Carrot Seed Oil
Carrot seed oil is an extraordinary therapeutic product for the skin. When added to carrier oils it is used to soothe dry and matured skin. […]
Month: October 2017
Are Sugar and Cancer linked? Could It Make Cancerous Tumours More Aggressive
Is there a link between sugar and cancer? Sugar in the diet cannot help but have a bad report. A nine-year collaboration has shown sugar […]
Why We Like Evening Primrose Oil
Evening primrose oil is a well-established supplement whose properties have been known for many years. It might be regarded as one of the first commercial […]
How Do You Thicken Your Hair From The Inside
Thick hair means it has volume and should be well protected from falling out. It’s also a sign of great health too. What can you […]
Cumin Seeds
Cumin lends a characteristic aroma and flavour to a variety of foods. The seeds are most popular but the leaves have also been used in […]
Take Type-2 Diabetes Down With Omega-6 Fatty Acids
Omega-6 fatty acids found in nuts, seeds, cinema favourites like popcorn and other snack foods shown in a study to reduce type-2 diabetes by 35 […]
Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort)
Artemisia vulgaris (Family: Asteraceae) has more common names such as mugwort or felon wort. It is known throughout northern Europe as ‘the mother of all […]
Gmelina arborea
Gmelina arborea Roxb. is a fast-growing species of the Verbenaceae family and used by tribal groups in India and in traditional Indian medicine. It is […]
Anthracnose
Anthracnose is a fungal disease caused by Colletotrichum species although there are a number of other diseases often labelled anthracnose with similar pathology. Crops affected: […]
How to Make Sfogliatella
Sfogliatella or Lobster tails in English was one of the show stoppers (I prefer treats) in the Great British Bake Off. What an interestingly complex baked sweet […]
Pleurotus citrinopileatus
The genus, Pleurotus provides a number of species used not only for food but also for its therapeutic properties. Pleurotus citrinopileatus for example is grown […]
Shaddharana churna – An Ayurvedic Formulation
FoodWrite Ltd is often asked if there is any value in Auyurvedic formulations. Given that so many pharmaceutical organisations are evaluating compounds from natural sources […]
Potassium In A Banana Or Avocado Could Help Reduce Heart Attack And Strokes
Potassium is one of those minerals which we need to make sure we get enough of. If we don’t, we lay ourselves open to heart […]
Drink Black Or Green Tea, Lose Weight, Get Rid Of That Excess Blubber
Black tea helps us to shed those unwanted pounds Black tea could rival green tea for mantle of which is best for helping us lose […]
Ophiopogon japonicus (Japanese Hyacinth)
Ophiopogon or Japanese Hyacinth is a member of the Liliaceae or Convallariaceae family. It is said to contain substances which ‘replenish vital essence and promote […]
Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus)
Skunk cabbage or polecat weed is a member of the Araceae family. The roots of the signature species S. foetidus contain volatile oils, resins and […]
Vitamin D Supplementation Could Protect Us From Asthma
Natural vitamin D generation from exposure to the sun is a strong recommendation from nutritionists and health professionals. Supplementation with vitamin D however has been […]
Natural Doesn’t Always Mean Healthy, Just look At The Perception Of Contaminants
Foods from not natural sources are not always healthy even though we will often perceive them to be so. Indeed, our perception of a healthy […]
Chinese Yam has So Much In It – Food For Thought
Chinese Yam, also known as Korean Yam (Dioscorea opposite Thunb) has a rhizome which is a regularly consumed food in China with a similarly long […]
Rice Bran And Rice Bran Oil
Rice bran is a bit of a Cinderella product. It has been awaiting its fairy godmother to launch it into the limelight as a valid […]