Boost your Mood with Food this Christmas and New Year
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Boost your Mood with Food this Christmas and New Year? In a nutshell the scientific facts are: Tyrosine an amino acid that helps the neurotransmitters in the brain, producing happy hormones, dopamine and others, nore pin ephrine and ep in ephrine. Tryptophan is a precursor for serotonin, a mood stabilizer (5HT). Iron from animals, […]
What is Black Garlic? benefits & how to eat it?
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What is Black Garlic? Hello, culinary adventurers and wellness enthusiasts! In recent years, there’s been quite a buzz around a unique, umami-packed, jet-black ingredient Black Garlic. What is Black Garlic? How is it crafted? Let’s peel back the layers on this intriguing delicacy! Against popular belief it is not fermented, so how is it made? What […]
Grapes, 9 great health benefits, beauty, cooking tips and more
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Grapes are power-packing berries laden with vitamins A, B6, C, K, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorous and selenium. Red/purple grapes are rich in anthocyanins and flavonoids such as resveratrol and quercetin. White/green grapes do not contain these highly recommended anti-oxidants. However, green grapes are sweeter in flavor and do possess catechin, a flavonoid tannin boasts […]
Coconut, 7 great benefits with awesome cooking tips.
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7 nutrition and wellbeing benefits of coconut including user friendly cooking tips.
The Importance of good kitchen knives. What to buy, how to use them learn more…..
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The importance of good kitchen knives One thing all good cook’s and chef’s want in their kitchens is a fantastic set of kitchen knives and know how to wheel them. They range in price from inexpensive to prices that are jaw-dropping. Good kitchen knives will last for years, often a lifetime if they are looked […]
Pumpkin, skin, sleep, can improve sexual health and more
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This beautiful squash is filled with Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, the Vitamin B-complex group including Vitamin B6 and so much more!
Herbs & Spices, hailed as Super foods by Modern day Scientists.
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The Importance of herbs and spices to your well being, Finally hailed as super foods by modern day science!
Rockmelon! Do you suffer muscle cramps? this beauty may offer relief and much more!!
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A family member of squash and cucumber, the sweet and delicious cantaloupe melon is packed with nutrients and yet very low in calories.
Mushrooms, Vitamin D, Immune boosting and great cooking tips read on for more facts………
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Mushrooms are laden with nutritional goodness including Vitamin D aka the “sunshine vitamin,” B vitamins such as niacin, pantothenic acid and riboflavin, Beta-glucans, copper, ergothioneine, good fibre content, potassium, selenium and long-chain polysaccharides.
Longan, loads of Vitamin C, mood enhancer, appetite suppressant, cooking tips read on for more……….
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Just one mere serving of turkey has over half the daily recommended intake of protein.