Well: Dishes for Digestive Health
The stars of many farmers’ markets in spring – artichokes, spring onions and green garlic – turn out to be “prebiotic stars” as well, supporting beneficial microbes in our gut. Here are five recipes that let you put them to work for you. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 9, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Probiotics Food Recipes medicine and health Recipes for Health Dieting and Weight Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news
Recipes for Health: Quinoa Bowl With Roasted Artichokes, Spring Onions, Peas and Garlic Yogurt
This dish in a bowl mixes sweet and bitter edges. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 2, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Cooking and Cookbooks Vegetables Recipes Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news
Spring Vegetable Stew With Artichokes and Fennel
The inspiration for this dish is a Sicilian stew called fritteda that can be served with pasta or other grains as a main course. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 2, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Cooking and Cookbooks Vegetables Recipes Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news
Recipes for Health: Bulgur and Chickpea Salad With Roasted Artichokes
Quartering and roasting the artichokes instead of steaming them whole intensifies flavor and cuts down on preparation time for this salad. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 4, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Recipes Medicine and Health Grain Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news
Recipe: Artichoke dip
This artichoke dip is excellent with vegetables or toasted pita triangles — or as a topping for potatoes. (Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day)
Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day - October 13, 2013 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
Flavonoids in celery, artichokes kill human pancreatic cancer cells
Celery, artichokes, and herbs, especially Mexican oregano, all contain apigenin and luteolin, flavonoids that kill human pancreatic cancer cells in the lab by inhibiting an important enzyme, according to two new University of Illinois studies. "Apigenin alone induced cell death in two aggressive human pancreatic cancer cell lines. But we received the best results when we pre-treated cancer cells with apigenin for 24 hours, then applied the chemotherapeutic drug gemcitabine for 36 hours," said Elvira de Mejia, a U of I professor of food chemistry and food toxicology... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pancreatic Cancer Source Type: news
Celery kills Pancreatic Cancer Cells!
(Ivanhoe Newswire) –Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered that celery, along with artichokes, herbs, and especially Mexican oregano, all contain apigenin and luteolin, flavonoids that kill human pancreatic cancer cells by inhibiting an important enzyme.(Ivanhoe Newswire) –Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered that celery, along with artichokes, herbs, and especially Mexican oregano, all contain apigenin and luteolin, flavonoids that kill human pancreatic cancer cells by inhibiting an important enzyme. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - August 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Celery, artichokes, oregano kill human pancreatic cancer cells
URBANA, Ill., Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Celery, artichokes and herbs, such as Mexican oregano, contain apigenin and luteolin, flavonoids that kill human pancreatic cancer cells, U.S. researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Celery, artichokes contain flavonoids that kill human pancreatic cancer cells
(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) Celery, artichokes, and herbs, especially Mexican oregano, all contain apigenin and luteolin, flavonoids that kill human pancreatic cancer cells in the lab by inhibiting an important enzyme, according to two new University of Illinois studies. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 15, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Recipes for Health: Farfalle With Artichokes, Peas, Favas and Onions — Recipes for Health
The vegetable ragout is a simplified version of a classic Sicilian spring stew. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Onions Artichokes Pasta Recipes Medicine and Health Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news
Recipes for Health: Baked Orzo With Artichokes and Peas — Recipes for Health
A light yet comforting Greek-inspired dish enriched with béchamel. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Peas Artichokes Pasta Recipes Medicine and Health Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news
Recipes for Health: Orzo With Peas and Parsley Pesto — Recipes for Health
Five dishes that feature the beautiful, sweet vegetables of spring: artichokes and peas, favas and asparagus, spring garlic and onions. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Pasta Recipes Medicine and Health Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news
Artichokes, 3 Ways
Think beyond the dip. There are many ways to enjoy this funky vegetable (Source: U.S. News - Health)
Source: U.S. News - Health - April 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Between the pear and the cheese, combing the giraffe is a monkey sandwich story | Mind your language
A book on international idioms reveals much about our national charactersIt was my French flatmate who alerted me to the clunkiness of British idioms. She taught me tenir la chandelle – the eloquently captured French idiom for the third wheel on a date. The image of a third person holding up a candle while two lovebirds enjoy a dimly lit dinner is perfectly rational. You can imagine Miranda Hart doing it for Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy.The English equivalent – playing gooseberry – is frumpy and seemingly obscure. The etymology is less allegorical here: the "gooseberry" is the unwanted guest; it was once synonymou...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 4, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Gary Nunn Tags: Comment Blogposts guardian.co.uk Media Language Source Type: news
