''Follow The Leaders'' (2011)

with Cali Agents

''How The West Was One'' (2000), Ground Control

''Head of the State'' (2004), Pockets Linted/Groove Attack

''Fire & Ice'' (2006), Pockets Linted Entertainment

with Skhoolyard

''Representation EP'' (1997), Black Scorpion Records - as Yard Massive

''A New Way Of Thinking'' (2002), Threshold Records

with Gold Chain Military

''Chain of Command'' (2010)

References

External links

Planet Asia's Official Website

Interview with DJ Muggs

"Havin' Thangs MP3"

Planet Asia's Career History

Discography

Last Plane to Jakarta review of ''The Grand Opening''

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name	Large Professor
background	solo_singer
birth name	William Paul Mitchell
alias	Large Pro, Large P., Extra P Large P
birth date	March 21, 1972
origin	Queens, New York City, United States
instrument	Turntable, sampler
genre	Hip Hop
occupation	MC, producer, DJ, musician
years active	1988–present
label	Wild Pitch//EMI RecordsGeffen/MCA RecordsMatador Records
associated acts	Pete RockNasMain SourceEric B. & RakimAkinyeleA Tribe Called Quest }}

Large Professor (born William Paul Mitchell on March 21, 1972, in the Harlem section of New York, New York. USA), also known as Large Pro and Xtra P, is a New York City-based hip hop record producer and emcee. He is also best known as a founding member of the influential underground hip hop group Main Source, and as a frequent collaborator with Nas. About.com ranked Large Professor #5 on its Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers list.

Biography

Early life and career

Mitchell moved in his early childhood to Flushing, Queens, where he was raised. His production career started early in his adolescence. As a young teenager, he would make pause tapes, in which he would pause a beat and blend it in with other sequences. Eventually, he managed to own a Casio SK-1 sampling keyboard that allowed him to make his beats in the comfort of his own home. He became a protégé of the late Paul C, a record producer and musician with whom he credits for teaching him virtually everything he knows about record production as well as the associated technology used for making hip-hop music. Paul C was doing production work with Eric B. & Rakim and Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud, and then, at age 17, Large was given the opportunity to program beats for Eric B. & Rakim's album ''Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em'' (1990) while still attending high school. While working with them, he discovered Nas, who got a management deal with Serchlite Publishing (headed by MC Serch from former group 3rd Bass) and produced three tracks on Nas's debut album, ''Illmatic'' (1994), after he was signed by Columbia Records. His work with Eric B. & Rakim eventually led him to work on Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's ''Wanted: Dead or Alive'' (1990), producing (officially credited as a co-producer) the album's lead single and iconic hip-hop classic, “Streets of New York.”

Career with Main Source

In 1989, he joined the group Main Source, which also included K-Cut and Sir Scratch from Toronto. Main Source recorded one album with Large called ''Breaking Atoms'', which was released in 1991. It included hits such as "Just Hangin' Out", "Looking at the Front Door," and featured Nas' first public appearance on a track called "Live at the Barbeque", along with Akinyele and Joe Fatal. In 1992, their success allowed them to record "Fakin' the Funk", a track on the ''White Men Can't Jump'' motion-picture soundtrack. Because of business differences, Large and Main Source quietly parted ways and Large went on to sign with Geffen/MCA Records. During and after his tenure with Main Source, he worked with Pete Rock & CL Smooth, and he produced a number of tracks for Nas, Busta Rhymes, Masta Ace, The X-Ecutioners, Tragedy Khadafi, Big Daddy Kane, Mobb Deep, and others during the 1990s.

Solo career

In 1996, he released two singles for Geffen/MCA Records, "Ijuswannachill" and "The Mad Scientist", for which videos were produced for both tracks. He was to have his highly anticipated solo album ''The LP'' released around the same time, but it was never released because of label politics. Geffen and Large Professor eventually parted ways, and he signed with Matador Records, which generally specialized in marketing and promoting contemporary rock and alternative tracks as well as electronic music. Although his album for Matador, ''1st Class'' did not receive mainstream acceptance, it gained favorable reviews by fans and critics. The album included guest appearances by Nas, Busta Rhymes, and Q-Tip. The album also included the moderate street hit "Radioactive."

Large's publishing company is named Paul Sea Productions as an homage to his late mentor.

For many years, people thought that Large Professor directly taught DJ Premier how to use the Emu SP-1200 sampling drum machine, which Large used to help program many of his beats during the 1990s. However, according to Large Professor, he just showed DJ Premier to enhance what he already had. This is an excerpt from the November/December issue of Scratch Magazine:

Large Professor DJs at clubs, parties, and events worldwide and still engages in music production. He released an instrumental LP in 2006 called ''Beatz Vol. 1''. Its sequel, ''Beats Vol. 2'', was released in 2007.

His latest album, ''Main Source'', was released in 2008 and features production by him and others including Marco Polo and verses from Big Noyd, Styles P, Jeru the Damaja, AZ and Lil Dap.

Discography

Albums

2002: ''1st Class''

2006: ''Beatz Volume 1'' (instrumentals)

2007: ''Beatz Volume 2'' (instrumentals)

2008: ''Main Source''

2009: ''The LP''

Production

1990: "Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em" (Various songs on album by Eric B. & Rakim)

1990: "Wanted: Dead or Alive" (Various songs on album by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo)

1991: "Breaking Atoms" (Main Source)

1992: "Peer Pressure" with DJ Premier for Mobb Deep

1992: "Halftime" (from the Nas song from the soundtrack Zebrahead)

1993: ''Vagina Diner'' (Album by Akinyele)

1993: "Hey Girl" (from the Apache album ''Apache Ain't Shit'')

1993: "Keep It Rollin" (from the A Tribe Called Quest album ''Midnight Marauders'')

1993: "Niggaz Never Learn" (from the Big Daddy Kane album ''Looks Like a Job For…'')

1994: "Stress (Remix)" (from the Organized Konfusion 12" ''Stress'')

1994: "One Time 4 Your Mind", "It Ain't Hard To Tell" (from the Nas album ''Illmatic'')

1995: "Resurrection '95" Extra P Remix (from the Common 12" ''Resurrection'')

1995: "Resurrection '95" Large Professor Remix (from the Common 12" ''Resurrection'')

1996: "Extra Abstract Skillz" (from the Mad Skillz album ''From Where???'')

1999: "I Sparkle" (Slick Rick from the Wild Wild West Soundtrack)

2000: "The Heist" (from the Busta Rhymes album ''Anarchy'')

2001: "You're Da Man", "Rewind" (from the Nas album ''Stillmatic'')

2002: "The Come Up" (from the Cormega album The True Meaning)

2002: "We Are the Future," "It's Us," and "Drug Music" (from the Non Phixion album ''The Future Is Now'')

2003: "Exotic's Raw" album, (Neek the Exotic)

2004: "What They Want" (from The UN album ''UN Or U Out'')

2006: "World Wide" (from the Boot Camp Clik album ''The Last Stand'')

2006: "Right 2 Know" (From the Prince Po album ''Prettyblack'')

2006: "I Be Thuggin'" b/w "Mack of the Year" (Grand Daddy IU Single)

2007: "I'm Up Now" (from the Mic Geronimo album ''Alive'')

2008: "L.E.O (Love Equals Omnipotence) - Spiritual Intelligence / All tracks produced by Large Professor.

2008: "Conquer Mentally" Large Professor Remix (Presto album ''State of the Art'')

2008: "The Hardest" (AZ album ''Undeniable'')

2008: "Stages" (Reks album ''Grey Hairs'')

2009: "No Problems" (Earatik Statik album ''Good, Bad & Ugly'')

2009: "New Classic" (U-God album ''Dopium'')

2009: "Same Old Drama" (Grand Puba album ''Retroactive'')

2009: "Journey" (Cormega album '' Born & Raised'')

2010: "Ohh" (Joell Ortiz album '' Free Agent")

2011: "Still On The Hustle" (Neek The Exotic Large Professor'')

Vocal appearances

1990: "Money In The Bank" (Kool G Rap & DJ Polo album ''Wanted: Dead or Alive'')

1993: "Keep It Rollin'" (A Tribe Called Quest album ''Midnight Marauders'')

1994: "Stress (Remix)" (Organized Konfusion "Stress" 12")

1995: "Extra Abtract Skillz" (Mad Skillz album ''From Where???'')

2000: "The Last Shall Be First" (Cella Dwellas album ''The True Meaning'')

2002: "XL" (The X-Ecutioners album ''Built from Scratch'')

2002: "Hip Hop On Wax" (Rob Swift album ''Sound Event'')

2002: "The Come Up" (Cormega album ''The True Meaning'')

2004: "Sugar Ray and Hearns" (Cormega album ''Legal Hustle'')

2004: "Out Da Box" (Tony Touch album ''The Piece Maker 2'')

2006: "United" (MF Grimm album ''American Hunger'')

2007: "The Radar" (Marco Polo album ''Port Authority'')

2007: "The Purist" (Polyrhythm Addicts album ''Break Glass'')

2008: "Conquer Mentally" (Presto album ''State of the Art'')

2009: "Fans" (Masta Ace & Edo G album ''Arts & Entertainment'')

2009: "New Classic" (U-God album ''Dopium'')

2009: "Sweet 16s" (feat. Neek The Exotic, Mikey D, Sadat X, Large Professor and Father D) (Satchel Page album ''Young Patriarch'')

2009: "Like This" ([DJ JS-1 feat Large Professor[)"No Sellout: Ground Original 2"(album)

References

External links

Large Professor's MySpace page

Biography Sketch at Matador Records website

Large Professor's at Beatbuggy

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thumb|Ani Phyo at Free Arts For Abused Children fundraiser Ani Phyo (born July 17, 1968) is an Eco-Lifestylist, an organic chef and author. Phyo uses seasonal, local, organic, fresh produce coupled with nuts and seeds to create raw food recipes. Phyo is the author of three cookbooks: “Ani's Raw Food Essentials”, “Ani's Raw Food Desserts”, and “Ani's Raw Food Kitchen” (awarded “Best Vegetarian Cookbook USA 2007”). Phyo hosts “Ani's Raw Food Kitchen Show”, on YouTube.

In August 2010, Phyo was named one of 12 “warriors” in Sambazon Acai’s “Warrior Up” advertising campaign celebrating the work of leading social and environmental activists. In honor of her work with the Pedal Patch Community, a Los Angeles based community organization, where she teaches at-risk youth how to garden and make food in urban areas; images of Ani wearing a warrior headdress are being featured on billboards and bus stops around southern California.

Phyo lives in Los Angeles and is currently working on her next book along with planning projects for TV, DVD, and the web.

Ani Phyo was been chosen by Vitamix to launch their newest blender, the TurboBlend Variable Speed. A 60-minute instructional DVD of Phyo will be included with the blender.

Personal life

Born: July 17, 1968 Nova Scotia, Canada Residence: Los Angeles, CA, United States Occupation: Author, show host, health, nutrition, well-being expert www.AniPhyo.com

Ani Phyo is of Korean descent. She was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, and raised primarily in upstate New York, outside Buffalo. Her father raised her on mostly vegan fresh whole and raw foods. They had their own organic farm growing up, and grew their own produce for food and juicing.

Her first job after college was working retail management at Macy’s in Herald Square in New York City. Soon afterwards, she moved to London, England for a year and a half, then to Sydney, Australia for 7 months. Upon her return to upstate New York, she studied post-graduate social psychology, computer art, and fine art, which launched her career in multimedia. She produced live multimedia events and convergence TV and internet experiences through the 1990s. During this time, she discovered that eating raw foods fueled her mental clarity and focus, and kept her healthy. This was the early beginning of her raw food career.

Today, Phyo lives in Los Angeles, California with her Rhodesian Ridgeback, Kanga.

Education

Phyo attended Ewha and Yonsei Universities and studied international business, graduating in 1987 and 1989, respectively. She then graduated from Cornell University with a dual bachelor's in human ecology design and business management in 1990. She then did some post-graduate work in social psychology, 3-D modeling and simulation, computer art, fine art and sculpting at SUNY Buffalo, finishing in 1994.

Food

Phyo has always loved to make food of all sorts. From an early age, she worked with catering companies to refine her culinary skills. Though her background is in high end gourmet complex recipes, today, her she teaches simple, fast, easy to make recipes using common ingredients.

SmartMonkey Foods was co-founded by Ani Phyo in 1999 in Los Angeles, CA. SMF started as a catering and events company, hosting gourmet raw food dinners in Hollywood, Santa Monica, and Pasadena, CA. As customer requests increased for packed and prepared foods, the SmartMonkey Foods line of packed dressings, sauces, cheeses, pizza crust, desserts was launched.

The company moved to Portland, OR for 4 years 2003-2006, where SmartMonkey Foods provided catering, packaged prepared foods, classes, retreats, weekly cafes, monthly special events, and their fruit and nut bars called SmartMonkey Bars. Clients included Nike, Adidas, Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, and Carnival Cruise Lines, to name a few.

SmartMonkey Foods ceased operations in 2009.

The Web and multimedia

Ani Phyo moved to San Francisco and founded a multimedia company called SmartMonkey Media, which produced live multimedia events, including the world’s first online fashion show, "Fiber," in 1994. Netcast over copper lines before ISDN or T1 lines were available to the U.C. Berkeley multicast backbone (known as MBone), this show was attended by a global audience via the internet, and has changed our marketing landscape.

As an early pioneer of the web, Phyo was a part of San Francisco digital lab, Cyberlab 7, and founder of Dimension 7, where she handled CG work on ''Virtuosity'', the early cyber film starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe and produced by Paramount Pictures. A partial client list includes Warner Bros. (Porno For Pyros tour, Perry Farrell), Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Microsoft, Pacific Bell, and Ninja Tunes UK.

Phyo’s produced numerous websites, including a 14,000 page rich-media educational site for Simon and Schuster in 1996. One ground breaking project sent video jockeys across the Mediterranean on bicycles with laptops and video cameras. The VJs would post their journals online, shoot video and overnight it to Ani, who would edit them and put them onto the website. The VJs would chat online from a different classroom weekly during their journey, and this occurred more than 10 years prior to YouTube and Facebook.

Her book ''Return on Design'' was an early educational book on user-centered interaction design for the Web and wireless technologies which came out of the design and media classes she taught at U.C. Berkeley, San Francisco State University, and San Jose State University.

She has been a consultant for the Disney Channel (convergence TV and web), ABC Family, Gymboree, Electronic Arts, and Apple Inc., among others.

Television and media

She has appeared on the Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, KGO-TV ABC 7's View From the Bay, WNBC 4 New York's LX New York, XETV CW 6's San Diego Living, and KSWB's FOX 5 San Diego's Morning Show. Phyo is also on various online networks including the VCN, produced by Breakdown Services and the Hollywood Reporter, and on VegNews.com.

Phyo has been featured in numerous publications including Food Network, Food & Wine, Oxygen, VegNews, and Alternative Medicine Magazines.

Product endorsements

She is currently endorsed by many leaders in the natural products movement including Vitamix blenders, Excalibur Dehydrator, and Sambazon Acai. Phyo is also featured as part of the Vitamix Blender’s Star Chef series.

Controversy

Phyo promotes raw food lifestyle but is often criticized by loyal raw foodists for suggesting her food can be paired with cooked foods. She supports vegetarianism, believing this will help with weight loss and also will help cure chronic diseases.

References

External links

Ani Phyo Official Website www.AniPhyo.com

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