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Tag: heart health

What the Heck is Konjac?

What the Heck is Konjac?

Konjac is an herb with a tuber-like corm (underground plant stem). It’s also known as elephant yam, devil’s tongue, snake palm, and voodoo lily. Overall, konjac is highly versatile in a number of products and dishes notwithstanding its Japanese cuisine …

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Posted on October 11, 2019 Posted in Culinary, Digestive Health, Food Facts, Food News, Food Trends, Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy Living, Heart Health, What the Heck is
What the Heck are Mung Beans?

What the Heck are Mung Beans?

Mung beans are showing up on ingredient lists of plant-based foods including the Beyond Burger. I wasn’t familiar with them, and thought what the heck are mung beans? So my team did a bit of research and this is the …

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Posted on September 6, 2019 Posted in Culinary, Food Facts, Food News, Food Trends, Heart Health, Immune Health, Nutrition News, What the Heck is
What the Heck are Lotus Seeds?

What the Heck are Lotus Seeds?

There’s an increase in healthier puffed and crunchy snacks on the market. Traditional popped corn is getting competition from popped chickpeas, sorghum, quinoa and wait, lotus seeds. What the heck are lotus seeds?  You know I’m a big fan of …

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Posted on August 8, 2019 Posted in Culinary, Food Facts, Food News, Food Trends, Gut Health, Heart Health, Immune Health, What the Heck is
What the Heck are Tiger Nuts?

What the Heck are Tiger Nuts?

You are probably asking yourself: “What the heck are tiger nuts?” Tiger nuts, aren’t actually nuts, but instead grow as a wild weed and are classified as tubers (1). They were originally cultivated in Egypt in 4000 B.C.E. and then  …

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Posted on July 12, 2019 Posted in Culinary, Food Facts, Food News, Food Trends, Heart Health, Immune Health, Nutrition News, What the Heck is
Heart Healthy Snacking

Heart Healthy Snacking

February is heart month. Heart disease affects approximately one in 12 Canadian adults and is the second leading cause of death in Canada (1). The good news is almost 80 per cent of premature heart disease and stroke can be …

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Posted on February 25, 2019 Posted in Culinary, Digestive Health, Events, Food Facts, Food Trends, Healthy Living, Heart Health, Nutrition News, Recipes
What the Heck is Aloe?

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 …

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Posted on November 14, 2018 Posted in Food Facts, Food News, Food Trends, Healthy Living, Heart Health, Immune Health, Nutrition News, Skin Health, What the Heck is
What the Heck is Collagen?

What the Heck is Collagen?

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 …

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Posted on August 29, 2018 Posted in Bone Health, Food Facts, Food News, Food Trends, Healthy Living, Heart Health, Immune Health, Nutrition News, Skin Health, What the Heck is
What the Heck is Maca Root?

What the Heck is Maca Root?

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 …

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Posted on June 22, 2018 Posted in Culinary, Food Facts, Food News, Food Trends, Heart Health, Immune Health, Nutrition News, What the Heck is
What the Heck is Drinking Vinegar?

What the Heck is Drinking Vinegar?

You know I’ve been an advocate of a happy gut = a happy you for years. And my research on fermented foods, digestive health and probiotics goes back to 2004 when I was part of a Scientific Advisory Board and …

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Posted on May 15, 2018 Posted in Culinary, Digestive Health, Food Facts, Food News, Food Trends, Heart Health, Immune Health, Nutrition News, Traveling Foodie, What the Heck is

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