Robert Astorino takes credit for being an avid cost cutter, a conservative, almost Tea Party, Republican who values every tax dollar, yet he continues to build RiverWalk. Yesterday, to celebrate its one year anniversary, I decided to walk the South Tarrytown section of this 51.5 mile undertaking. This one mile stretch was completed last […]
Vegetarian holiday recipes – garbanzo bean flour pancakes with carrot juice and lentil loaf
Let’s say you want a vegan Thanksgiving and are on a no-salt-added and/or no-sugar added diet. Toppings to a vegan lentil loaf could include organic tomato paste that you get from a can which says organic tomatoes are the only ingredient. In tomato paste, most of the time, there’s no salt added compared to tomato sauce in cans […]
Healthier ice cream with fiber and antioxidants is being researched by food chemistry scientists
November 10 – Food scientists at the University of Missouri-Columbia are finally making a healthier ice cream to be used as a functional food (whole food). What the researchers are doing is adding dietary fiber, antioxidants, and probiotics (gut bacteria that support a healthy digestive system) to regular ice cream that’s at least 16 percent […]
What happens when prisoners complain about adverse reactions to ingredients in certain foods?
It all depends on an individual’s genetic response to a particular food. People should eat more fresh fruit and vegetables, but how can they be made affordable and safe from certain pesticides? What about sensitivities to candy, soy, milk, nuts, or other foods? What helps one person may be toxic to another person. For example, prisoners […]
Scientists research why senior citizens appear to be more immune to H1N1 flu virus
It’s still all theory, but UC Davis researchers think that the reason senior citizens over age 65 aren’t catching the H1N1 flu at least for now is that specific shared molecular sites called epitopes result in some type of immunity to the novel flu. It seems people over age 65 have been exposed to various […]
New study on whole grains with bran may be able to lower high blood pressure in men
It took three months after a new July 2009 study on the health benefits of whole grains, especially brans in whole grains, and how whole grains help to lower hypertension, had been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition before the mainstream media (Reuters) reported it October 7, 2009. The Whole Grain Stamp now appears on over 3000 products in 14 […]