September 26, 2011

Ghee: Health Benefits

Posted in Healthy Food Guide

Ghee: Clarified ButterEvery culture has it’s special cuisine, the different herbs being used, different vegetables and different oils.

Yet when you compare ingredients from different cultures, you’ll find that certain foods are used in every cuisine, albeit in a different manner.

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September 16, 2011

Steam Room: Health Benefits

Posted in Sauna Tips

Beautiful Woman After Sauna SessionSweating is good for us, scientists have determined. But we surround ourselves with air conditioning in the hot and humid summer days and try our best not to sweat. What a contradiction.

Not really. We need to sweat, but as a human beings and social animals we want to choose where we sweat and when.

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September 5, 2011

Health Benefits of Cayenne Pepper

Posted in Healthy Food Guide, Herbs & Spices

Cayenne PepperCayenne pepper, this hot and spicy ingredient which add zest to many dishes is a member of the Capsicum family, which is commonly known as chili pepper.
The name Cayenne was attached to this pepper because it was grown in a place the bears the same name, in French Guiana, South America.

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September 2, 2011

Health Benefits of Dry Sauna

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Dry SaunaSaunas have been part of life through many generations and many cultures.
From the ancient Estonians who believed saunas were inhibited by spirits, through Finnish saunas from the 5th and 8th century to the Navajo sweat lodges, people have been using sauna as a place to cleanse themselves – body and soul.

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August 22, 2011

Health Benefits of Cinnamon

Posted in Healthy Food Guide, Herbs & Spices

Cinnamon SticksWhich one of us did not pass by a bakery and smelled the wonderful aroma of fresh baked goods mixed with the smell of sweet cinnamon? There is nothing more salivating than that.

But we immediately feel the pings of guilt. The calories in the dough, the sugars and the cinnamon. Empty calories that will add only pounds…

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August 13, 2011

Health Benefits of Ginger

Posted in Healthy Food Guide, Herbs & Spices

GingerGinger has been a popular spice in Asian cuisine for many decades and was introduced to the west and used in ginger bread, ginger snaps, ginger ale and pumpkin pie. But that is not all the ginger has to offer.

On top of being used in cooking and baking, ginger has many medicinal benefits.

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August 1, 2011

Health Benefits of Turmeric Spice

Posted in Healthy Food Guide, Herbs & Spices

TurmericTurmeric, the deep orange/yellow spice used in curries and other South Asian and Middle Eastern cuisines, comes from the same family as the ginger.

Native to tropical climates, it needs temperatures between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius (68-86 Fahrenheit) to thrive.

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