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Inside Essentials: Turmeric 1 Aug 2013 | 08:25 pm
Turmeric, the orange-coloured spice which sometimes leaves a bright yellow stain on your clothes when you’ve had a curry, was first put under the microscope when curry-eating Asians were found to have...
Inside Essentials: Tomatoes 25 Jul 2013 | 10:57 pm
Tomatoes are reputed to be at the center of the famed good health of Mediterranean populations, including those in the Longevity Hot Spots, Symi, Sardinia and Campodimele. You are never far away from ...
Inside Essentials: Sweet potatoes 18 Jul 2013 | 08:41 pm
The rich orange-coloured sweet potato (also known, incorrectly, as the ‘yam’), is in season at Thanksgiving time, but if you can find sweet potatoes at other times during the year, they make a great a...
Inside Essentials: Spirulina 11 Jul 2013 | 11:06 pm
Did you know that spirulina can protect against radiation sickness and help prevent cancer? And that’s not all. Spirulina is a form of blue-green algae which is densely-packed with nutrients and well...
Inside Essentials: Resveratrol 28 Jun 2013 | 06:28 pm
If you have heard that red wine is good for you, the main reason is probably its content of a very powerful antioxidant called resveratrol. Resveratrol is found in the skin of grapes, especially red g...
Inside Essentials: Reishi Mycelia 20 Jun 2013 | 08:18 pm
Reishi mushrooms are a Chinese variety of mushroom known in China as ‘the plant of immortality‘ and the ‘Elixir of Life‘. The Vietnamese word for them is linh chi, meaning, literally, ‘supernatural mu...
Inside Essentials: Quinoa 13 Jun 2013 | 10:56 pm
Quinoa, pronounced ‘keen-wa’, originates from the Andes where it was known by the Incas as chisaya mama – ‘the mother of all grains’ – and was thought to cause long life, which it probably did. The I...
Inside Essentials: Pomegranate 6 Jun 2013 | 08:39 pm
Of all the fruits in the world, it is perhaps the pomegranate which is most closely associated with vibrant health and eternal youth. The Ancient Egyptians buried their dead with pomegranates in the b...
Inside Essentials: Papaya 31 May 2013 | 06:29 pm
Papaya, or ‘pawpaw’ as it is sometimes called, is, as you probably know, a delicious tropical fruit with sweet, juicy orange flesh. The papaya plant originated in Central and South America, where it h...
Inside Essentials: Oat bran 23 May 2013 | 11:02 pm
We all know that oats are good for you and your heart. Well, most of us do. Porridge is the pride of the Scots, it is eaten by celebrities such as Madonna, Jane Fonda, and Wallace from Wallace and Gr...
