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Sweet Potato and Miso Polenta

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 30 January 2022
Sweet Potato and Miso Polenta
This creamy polenta manages to still taste utterly delicious and rich without the addition of any dairy. Thanks to umami-rich miso paste and a couple of dried spices we all have in our cupboards, you can transform a simple bowl of food into something spectacular Ingredients 4¼ cups water 1 cup polenta 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons miso paste 2 medium sweet potato 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger 2 green onions, chopped, to garnish (optional) Sesame seeds, ...
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Stress-balancing Action of Adaptogens

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 24 January 2022
Stress-balancing Action of Adaptogens
We’ve all been there at least once. Whether it be a list of deadlines, a high-stakes presentation the next day, early morning travel, or a crying infant keeping you awake all night, we all have those 24 hours when our sleep is absolutely shot, and yet we have to make it through another challenging day. Nerves frazzled, we pour that morning coffee and hope for the best. But what if there was an elixir, in pill or other forms, that actually helped restore our body to balance, bringing us...
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Magnesium Is Essential For The Immune System

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 21 January 2022
Magnesium Is Essential For The Immune System
The level of magnesium in the blood is an important factor in the immune system's ability to tackle pathogens and cancer cells. Writing in the journal Cell, researchers from the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel have reported that T cells need a sufficient quantity of magnesium in order to operate efficiently. Their findings may have significant implications for cancer patients. Magnesium deficiency is associated with a variety of diseases, such as infections and cancer. ...
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Dried Goji Berries Is A Functional Food

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 14 January 2022
Dried Goji Berries Is A Functional Food
Regularly eating a small serving of dried goji berries may help prevent or delay the development of age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, in healthy middle-aged people, according to a small, randomised trial conducted at the University of California, Davis. AMD is the leading cause of vision loss in older people, and is estimated to affect over 11 million in the United States and 170 million globally. The researchers found that 13 healthy participants aged 45 to 65 who consumed 28 grams...
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Long-Haul COVID Symptoms A Stark Statistic

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 13 January 2022
Long-Haul COVID Symptoms A Stark Statistic
We are glad to report the latest research conducted by Dr Daniel Weber, PhD and CEO of Panaxea International: "A multi-centre study suggests that fewer than 30% of patients hospitalised with acute COVID had fully recovered a year later. It’s a stark statistic – yet this study did not account for the significant number of us who were never admitted to hospital, and have still not fully recovered. The most recent UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) data [1] from Octob...
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Ginseng To Combat Fatigue

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 13 January 2022
Ginseng To Combat Fatigue
Ginseng benefits the most common form of chronic fatigue, a persistent state of low energy known as idiopathic chronic fatigue, for which there is no underlying medical cause. A 2013 study has identified ginseng as a valuable treatment for this condition. What is Ginseng?
Ginseng is one of the best known medicinal plants worldwide. The term “ginseng” actually refers to several species of the genus Panax, slow-growing plants from eastern North America and Asia that have aromatic,...
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