Archive for the 'Health' Category

26 Aug

Quiche aux Courgettes et Olives

La quiche aux courgettes et aux olives est un plat délicieux et léger que nous vous invitons à découvrir. Bon appétit. Ingrédients: Pour la pâte: 200 grammes de farine 100 grammes de beurre en morceaux 1 œuf 1 pincée de sel Pour la garniture: 350 grammes de courgette 2 gousses d’ail Quelques brins de romarin […]

25 Aug

Sheryl Crow Promotes Organic Eating To Avoid Cancer

Cancer survivor Sheryl Crow has a stern message for fans – don’t drink water from plastic bottles left in your car. The rocker was stunned when she met with a nutritionist shortly after being diagnosed with breast cancer because he alerted her to all the food choices that may have accelerated her disease. And now […]

24 Aug

[Italia] Olive oil compound may boost antioxidant defences, says study

By Stephen Daniells, Tyrosol, the most abundant biophenol in olive oil, could boost a cell’s antioxidant defences, despite only being a weak antioxidant itself, says new research from Italy. “These findings give further evidence in favour of olive oil consumption to counteract cardiovascular diseases,” wrote lead author Roberta Di Benedetto from Italy’s National Centre for […]

16 Aug

Do olives offer same benefits as their oil?

DEAR DR. BLONZ: We all know how healthy extra-virgin olive oil is for us. Do we get the same health benefit from eating olives?

16 Aug

Man could live on bread and olive oil

By Nicholas Boer, BRUSCHETTA IS TOAST, literally. But it’s also trendy — especially in summer, when chefs top it with tomatoes. To earn the name, however, all you need is good olive oil and coarse salt. Peter Chastain, chef of Prima in Walnut Creek, calls bruschetta “the quintessential food” of Tuscany and Umbria, surmising its […]