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 […]
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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 […]
Consumption Of Fatty Foods Driven By Presence Of Salt.
Salt in food has been quite an issue for those trying to reduce its content and thus minimise rising levels of hypertension or blood pressure. […]
Chitosan As An Edible Coating
Chitosan is rapidly developing as an edible coating to protect highly perishable fruits, meats and fish. It is a linear cationic polysaccharide composed of randomly […]
Galinsoga parviflora
The plant, Galinsoga parviflora (syn. Tridax parviflora) belongs in the same family as Stevia, namely the Asteraceae family. It is known by various names including […]
Boophane disticha
Boophane disticha (L.f.) (Family: Amaryllidaceae) known as ‘incotho’ is an ancient herbal medicine, much used throughout Southern Africa. The scales of the bulbs are used […]
The Sugar Tax
The World Health Organization (WHO) has been advocating for the use of sugar taxes as a tool to combat obesity and other diet-related diseases since […]
FDA Issues Final Guidance On Acrylamide In Food
Acrylamide is a toxic agent – a potent neurotoxin in fact which surprised many food analysts when it was first identified in foods a number […]
The 26 Top Soluble Fiber Foods For Gut Health
We all need fiber in our food but its worth seeing how many sources are available to us so we’re going to check out all […]
Coffee – Can Drinking Six Cups Of Coffee Keep Multiple Sclerosis Away ?
Research into coffee drinking continues apace. It appears that recent research suggests that drinking plenty of coffee might be offering a protective effect against the […]