Nutrition

Many indigenous cultures have used herbs and plants in medicinal capacities to address health issues. This is a tradition and practice that extends to nearly every continent and includes nearly […]

Cranberries–one of only three fruit species native to North America–are borne on small evergreen shrubs that grow in the acid bogs in cooler regions of the continent. Initially white in […]

A couple of days ago I started the topic of Superfoods. We discussed whether there is any truth to the claims and reviewed benefits of certain foods, claimed as superfoods. […]

Pumpkin seeds are edible kernels of pumpkin fruit. The seeds, in-fact, are concentrated source of numerous health benefiting minerals, vitamins and anti-oxidants. Pumpkin fruit, native to Mexico, is a squash-like […]