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Flaxseed, wheatgrass and goji

One tablespoon of ground (milled) flaxseed and three tablespoons of water may serve as a replacement for one egg in baking y binding the other ingredients together. Ground flaxseeds can also be mixed in with oatmeal, yogurt, water (similar to Metamucil), or any other food item where a nutty flavour is appropriate. Flax fibres are amongst the oldest fibre crops in the world. The use of flax for the production of linen goes back 5000 years. Pictures on tombs and temple walls at Thebes depict flowering flax plants. The use of flax fibre in the manufacturing of cloth in northern Europe dates back to Neolithic times. In North America, flax was introduced by the Puritans. Currently most flax produced in the USA and Canada are seed flax types for the production of linseed oil or flaxseeds for human nutrition. Flax fibre is extracted from the bast or skin of the stem of flax plant. Flax fibre is soft, lustrous and flexible. It is stronger than cotton fibre but less elastic.

Wheatgrass is the young grass of the common wheat plant (Triticum aestivum), taken just after sprouting. It is freshly juiced or dried and grounded into flour for human consumption. The consumption of wheatgrass began in the 1930s. At that time Charles F Schnabel tried to popularize this plant. Then in the 1940s Ann Wigmore continued to contribute to the popularization of wheatgrass. Wigmore even has written several books about wheatgrass as she believed it helps treatig her cancer. About 70% of its content is chlorophyll. chlorophyll is the basis of all plant life, and is probably the most health promoting nutrient. Science has proven that chlorophyll arrests growth and development of unfriendly bacteria.

People grow it for its root. Maca root can be used as vegetable or medicinal herb. Biologically maca root is rich in sugar and protein. It contains 60% carbohydrates, 10% protein, 8.5% dietary fiber, and 2.2% fats. Additionally maca has uridine, malic acid, benzoyl derivative, and glucosinolates etc. Dried maca root is rich in alkaloidal, minerals, and nutrients such as essential minerals (selenium, calcium, magnesium, and iron), fatty acids including linolenic acid, palmitic acid, and oleic acids, and 19 amino acids, as well as polysaccharides. Maca has been grown and consumed by South Americans for thousand of years. Maca can enhance our immune system, increase brain capability, and improves our bodily functions.

Add comment July 22nd, 2008

Introduction to some healthy foods

Recent years goji berries have become a very popular healthy food in USA, Canada, Japen, and Europe. Nowadays even supermarkets such as Tesco in the UK have put goji berries on their shelf. More and more people have enjoyed these nice berries. In addition, there are also goji products such as goji juice, goji capsules, and even goji powder etc. Goji Berries are also known as Wolfberry. Some people even mis-spell it as gogi berry. It is a dark-red coloured sweet-taste dried fruit, similar to raisin. Goji berries are from north-western part of China, and have been grown and consumed in China for many thousand years. For some strange reasons goji berries are mostly marketed in Europe and USA as Tibetan Goji Berries or Himalayan Goji Berries. If you asked Chinese people for Tibetan Goji Berries, however, they will be
surprised.

Barley is a cereal grain. Large proportion of Barley crop is used as an animal feed. It is also widely used for malting and is a key ingredient in beer and whiskey production. Most recently Barley grass becomes a popular healthy food. It is similar to wheatgrass but it is more easier to digest. Barley grass has many nutritional & healthy benefits. Nutritionally young barley leaves contain all the vitamins, minerals, proteins and enzymes. In addition to chlorophyll and a bunch of vitamins, minerals and enzymes, it is also believed that barley grass have 30 times as much vitamin B1 as in milk, 3.3 times as much vitamin C, and 6.5 times as much carotene as in spinach, 11 times the amount of calcium in cow’s milk, nearly five times the iron content of
spinach

Chlorella is a single-cell green algae which is part of Chlorophyta family. There is an obvious mis-spelling: chorella. It is spherical in shape, about 2 to 10 ?m in diameter. Chlorella contains a fibrous and indigestible outer shell and inner nutrients. The dried chlorella contains about 45% protein, 20% fat, 20% carbohydrate, 5% fiber, and 10% minerals and vitamins. Therefore many people believe it is an attractive food source because it is high in protein and other essential nutrients. More importantly many of its health benefits have been discovered by researchers around the world. Chlorella can carry away metabolic wastes from our blood because its fibrous material can bind with heavy metals and pesticides which can accumulate in our blood.

Add comment May 10th, 2008

XanGo

xango1.jpgXanGo Mangosteen Juice - I am always searhing new health supplements for my overall health. I knew many of the popular juices like noni juice but I never heard about XanGo Mangosteen juice. Mangosteen is a highly favourite supplement and remedy in Asia.

The Mangosteen fruit:

-> Natural, full and whole
-> Abundant maker of Xanthones (over 39 different xanthones have been identified in the mangosteen)
-> Delicious
-> Used for centures in folklore remedies

According to the sites in this post, it was so sacred that the UK Queen of United Kingdom gave knighthood to whoever brought her the fruit. In past decades, this production has become a favourite in the form of XanGo Juice. This fruit has plentitude of antioxidant called xanthones. There are about 205 anti-oxidant xanthones in nature and the mangosteen contains 39 of them. A number of herbs and plants include xanthones, but none as robust in quantity and vibrancy as the mangosteen. For example, the well-known Saint John’s Wort contains an azygos xanthone and garcinia contains … just two. Xanthone antioxidant has been researched and institute to fight off oxidation in the body by fighting against liberated radicals that we encounter everyday of our lives.

XanGo Mangosteen Juice is made up of full mangosteen production rub with no staged colors, no additional sugar, and no staged favors. The discernment is naturally sweet and really delicious. It is easy to drink and the serving size is digit cat and the bottle has around 25 servings. You can purchase a case of four bottles at wholesale price for $100. One case should last about 1 month.

Have you investigated this company yet? Have you had a chance to take a look at Xango Juice yet? I hope so. When you learn about it, you’ll understand how XanGo, LLC quickly became the leader in mangosteen products worldwide!

Add comment April 9th, 2008

My favourite Super Food

Cacao nibs are from Cacao Seeds, and are made by peeling and breaking the cacao seeds. In fact cacao nibs are the middle thing prior to chocolate. There are two types of cacao nibs. One is from roasted cacao beans, and the other is from raw cacao beans. The roasted cacao nibs are made from the process whereby the cacao seeds are roasted in large, rotating ovens, at temperatures of about 210-290F. Roasting lasts from half an hour up to two hours. The heat brings out more flavour and aroma, and it dries and darkens the seeds. Then the seeds are cracked and winnowed, that is, their outer shells are cracked and blown away, leaving the crushed and broken pieces of cacao seeds - “cacao nibs”. At this point, we have something edible and really chocolatey.

Wheatgrass is the young grass of the common wheat plant (Triticum aestivum), taken just after sprouting. It is freshly juiced or dried and grounded into flour for human consumption. The consumption of wheatgrass began in the 1930s. At that time Charles F Schnabel tried to popularize this plant. Then in the 1940s Ann Wigmore continued to contribute to the popularization of wheatgrass. Wigmore even has written several books about wheatgrass as she believed it helps
treating her cancer. Wheatgrass contains 20 amino acids, several hundred different enzymes not found in other foods, as many as 90 out of 102 possible minerals, vitamins and other important nutrients. It is a great supplement for people on diet, for sports people, and for people who want to maintain a healthy immune system. It should mention that nowadays many people like to buy wheatgrass powder to make juice by themselves.

Spirulina are floating filamentous cyanobacteria with cylindrical trichomes in left-hand helix. Spirulina grows naturally in tropical and subtropical lakes with high pH and high concentrations of carbonate and bicarbonate. It is commonly used as food supplements. Spirulina is rich in proteins, vitamins and minerals. It contains Lysine, Cysteine, Methionine, Phenylalanine and Threonine, whic are important amino acids that can only be acquired by human beings through food. Spirulina is also a very rich source of Vitamin B-12. It has much higher iron content than Spinach. It contains much higher amounts of Beta-Carotene than carrots.

Add comment February 3rd, 2008

Delicious Noodle Recipes

If You are thinking of doing some thing different for the today’s dinner? Check out our site Ramenlicious.com for making delicious ramen recipes.Why ramen noodles? First they are delicious, low cost, easy to cook and you can make them in hardly 5 minutes time.

Ramen specialtieswhere you can find out how ramen noodles are mixed with international specialties around the world to make some delicious foods like Bok Choy which is mainly made in china and can be made in 20 minutes.

We have section on healthy noodle recipes where we features our healthiest of ramenlicious dishes such as Summer salad, chicken salad.Site also features recipe of the week, best way to cook some new food on your weekend.

Add comment October 20th, 2007


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