Ayurvedic Medicines

A diet rich in fruits and vegetables may help lower the risk of developing breast cancer, researchers report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition . The researchers analyzed data from more than 34,000 Chinese women (age 45-74) who participated in the Singapore Chinese Health Study (SCHS) between 1993 and 1995. The researchers conducted in-person interviews to learn about the participants’ diets, weight, hormone use, smoking and exercise habits and education

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Fruits, Veggies May Cut Breast Cancer Risk

Okay, they’re not really attacking. But they are mutant cherries. I’ve been neglecting my friends over at the Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog , but popping over there to catch up quickly turned up a fruit link : Japanese Scientists Create Cherry Tree That Blossoms All Year Round (Telegraph) These sort of “everbearing” mutations have proven useful in a variety of of other crops, including strawberries (which are near and dear to me), but this may be the only one I know of that was artificially induced, rather than naturally occurring.

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Attack of the Mutant Cherries

The University of California strawberry breeding program (the southern branch, based in Irvine) has released two new strawberry varieties , Benicia (formerly C225) and Mojave (formerly C227). The southern California strawberry industry is kind of hurting these days, with increasing yields and increasing acreages (as well as competition from Mexico and elsewhere) pushing down prices and cutting into profit, so I’m sure these will be welcomed, though the last release from this program, ‘Palomar’, has not really caught on.

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What this strawberry needs is a name that says "dry and sandy"…

It just dawned on me that I had several fruit blogs in the “Fruit-ish Links” section, even though I had a perfectly good “Other Fruit Blogs!” section, so I moved ‘em. Don’s Cold Hardy Citrus Blog kind of doesn’t look like it’s a blog anymore, but I moved it and I’ll sort that out later. The Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog is a blog, but not a fruit blog, so I’m keeping it where it is.

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Rearranging the furniture

There are times I think that this would be a pretty good blog if all I did was parrot all the fruit posts from these guys . And there are days when I think it is all I do. But it’s still good stuff: The Forest Gardens of Quintana Roo (Nourishing the Planet) I’ve had some mighty good pitaya in Central Mexico, and I posted about the first time here .

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Forest Gardens of Pitaya

Central Asia is possibly the region of the world least on most people’s radar (despite its proximity to that perennial focus, the Middle East), but it is a center of diversity for many, many fruit crops, and as such has genetic resources which could prove critical for future breeders of such things as apples, almonds, walnuts, peaches, pomegranates and many other crops. It also has environmental degradation, unstable governments, and widespread poverty, which threaten those resources, many of which have never made it out of the region thanks to nearly a century of Soviet rule and isolation. Flora & Fauna International has compiled a “Red List” of endangered fruit and nut species in the area.

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Trees of Endangeredstan

Seems like I spend a lot of time talking about apples here, which is sort of odd, considering that I’ve actually never worked with them, and I talk much less about some of the crops I have worked with. But part of why apples keep coming up is that they seem to possess a special place in our culture and our history. During my months away from this site I stumbled across an apple blog, which I read for a bit, planned on posting here, and then promptly forgot about it as work and travel took me away from the Internet

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A Life of Apples

A neurologist recommended in the year 1998, that I should be medicated against my tremor, but I said no thank you to his offer, as I preferred to be better diagnosed before starting medication. The following year my symptoms increased, as I became more rigid and my tremor got worse and I therefore was easy to persuade by a new neurologist to try anti-Parkinson medication

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Intoxication with Heavy Metal as a Possible Cause of Parkinson’s Disease

Use Alkaline foods to achieve easy detox cleanse naturally to rid your body of toxins and help prevent cancer and promote weight loss. Did you know that we need about 70/% alkaline foods in our diet to stay healthy , prevent cancer , slow down aging , have energy, manage our weight ?

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Simple Detox Alkaline Foods to Prevent Aging and Weight Gain

Just came across this article on a new(ish) apple variety and thought it was kind of interesting…always happy to see these sort of things appearing in the mainstream press, even if it comes with the obligatory discussion of HoneyCrisp which I’m getting a tad tired of. The invention of an apple: The Red Prince (National Post) Sorry to neglect things around here…maybe this will be the start of a resurgence

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The Red Prince (or: Just in case you thought I’d died)

(HealthDay News) — Seniors who eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and who have good cognitive function are much less likely to die from heart disease than those who have poorer cognitive function and eat fewer fruits and vegetables, a new study has found.

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Diet, Cognitive Ability May Play Role in Heart Disease

Before storing fresh vegetables or fruits in fridge, discard any items that are decaying or damaged. Decayed or damaged produce produces much higher levels of ethylene than normal which can speed up the ripening process of the other produce. In addition, mold and fungal spores can easily transfer from one piece to another

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Health Tip – Before storing fresh …

Breakfast is important, not just as the first food of the day.  Studies have found that when you eat breakfast, you are less likely to be obese or develop diabetes, and that what you eat for breakfast influences your food choices all day. Eating breakfast every day is a single action that can have a huge positive effect on your health.  But a healthier breakfast that provides the energy you need is best.

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Healthy Breakfast Ideas And Tips

Recently, a bi-weekly appraisal depicted that urine infection is the best acclimatized affliction amidst women. Nearly, 65% women who answered the appraisal said that they affliction from the infection at diminutive already in a year. This bacillus accompanying affliction acts as a accountability in day to day activities.

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Aromatic and Herbal Therapies For Urine Infection

Are you still keeping your New Year Resolutions? Did you try to change some of your eating habits and incorporate more weight loss recipes into your menu plan? In order to lose some weight, we need to speed up our metabolism by adding more fiber rich foods , cleansing spices , cleansing herbs and fat dissolving vegetables , such as onions, green onions, celery, shitake mushrooms, horseradish, turnip, turmeric,etc

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Comforting Recipes with Fat Dissolving Vegetables for Winter

An immune system is a system of organic and natural structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease by identifying and killing pathogens and tumor cells. Read Full Article Here: http://www.articlesbase.com/medicine-articles/herb-and-fruits-reduce-tumor-growth-and-improve-immune-system-1664261.html

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Enrico Forte, President and co-founder of the Mediterranean Book Association, discusses how to integrate the principles of the Mediterranean diet into an overall healthy lifestyle. The Mediterranean diet is rich in heart-healthy fiber, fish, fruits, vegetables and unsaturated “good” fats (particularly olive oil); low in meats, dairy products and saturated fats and includes moderate amounts of alcohol.

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Webinar Forum: Mediterranean Diet

The most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) – also known as polycystic ovary disease (PCOD) – causes infertility and other serious health repercussions. In fact, PCOS is believed to be the most commonly found reason for menstrual irregularities in women of reproductive age (12 – 45 years old). Women can develop PCOS during their teenage or childbearing years.

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS/PCOD)

Acid abatement or GERD can abate the joy of alehouse any food. It occurs ashamed a abdomen (gastric) acerbic regurgitates (backs up or refluxes) into the esophagus and as a aftereffect abdomen acerbic eats abroad the tissue that was not meant to activity acid. It can be complete aching and abate on and on

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Reflux Remedy – Put Antacids in the Dustbin and Try These Effective Natural Remedies

One of the things we look at in Chinese Dietary Therapy is, what are the effects of particular cooking styles on the “energetic” quality of the food; here energy refers to the warming characteristics of the dish. Whereas steaming and quick boiling are mild, and introduce the least amount of heat energy by cooking, and therefore are excellent for spring and summer vegetables and for folk with heat disorders like eczema, baking is a nice way to bring heat energy deep into the foodstuffs, and is excellent for people who are cold and weak, cold and damp, or for most of us in the cold seasons.

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Warming Baked Root and Squash Stew: Vegan or Not

Cinchona, or the quinine, got its name from the countess of Chinchon, the wife of a Peruvian viceroy, who, according to the legend, was cured of ‘malarial type of fever’ in 1638 by using the bark of the quinine tree. She introduced the plant to European medicine which eventually was made official malaria treatment medicine in the British Pharmacopoeia in 1677. Apart from treating malaria, tonic water containing quinine is used in the traditional treatment for muscle cramps

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The Anti-Malarial Herb: Quinine

Well-prepared cooking needs good equipment like pots and pans, microwave or oven, not to mention a whole list of cooking utensils needed to cook a fairly simple meal. Going to the grocery store to fill up your fridge with fresh fruits and vegetables is only the beginning to raw food dieting

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Raw Food Diet – 6 Must Haves When Preparing Your Kitchen For Long Term Raw Food Dieting

The simple act of using citrus based essential oils can help increase energy and improve mental focus. Essential oils from citrus fruits such as grapefruit, orange, and tangerines have properties that naturally elevate mood and energy. The energetic frequency or “notes” as it is sometimes called in aromatherapy, of citrus blends invigorates energy to…

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Essential Oils Lift Your Energy – The Power of Citrus Blends

Natural compounds present in fresh vegetables and fruits may help in treating cancer in a more effective manner, when used simultaneously with chemotherapy drugs. A study published in the International Journal of Cancer showed that the presence of chlorophyllin, a water-soluble derivative of chlorophyll, is ten times more effective in tackling the growth of colon cancer

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Fruits, veggies, alongside chemotherapy, treat cancer effectively

Not to be confused with the more popular Mediterranean bay leaf, the Indian bay leaf originated in the south slopes of Himalayas and is mostly used as a spice in North India, especially in the famous Moghul cuisine. The Indian bay leaf belongs to the cinnamon family and is an important ingredient of the ‘garam masala’. Apart from its culinary benefits, the herb is used in Ayurvedic remedies for its hypoglycemic activities and other therapeutic properties.Botanical name: Cinnamomum tamala Family: LauraceaeEnglish name: Indian bay leafHindi name: TejpattaCinnamomum tamala is a moderate sized evergreen tree with dark brown or blackish rough bark.

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Ayurvedic Uses of Indian Bay Leaf