December 24, 2007 – 5:32 pm
Goji berries is a deep-red coloured sweet-taste dried fruit, and has similar size of raisin. Goji Berries are from north-western part of China.
Traditional Chinese doctors believes it works on kidney and liver, so they are usually used to treat liver and/or kidney disease. It has been found that goji berries contain 21 trace minerals, 18 amino acids, Vitamins B1, B2, B6 and Vitamin E, much more much more vitamin C than kiwi fruit, much more antioxidants than any other fruit, much more beta carotene than carrots, and much More iron than spinach. Its medicinal benefits include anti-cancer, anti-aging, weight loss, boost libido, enhancing immune system etc.
Spirulina are floating filamentous cyanobacteria with cylindrical trichomes in left-hand helix. Spirulina grows naturally in tropical and subtropical lakes with high pH and high concentrations of carbonate and bicarbonate. It is commonly used as food supplements. For centuries Aztecs have been eating Spirulina.
The earliest record reveals that it grew in Lake Texcoco, and was collected and sold as food.
The first Spirulina manufacturing factory was established in 1970s.
Recent years it has become a popular thing in the world, and has been approved by the FDA, WHO and other medical authourities as health food. Spirulina is rich in proteins, vitamins and minerals. It contains Lysine, Cysteine, Methionine, Phenylalanine and Threonine, which are important amino acids that can only be acquired by human beings through food. Spirulina is also
a very rich source of Vitamin B-12.
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November 28, 2007 – 8:18 pm
Tilapia is an excellent source of nutrition, and tilapia is also inexpensive and easy to find in most grocery stores. If you want to try this versatile fish, there is an abundance of tilapia recipes to choose among. You can for instance serve your dinner guests truly mouth-watering Macadamia tilapia. Simply preheat the broiler of you oven while you line a baking sheet with aluminium foil. Put 10 ounces of macademia nuts in a food processor and mix them with 3 cloves of garlic, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, 1 teaspoon of hot sauce, and 1 teaspoon of coarsely grounded black pepper. Mix until you have created a paste. Place 4 tilapia fillets (6 ounce) on the aluminium foil and cover each fillet with a tick layer of your freshly made macadamia paste. Cook the fillets under the broil until the crust has developed a golden brown colour and you can flake the fish easily using a fork. This will normally take no longer than 15 minutes so dinner can be ready in no time. This recipe will of course take a little longer to prepare if you have no food processor, since you have to chop and mix the macadamia paste by hand, but it is definitely worth it.
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Celebrex is one of the representatives of NSAID medications. As many other of them it can increase the possibility of heart attack or stroke resulting in death. The risk may become even higher if you have heart disease or use NSAIDs for a long period of time. You should always consult a doctor before you start taking Celebrex.
There are multiple fact existing that sometimes Celebrex leads to quite serious heart problems for those people who use it. Some scientists suggest Celebrex - and other medications in its class - may be linked to heart risks because they behave the same as Vioxx. The manufacturer of Celebrex, Pfizer Inc., gave no indication that it would withdraw its product, saying the new results were at odds with other ongoing and completed clinical trials.
Representatives of FDA claim that they have not yet made any decision on this medication. They are going to conduct various additional tests in order to confirm or deny the information about serious heart risks of patients taking Celebrex.
National Institutes of Health Director Elias Zerhouni said:
the agency is now reviewing about 40 other studies using Celebrex to determine whether they should be discontinued.
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