From the herbals research in China history, Red Tea is More of Cooling effect. Red Tea did not enter China till the British merchants travel to China. My experience is that if you have heart trouble or "weak Heart" then you should avoid or not to drink red tea.
Health benefits of red tea boosts sales
25/11/2004 - While green tea has been getting its name around the block, red tea has taken a little longer to become a household name, but its sales are said to be soaring on the back of its purported health benefits.
Red tea, or rooibos, comes from South Africa, and, like green tea, boasts a host of health benefits – research suggests that rooibos red tea may protect against cancer, skin cancer, heart attack, and stroke.
Rooibos is now widely available in the States - exported from South Africa by Rooibos Ltd to be included in brands such as Celestial Seasonings, The Republic of Tea and The Stash Tea Company.
Rooibos claims that sales of red tea have “increased exponentially over the past four years” and that worldwide export sales have increased by 400 percent between 1998 and 2003, but they were unable to provide more detailed data. However, the company did note that the US still lags behind Europe and Japan in terms of sales of the tea.
Studies carried out in South Africa have showed that rooibos is rich in antioxidants and may help protect against free radical damage that can lead to varying types of cancer and heart problems.
“We concluded that rooibos extracts interfered with skin cancer in its promotion [later development] stage. This provides the first evidence of a protective effect for rooibos teas,” said Jeanine Marnewick, from the Medical Research Council of South Africa.
She added that: “Mouse skin that was topically treated with the rooibos extracts before cancer promotion showed a 75 percent decrease in the development of skin papillomas.” Marnewick and her team hopes now to carry out similar studies on human models.Read More...
Health benefits of red tea boosts sales
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Monday, November 29, 2004
Scanvit next to add Reducol to milk drink
According to report Reducol would help to reduce the cholesterol..I am not to confident on the chemistry, but we shall research more into these. I still believe natural reduction is still the best way.
Scanvit next to add Reducol to milk drink
29/11/2004 - Canadian group Forbes Medi-Tech today announced that a Finnnish healthcare company will be the next firm to benefit from its cholesterol-lowering plant sterols.
Forbes Medi-Tech said that Scanvit will use Reducol in its milk-based drinks.
"The Scandinavian market has demonstrated a strong preference for functional foods and Scanvit has the infrastructure to take advantage of such an opportunity," said Charles Butt, CEO of Forbes Medi-Tech.
Jukka Santavirta, the chairman of Scanvit, noted that Finland was one of the original sterol markets where products such as Benecol were launched. "Reducol's clinically proven ability to lower cholesterol provides a distinct competitive advantage in one of the world's most well-developed functional foods market," she added.
Forbes will supply Reducol from its manufacturing joint venture, Phyto-Source, in Pasadena, Texas, while Scanvit will be responsible for the sale and marketing of Reducol as part of a product launch planned for early 2005.
Applications for additional food groups are expected to be filed before year-end, according to the company.
Earlier this month UK dairy foods company Fayrefield Foods became the first company to launch foods containing Reducol in the EU.Read More...
Scanvit next to add Reducol to milk drink
Scanvit next to add Reducol to milk drink
29/11/2004 - Canadian group Forbes Medi-Tech today announced that a Finnnish healthcare company will be the next firm to benefit from its cholesterol-lowering plant sterols.
Forbes Medi-Tech said that Scanvit will use Reducol in its milk-based drinks.
"The Scandinavian market has demonstrated a strong preference for functional foods and Scanvit has the infrastructure to take advantage of such an opportunity," said Charles Butt, CEO of Forbes Medi-Tech.
Jukka Santavirta, the chairman of Scanvit, noted that Finland was one of the original sterol markets where products such as Benecol were launched. "Reducol's clinically proven ability to lower cholesterol provides a distinct competitive advantage in one of the world's most well-developed functional foods market," she added.
Forbes will supply Reducol from its manufacturing joint venture, Phyto-Source, in Pasadena, Texas, while Scanvit will be responsible for the sale and marketing of Reducol as part of a product launch planned for early 2005.
Applications for additional food groups are expected to be filed before year-end, according to the company.
Earlier this month UK dairy foods company Fayrefield Foods became the first company to launch foods containing Reducol in the EU.Read More...
Scanvit next to add Reducol to milk drink
Justices to Hear Arguments on Interstate Wine Sales -- The New York Times > Business
You see our ancester's knew that when consumming food drink some wine is good for our body & health. On Food & Drinks is concern, evrything too much or too little is not good for our body.
Justices to Hear Arguments on Interstate Wine Sales
By BOB TEDESCHI
For many wine aficionados, the most important case in years is about to be opened.
On Dec. 7, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments from small wineries and state regulators to decide whether those wineries can sell directly to out-of-state consumers, or whether they must use a state-mandated distribution system that, the winemakers argue, is far too costly.
The issue has implications for the 24 states, including Florida and New Jersey, that do not allow direct shipments to their residents, but none more than New York, the nation's second-largest wine-consuming state, after California.
With the Internet fast becoming the marketing method of choice for smaller wineries to reach faraway customers, the court's decision could shape how the industry will market itself in the future.
At the heart of the matter are regulations enacted after the approval of the 21st Amendment in 1933, which ended Prohibition and allowed states to regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages. At that time, New York and other states passed laws requiring out-of-state sellers of alcoholic beverages to sell only to licensed wholesalers in the state, who would then market the wine and other drinks to retailers.
Since this "three tier" distribution system bars the import of out-of-state wines by retail customers, small operators like David Lucas, of the Lucas Winery in Lodi, Calif., cannot ship wine to consumers like Robin Brooks-Rigolosi, a commercial real estate broker and a fan of red wines in Manhattan.
In 2000, Ms. Brooks-Rigolosi tried to order a zinfandel from Mr. Lucas's Web site but found that such a sale was illegal. Shortly thereafter, she and Mr. Lucas, along with a libertarian public interest law firm, the Institute for Justice, among others, brought suit in Federal District Court in Manhattan, contending that New York's law violated the commerce clause of the Constitution, which, among other things, bars states from enacting laws that unduly interfere with interstate commerce. Read More...
The New York Times > Business > Justices to Hear Arguments on Interstate Wine Sales
Justices to Hear Arguments on Interstate Wine Sales
By BOB TEDESCHI
For many wine aficionados, the most important case in years is about to be opened.
On Dec. 7, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments from small wineries and state regulators to decide whether those wineries can sell directly to out-of-state consumers, or whether they must use a state-mandated distribution system that, the winemakers argue, is far too costly.
The issue has implications for the 24 states, including Florida and New Jersey, that do not allow direct shipments to their residents, but none more than New York, the nation's second-largest wine-consuming state, after California.
With the Internet fast becoming the marketing method of choice for smaller wineries to reach faraway customers, the court's decision could shape how the industry will market itself in the future.
At the heart of the matter are regulations enacted after the approval of the 21st Amendment in 1933, which ended Prohibition and allowed states to regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages. At that time, New York and other states passed laws requiring out-of-state sellers of alcoholic beverages to sell only to licensed wholesalers in the state, who would then market the wine and other drinks to retailers.
Since this "three tier" distribution system bars the import of out-of-state wines by retail customers, small operators like David Lucas, of the Lucas Winery in Lodi, Calif., cannot ship wine to consumers like Robin Brooks-Rigolosi, a commercial real estate broker and a fan of red wines in Manhattan.
In 2000, Ms. Brooks-Rigolosi tried to order a zinfandel from Mr. Lucas's Web site but found that such a sale was illegal. Shortly thereafter, she and Mr. Lucas, along with a libertarian public interest law firm, the Institute for Justice, among others, brought suit in Federal District Court in Manhattan, contending that New York's law violated the commerce clause of the Constitution, which, among other things, bars states from enacting laws that unduly interfere with interstate commerce. Read More...
The New York Times > Business > Justices to Hear Arguments on Interstate Wine Sales
Justices to Hear Arguments on Interstate Wine Sales -- The New York Times > Business
You see our ancester's knew that when consumming food drink some wine is good for our body & health. On Food & Drinks is concern, evrything too much or too little is not good for our body.
Justices to Hear Arguments on Interstate Wine Sales
By BOB TEDESCHI
For many wine aficionados, the most important case in years is about to be opened.
On Dec. 7, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments from small wineries and state regulators to decide whether those wineries can sell directly to out-of-state consumers, or whether they must use a state-mandated distribution system that, the winemakers argue, is far too costly.
The issue has implications for the 24 states, including Florida and New Jersey, that do not allow direct shipments to their residents, but none more than New York, the nation's second-largest wine-consuming state, after California.
With the Internet fast becoming the marketing method of choice for smaller wineries to reach faraway customers, the court's decision could shape how the industry will market itself in the future.
At the heart of the matter are regulations enacted after the approval of the 21st Amendment in 1933, which ended Prohibition and allowed states to regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages. At that time, New York and other states passed laws requiring out-of-state sellers of alcoholic beverages to sell only to licensed wholesalers in the state, who would then market the wine and other drinks to retailers.
Since this "three tier" distribution system bars the import of out-of-state wines by retail customers, small operators like David Lucas, of the Lucas Winery in Lodi, Calif., cannot ship wine to consumers like Robin Brooks-Rigolosi, a commercial real estate broker and a fan of red wines in Manhattan.
In 2000, Ms. Brooks-Rigolosi tried to order a zinfandel from Mr. Lucas's Web site but found that such a sale was illegal. Shortly thereafter, she and Mr. Lucas, along with a libertarian public interest law firm, the Institute for Justice, among others, brought suit in Federal District Court in Manhattan, contending that New York's law violated the commerce clause of the Constitution, which, among other things, bars states from enacting laws that unduly interfere with interstate commerce. The New York Times > Business > Justices to Hear Arguments on Interstate Wine Sales
Justices to Hear Arguments on Interstate Wine Sales
By BOB TEDESCHI
For many wine aficionados, the most important case in years is about to be opened.
On Dec. 7, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments from small wineries and state regulators to decide whether those wineries can sell directly to out-of-state consumers, or whether they must use a state-mandated distribution system that, the winemakers argue, is far too costly.
The issue has implications for the 24 states, including Florida and New Jersey, that do not allow direct shipments to their residents, but none more than New York, the nation's second-largest wine-consuming state, after California.
With the Internet fast becoming the marketing method of choice for smaller wineries to reach faraway customers, the court's decision could shape how the industry will market itself in the future.
At the heart of the matter are regulations enacted after the approval of the 21st Amendment in 1933, which ended Prohibition and allowed states to regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages. At that time, New York and other states passed laws requiring out-of-state sellers of alcoholic beverages to sell only to licensed wholesalers in the state, who would then market the wine and other drinks to retailers.
Since this "three tier" distribution system bars the import of out-of-state wines by retail customers, small operators like David Lucas, of the Lucas Winery in Lodi, Calif., cannot ship wine to consumers like Robin Brooks-Rigolosi, a commercial real estate broker and a fan of red wines in Manhattan.
In 2000, Ms. Brooks-Rigolosi tried to order a zinfandel from Mr. Lucas's Web site but found that such a sale was illegal. Shortly thereafter, she and Mr. Lucas, along with a libertarian public interest law firm, the Institute for Justice, among others, brought suit in Federal District Court in Manhattan, contending that New York's law violated the commerce clause of the Constitution, which, among other things, bars states from enacting laws that unduly interfere with interstate commerce. The New York Times > Business > Justices to Hear Arguments on Interstate Wine Sales
Friday, November 26, 2004
Fair trade coffee sales grow in the US
My late parents use to restrict the family to drink coffee. They have their valuable experience in Coffee in their life, my experience is I have some hang over the next day & also developed weak heart. Therefore, I advise people the same like what my late parent did.
Fair trade coffee sales grow in the US
22/11/2004 - The last two years have seen a significant increase in businesses using fair trade coffee, but Philippa Nuttall asks whether the US is really serious about ethical food ingredients.
The $100 million fair trade coffee market is the fastest-growing sector of the coffee industry, according to trade reports, and TransFair USA estimates that 30 million pounds of fair trade coffee will be imported into the US this year, nearly double the 18.7 million pounds that entered the country in 2003.
These figures though are tiny compared to the mainstream market – coffee sales in the US are worth over $19 billion - and product launch figures are hardly earth-shattering. In total sixty-nine new fair trade products, including a large number of fair trade coffees, were introduced over the past two years in the US and Canada. This is most definitely an increase on the last couple of years - just 15 products were launched in 2002 and only six in 2001, according to Productscan Online - but in terms of the market as a whole, these products are a mere drop in the ocean.
“Fair trade with its emphasis on a fair price for agricultural products is making waves on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean,” said Productscan, but in the US especially, ripples would be more appropriate. Tom Vierhile, executive editor of Productscan Online, agrees that fair trade is very much in an “embryonic phase” in the States.
The small size of the market seems to be at least partly due to poor marketing, meaning that only a minority of people in and outside the food industry actually know what fair trade means.
“You see fair trade labels in the natural food products area, but even most natural food. Read More....
Fair trade coffee sales grow in the US
Fair trade coffee sales grow in the US
22/11/2004 - The last two years have seen a significant increase in businesses using fair trade coffee, but Philippa Nuttall asks whether the US is really serious about ethical food ingredients.
The $100 million fair trade coffee market is the fastest-growing sector of the coffee industry, according to trade reports, and TransFair USA estimates that 30 million pounds of fair trade coffee will be imported into the US this year, nearly double the 18.7 million pounds that entered the country in 2003.
These figures though are tiny compared to the mainstream market – coffee sales in the US are worth over $19 billion - and product launch figures are hardly earth-shattering. In total sixty-nine new fair trade products, including a large number of fair trade coffees, were introduced over the past two years in the US and Canada. This is most definitely an increase on the last couple of years - just 15 products were launched in 2002 and only six in 2001, according to Productscan Online - but in terms of the market as a whole, these products are a mere drop in the ocean.
“Fair trade with its emphasis on a fair price for agricultural products is making waves on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean,” said Productscan, but in the US especially, ripples would be more appropriate. Tom Vierhile, executive editor of Productscan Online, agrees that fair trade is very much in an “embryonic phase” in the States.
The small size of the market seems to be at least partly due to poor marketing, meaning that only a minority of people in and outside the food industry actually know what fair trade means.
“You see fair trade labels in the natural food products area, but even most natural food. Read More....
Fair trade coffee sales grow in the US
Thursday, November 25, 2004
Chocolate ingredient counters coughs
This is a New finding for Chocolate. In Chinese Herbs finding, chocolate is considered as "Yang" character, so if the cough is due to "Ying" then taking Chocolate is to nutralize it..
Chocolate ingredient counters coughs
23/11/2004 - Health benefits of chocolate continue to grow with UK researchers isolating an ingredient present in this popular foodstuff that could help stop persistent coughs.
The team of researchers discovered that theobromine, a derivative found in cocoa, is nearly a third more effective in stopping persistent coughs when compared with codeine, currently considered the best cough medicine.
"While persistent coughing is not necessarily harmful it can have a major impact on quality of life, and this discovery could be a huge step forward in treating this problem," said Professor Peter Barnes, at the Imperial College London and Royal Brompton Hospital, and one of the paper's authors.
Chocolate has recently been in the media spotlight with findings that naturally occurring flavonols, found in cocoa, may improve blood vessel function, believed to be an important indicator of cardiovascular health. The caffeine contained in chocolate is also thought by some to benefit heart health.
For this very small study researchers gave 10 healthy volunteers theobromine, a placebo or codeine at different times in a randomised double blind trial. Read More...
Chocolate ingredient counters coughs
Chocolate ingredient counters coughs
23/11/2004 - Health benefits of chocolate continue to grow with UK researchers isolating an ingredient present in this popular foodstuff that could help stop persistent coughs.
The team of researchers discovered that theobromine, a derivative found in cocoa, is nearly a third more effective in stopping persistent coughs when compared with codeine, currently considered the best cough medicine.
"While persistent coughing is not necessarily harmful it can have a major impact on quality of life, and this discovery could be a huge step forward in treating this problem," said Professor Peter Barnes, at the Imperial College London and Royal Brompton Hospital, and one of the paper's authors.
Chocolate has recently been in the media spotlight with findings that naturally occurring flavonols, found in cocoa, may improve blood vessel function, believed to be an important indicator of cardiovascular health. The caffeine contained in chocolate is also thought by some to benefit heart health.
For this very small study researchers gave 10 healthy volunteers theobromine, a placebo or codeine at different times in a randomised double blind trial. Read More...
Chocolate ingredient counters coughs
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Joint health drink to be sold across the Atlantic
You can see that more & More new Health drinks product's into the market as the baby bloomer's aging...
Joint health drink to be sold across the Atlantic
23/11/2004 - British manufacturer The Health Company is set to launch its line of joint health drinks in the US.
The UK firm will launch its line of healthy drinks - Logic Juice 4 Joints - in the States in conjunction with Justice & Young public relations, who will lead regional and national publicity campaigns directed at wholesalers and consumers.
Logic Juice 4 Joints is a ready to drink supplement with glucosamine and chondroitin, aimed at the active consumer and designed to improve joint flexibility and mobility.
The company will also begin to market its Peanotz soy snacks on the other side of the pond. Peanotz are soy snacks which contain half the fat of roasted peanuts and are cholesterol-free. The Health Company will market them as main stream snacks competing as a healthier alternative in C-stores and grocers.
"There is a greater need for health food that provides specific benefits, but also tastes great," said Don Stables, the company's president. "The products are aimed at families looking to make a more health conscious decision in their snacks and drink choices.”
Stables told NutraIngredientsUSA.com that he did not forsee any problems in entering the US market as the company already sources many of its nutritional products from the States, giving him a good understanding of the market.
He said that he decided to take the joint health drink to the US as he noticed there was "a need for a natural glucosamine supplement".
"We know lots of health food stores over there and saw that there was a real need for this type of product, a preservative free joint health drink," he added. Read More...
Joint health drink to be sold across the Atlantic
Joint health drink to be sold across the Atlantic
23/11/2004 - British manufacturer The Health Company is set to launch its line of joint health drinks in the US.
The UK firm will launch its line of healthy drinks - Logic Juice 4 Joints - in the States in conjunction with Justice & Young public relations, who will lead regional and national publicity campaigns directed at wholesalers and consumers.
Logic Juice 4 Joints is a ready to drink supplement with glucosamine and chondroitin, aimed at the active consumer and designed to improve joint flexibility and mobility.
The company will also begin to market its Peanotz soy snacks on the other side of the pond. Peanotz are soy snacks which contain half the fat of roasted peanuts and are cholesterol-free. The Health Company will market them as main stream snacks competing as a healthier alternative in C-stores and grocers.
"There is a greater need for health food that provides specific benefits, but also tastes great," said Don Stables, the company's president. "The products are aimed at families looking to make a more health conscious decision in their snacks and drink choices.”
Stables told NutraIngredientsUSA.com that he did not forsee any problems in entering the US market as the company already sources many of its nutritional products from the States, giving him a good understanding of the market.
He said that he decided to take the joint health drink to the US as he noticed there was "a need for a natural glucosamine supplement".
"We know lots of health food stores over there and saw that there was a real need for this type of product, a preservative free joint health drink," he added. Read More...
Joint health drink to be sold across the Atlantic
Monday, November 22, 2004
Healthy creativity needed in carbonated drinks
For Thousand years off civilization, Kong-Fu Master's & Chinese Physician's advocateing that evrything are originated from gas. My late mom don't allowed the family to Drink carbonated drinks especially. That is for the hearlth reason as passed on by her adopted father. Therefore, from my experience carbonated drinks is not encourage....
Healthy creativity needed in carbonated drinks
22/11/2004 - The carbonated drinks market has suffered from the country’s increasing interest in weight and wellness and it needs to be more creative if it is to avoid stagnating, reports Philippa Nuttall.
A report published last week by Fitch Ratings suggested that the recent trend of adding nutrients to fizzy drinks - a la 7UP Plus - will be part of the push for further creativity and attempt to make them appear healthier. 7UP Plus, launched in June, is fortified with calcium, vitamin C and fruit juice.
In 2003 beverage industry volume was 13.48 billion 192-ounce cases, a 3.2 percent increase from the prior year. During this period, carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) represented around 29 percent of US volume and $63.9 billion of retail value. Forty percent of last year’s remaining sales volume was roughly divided between beer and milk, with about 11 percent each, and coffee and bottled water with 9 percent each.
Despite CSD’s leading hold on the market, it trailed the pack as far as growth was concerned, increasing by only 1 percent, while bottled water volume – including vitamin added varieties – grew by almost 22 percent and non-carbonated drinks by 4.7 percent.
Fitch noted that categories such as bottled water and sports drinks have grown because consumers associate them with a healthier lifestyle. Read More...
Healthy creativity needed in carbonated drinks
Healthy creativity needed in carbonated drinks
22/11/2004 - The carbonated drinks market has suffered from the country’s increasing interest in weight and wellness and it needs to be more creative if it is to avoid stagnating, reports Philippa Nuttall.
A report published last week by Fitch Ratings suggested that the recent trend of adding nutrients to fizzy drinks - a la 7UP Plus - will be part of the push for further creativity and attempt to make them appear healthier. 7UP Plus, launched in June, is fortified with calcium, vitamin C and fruit juice.
In 2003 beverage industry volume was 13.48 billion 192-ounce cases, a 3.2 percent increase from the prior year. During this period, carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) represented around 29 percent of US volume and $63.9 billion of retail value. Forty percent of last year’s remaining sales volume was roughly divided between beer and milk, with about 11 percent each, and coffee and bottled water with 9 percent each.
Despite CSD’s leading hold on the market, it trailed the pack as far as growth was concerned, increasing by only 1 percent, while bottled water volume – including vitamin added varieties – grew by almost 22 percent and non-carbonated drinks by 4.7 percent.
Fitch noted that categories such as bottled water and sports drinks have grown because consumers associate them with a healthier lifestyle. Read More...
Healthy creativity needed in carbonated drinks
Green Tea to Boost Your Health - Trustworthy, Physician-Reviewed Information from WebMD
This is an article worth to take notes. For over 6,000 years Chinese people begin to drink tea, herbal tea's as daily drink....
Healthy Food No. 5: Tea
If you sip on soda at the desk, substituting green tea could be a lifesaver. Even black teas -- and especially the new, trendy "white tea"-- also can up your antioxidant levels.
The beautiful, pale, green tea is rich in polyphenols, a free radical fighter. Green tea also may boost your metabolism, helping you burn off food.
Brew it from leaves (1 teaspoon per cup) or use a green teabag and a peppermint tea bag together to amp up the flavor.
As for white tea -- all tea comes from a white-flowered evergreen called Camellia sinensis. The color depends on how the plant is processed. When the buds are picked while silvery-white, it's white tea. If the leaves are withered and heated, it becomes other types of tea.
Some people maintain that white tea keeps the most disease-fighting flavinoids on tap for use. White, green, or black -- tea beats soda any day!
"There is no perfect food," Horacek reminds us. "You need a variety."
Speaking of which -- we haven't even mentioned peanut butter (good against heart disease and diabetes), apples (just found to benefit the lungs of smokers), tomatoes and watermelon (thought now to fight prostate cancer), sardines (full of omega-3s and calcium) and turmeric (contains curcumin, which is thought to fight tumor growth).
Why waste a bite on a doughnut or piece of gummy white bread, when you could be eating something that goes to work to help you?
Star Lawrence is a medical journalist based in the Phoenix area.
Published Nov. 15, 2004.
SOURCES: Audrey Cross, PhD, professor of public health, Columbia University, New York City. Tanya M. Horacek, PhD, RD, associate professor, Syracuse University
5 Foods to Boost Your Health - Trustworthy, Physician-Reviewed Information from WebMD
Healthy Food No. 5: Tea
If you sip on soda at the desk, substituting green tea could be a lifesaver. Even black teas -- and especially the new, trendy "white tea"-- also can up your antioxidant levels.
The beautiful, pale, green tea is rich in polyphenols, a free radical fighter. Green tea also may boost your metabolism, helping you burn off food.
Brew it from leaves (1 teaspoon per cup) or use a green teabag and a peppermint tea bag together to amp up the flavor.
As for white tea -- all tea comes from a white-flowered evergreen called Camellia sinensis. The color depends on how the plant is processed. When the buds are picked while silvery-white, it's white tea. If the leaves are withered and heated, it becomes other types of tea.
Some people maintain that white tea keeps the most disease-fighting flavinoids on tap for use. White, green, or black -- tea beats soda any day!
"There is no perfect food," Horacek reminds us. "You need a variety."
Speaking of which -- we haven't even mentioned peanut butter (good against heart disease and diabetes), apples (just found to benefit the lungs of smokers), tomatoes and watermelon (thought now to fight prostate cancer), sardines (full of omega-3s and calcium) and turmeric (contains curcumin, which is thought to fight tumor growth).
Why waste a bite on a doughnut or piece of gummy white bread, when you could be eating something that goes to work to help you?
Star Lawrence is a medical journalist based in the Phoenix area.
Published Nov. 15, 2004.
SOURCES: Audrey Cross, PhD, professor of public health, Columbia University, New York City. Tanya M. Horacek, PhD, RD, associate professor, Syracuse University
5 Foods to Boost Your Health - Trustworthy, Physician-Reviewed Information from WebMD
Cranberry And Red - Grape Relish
I found this recipe at Epicurious.com. If you interested, please try out. Cranberry suppose to prevent postate cancel, it is rich in Vitamine C, & Red Grape is very high antioxidance & good for clearing the capillary...
Cranberry & Red - Grape Relish
8 cups cranberry juice cocktail
3 cups dried cranberries
3 cups red seedless grapes, halved
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel
Boil cranberry juice in heavy large saucepan until reduced to 1 cup, about 50 minutes. Place cranberries in large bowl; pour hot reduced juice over. Stir to coat. Cool. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Remove from refrigerator 1 hour before serving.) Just before serving, stir grapes, lemon juice, and peel into cranberries.
Makes 6 cups.
Bon Appétit
November 2004
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Cranberry & Red - Grape Relish
8 cups cranberry juice cocktail
3 cups dried cranberries
3 cups red seedless grapes, halved
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel
Boil cranberry juice in heavy large saucepan until reduced to 1 cup, about 50 minutes. Place cranberries in large bowl; pour hot reduced juice over. Stir to coat. Cool. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Remove from refrigerator 1 hour before serving.) Just before serving, stir grapes, lemon juice, and peel into cranberries.
Makes 6 cups.
Bon Appétit
November 2004
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Friday, November 19, 2004
Grape juice increases good cholesterol
Red Grape are used to make Red Wine, it suppose to be good for clearing the capillary...Now this report gives more info about increase of good cholestrol...
Grape juice increases good cholesterol
17/11/2004 - Drinking Concord grape juice significantly increased good cholesterol and significantly lowered two markers of inflammation in people with stable coronary artery disease.
These results were announced in the November issue of the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology by researchers from Boston University School of Medicine.
Jane Freedman, associate professor of medicine and pharmacology at the university and one of the authors of the study, said that in addition to an increase in HDL (good cholesterol) levels, they saw a significant decrease in the production of superoxide, a free radical, and soluble CD40 ligand, an inflammatory marker that is provoking growing interest
"Platelet release of soluble CD40 ligand is thought to contribute to the development of atherosclerosis and vascular inflammation," said Freedman, noting that previous studies of healthy subjects have shown that drinking grape juice decreases superoxide production and inhibits platelet aggregation. However, its impact on the inflammatory properties of platelets had not been previously studied.
"The soluble CD40 ligand information is new and particularly interesting, given the growing interest in the link between this inflammatory marker and cardiovascular disease," said Freedman.
The positive increase in HDL levels is also interesting, according to Freedman, as historically this phenomenon has been linked to drinking red wine and attributed to the alcohol found in the wine. Read More.....
Grape juice increases good cholesterol
Grape juice increases good cholesterol
17/11/2004 - Drinking Concord grape juice significantly increased good cholesterol and significantly lowered two markers of inflammation in people with stable coronary artery disease.
These results were announced in the November issue of the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology by researchers from Boston University School of Medicine.
Jane Freedman, associate professor of medicine and pharmacology at the university and one of the authors of the study, said that in addition to an increase in HDL (good cholesterol) levels, they saw a significant decrease in the production of superoxide, a free radical, and soluble CD40 ligand, an inflammatory marker that is provoking growing interest
"Platelet release of soluble CD40 ligand is thought to contribute to the development of atherosclerosis and vascular inflammation," said Freedman, noting that previous studies of healthy subjects have shown that drinking grape juice decreases superoxide production and inhibits platelet aggregation. However, its impact on the inflammatory properties of platelets had not been previously studied.
"The soluble CD40 ligand information is new and particularly interesting, given the growing interest in the link between this inflammatory marker and cardiovascular disease," said Freedman.
The positive increase in HDL levels is also interesting, according to Freedman, as historically this phenomenon has been linked to drinking red wine and attributed to the alcohol found in the wine. Read More.....
Grape juice increases good cholesterol
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Red wine has anti-bacterial impact, new study _Oregan State University
Red wine has anti-bacterial impact, new study - Oregan State University
16/11/2004 - Red wine has potent bacteria fighting properties, suggests new research from scientists in the US that examined the impact both red and white wines could have on a range of common food pathogens.
Researchers at the department of food science and technology at Oregon State University in the US found that all the wines tested had bactericidal activity against Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella Typhimurium, and Staphylococcus aureus. With red wine the most potent.
The synergistic effect of organic acids, ethanol, and low pH seems to be responsible for a major part of the antibacterial effect of wine, said the researchers.
"When different combinations of ethanol, organic acids, and acidity were tested against the pathogens, it was found that a composition of 0.15 per cent malic acid, 0.6 per cent tartaric acid, 15 per cent ethanol, and pH 3.0 had a strong bactericidal effect," report the scientists in the November/December issue of the Journal of Food Science, 69(9):M251-7.
Despite the suggested anti-bacterial effect present in the wine complex, as wine players increase in size – a sign of the times - they expose their businesses to greater risk, both qualitative and quantitative.
Ingredients firms are moving to target this growing potential market that sees just 3 per cent of wines inoculated with industrial bacteria as the traditional wine industry relies on centuries-old natural wine formulations.
Lionel Schmitt, sales and marketing manager at Chr Hansen, believes consolidation in the global wine market will drive growth for its industrial bacterias.
"In Australia for example four wineries cover 70 per cent of the market. Our products can eliminate some of the risk associated with the natural malolactic fermentation approach because they can secure production," he recently told FoodNavigator.com.
The need to manage production in an industrial fashion grows with increasing size, added Schmitt.
But with 97 per cent of the global wine businesses using traditional techniques the market still needs some convincing.
The firm supplies a range of wine ingredients that cover bacteria cultures, enzymes and yeasts. Last year it launched a new bacterial strain for red wine with a high alcohol content (16-17 per cent): Viniflora CH16. The product removes malic acid "so that the wine-maker can assure the quality of high-alcohol wines."
Red wine has anti-bacterial impact, new study
16/11/2004 - Red wine has potent bacteria fighting properties, suggests new research from scientists in the US that examined the impact both red and white wines could have on a range of common food pathogens.
Researchers at the department of food science and technology at Oregon State University in the US found that all the wines tested had bactericidal activity against Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella Typhimurium, and Staphylococcus aureus. With red wine the most potent.
The synergistic effect of organic acids, ethanol, and low pH seems to be responsible for a major part of the antibacterial effect of wine, said the researchers.
"When different combinations of ethanol, organic acids, and acidity were tested against the pathogens, it was found that a composition of 0.15 per cent malic acid, 0.6 per cent tartaric acid, 15 per cent ethanol, and pH 3.0 had a strong bactericidal effect," report the scientists in the November/December issue of the Journal of Food Science, 69(9):M251-7.
Despite the suggested anti-bacterial effect present in the wine complex, as wine players increase in size – a sign of the times - they expose their businesses to greater risk, both qualitative and quantitative.
Ingredients firms are moving to target this growing potential market that sees just 3 per cent of wines inoculated with industrial bacteria as the traditional wine industry relies on centuries-old natural wine formulations.
Lionel Schmitt, sales and marketing manager at Chr Hansen, believes consolidation in the global wine market will drive growth for its industrial bacterias.
"In Australia for example four wineries cover 70 per cent of the market. Our products can eliminate some of the risk associated with the natural malolactic fermentation approach because they can secure production," he recently told FoodNavigator.com.
The need to manage production in an industrial fashion grows with increasing size, added Schmitt.
But with 97 per cent of the global wine businesses using traditional techniques the market still needs some convincing.
The firm supplies a range of wine ingredients that cover bacteria cultures, enzymes and yeasts. Last year it launched a new bacterial strain for red wine with a high alcohol content (16-17 per cent): Viniflora CH16. The product removes malic acid "so that the wine-maker can assure the quality of high-alcohol wines."
Red wine has anti-bacterial impact, new study
Sunday, November 14, 2004
Coffee - A Barista Buzz, Home Style
The New York Times > Dining & Wine > A Barista Buzz, Home Style: "A Barista Buzz, Home Style
By WILLIAM GRIMES
THE first coffee of the day is a make-or-break moment. A robust, flavorful cup can clear the mind, cheer the soul and boost self-confidence. A watery, bitter brew almost guarantees gloom.
Small wonder that the corner Starbucks has become a kind of beverage wayside chapel, restoring the spirit with sacramental espressos, cappuccinos and lattes.
If only you could get them at home.
A new generation of coffee makers promises just that, in record time. The at-home brownie frappuccino remains a distant goal, but several machines now on the market serve up espressos and frothy coffees at the touch of a button. Some take their cue, and their price points, from the nearly professional-grade machines that companies like Rancilio, Capresso and Saeco introduced to the market in the late 1990's. Others take dead aim at the Mr. Coffee consumer ready for an upgrade.
At the low end of the price range, machines like Senseo speed the process with prepackaged doses of coffee called pods. Further upmarket, machines like the Magnifica, made by DeLonghi, and the Impressa F7, made by Jura-Capresso, promise to turn even fumble-fingered home brewers into skilled baristas, extracting professional-grade espressos and cappuccinos at the touch of a button." Read more...
This is for the Coffee Fans
By WILLIAM GRIMES
THE first coffee of the day is a make-or-break moment. A robust, flavorful cup can clear the mind, cheer the soul and boost self-confidence. A watery, bitter brew almost guarantees gloom.
Small wonder that the corner Starbucks has become a kind of beverage wayside chapel, restoring the spirit with sacramental espressos, cappuccinos and lattes.
If only you could get them at home.
A new generation of coffee makers promises just that, in record time. The at-home brownie frappuccino remains a distant goal, but several machines now on the market serve up espressos and frothy coffees at the touch of a button. Some take their cue, and their price points, from the nearly professional-grade machines that companies like Rancilio, Capresso and Saeco introduced to the market in the late 1990's. Others take dead aim at the Mr. Coffee consumer ready for an upgrade.
At the low end of the price range, machines like Senseo speed the process with prepackaged doses of coffee called pods. Further upmarket, machines like the Magnifica, made by DeLonghi, and the Impressa F7, made by Jura-Capresso, promise to turn even fumble-fingered home brewers into skilled baristas, extracting professional-grade espressos and cappuccinos at the touch of a button." Read more...
This is for the Coffee Fans
How You Can Make A Perfect Cup Of Coffee...
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I just found this article, I have my experience & comments on drinking coffee, I shall write later on these. But at the meantimes, please read....
Learn how you can make a perfect cup of coffee...every time...with no messy clean-up
"PurJava is a top pick according to Phil Lempert of NBC's Today Show
(click here for details)
Is it an art or a science?
Brewing a great cup of coffee can be a very frustrating experience. It's truly both an art and a science. Finding the right coffee beans, storing them properly, grinding them correctly, and using just the right brewing device is all part of the task
.....Click here to continue overview
I just found this article, I have my experience & comments on drinking coffee, I shall write later on these. But at the meantimes, please read....
Learn how you can make a perfect cup of coffee...every time...with no messy clean-up
"PurJava is a top pick according to Phil Lempert of NBC's Today Show
(click here for details)
Is it an art or a science?
Brewing a great cup of coffee can be a very frustrating experience. It's truly both an art and a science. Finding the right coffee beans, storing them properly, grinding them correctly, and using just the right brewing device is all part of the task
.....Click here to continue overview
Saturday, November 13, 2004
Drinks For Great Health
This is my blog for Drinks & its relationship of giving people great health.
I will cover my comments on Drinks Topics:-
1. Types of Drinks
2. Preparations
3. News from various sources & my commentary
4. Vitamine Drinks
5. Herbal Drinks
6. Types of Wine & spirits
7. How to DIY your own Herbals Drinks
8. The culture behind Drinks
9. Do & don't...etc
I would add more as times goes by.
I will cover my comments on Drinks Topics:-
1. Types of Drinks
2. Preparations
3. News from various sources & my commentary
4. Vitamine Drinks
5. Herbal Drinks
6. Types of Wine & spirits
7. How to DIY your own Herbals Drinks
8. The culture behind Drinks
9. Do & don't...etc
I would add more as times goes by.
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