Archive for August, 2007
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
The cranberry, also known as American cranberry and bog cranberry is native to North America and grows in the wild. Today it is being widely cultivated. The fruits ripen in autumn to a beautiful deep red. No thanksgiving meal or turkey is complete without one or more cranberry dishes. Historically, ...
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
For over four thousand years, ancient Chinese, Indians and Egyptians have used cinnamon as a medicine for various ailments and in cooking. It is not clear whether it was used in cooking first or as a medicine first. What ever its origins, this wonderful aromatic spice’s properties of being antiseptic, ...
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Monday, August 13th, 2007
It is called the Indian frankincense and grows wild in the hills in India. Boswellia is a gummy resin that comes from the bark of the boswellia serrata tree and has long been used by Indian medicine men as an anti-inflammatory. From the annals of history, it has found its ...
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Sunday, August 12th, 2007
Make your plate a rainbow colored spread, should be the new health mantra. What is recommended today are at least five servings of vegetables and fruits and most nutrition experts agree that this should consist of a variety of colors. If you are looking for fruits packed with a lot ...
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