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The Secret for a Better and Longer Life

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Dinner is served. Grandmother Sally, alert and happy, is facing her first meal in some time in her son’s California ranch-style home. Her son Clyde is a comfortably fixed dairy cattleman who loves his wife Lela’s cooking a bit too much -– Uncle Clyde believes in eating generously. His trim mother Sally, daughter of a […]

Is Frozen and Canned as Good as Fresh?

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The ongoing cost of living crisis and fruit and vegetable shortages have left many people worrying about how they’re going to get these important foods in their diet. Yet in spite of this, many people may still avoid frozen and canned produce in the belief that fresh produce from the supermarket is better. However, not […]

Benefits of Lowering Blood Pressure Naturally

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By causing a sharp increase in the risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke, and kidney failure, high blood pressure seriously damages the heart and arteries. A blood pressure of 120/80 to 139/89 mm Hg is in the normal-to-slightly high range and should be monitored once a year to make sure that it is consistent. […]

Flaxseed – An Ancient Plant Rediscovered

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Flax (Unum uisita-tissimum) may be one of the world’s oldest cultivated plants. In ancient times, flax was grown for its oil-bearing seed and its fiber. The ancient Egyptians used cloth woven from flax, and Hebrew high priests, as recorded in the Judeo-Christian Scriptures, wore garments made exclusively of flax. Records from early civilizations reveal that […]

In Praise of Almonds and Nuts

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They’re known as ‘oily fruits’. Because of their numerous health benefits, notwithstanding their high fat content, almonds, hazelnuts and other nuts are among foods recommended for consumption in Canada, the US, and across the EU – to the tune of a small handful each day. From a nutritional standpoint, these hard-shelled fruits are distinguished by […]

5 Pulses that are Packed with Goodness

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Each year on February 10, the United Nations commemorates what probably sounds to many like a strange occasion: World Pulses Day. But, as a researcher focused on forgotten and underutilized legumes, I think the initiative is an important step towards food security. Getting people to eat more pulses can ultimately help achieve UN Sustainable Development […]