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The History and nutrients of a Turnip
April 8, 2019 - Category: Foods of the Week
The turnip, which belongs to the mustard family, is reported to have come from Russia, Siberia, and the Scandinavian peninsula. It has been used since ancient times. Columella wrote in A.D. 42 that two varieties of turnips were grown in what is now known as France. Pliny refers to five varieties, and stated that the…The History and nutrients of a Turnip
Read more...The history and nutrients of Spinach
March 25, 2019 - Category: Foods of the Week
Spinach is a small, fleshy-leaved annual of the goosefoot family. It is a quick-maturing, cool season crop that is hardy and will live outdoors over winter thoughout most of the area from New Jersey southward along the Atlantic Coast and in most parts of the lower South. Spinach has been both praised and abused. It…The history and nutrients of Spinach
Read more...Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #69
February 14, 2019 - Category: Rethinking Cancer Newsletters
Polypharmacy — the practice of taking multiple prescription drugs at one time — is skyrocketing! If you’re not taking any prescription drugs, YOU are the minority. According to a Consumer Reports national survey conducted in 2017, 55% of Americans take prescription drugs, with 4 different meds per person on average. The survey found that Americans…Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #69
Read more...The origins and nutrients of an Orange
January 28, 2019 - Category: Foods of the Week
The orange is one of the oldest fruits known in the history of cultivation. As early as 500 B.C. the fruit of the citrus tree was mentioned in a collection of old documents believed to be edited by Confucius himself. In the year A.D. 1178, Han Yen-Chi, a Chinese horticulturist, wrote on the subject of…The origins and nutrients of an Orange
Read more...The origins and nutrients of Grapefruit
January 7, 2019 - Category: Foods of the Week
The name "grapefruit" originated in the West Indies in the eighteenth century, perhaps because of the fact that its fruit grows in clusters of three to twelve or more, similar to grape clusters. This citrus fruit was cultivated more than 4000 years ago in India and Malaysia, but it was not until the sixteenth century…The origins and nutrients of Grapefruit
Read more...The history and nutrients in Pomegranate
December 31, 2018 - Category: Foods of the Week
Mohammad once told his followers: "Eat the pomegranate, for it purges the system of envy and hatred." The pomegranate is one of the oldest fruits known to man. Frequent references to it are found in the Bible and in ancient Sanskrit writings. Homer mentions it in his Odyssey, and it appears in the story of…The history and nutrients in Pomegranate
Read more...The history and nutrient value of Cranberry
December 17, 2018 - Category: Foods of the Week
Cranberries are native to the swampy regions of both the temperate and arctic zones of North America and Europe. Because they grow on slender, curved stalks, suggesting the neck of a crane, they were named "crane-berry". or "cranberry". Long before the first colonists arrived in this country the cranberry was in common use by the…The history and nutrient value of Cranberry
Read more...Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #68
December 6, 2018 - Category: Rethinking Cancer Newsletters
Welcome to the Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #68 FALL SPECIAL! In appreciation of all our supporters: starting today through October 31st, all F.A.C.T. publications on our Donate page — including our latest book, Healing Cancer, the DVD Rethinking Cancer, the book Rethinking Cancer, Detoxification and Triumph Over Cancer — will be discounted 20%. Just apply the…Rethinking Cancer Newsletter #68
Read more...Facts about Chicory
December 3, 2018 - Category: Foods of the Week
Chicory is closely related to endive. There are many varieties to chicory. They include green chicory, which is leafy; and radicchio, also a root chicory, which is red and white. Chicory is best when tossed in salad with other vegetables. Green chicory is cultivated primarily in Europe, although varieties grow wild in Europe, Africa, Asia,…Facts about Chicory
Read more...Facts about Brussels Sprouts
November 26, 2018 - Category: Foods of the Week
Brussels sprouts are said to be native to Brussels, Belgium. They were cultivated in England early in the nineteenth century. Brussels sprouts were not extensively cultivated in this country until the early twentieth century, and were first grown in the delta region of Louisiana. Brussels sprouts are a member of the cabbage family. The plant…Facts about Brussels Sprouts
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