Switching to organic personal care products can significantly reduce the level of hormone-disrupting chemicals in your body in as quickly as three days per the results of a study published in March 2016. Collaborators on the study included UC Berkeley. The chemicals to avoid include phthalates (such as diethyl phthalate), parabens (such as methyl and…
Category: Nutriate Research
Food and body care research notes.
Tea and Teasan
Tea is a beverage brewed by steeping leaves of a type of camellia bush (or sometimes ‘tree’). White tea uses only the newest growth (and has the least caffeine); green, black, and pu-erh (fermented) have progressively more caffeine and use older foliage. A teasan (or herbal tea) is a beverage brewed by steeping other types…
Microbead Phase Out
Microbeads are spheres less than 5mm in diameter, typically made of plastic, and used in body care products including toothpaste and body scrub. The particles are too small to be filtered out by sewage treatment plants. Once in the aqueous ecosystem, the microbeads readily absorb toxins; fish consume these contaminated microbeads, thereby moving the toxins…
Blog Topics
(Also see Research Topics.) Nutrient phosphorus protein phytosterols Omega 3, 6, and 9 niacin monounsaturated fat manganese magnesium iron fiber calcium Vitamin D Vitamin E Vitamin B6 Food honey condiment coconut oil cocoa chia almond 2018: CBD gummies Diet / Lifestyle 2018: keto non GMO, organic, natural free from, gluten free, GF, peanut free clean…
Amino Acids
Green Tea, Matcha – theanine, chlorophyll Kokumi (heartiness) – gamma-glutamyl peptides; akin to umami Glutamic acid x
Oils and Fats
Algae oil Tiger nut oil Canola Safflower
Flours
Gluten Flours Wheat Rye Barley Gluten Free (GF) Oat Rice Cornmeal Tiger nut, chufa, earth almond Quinoa Teff Amaranth Chia Flax seed Almond Hazelnut
Sauces
Europe Italian Arrabbiata: tomatoes, chilies Puttanesca: tomatoes, olives, capers, anchovy, (sometimes) chilies Poland Paprykarz szczecinski: fish paste, rice, onions, tomatoes, vegetable oil, chilies, salt Spain Adobo: paprika, oregano, salt, garlic, and vinegar England Mushroom ketchup: mushrooms Asia Curry Nam phrik (Thai): chilies, fish sauce, lime, herbs Shrimp paste: Sambal: chilies, fermented prawn paste Sambal (Indonesian):…
Sodium
Sodium bicarbonate may be replaced with potassium bicarbonate or calcium bicarbonate. Salty flavor may be imparted via absorption during initial cooking – hence the salt added to water for boiling pasta or potatoes or to the grains at the beginning of making risotto – or as a topping or finish at the end of cooking. …
Grapes
Wines Madeira, Malmsey, Malvasia, Vinegar Balsamic Byproducts must, marc grape seed oil grape seed flour