farmeric September 4th, 2008
Nuts over Coconut by Nestor Cuartero
Coconut Tree of Life
WONDERS NEVER CEASE for the tree of life.
At the 7th National Coconut Festival held from August 7 to 10 at the Megatrade Hall of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City, guests were introduced to new coco health products, both edible and un, much to their amazement and celebration.
New health products that caught the eye of the festival-goers included coco sap beverages, skim milk beverages, gluten-free coconut flour, and fiber-rich low sugar food products.
Last year, in the same coco festival, we were won over by coco sugar, nutritious sugar made from coconut sap, which is supposed to be good for diabetes. Other previous revelations from the annual festival include Virgin Coconut Oil in its many variations, including VCO for massage therapy and well-being. In festivals past, also highlighted were other coco-based invetions like coco fiber geo textiles and coco biodiesel.
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Tags: coco biodiesel, coconut, coconut oil, coconut tree, Food, Herbal, Plants, tree of life
farmeric August 28th, 2008
Can you cook a popcorn just by using a number of mobile phones?
Watch this amazing video and let me know if it’s for real.
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Tags: corn, Food, Health, mobile phone, popcorn
farmeric August 19th, 2008
Michael Phelps courtesy of http://www.growthpop.com
Some people are commenting that it’s due to steroids or drugs, others says it’s because of his bizarre-eating lifestyle, while most are saying that Phelps is a mutant and one of the member of X-man team. Does he possessed a special power? Is he a human dolphin that loves to listen to music before he dives?
Did you know that Phelp’s battled ADHD as a kid?
Read on and find out the “secret” Continue Reading »
Tags: Food, Health, michael phelps, olympics, secrets, sports
farmeric August 6th, 2008
Picture courtesy of Readers Digest Australia
Are Common Colds Curable?
You can take all the medicines you want but your common colds won’t be healed. Sadly but true. Medical doctors and even scientists admitted that common colds is incurable, and yet this is the commonest cause of visits to the physician’s clinic. Billions of dollar is being spent on over-the-counter colds medications. Lastweek, a news came up in UK that doctors will be banned from dishing out antibiotics for sore throats and colds (source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk).
Not So Common Belief
No one knows exactly why people are catching colds. A lot of people believe that common colds are caused by bacteria , where in fact, are actually caused by viruses. The good news is, our body can heal common colds and prevent it as well. Instead of spending your hard earned money on cold medications that does not really work, try the following tips to keep your body in peak condition to fight Continue Reading »
Tags: colds, flu, Food, Health, viruses, vitamins
farmeric January 28th, 2008
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As I was writing an article about 2008 as the Year of the Potato according to United Nation, an email arrived on my inbox stating that “Cure for dengue - camote tops”. Indeed a post was made on PinoBusiness.ORG regarding this email.
It is said the soup made from camote tops specifically the purple sweet potato can make Dengue patient’s platelets count back to normal. Although, still not proven to cure Dengue completely.
Last month, I donated my blood to my friend who was diagnosed with Dengue. Continue Reading »
Tags: anti-oxidant, camote, cure, dengue, disease, Food, kamote, medicine, potato, root crop, sweet potato, vitamins
farmeric January 16th, 2008
Note:Posted with permission from Nestor Cuartero (nescuar@yahoo.com)
Published at Panorama dated Sunday, January 6, 2008 pp. 20-21
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BELIEVE it or not, I am now craving for malunggay noodles. I am so fascinated with malunggay’s green leaves that I have just planted so many seedlings in a small farm the family has been growing in Lipa, Batangas.
In the midst of the holiday rush for gifts and the free flow and exchange of rich and creamy food stuff, I remember the taste of malunggay noodles, which I experienced for the first time in one of the regional trade fairs hosted by the now-defunct project, WoW Philippines, of the Department of of Tourism.(The DOT should revive WoW Philippines in 2008 to help our farmers and traders in the provinces promote their products in Manila).
Those malunggay noodles came from Cagayan Valley, Continue Reading »
Tags: farm, Food, garden, Health, Herbal, hunger, leafy, leaves, malnutrition, malunggay, nescuar@yahoo.com, noodles, plant, poverty, seedlings, vegetables