Can Birch Water Be The Next Natural Drink Hit ?
Birch water looks to be an exciting new addition to the raft of beverages that emphasise their natural and health credentials. It is a drink […]
Month: April 2016
Fruit Consumption And Lowering The Risk Of Heart Disease
♦ Reduction in heart attacks and stroke linked to eating fresh fruit Cardiovascular disease is still the leading cause of premature death and disability being […]
Doenjang
Doenjang is a traditional Korean food and is widely used in most of that country’s recipes either as a main ingredient, as a condiment, or as a […]
A Plant With Potential To Treat Male Sterility – Basella alba
The Malabar Spinach or Vine Spinach as it is also known by (Basella alba L. family: Basellaceae) is an important, popular green leafy vegetables found […]
Rooibos – Red Bush Tea – The Reasons It Is Gaining In Popularity.
Rooibos tea or Red Bush tea is produced from the shrub Aspalathus linearis and is a popular native herbal tisane. It is popular because it is marketed […]
Why Is Traceability Important In Food Manufacturing ?
Traceability regularly crops up as a factor in food safety simply because there is an escalating rise in the number of public health cases associated […]
Samphire –Growing & Cultivation
Samphire comes as two species – the marsh (Salicornia europea) and rock forms. Both are hardy perennials which are salt-tolerant too and are found growing […]
The Western Diet Causes A Mass Extinction – Our Gut Bacteria
♥ Modern Western diets high in fat, meat, dairy and salt are found to destroy our valuable gut bacteria. ♥ Restoring our gut flora and […]
Sobrassada – The Mallorcan Sausage
Recently having visited Mallorca (Majorca) I noticed some very curiously shaped sausages hanging in the windows of various butchers, tourist shops and even the airport […]
Making A Lipstick
Lipsticks are interesting cosmetic products because of how the pigment is dispersed into a mixture of oils and waxes. All the ingredients, the pigments or […]
Here’s a Surprise ! Full-fat dairy products appear to be better for you.
Drinking whole or full-fat milk could help us to reduce our risk from diabetes by up to 46% Drinking skimmed or low-fat dairy products no […]
Polylysine And Its Anti-Microbial Effects
Polylysine is an effective antimicrobial in its own right but in combination with modified atmospheric packaging (CO2 as the gas) or with other antimicrobials, and […]