Green Coffee Bean Extract – Good Health!
Unroasted coffee bean extract is being found increasingly amongst the health supplement offerings. We tend to think of coffee in its processed form, like tea, […]
Novel Uses For Coriander (Cilantro) -Health, Antifungal And Sprout Suppressant Activity
Coriander or cilantro is a remarkable plant. Incidentally, a word about naming the plant ! Coriander is the name given to both leaves and seeds in […]
Making Dan Dan Noodles
Peer through the fog on a Chinese street and you might be lucky enough to hear if not smell the call of a very famous […]
Stevia – The New Sweetener
Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni; Family: Asteraceae) and its extracted derivatives have long been touted as the next big thing in high-potency sweeteners for product development and […]
Cocoa Flavanol Health Claim Approved By EU Commission
The health benefits of chocolate continue to be recognised following the EU Commission’s approval of a dossier on health claims attributed to one of its components, the […]
Griffonia – Rich In 5-Hydroxy-L-Tryptophan (5-HTP) –A Precursor Of Serotonin
The tropical shrub Griffonia simplicifolia Baill. (fam. Caesalpinaceae) which grows in West Africa (Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo in particular), has a remarkable pedigree in […]
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP): The Molecular Energy Currency of Cells
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is often referred to as the “energy currency” of the cell. This is because ATP functions as a central molecule for storing […]
Fruit, Not Fruit Juice Claimed To Lower Risk Of Type-2 Diabetes
An enormous study on fruit eating amongst the populace in the USA has reinforced views that eating more fruit can help reduce the chances of developing type-2 diabetes. […]
Coffee May Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk
Coffee might do more than just wake you up in the morning after a brew. Research studies continue to demonstrate that coffee is potentially linked to […]
Besan ka Halwa
Besan Ka Halwa is a traditional Indian dessert and made using different flour, chick peas (lentils), and nuts. Besan Ka Halwa is one of my […]
Cynomorium – The Basis To The Wonder Drug
Cynomorium songaricum Rupr. and its relation C. coccineum L. are both exciting plants, uniquely placed in their own family the Cynomoriaceae. C. songaricum is an extremely interesting root […]
UV Light Inactivation Of Bacterial Spores
Researchers in the Food Technology department at the University of Zaragoza in Spain have explored the use of UV light to inactivate the most difficult […]
Study Shows Memory Loss Stemmed By Drinking Chocolate
A study from various centres led by Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts USA has shown that drinking the equivalent of two cups of cocoa might improve […]
Healthy Fungi – Antrodia (Niuchangchih)
Medicinal mushrooms are recognised as valuable chemoprotective agents and none more so than the Antrodia genus. Antrodia cinnamomea, known as Niuchangchih in particular lives inside […]
Fatty Liver Disease Reduced By Caffeine Intake
A cup of coffee does more than just wake you up, it could reduce the incidence of fatty liver disease ! Research at Duke University’s […]
Yukmijihwang-tang – For Memory and Cognition
Yukmijihwang-tang (YMJd, or YMT in some reports) or Luweidihuang-tang is a multi-herbal tonic which has been consumed for centuries as a memory improver and cognition developer. It has been […]
Pre-School Children Claimed To Suffer Behavioural Problems When Drinking Too Much Soda
Soda and sugar sweetened drinks have a bad press, but is there really a link between drinking soda and behavioural problems in children? Research has […]
Intravenous Feeding Of Fish Oil Could Reverse Liver Damage
Clinical studies at the Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA, Los Angeles have been showing that when intravenous (IV) soybean oil (SO) was replaced with fish […]
What to do with waste soybean residue?
I was asked a few years ago what happened to all the soybean waste that came from both the soya bean processing industry including those industries […]