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 […]
FOOD AND DRINK
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Cyclina sinensis
Cyclina sinensis is commonly known as Chinese venus, Black Clam, iron clam and Korean cyclina clam. It is a clam species in the venus clam family, Veneridae. The clam mostly […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Top Vegan Foods
There are some top vegan foods that simply have to be part of the diet whether you are a vegan or not to be honest. […]
Jackfruit – A Fruit For All Culinary Trades
Jackfruit, Jak or Jaca is increasingly finding its way onto the fruit and vegetable shelves. It has become a doyen of the vegan lifestyle. The fruit […]
Carob – The Alternative To Chocolate
Carob is an interesting alternative to chocolate offering many different health benefits. Approved for use in bars and baked goods. Carob comes from the carob tree (Ceratonia […]
White Pepper Is A Great Culinary Pepper
White pepper doesn’t always receive the press it deserves when it is often overlooked in culinary circles by black pepper. However it is always a […]
The Benefits Of Black Tea
Black tea has long been attributed with numerous health benefits. There is now increasing evidence that one of the most widely consumed beverages globally might […]
The Promise Of Green Tea
Green tea is now one of the most popular beverages consumed globally with about 120ml in volume drunk by virtually everybody, every year (Graham, 1992) […]