Inflammation is your body’s natural defense against dangers illness from bacteria, viruses, irritants, toxins and physical trauma. Body wide chronic inflammation has shown in studies to play a principal role in the development of conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, inflammatory bowel disease, dermatitis (eczema), rosacea, psoriasis among many others. There are natural ways to mitigate
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Herbs and spices are used to enhance the flavor of food, either it be for cooking Spaghetti Carbonara or baking an apple pie. An herb or spice can be a seed, fruit, root, bark, berry, bud or leafy part of the plant. They are principally used for flavoring food among other uses. They can be
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Roasting vegetables helps to draw out the natural sugars and creates a crispy outside and a tender inside. Some vegetables need a little cooking to break down enzymes that would otherwise prevent our digestive system from obtaining the vegetables nutrients, like Brussels sprouts among many others. Other vegetables do just fine eating them raw, though
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Mustard has a sharp, hot, pungent flavor. Over time though, the heat of prepared mustard can dissipate, because of the chemical compounds coming in contact with oxygen after they have been crushed. As a prepared condiment, mustard could contain ingredients like salt, sour vinegar, and sweet flavors. Turmeric is most often added mainly to give
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The medical journal, “American Medical Association” publish  in 2010 based on a study that found vitamin B-6 when combined with folate ( not folac acid, the inferior form, a synthetic form) and methionine ( an amino acid, also found in meat, chicken, fish, eggs, garlic, onions, legums, and some dairy) can reduce the chances of
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Did you know the average American eats 55 pounds of chicken per year? That’s about 27 chickens each. According to Whole Foods Market, chicken is rated as a very good source of protein, providing 67.6% of the daily value for protein in 4 ounces. Protein can be important in reducing bone loss in older people.
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All Asian food is cooked with the intention of increasing the health benefits, such as its healing powers and medicinal value, as well as longevity. Here’s an article we publish this year last March 2014, Amazing Ways Food is Used in Thai Cooking . Of course every country that is part of the Asian world
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This is an easy dinner idea in just 20 minutes. It is one of my “Salad as a Main Course” recipe because of mixing a meat with the leafy greens and other vegetables. This meal is packed with antioxidants, minerals and vitamins. This salad contains… .52 g of protein .13 g of total fat .73
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Were you aware that black pepper aids with digestion?  The black pepper is great at stimulating the taste buds, it helps the pancreas produce digestive enzymes. Your taste buds send signals to your stomach suggesting an increase in the production of hydrochloric acid, the acid which helps your digestive system digest food. Black pepper can
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  We went shopping for some fruits and vegetables and I found a good watermelon. The batch of melons we were examining were from Mexico. The watermelons were all the same weight and the same shape. If your asking how is that possible, it is because we bought it at Cost Co. All of the
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