A very stressful period I had recently made me think much about how we all face this scourge. It’s eating us away slowly and, sadly, when we realize the…
Nettle, the weed everyone uproots when found it in the garden, had been classified before 2500 years from Hippocrates as “panacea.” He had added it in the list of…
Today we will talk about Kale, the superstar of green leafy vegetables. Kale caused a frenzy on the other side of the Atlantic, initially, when its nutritional properties became…
Happy New Year everyone! Brussels sprouts, these tiny vegetables, many of you do not think well of, it is a truly miraculous food. Today we will analyze their beneficial…
Grapefruit, a misunderstood but very beneficial fruit with the tart and bitter taste, is famous for its fat burning abilities and its few calories. Although it is ideal for…
Fig, the fruit of the fig tree, a tree found native almost throughout the Mediterranean and cultivated in many parts of the world for their edible fruit, is for…
Saffron are the dried stamens of the Crocus plant (Crocus satius L.), one of the rarest medicinal plants. It is a bulbous herb that is found in South East…
Greek Easter holidays are over and after the short, and partly forced by damage of my computer, absence from the internet, I get myself back in program. During the…
Many times we have heard and read about the benefits of dark chocolate and cocoa. In the previous post Raw chocolate balls with bee pollen, I mentioned briefly the…
Pollen is the most complete natural food. It is one of the many wonders that bees offer us, a truly miraculous food that contains valuable nutrients and healing properties.…
Pumpkin and sunflower seeds: a noisy but quite enjoyable pastime, especially watching television or cinema. Besides, as the advertisement says … you never eat just one! But did we…
Green tea was discovered before at least two thousand years. Two countries, China and India, dispute over the lead of this discovery. Today, green tea is produced and processed…
The exotic date is a fruit that has always enchanted me. It conjures distant, exotic lands, full of Oriental aromas and flavors. Dates are one of the most important…
Blueberries, the blue-violet fruits with the characteristic sour taste are the richest source of antioxidant ingredients, beneficial to our health. Blueberry is the favorite fruit of the inhabitants of…
Avocado, perhaps the most misunderstood fruit has a lot to offer to us. The exotic fruit, which is known by the name butter tree, is one of the most…
Quinoa thrives in South America. It has great nutritional value, valuable in ancient peoples of the Andes. Indeed, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has…
Chia seeds are among the most ancient superfoods wordwide. Don’t think that their miraculous properties were discovered lately. It was used by the Aztecs since 3500 b.C. Just because…
The ginger root with the intense peppery flavor is a valuable health food. The effects of ginger in our body are impressive. Ginger derived from the East. It is…