farmeric July 7th, 2009
Winner Recipes from O! My Gulay
First Runner-up
Pasay South High School
1. Joanne Camille De Luna
2. Ma. Vanilyn Bilbao
Ingredients:
- 2 tsp cooking oil
- 1 sliced onion
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- ½ tsp ground pepper
- ¼ kl hotdog/sausage, cubes
- 1 can (100 ml) tomato sauce
- 1 cup grated cheese
- ½ cup raisins
- 2 cups pineapple tidbits, drained
- 1 cup pickle slice1 cup chicken stock
- 2 hard boiled eggs, sliced
- 1 pc red/green bell pepper
- 1 cup singkamas, cubes
- 1 cup potatoes, cubes
- 1 cup carrots, cubes
- 1 tsp salt, iodized
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 cup baguio beans
- 1 cup sayote, cubes
Preparations instructions:
- Saute garlic and onion in hot oil. Add sayote, potatoes, carrots and singkamas, tomato sauce and pineapple juice. Let it simmer until the vegetable becomes tender. Continue Reading »
Tags: Food, Health, nutrition, recipe, vegetable, vitamins
farmeric June 28th, 2009
Malunggay tea processing is the method in which the leaves from Moringa oleifera are transformed into the dried leaves for brewing. Malunggay tea is considered a dietary source of important vitamins and minerals. Tea from malunggay is a healthy drink and contains a higher level of polyphenols (flavonoids), which are known for anti-oxidant activity.
Harvesting and collection of leaves for drying. Harvesting is done by picking 2-3 younger green leaves and with no signs of yellowing of the compound leaves with snap. Collected leaves are placed in a tray before transporting them in a drying shade.
Sorting and cleaning. Immediately after harvesting, collected leaves are cleaned and sorted out with un-necessary materials such as dust and laid out in a in a plastic tray or basket with 2-3 cm. fine mesh.
Air-drying. Air drying will last with in 2-3 days in a shade house and not sun dry for this will affect the quality of the tea if it is exposed to sun. The tea leaves will begin to wilt soon after picking, with a gradual onset of enzymatic oxidation. Air drying is used to remove excess water from the leaves and allows a very light amount of oxidation. The leaves can be left in a cool breezy room to pull moisture out from the leaves. The leaves sometimes lose more of their weight in water during wilting. Continue Reading »
Tags: allergies, coconut oil, flower, fruit, Health, Herbal, herbs, honey, malunggay, medicines, Plants, seeds, sickness, tea, treat, vitamins, worms, wound
farmeric January 20th, 2009
I was having a sumptuous breakfast this morning when I saw this catsup bottle in front of me with this information about Lycopene. I was intrigued with all the nutrition written on the label that we can get in eating tomatoes.
So what is Lycopene?
Lycopene is a from a family of carotenoids. A pigment that comes naturally from vegetables and fruits. It is this pigment that makes tomatoes red. It can also be found in watermelon.
Did you know that watermelon has more lycopene than a tomato? In an average, a watermelon has 40% more lycopene!
Sources of Lycopene
Our body doesn’t produce lycopene on it’s own. We need to eat foods rich in lycopone in order for our body to get the antioxidant benefits. The good news is, there’s a lot of sources we can get enough lycopene.
As mentioned above, fruits and vegetables that are high in lycopene include tomatoes, watermelon, guava, papaya and other red fruits.
Another good news is that Tomato products, including ketchup, tomato juice, and pizza sauce, are very rich source of lycopene. And did you know that tomato products are far more richer in Lycopene than fresh tomato? And these products are better absorbed by the body too. This is because cooking breaks down cell walls, releasing and concentrating carotenoids.
Tags: Food, Health, nutrition, vitamins
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 5th, 2008
I know, i know it’s not summer here yet but I just want to share to you one of nature’s greatest gifts to us while it’s still not too hot for you to get out and enjoy the sun.
We humans evolved under the sun, and there are still some of us worshiping the sun even in our modern world. The human race for thousand years lived in harmony with the sun which is the source of heat and light. Sadly, over the last few years, we’ve been told NOT to get out of the sun for the fear that we might get skin cancer. A lot of medical doctors considered the sun as the main source for causing skin cancer, including cataracts and aging of our skin. However, it is the high excess of omega-6 fats in our diet that puts us in a much higher risk of developing skin cancer when exposed to TOO MUCH sun.
Did you know that what is being discovered instead is that lack of sun exposure is one of the greatest risk factors for disease? Continue Reading »
Tags: cancer, God, light, medicine, nature, skin, summer, sun, ultraviolet, vitamin d, vitamins
farmeric January 2nd, 2008
It’s usually my habit to tune in to AM radio specially on my way to the office and back home early in the evening while driving. One particular Thursday morning , I was listening to DZMM program when I heard the lively tandem of Ariel Ureta and Winnie Cordero interviewing a guy who is a part of the on-going Herbal Festival 2007 being held in Quezon Memorial Circle,Quezon City. I listened attentively because the guy - which unfortunately I forgot the name, was talking about the good benefits of different herbs in our body. I just learned that only 10 of our numerous herbals/medicinal plants were approved by the Department of Health, namely:
- Bawang or garlic = reduces cholesterol in the blood.
- Bayabas or guava = my favorite, usually used to disinfect wounds (antiseptic). The fruit is rich in Vitamin C as well.
- Ampalaya or bitter gourd = very popular to treat or prevent diabetes, clinically proven to lower a patient’s blood sugar. Did you know that the products of Charantia, the company that made the tea from ampalaya (and capsule too), is now being exported abroad like U.S.A., Canada, Mexico, Europe, Japan, Korea and parts of the Middle East? Continue Reading »
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