Spices Top 10 antioxidant spices per Live Strong (as seen at McCormick Spice World in Baltimore, MD): Cloves Organo Ginger Cinnamon Turmeric Basil Mustard Curry (presumably a curry mix that includes turmeric and fenugreek) Paprika Chili
Category: Nutriate Research
Food and body care research notes.
Eyesight and Bright Light
A summary of the latest research on myopia (The myopia boom : Nature News & Comment) published in Nature 2015 March 18 correlates increasing rates of myopia – especially in East Asia – with lack of outdoors time. The mechanism may be the effect of bright light on developing eyeballs. Given the cardiovascular benefits of…
Dietary Iron From Plants
Add some lentils to your quinoa. Microwave and traditional rice cookers do a great job with a wide array of seeds and grains. For better digestibility and faster cooking, soak the lentils at least overnight in a jar in the refrigerator. (“sprouted lentils” – and “sprouted quinoa” – are soaked, dried lentils.) Start with twice…
La Vie Beverages
Purchased a bottle of La Vie Beet Kvass Probiotic Tonic at the Alameda Webster Street Farmers’ Market 2015 March 14 for $5. We found the taste too earthy and salty; the expected slightly sweet beet notes were missing. We did appreciate that the beverage is shelf-stable until opened.
Fermentation on the Radio
Regular consumption of fermented foods such as kimchee, kombucha, and kvass helps digestion and elimination. Sandor Katz and other fermentation experts are featured in the To The Best of Our Knowledge Fermentation episode airing 2015 March 15.
Exposure Therapy
A recent study of children allergic to peanuts indicates that ‘exposure therapy’ – supervised feedings of progressively larger quantities of peanut (pureed into baby food) – may significantly reduce the risk of an infant developing a peanut allergy. Gideon Lack, professor of pediatric allergy, Kings College London; lead author of the Learning About Peanut Allergy…
An Alternative to Gluten-free: Traditionally Made Bread
In Tom Philpott’s article The Real Problem with Bread, he gives the perspective that traditionally made, slow rising, slow-fermented bread may be a better alternative to gluten-free. Philpott cited the work of Stephen Jones, wheat breeder at Washington State University, saying that “the true problem with bread is how we make it”. Unlike traditionally made…
Medical Records
If available, get an electronic copy of medical records from your health provider and then carry the pertinent subset with you on your travels. Kaiser Permanente of Northern California offers its patients the option to get their PEMR (Portable Electronic Medical Records) on a USB key (aka thumb drive or flash drive; a pinkie finger-sized…
All Chocolate is Dark
Calling milk chocolate ‘chocolate’ is like calling a fish stick doused with malt vinegar and dunked in ketchup ‘fish’. Milk chocolate is something you eat when you don’t care for the taste of chocolate (liquor). And as for white chocolate, that’s as close to chocolate as Kosher gelatin (made from fish bones) is to fish….
Tolerant Foods
Tolerant Foods has come out with a line of organic, single-ingredient (red lentil or black bean) pastas. The form factors currently available are penne (tubes with longitudinal ridges), rotini (corkscrews), and fettuccine. The pastas are high in fiber, gluten-free, and high in protein. In addition to a 12oz thin paperboard box with a small clear…