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The benefits of eating Squash
October 22, 2012 - Category: Foods of the Week
The benefits of eating squash are huge. Squash is native to the Western Hemisphere and was known to the Indians centuries before the arrival of the white man. It is a member of the cucurbit family, which includes pumpkins and gourds as well as cucumbers, and muskmelons and watermelons. Squash as we know it today…The benefits of eating Squash
Read more...Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #33
September 10, 2012 - Category: Rethinking Cancer Newsletters
For those of us who live north of the equator it's summertime - the so-called "lazy, hazy days," when, hopefully, we get a chance to kick back a bit and smell the roses or maybe some hay... But regardless of where you live or whatever the season, it's good to take an occasional break from…Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #33
Read more...Health Benefits of Chili Pepper
September 10, 2012 - Category: Spice of the Month
The health benefits of chili pepper is great. Whether spelled chili, chile or chilli, this is the hottest spice in the world! Chili peppers have a persistent heat that can range from tangy to tongue torching. And, clearly, hot is "in": chili is the most consumed spice in the world - 20 times more than…Health Benefits of Chili Pepper
Read more...Eggplant
August 13, 2012 - Category: Foods of the Week
Eggplant is an annual plant. It belongs to the potato family, and is native to India, where it has been grown for thousands of years. Eggplant has large white to dark purple fleshy fruit that can be as large as six or eight inches in diameter. The Chinese and Arabs grew eggplant as early as…Eggplant
Read more...Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #32
July 31, 2012 - Category: Rethinking Cancer Newsletters
Here's the latest from the "Icky So-Called Food" file: meat glue! Meat glue is a powder, officially called transglutaminase, that's produced through bacterial fermentation and designated GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It's used mostly with beef, but can be found also in fish products, pork, lamb, etc.…Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #32
Read more...Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #31
June 26, 2012 - Category: Rethinking Cancer Newsletters
Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #31
Read more...Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #30
June 26, 2012 - Category: Rethinking Cancer Newsletters
Welcome to the Rethinking Cancer newsletter #30. Newsflash! The US mainstream media has been talking a lot lately about problems with the food supply, and not just pink slime or the usual salmonella scare. Two recent examples: "60 Minutes," one of the most highly respected news programs on network TV, delivered a scathing indictment: "Sugar and…Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #30
Read more...Proven health benefits of Horseradish
June 26, 2012 - Category: Spice of the Month
Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana), native to the lands around the Mediterranean, made it's way North in the 15th century where it became hugely popular, especially in German- speaking countries. The Germans called the root meerrettich, sea radish (meer, German for "sea" because it grew by the sea, and rettich, from Latin radix, "root"). So what do…Proven health benefits of Horseradish
Read more...Health benefits of Ginger
June 26, 2012 - Category: Spice of the Month
The health benefits of ginger are huge. Ginger (Zingiber officinale), not a root but the underground stem (rhizome) of a plant, gets its name from the Sanskrit stringa-vera, meaning "with a body like a horn," as in antlers. Confucius (551-479 B.C.) mentioned ginger in his writings and, named in the Koran, it was known in…Health benefits of Ginger
Read more...The medicinal value of Vanilla
May 22, 2012 - Category: Spice of the Month
The medicinal value of Vanilla
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