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Greece denies Monsanto!

First Scotland and Germany booted GMOs from their countries, citing fear of GMO crops contaminating their food supplies and concern over putting their food and beverage industries in jeopardy. Now, Greece and Latvia are telling Monsanto exactly what they can do with their genetically modified crops. The tide is turning. A tipping point just became […]

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The Spice of The Life (literally)

People who request an extra kick to their curry could also be adding years to their life, according to a large study which linked frequent consumption of spicy food to longevity. Researchers examining the diets of almost 500,000 people in China over seven years recorded that those who ate spicy foods one or two days […]

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6 Herbs & Spices for Weight Loss

Everybody wants to get rid of extra weight, especially in summer, but the modern way of life makes more and more overweight people. The extended consumption of junk food, sedentary lifestyle and the lack of exercise are the main factors of this phenomenon. Reducing the amount of food that you eat and adopting a more […]

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4 Herbs for Skin & Hair

  Nowadays, cosmetic industries produce hundreds of products for your skin and hair. The variety is so huge, that you might need 4 or 5 different products only for your facial skin. The key, as in the vast majority of body issues, is the nutrition and the way of living that you have adopted. So […]

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Cooking with Traditional Greek Herbs and Spices

Greece is famous for its unique herbs and spices so it is not surprising that Greek cuisine is all about herbs – their fragrance permeates every island. Herbs grow so profusely in Greece that you cannot avoid crushing them underfoot as you walk. They grow as a wild carpet of the forests, scrublands and mountains […]

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Nutrition against Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60% to 70% of cases of dementia. It is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and gets worse over time. The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events (short-term memory loss). As the disease advances, symptoms can include: problems with language, disorientatio …

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Mythology – St. John’s Wort

Learn AboutSt. John's WortMythology St. John's Wort has been used in medicine for over 2,400 years. It was used in ancient Greece and prescribed by Hippocrates and others for insanity, among other problems. It was also used during the Crusades to treat battle wounds. It is associated with St. John the Baptist. It was gathered on [...]
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Health Benefits of St John’s wort

Learn AboutSt. John's wortBenefits Health Benefits St. John's wort has long been used medicinally as an anti-inflammatory for strains, sprains, and contusions. St. John's wort has also been used to treat muscular spasms, cramps and tension that result in muscular spasms. St. John's wort is reported to relieve anxiety and tension and to act as [...]
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Mythology – Nutmeg

Learn AboutNutmegMythology First brought to Europe from the Banda Islands by Portuguese sailors in 1512, nutmeg gained the reputation of a cure-all and was widely eaten as a tonic. It was even taken erroneously to procure abortions and was claimed as a cure for the plague. Known as rou dou kou in China, it has [...]
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Mythology – Cinnamon

Learn AboutCinnamonMythology References to cinnamon can be found in the Bible and on Egyptian papyri, not to mention in Shennong’s legendary 5000-year-old herbalist. Shennong was a mythical Chinese emperor and hero of Chinese mythology. His name means “Divine Farmer” as, according to tradition, he taught the people to cultivate many plants. He was also the [...]