A wonderful winter season little Christmas beauty the tart, tangy cranberry is high in antioxidant vitamin C making them great immunity boosters. Native North Americans first introduced cranberries to Europeans to help them combat scurvy and it became recognised that the acidity of cranberries increases the natural acidity of urine thus preventing bacteria from thriving. [...]
It’s that time of year when the small but perfectly formed little vegetable known as the Brussels sprout divides families across the country. With its annual appearance on the table for Christmas dinner there are some who enjoy the rarity and others who push them well and truly to the end of the plate where [...]
Following on from the blog last week containing 4 top tips for keeping the flu and cold symptoms at bay, there is so much more the humble lemon can do for you that I felt it merited another mention. This time more details about the amazing and comprehensive list of vitamins and minerals they contain [...]
With an increasing number of friends succumbing to colds and flu recently I thought now might be a good time to provide some really simple ways to boost your immune system and keep the flu and cold bugs at bay using the humble lemon as the powerful weapon of choice. Originally used by the Romans [...]
A descendant of the sea beet that grows around the Mediterranean coast, beetroot has long been prized for its medicinal qualities, particularly for purifying the blood. It is thought that beetroot was first used in Roman times but initially as a cooking ingredient by French chefs in the eighteenth century, when they introduced it in [...]
The simple little spinach leaf contains an absolute powerhouse of nutrients that protect the body from numerous degenerative diseases. Just take a look at the impressive vitamin and mineral credentials to get an idea of what I’m talking about: Vitamins B2, B3, B5, B6, C, E, K, beta-carotene, biotin, folic acid, calcium, chromium, copper, iodine, [...]
The ginger root has been used extensively in India and China since 5000 BC as both a culinary and therapeutic spice and who can blame them when you look at the list of vitamins and minerals ginger contains: Vitamins B3, B6, C, E folic acid, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, zinc, gingerol, [...]
Remember the Popeye cartoon and how popping a can of spinach and eating it resulted in bulging muscles and super strength? Well, it turns out that, whilst spinach does contain iron, it’s perhaps not quite in the quantity as once thought. It turns out that many moons ago a food analyst put the decimal point [...]
Avocados are much maligned by the weightloss industry as they are perceived to have a high calorie content and be full of fat. Well, yes they are, but that fat is in the form of Essential Fatty Acids, the type the body actually needs – hence having ‘Essential’ in the name. They also have the [...]
We’ve all heard the saying, ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away’ but are apples really that good for us? The simple answer is a resounding YES! So what’s in them? A-Z of Vitamins and Minerals Vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, C, E plus , Calcium, Chlorine, Chromium, Folate, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, [...]
