Category: Food

Secrets for a Healthy Heart

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Duck cull hits French foie gras production3 min ago

The French government has ordered the slaughter of 360,000 ducks in a bird flu-hit southwest region at the forefront of the foie gras industry. The cull will effectively wipe out production of foie gras in the Landes area that accounts for a quarter of the total French production of the controversial delicacy made from the livers of force-fed ducks and geese.

7 mouthwatering foods everyone should eat in Chile

With the mountainous Andes and rugged Patagonia regions, Santiago and its populous city life, and the countless coastal beach towns and port cities, Chile is one the most regionally diverse countries in South America. Each area of the country offers travelers unique environments, and Chilean cuisine is equally as varied.

Pop star Anaida’s pop-up Persian menu has healing properties

Pop star Anaida’s pop-up Persian menu has healing properties right from the warm soup to its walnut and pomegranate curry Musician Anaida, the ‘oova oova’ girl who broke the music pop charts in the 90s, grew up in Abu Dhabi, tuning her body to the healthy cooking of her naturopath mom. She has created a pop-up Persian menu at Sodabottleopenerwala’s Thane outpost, that’s on offer till February 25. And this, she says, is a food that’s not just finger-licking good, but is packed with healing properties too.

Your Ticker Talking, “Too Much Salt!”

… a nurse my early years were focused on getting sick people back to baseline. After becoming a diabetes educator and health coach my passion became raising that bar on the baseline – helping my clients to not only feel better but to look better and …

Man drops 70 pounds after cancer diagnosis

… doing the surgery,” said Bariatric Physician Assistant Lauren White, “Because it’s an increased risk to your health if we do the surgery now.” The 350-pound Stone has lost 70 pounds with the New Direction program at the hospital. His was a rapid …

Rockin Chicken: Peruvian Specialties From Back Home

When he bought the building on Franklin Avenue in Hartford, Miguel Colan knew what he wanted the space to become – a casual restaurant serving the foods of his native Peru, including whole marinated chickens slowly spit-roasted to perfection. But there was one big deal breaker – the oven had to be charcoal-fired.

Light and Easy Cucumber Sandwiches

… others any way she can. One way she choosesto help is by offering information on the benefits and uses of natural health and healing methods for the well-being of both people and pets. Dee also teaches Aromatherapy, Reflexology and Color/Crystal …

Fighting cancer with good will and sugar cookies

Volunteers, from left, Anna Ertz, Miranda Vanpelt, Kris Hanks, and Mary Margaret Wagner, far right, decorate cookies Saturday at North Hill Elementary School in Burlington. Dozens of volunteers showed up to decorate cookies in order to raise money for 8-year-old Lilly Timmerman, who was diagnosed in December with myeloid leukemia.

Reviewed: How good really is Plymouth’s poshest luxury spa?

Named “the enchanted place on the hill” for very good reason, Boringdon Hall, a manor house-come hotel- is the grand, history-laden entrance which leads you to the modern development which is Gaia Spa. Immediately you feel at home as you are approached by softly spoken spa assistants who give you a guided tour of your own personal sanctuary for the day.

Errington Cheese row continues as produce goes back on sale

An artisan cheesemaker embroiled in a row with food safety authorities has placed his produce back on sale for the first time since a ban was imposed last year. But the action prompted watchdog Food Standards Scotland to yesterday warn the products made by Errington Cheese were still banned and the decision by a council to allow it to be sold was “premature”.

The Medical Minute: Report Sparks Discussion About Reducing Cancer Mortality

The National Center for Health Statistics recently released a report on disparities in cancer mortality that provides researchers and health care organizations across the country with the information to spur improvement in local prevention efforts. The report – which notes that cancer death rates fell by 20 percent over the past 35 years – also points out that death rates from specific kinds of cancer are on the rise, and that people in certain geographic areas or demographic categories are more at risk than others.

Tamar’s growing wine region | Photos

Gone are the days were a winery’s cellar door was just a tasting, bottle sales, and the odd cheese platter. As Tasmania’s reputation as a food and wine destination grows, wineries in Northern Tasmania are offering more and more to enhance their visitors’ experiences.

FODMAPPED Foods Introduces Expo West 2017 Attendees to the…

Launched in Australia in 2014, FODMAPPED’s range of certified FODMAP-friendly foods have been an exciting innovation for sufferers of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and those following a low-FODMAP diet. Now with direct supply into the USA, Americans on a low FODMAP diet are gaining access to FODMAPPED products via Amazon.com, with in-store placement in USA supermarkets, grocers and health stores a high priority for the business.

TRAVEL: Another insight on PSFK for Members

Airport gyms, yoga rooms and local organic eateries are just some of the new health and wellness features popping up at airports internationally Passengers exiting cramped airplanes are finding respite through an increasing trend of recreational airport features. Flyers can now enjoy airport gyms and yoga rooms as newly implemented norms in airport amenities, in addition to balanced food options featuring local, organic meals.

Philadelphia Goes Over the Tax Cliff

… was reduced in 2016 from 3.9102% to 3.9004%. Who are these politicians who think they are the arbiters of people’s health? They’re liberals, who have been driving Philadelphia into a poverty ridden abyss for decades. And now they are targeting …

Salt in cereals cut by half but sugar levels ‘still too high’

The amount of sugar in cereals – particularly those marketed at children – has remained consistently high since 1992 despite significant cuts to salt content in the same products, a study has found. Salt levels in popular breakfast cereals sold in the UK since 2004 have decreased by about 50% owing to a successful reduction programme to meet incremental targets, according to the research in the journal Public Health Nutrition.