The Benefits Of 5-HTP
If you are interested in sleep and any issues on brain and mental health then pay particular attention to a compound which is found naturally […]
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Schisandra sphenanthera
Schisandra sphenanthera is one of those Chinese herbals with an interesting biochemical profile. It needs to be distinguished from its close relative which is S. […]
Macadamia Nuts: Why Do We Love Them So Much?
Macadamia nuts are one of the best tasting of all nuts. Anybody visiting the Big Pineapple in Queensland, Australia will have probably bought these nuts […]
The Benefits Of Betaine
Betaine anhydrous (Bet) is a naturally produced compound. Supplementation with betaine is most often used for reducing blood homocysteine levels and trying to improve athletic […]
Echinacea – Uncertainty Remains On Its Ability To Reduce Occurrence Of Colds
Overview Echinacea is commonly sold as an over the counter herbal medicine for treating colds and flu. Given that in the USA, one billion episodes […]
Stinky Mandarin Fish – Heavenly Taste But Hellish Smell
Continuing on a theme of smelly foods having looked at stinky tofu, I thought we ought to take a brief look at Stinky Mandarin Fish […]
The Powerful Aroma Behind Stinky Tofu
Stinky tofu might not be top of the list for many in terms of palatable foods but there is a continuing interest in overtly smelly […]
Replacing Beef Meat With Chicken Meat Could Reduce Risk Of Breast Cancer
New research on 40,000 women shows that eating red meat is associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer but eating chicken meat appears […]
The Valencian Fideuà
The Valencian Fideuà is the archetypal seafood dish that originally came from that fine coastal city of Valencia. It looks like a paella but instead […]
The Bocadillo Is Truly Hamming It Up
Travel west from Madrid into the heartlands of Castille-Leon and you enter what is firmly bocadillo country. No, it ‘s not a dance version for […]
Cold Brew – The New Kid in The Coffee Cup
The Start Of Cold Brew Coffee Having just listened to one of my favourite radio comedies on UK’s Radio 4 “Ed Reardon’s Week” who decides […]
What Is The Flavour Of Bread ?
The flavour of bread may seem a peculiar characteristic to focus upon because we all know really what bread is and how it is meant […]
Basa Becomes New Fish On The Block
Basa was a fish that we didn’t really know a great deal about unless you were ‘travelling’ throughout Vietnam rather than just slumming it up […]
Spread The Love With Nduja Sausage
Nduja which is pronounced as ‘in-do-jah’ is a rather spicy sausage from the region of Calabria which sits at the toe of Italy looking across […]
Cuisine Of Salamanca In Spain
The city of Salamanca is one of the great places to enjoy the cuisine of the region of Castlla-León. Salamanca is a World Heritage City […]
Bacterial Spores: New Ways To Kill’em
Bacterial spores especially endospores have been a major issue in food safety because they have a particular resistance to most antimicrobials. The most effective form […]
The Role of Swiss Prot in Bioinformatics
Swiss-Prot, also known as UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot, is a high-quality and extensively curated protein sequence database widely used in bioinformatics research. It is part of the UniProt […]
Landolphia owariensis
The roots of the vine Landolphia owerrience or owariensis have long been used to treat bacterial infections in west African medicine. Extracts of this plant […]
Feverfew: A Herbal For Migraines And Headaches
We have been growing feverfew in our gardens for years and to some it has become a real weed but a welcome one in many […]
Maple Syrup – Canada’s Answer To Sugar
Maple syrup is to Canada what blueberries and almond milk might be to the USA. Likewise, imagine the farmer going into the wilderness to look […]