The first garden strawberry was grown in Brittany, France during the late 18th century. Prior to this, wild strawberries and cultivated selections from wild strawberry species were the common source of the fruit. The strawberry fruit was mentioned in ancient Roman literature in reference to its medicinal use. Serves 4, 300 calories per serving. Ingredients: […]
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Becoming Raw: The Essential Guide to Raw Vegan Diets
This book contains a wealth of information on the raw food lifestyle. Nutrition experts Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina once again provide the essential information needed to safely embrace a new dietary lifestyle. As they did for vegetarians and vegans in Becoming Vegetarian and Becoming Vegan, they present the first authoritative look at the science […]
Curcumin for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease
Curcumin (Curcuma longa) is the main biologically active phytochemical compound of turmeric. It is extracted, concentrated, standardized and researched. Curcumin, which gives the yellow color to turmeric, was first isolated almost two centuries ago, and its structure as diferuloylmethane was determined in 1910. Curcumin has been part of Indian traditional medicine for thousands of years, […]