What the Heck is Aloe?
Remember as a kid when you got sunburnt and your Mom used the aloe vera gel to sooth it? Fast forward to today and aloe vera is a popular medicinal plant used in the cosmetic, pharmaceutical and food industries. The two …
Remember as a kid when you got sunburnt and your Mom used the aloe vera gel to sooth it? Fast forward to today and aloe vera is a popular medicinal plant used in the cosmetic, pharmaceutical and food industries. The two …
Recreational marijuana will officially become legal in Canada on October 17 2018. What does this mean for the Canadian food and beverage industry? Well it’s not as simple as tossing a bit of marijuana into an existing cookie formulation and …
We all need some simple hacks this time of year, especially if we’ve been playing hooky from our regular fitness routine over the summer. I know I did less power walking due to the extreme heat and having an extra …
Collagen continues to be the star ingredient for 2018. From the Natural Products Expo West Show in Anaheim in March to the IFT18 in Chicago in July, collagen is a popular bioactive across all categories including bone health, joint health …
Last month, I was trendspotting in Chicago at IFT18. Chicago is such a beautiful city in the summer. IFT’s Annual Event & Food Expo has over 1200 exhibitors, 23,000 attendees and 100 sessions bringing together food professionals from around the …
Have you heard of nootropics? This is one of the most unique subjects in my What the Heck Is series. Nootropics (Greek translation: ‘towards the mind’) is an umbrella term for, simply, any natural or synthetic compound that directly or …
Looks like we are in for a hot summer! After the Canada Day Long weekend I came down with something that had all the symptoms of Norovirus and to compound the yuckiness it occurred during the heatwave. It reinforced my summer mantra of hydration, along with …
Maca root known by its scientific name, Lepidium meyehil is also referred to in the media as an adaptogen which is a group of plants that are used to ‘help the body cope with stress’. Adaptogens have been used in …
As a food expert who has taught food safety over a decade from the farm to the plate, I know how important it is to keep food chilled enroute, to wash fruits and veggies properly and to clean re-useable shopping …