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A Tennessee man grabbed his gun and opened fire on two burglary suspects who broke into his home Friday night, killing both of them, police said. The homeowner, who asked to not be named, told FOX13 he was walking into his home in Memphis when he encountered the two alleged burglars, identified as 28-year-old Azell Witherspoon and 17-year-old Demond Robinson. He was returning home from the barber shop and found the door pried open. “[The suspect] picked up his weapon, turned around and points them at me…two pistols,” the homeowner recalled. The suspects allegedly began shooting when the man’s friend ran outside. When the suspects dashed out of the house, the homeowner grabbed his gun and began firing. "I mean, we’re in Memphis, you’re going to need a gun." - Memphis homeowner “I just let loose, not knowing it hit both of them,” he said. “My life is the last thing anyone wants to take.” “I’m sorry, but it was them or it was me,” he added. Memphis police sa...

When Patrick Delaney’s father died of a heart attack in his early 60s, he took it as a warning sign that motivated him to take charge of his own health. Delaney, then 30, weighed 340 pounds at the time of his father’s death. He had been struggling with his weight since he was a teenager, but he didn’t connect it to his diet, which included a lot of fast food and beer. “I never ate breakfast, so I was only eating two meals a day, which I thought was healthier than eating a lot of times throughout the day,” Delaney told Men’s Health. “I knew nothing about nutrition, so I didn’t put two and two together. I didn’t realize how many calories I was consuming.” Weight-loss experts will tell you that one of the most common myths about losing weight is that “skipping a meal” will help. In fact, however, this approach can often backfire and leave you feeling ravenous, which in turn can lead to eating too much and making poor choices when it comes time to finally eat. As you...

Although it is known that fruits are very good for your body, there are combinations that could be fatal. Mixing ingredients that have a fast and slow digestion is not a good idea. This will bring  fermentation of the food in your stomach that may harm your entire body. Process of fermentation can also cause gasses, swelling and pain in the stomach as well as intestinal issues. Yes, as you hear, despite their wonderful properties,  various studies have shown that eating more than two of these foods at the same time, can cause discomfort in the case of adults, and, in the case of infants it can be fatal. Food combining can lead to more severe problems like bad breath, dry skin, rashes, chronic inflammation, poor sleep, low energy, and chronic digestion issues. Cucumber and tomatoes should not be eaten together, when they reach the stomach and the process of fermentation starts, the acid released in the abdominal cavity for digestion can cause numerous digestive pro...