Spirulina – The Goodness In This Blue-Green Algae And Why We Should Take It Often
Spirulina offers a comprehensive nutrient profile – full of vitamins and minerals like vitamin E and zinc, fatty acids and is an attractive blue-green colour. […]
FOOD AND DRINK
The Power Of Sweet Almond Oil – Basic Nutrition And The Base Behind Most Body Oils And Hair Care Products.
Almond oil has remarkable benefits, not just for nutrition but also in cosmetics and as an aid in massage. It was being used long before […]
Knowing How Healthy Onions Really Are
Having just harvested my crop of Autumn sown onions, I was admiring the way in which they seem to have packed all their flavour and […]
The Baobab Tree Provides More Than Just Water, Its Fruit Pulp Is Highly Valuable Too
Baobab offers a nutritionally exceptional fruit pulp which packs a considerable punch in terms of minerals and vitamins, and perhaps most importantly, a fibre. The […]
Citrus antioxidants may prevent chronic diseases caused by obesity
Citrus fruits offer us a great deal – plenty of vitamin C, a sharp distinctive, acidic flavour and even fibre in the pulp. It also […]
Great Plums! Cultivation For A Wonderful Harvest.
Plums! The taste of plums, a quintessential flavour of summer is second only to apples in our affections. They originally came down the Silk Road […]
Why We Must get To Know The Saskatoon
It sounds like we’ve just entered Saskatchewan in Canada when we talk of Saskatoon but it’s the berry we are keen on, not the region. […]
Memory Loss Reversed By Drinking Coffee
Portuguese research team finds a positive relationship between age-related memory problems and the caffeine-binding receptor in the brains. Caffeine might reverse memory loss. Lots of […]
Burukutu
Burukutu is a rather popular alcoholic beverage with a prominent vinegar-like flavour that is prepared from millet and sorghum or Guinea corn grains (Kolawole et […]
The Process Of Cheese Manufacture
The making of cheese is one of the great delights coming from the dairy industry and let’s face it there are hundreds of varieties to […]
The Glamorgan Sausage
For me, there are a couple of foods which you associate with Wales that have become mainstream on the dinner table and one is the […]
The Origins Of Bara Brith
Bara Brith is a common enough tea-time treat but its origins begin in Wales where it was prepared as part of the weekly bake but […]
Amala, A Top Food From Nigeria
Amala might not be that well known to many of us in Europe but to many it is a classic staple. Any visit to a […]
Apple Diseases
Apple diseases are a real problem. We always hope for a bumper crop of apples if we are lucky enough to have a tree in […]
Excessive Salt Levels In Healthy Dips
A recent survey of the salt content of healthy dips by the charity group CASH (Consensus Action on Salt and Health) reveals that some products […]
The Natural Way To Cure Meats With Nitrates
Many years have passed since it was recognised that chemical nitrites and nitrates were an health issue in the curing of meats. The search has […]
Could you Eat Lionfish ?
Lionfish might seem to be rather a dangerous but beautiful fish for the supper table, given it has such venomous dorsal fins and is incredibly […]
Is There Any Difference Between Caffeine In Coffee Or Energy Drinks?
The only way to get people going in the morning is that early rush of caffeine from a strong cup of coffee. Likewise, the only […]
The General Health Benefits Of Polyphenols
Polyphenols are a group of plant compounds which have a number of health benefits. We often discuss polyphenols in nutrition, especially on this web-site. There […]
Colby Cheese
Cheeses from the USA usually conjure up images of Monterrey Jack and various cheddars which come wrapped in cellophane but there is one, just like […]