Archive for July, 2008
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Garlic (allium sativum) has been cultivated for over 5000 years, it is native to central Asia, and it is thought to have been used as far back as Ancient Egyptians times as a food source.
Now garlic is cultivated and used in cuisine throughout the world.
Garlic is a member of the ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Rice (Oryza Sativa) has been used as a food for centuries; in fact it has been used for 6,000 years in China.
Rice is the staple food in many Asian countries and China, Vietnam and Thailand are now major exporters of rice.
There are over 8000 varieties of rice, they are generally ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Yoghurt is a fermented dairy product made from milk and has been used as a food for thousands of years.
Yoghurt comes in all sorts of flavours but natural yoghurt is tart in flavour and is the healthiest for you.
Yoghurt is a good source of calcium, vitamin D and B vitamins, ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Pineapples (Ananas Comosus) are thought to be native to South America; they are a member of the Bromeliaceae family.
Today, the main commercial producers of pineapples are China, Thailand, Brazil, Mexico and the Philippines.
Pineapples are a large cylindrical fruit with green, brown or yellow spiky/spiny skin with little ‘eyes’ within them.
The ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Cranberry is related to the blueberry, it still grows wild in northern Europe, northern Asia, and North America but it is also cultivated commercially in sandy bogs in southern Canada and the northern United States.
The berry is scarlet red in colour with a glossy appearance with a tart taste.
The nutrients ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Chilli peppers belongs to the nightshade (Solanaceae) family, which also includes tomatoes and potatoes.
Chillies originate from Central and South America and have been used there for thousands of years as a food source and for medicinal purposes.
Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan are responsible for introducing the chilli to the rest ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Cauliflower originally came from Asia Minor; it is a cruciferous vegetable and belongs to the same family as cabbage and broccoli.
The compact head of the cauliflower is called ‘the curd’; it is about six inches in diameter and consists of undeveloped flower buds which tend to be white in colour.
Surrounding ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
How to improve acne using natural methods is a question which I get asked a lot…
Well, this is a quick run down on how to do exactly that!
Spoilsport!
OK, I’m going to be a bit of a spoilsport here… because you will need to cut down on fried foods and saturated ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
If you are suffering from fluid retention and are looking for herbal solutions then read on…
Now two herbal remedies which come to my mind to help with your fluid retention symptoms are horse chestnut extracts and dandelion…
Now horse chestnut extracts contain known as escin (aescin), escin reduces fluid retention by ...
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