Making Pumpkin and Pecan Pie
Pumpkin and pecan pie is the right combination of Thanksgiving and Autumn in a pie! This recipe combines the classic flavors of pumpkin pie with […]
Month: September 2019
The Benefits of Alpha Lipoic Acid
Alpha-Lipoic Acid is an important antioxidant, an organosulphur compound and derived from octanoic acid (caprylic acid). It is essential for aerobic metabolism where it acts […]
The Benefits Of Eucalyptus
The image of a sleepy Koala is a common vision munching on Eucalyptus leaves in Australia. It is this marsupial’s only food source which says […]
The Health Benefits Of Black Fungus
The black fungus (Auricularia polytricha) is not the most attractive name that ever rolled off the culinary tongue but it does have some excellent health […]
What do we know about noodles?
Noodles have been around for centuries which seems a very bland statement to make about a food which has such an illustrious past as a […]
Nuts – Their Nutritional Benefits
Nuts are the seeds of new plants and must provide all the fat, protein and energy that a newly germinating plant must receive to continue […]
Cranberry, Cranberry Juice & UTIs In Women
Cranberry juice is an exciting fruit juice for the breakfast table or indeed at any other occasion. EFSA probably gave a sense however of what was […]
Steamed Cake
A steamed cake is very distinct from a baked cake. Seems simple to say but they are very different in texture and resemble a steamed […]
Magnesium L-Threonate
Compounds regularly appear with health benefits. This particular compound, magnesium L-threonate (CAS no. 778571-57-6, and the hydrate is CAS no. 500304-76-7) is being marketed as a […]
Popping The Corn (The Rise Of Popcorn)
Introduction When you leave the cinema, I always notice the large number of popcorn cartons strewn between the aisles. It makes me think how this […]
Shotgun Cloning/Shotgun Sequencing
Shotgun cloning, also known as shotgun sequencing, is a widely used technique in molecular biology and genomics to determine the DNA sequence of an organism […]
Horny Goat Weed
Introduction The Horny Goat Weed is a herb that literally got its name because animals that ate the plant found it increased their libido immeasurably. […]